Taping (Elastic) Foot - Brother 884-B20 Owner's Manual

8. Align the fold with the fabric guide and insert
the fabric up to the needle position.
3 Adjusting screw
4 Fabric guide
9. Guide the fold in the fabric to sew half way
between the needle and the upper knife.
10. Continue sewing until all marked lines have
been sewn.
Correct minor contractions by hand.

Taping (Elastic) foot

Features
By using the taping (elastic) foot, you can sew
tapes, as well as elastics and hem at the same
time beautifully.
- Tapes or elastics from 6 mm (15/64 inch) up to 12
mm (15/32 inch) width can be sewn.
- Attatching tapes is very useful for reinforcement
on stretchable materials sucn as knitted garment
at shoulder. Also attaching elastics is suitable for
sewing cuffs, necklines, etc.
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<A> Usage of the elastic
<B> Usage of the tape
Machine setting (type of stitch):
- Two needle 4 thread overlock stitch
- One needle 3 thread overlock stitch (Either
needle can be used.)
How to set the tape/elastic
1. Attach the taping (elastic) foot (see "CHAPTER
1 Removing/Attaching the presser foot").
2. Lift the presser foot lifting lever.
3. Turn the handwheel so that the mark on
the handwheel is aligned to the line on the
machine (see "CHAPTER 1 Turning direction
of the handwheel").
4. Flip open the tape guide 1 , then set the
presser adjusting dial 2 at "0".
5. Put the tape or the elastic 5 through the slot 3 .
6. Insert the tape or the elastic 5 through the slot
3 so that the righthand side of tapes/elastics
will be set along the guide 4 .
7. Flip shut the tape guide 1 so that it will be set
at the lefthand side of tapes/elastics.
Test-sewing
1. Lift the presser foot lifting lever.
2. Insert the materials, till the edge of the
materials will touch the upper knife.
3. Lower the presser foot lifting lever.
4. Set the stitch width adjustment dial at "5".