Baby Lock ellegante BLG guid Instruction And Reference Manual - Dart Seam

SEWING THE STITCHES

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Dart Seam

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Select 

 and attach presser foot “J”.

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Sew a reverse stitch at the beginning of the 

dart and then sew from the wide end to the 

other end without stretching the fabric.

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If automatic reinforcement stitching is preset, a 

reinforcement stitch will automatically be sewn at 

the beginning of sewing.

a Basting

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Cut the thread at the end leaving 50 mm 

(approx. 1-15/16 inches), and then tie both 

ends together.

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Do not sew a reverse stitch at the end. 

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Insert the ends of the thread into the dart 

with a needle.

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Iron the dart to one side so that it is flat.

Gathering

Use on waists of skirts, sleeves of shirts, etc.

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Select a straight stitch and attach presser 

foot “J”.

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Set the stitch length to 4.0 mm (approx. 

3/16 inch) and the thread tension to 

approximately 2.0 (weaker tension).

*

If you press 

 after pressing 

, the 

stitch length will be set automatically to 4.0 mm 

(approx. 3/16 inch) and the thread tension will be 

automatically set to 2.0.

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Pull the bobbin and upper threads out by 

50 mm (approx. 1-15/16 inches) (see page 

25).

a Upper thread

b Bobbin thread

c About 50 mm (approx. 1-15/16 inches)

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b

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