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Instructions
Thread the serger's upper needles and lower loopers according the manufacturer's directions. Typically, each spool of thread follows a color coded line through the machine for your convenience. While multiple colored threads can be used, most rolled and blind stitched hems use only one color.
Install the proper presser foot for your project. The blind hem is created by a different foot than the rolled hem. Neither of these is completed with the presser foot that came installed on the machine.
Line up the edge of your project with the needle assembly and lower the presser foot. For the rolled hem, line up the edge of your project with the edge of the foot. The machine will turn under the edge as it encases the fabric in the threads to create the design.
Fold back the cloth so that you will be sewing along the edge of the turned under fabric, to line up your blind hem. A blind hem only gathers a few threads of the outer layer of fabric and the bulk of the sewing is done on the inside of the project. The cloth will not need to catch under the fabric cutter portion of the presser foot.
Press your foot down onto the sewing pedal to start the machine. It is best to start the project slowly until you are comfortable with sewing the seam. Once you are comfortable, you can press the pedal harder to sew faster.
Continue sewing until you have finished the seam around your project.
Raise the needle to its highest position and pull the project toward the back of the machine until approximately 6 inches of thread is stretched between the machine and the project.
Cut the threads to remove the project. Trim the threads as necessary so they do not show or hang loose on the project.