The appearance of your zig
zag stitches can look nice or can look poor and sloppy. Look at the
pictures and see!
Stitch slowly and smoothly around curves. The
goal is to keep the line you are following in the center of your presser foot. Gradually
turn the fabric as you sew. When
the line you are following gets too far off center, stop the machine with your
needle down in the fabric on the outside of the curve.
If the line is curving to the left, move the fabric counterclockwise. If the
line is curving to the right, turn the fabric slightly clockwise. You
want to realign the line to the center of your presser foot. This may
take several realignments. Make the
adjustment gradually. Don’t
make drastic adjustments because your line will look jerky. If the curve is
sharp, you may need to realign the fabric every 2-3 stitches.
You want the zigzags to all be even, not tapering.
Make your corners
sharp and defined by taking a stitch out and back, using the flywheel, not
your foot. |
