A users guide

Protecting you
Appropriate behaviors
All items not in use should be stored under the cutting
tables
Rotary cutters should only be used with the
corresponding mat
What you need at the machines to keep it clutter free
Thread
Fabric
Thread snips
Always wear shoes
 Protecting others
Keeping your workspace clean
Watch out for cords
Industrial Iron Home Iron
 Suction
Heat
Foot Pedal
1. Start with the top thread
2. Follow the color dots on the machine
3. Place bobbin
4. Thread needle
5. Pull bobbin thread through
 When thread gets caught in the bobbin
Needle will not move
Thread breaks by the stitch
Thread breaks by the tension wheel
Machine is not stitching
 Preparation
Start with pressed muslin
Where to watch
Always watch your guide not the needle
How to hold your fabric
Hold with two hands one on the left of the fabric and one
on the bottom
How to start and finish you stitch
Always back tack at the start and the end of your seam line
 Sewing your fingers
If this happens let the teacher know immediately
Do not panic
Do not yank the needle out or jerk your hand away from
the machine
Pulling back you hair
it will get caught in the machine
Thread burns
Always us snips to cut thread