Singer smooth & even feed Mode D'emploi

T o Prepare Fabric
Make sure grain (of woven fabric)
"true." If sewing a plaid, stripe
rieces to match exactly. The Even Feed foot will not
correct inaccuracies in weaving or cutting.
Because the Even Feed foot feeds the two layers of
fabric together, most short seams need not be basted.
But for seams in plaids, and long or shaped seams,
basting by hand before machine stitching
To Stitch
1. Make sure needle is in its highest position.
2. Place work under the Even Feed
With your Even Feed sewing machine
stitch '"hard-to-feed" fabrics with no slipping.
ing or mis-matching. Perfect for smooth,
this foot is also ideal for flawless topstitching.
Us e It When Stitchng
Knits, stretch fabrics, synthetics
Shiny fabrics—vinyls, patents, satins
o Bonded fabrics
Pile fabrics—velvets, fake furs. brushed
o Plaids, stripes, patterns
entire needle
Lower foot firmly and stitch.
or rib (of knit) is
3. For a reinforced seam, position needle opening
or print, cut fabric
about 1/2 inch
reverse to the edge;
forward
Where pattern
to be perfect,
shorter stitch
is advisable.
When sewing
fabrics such
crinkle patent,
tile, or leather, use a slightly
foot so that the
longer stitch
foot, you can
To Attach
stick-
even seams,
l. Make sure needle
2. Loosen
foot and shank.
3. Guide
of the machine.
(which is movab2e) fits over the needle clamp and that
the bracket
fabrics
4. Tighten
opening is over the fabric,
in from the edge of the fabric,
then stitch remainder
in the normal way.
matching has Opening
use a slightly
than usual.
smooth, shiny
as vinyl, plastic,
imitation rep-
than usual.
Figure 2.
Even geed Foot
is in its highest position.
screw A and remove the regular
Even Feed foot into position from
Figure 1. Make sure that
C fits over the presser bar.
screw securely.
Figure 2.
smooth
even
stitch in
of seam
SEWING MACHINE
Figure 1.
presser
the back
the arm B
&
feed
FOOT
SINGER
style C-400
(For slant-needle machines )