Brother HE1 Instruction Manual download pdf (Page 65)

SEWING BASICS — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —

Sewing thin fabrics

When sewing thin fabrics, the stitching may become

misaligned or the fabric may not feed correctly. If this

occurs, place thin paper or stabilizer material under

the fabric and sew it together with the fabric. When

you have finished sewing, tear off any excess paper.

a Stabilizer material or paper

Sewing stretch fabrics

First, baste the pieces of fabric together, and then sew

without stretching the fabric.

a Basting

Besides, using the stretch stitching or the thread for

knits gives an attractive finishes.

Sewing an even seam

allowance

To sew an even seam, start sewing so that the seam

allowance is to the right of the presser foot, and the

edge of the fabric is aligned with either the right edge

of the presser foot or a marking on the needle plate.

■ Aligning the fabric with the presser foot

Sew while keeping the right edge of the presser

foot a fixed distance from the edge of the fabric.

a Seam

b Presser foot

■ Aligning the fabric with a needle plate marking

The markings on the needle plate show the

distance from the needle position of a seam sewn

with the straight stitch (left needle position). Sew

while keeping the edge of the fabric aligned with

a marking in the needle plate. The distance

between the markings in the upper scale is

1/8 inch (3 mm) and the distance between the

markings in the grid is 5 mm (3/16 inch).

a Seam

b Presser foot

c Centimeters

d Inches

e Needle plate

f 16 mm (5/8 inch)

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Brother HE1 Instruction Manual Page 65