How To Drop the Feed Dog
The feed dog can be dropped out of position for special
sewing techniques: free motion embroidery, stippling,
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button sewing, etc.
The feed dog must always be up for regular sewing.
Locate the feed dog lever on the back of the free arm.
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Slide the lever either to the right (down)
or to the left
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(up)
. To bring up the feed dog, hand turn the flywheel
after sliding lever to the left.
Presser Foot Lever
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Raise and lower the foot with this lever
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Before sewing can occur, the presser foot must be
lowered to close the tension discs.
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If you attempt to sew with the foot in the up position, the
LCD screen will show this message illustration to remind
you to lower the foot, and the machine will emit a warning
beep.
Additional Presser Foot Clearance
You can raise the presser foot about 6.5 mm (1/4˝) higher
than the normal up position for easy removal of the
presser foot or to place heavy fabrics under the presser
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foot. Pull the presser foot lever
up beyond the normal
up position.
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