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The pressure to the pressure foot is completely adjustable and with the four-level feed dog system, can handle the widest range of fabrics of any home machine on the market today. The unique pin feed system acts as a primary feed and pierces fabric up to 3 mm, pulling both fabrics through the sewing area evenly. Due to the unique design of the PQ machines, only feet made specifically for them are recommended. This section is a reference of these standard and optional PQ-series accessories. Uses for each foot in the following Workbook section are suggestions to get you started. Whether you quilt, work with delicate bridal fabrics or heavy home decoration materials and trims, these feet will help make quick work of your project! Product numbers for PQ standard feet are those used with the PQ-1500S. PQ Feet Cross Referenced by Name in Workbook Section Name Number Foot # Name Number Foot # Fabric Separator 184720-001 * 13 Quilting XA7255-001 * 17 Feltscaper SA180S 18 Rolled Hem X57138-001 * 14 Gathering SA171 10 Seam Guide XA7256-001 * 12 General Purpose XA1425-001 * 1 Spring Action 2, 5 8 mm SA170 6-9 Heavyweight SA173 5 Very Narrow SA172 4 Invisible Zipper 148475-001 * 16 Walking XA7253-001* 11 .” XA7258-001 * 3 Zipper 112797-001 * 15 Pin Feed 136021-001* 2 * Foot is included with PQ1500S PQ Feet Cross Referenced by Number in Workbook Section Number Name Foot # Number Name Foot # SA170 Spring Action 2, 5 8 mm 6-9 XA7256-001 * Seam Guide 12 SA171 Gathering 10 XA7258-001 * .” 3 SA172 Very Narrow 4 X57138-001 * Rolled Hem 14 SA173 Heavyweight 5 112797-001 * Zipper 15 SA180S Feltscaper 18 136021-001* Pin Feed 2 XA1425-001 * General Purpose 1 148475-001 * Invisible Zipper 16 XA7253-001* Walking 11 184720-001 * Fabric Separator 13 XA7255-001 * Quilting 17 The perfect “marriage” between feed pressure and feed dog settings is very important for successful stitching. Because the PQ-series machines can handle such a wide range of fabrics, you may need to make adjustments in settings to get the desired balanced stitch, based on your fabric, thread and technique. Adjustments might be made to the presser foot dial, thread tension, stitch length and occasionally bobbin tension, based on fabric, thread and needle used. This Workbook is a summary of your manual and the instruction sheets, which come with optional feet. The suggested settings for each foot are a place to start in your experiments. See your manual for other suggestions. In the chart at right, note that the feed dog settings are color keyed to the feed pressure levels. Refer to this chart as you make your samples. The dial above the needle controls the upper thread tension. Start with about 4 and see if this gives you a balanced stitch. Feel free to loosen or tighten as needed. The big dial on the right front of the machine controls the stitch length. Many projects use a setting between 2 and 4. Using 6 or 7 provides a long basting stitch. Foot 1 General Purpose XA1425-001 Standard PQ foot. Use for most sewing, including thick fabrics or seams; can be used with pin feed. Machine Set-Up: Feed dogs; use one of the three settings based on fabric and whether the pin feed is used. Adjust other settings for fabric u Materials Needed for Sample: Linen-like fabric General Sewing Directions: Depending on the fabric, use one of two methods of basic sewing. The traditional method has the bobbin and top thread pulled out behind the foot and the foot lowered over the fabric. With the balance wheel toward you, lower the needle in the fabric and then step gently on the foot pedal. At the beginning and end of a seam, press the reverse stitch lever to backstitch. With the technology in machines such as the PQ1500S, in most cases the fabric can just be placed under the presser foot and sewn, without pulling the thread behind the foot. If the thread cutter was used previously, the thread will be long enough to catch when you start to sew. Specific PQ Sample Directions: Feed Dogs Presser Foot Dial Thread Tension Stitch Length Midweight +/- 4 2.5 This sample used the General Purpose foot to sew a .” seam and then the width of the foot for topstitching. Use a different colored bobbin and fold back a corner to show the way a balanced stitch looks. Foot 2 Pin Feed 136021-001 Standard PQ foot. Used for perfect stitching on otherwise difficult fabrics like velvet, leather and suede or to attach trims, with the pin feed setting engaged. Machine Set-Up: Feed dogs up, usually with pin feed setting. Adjust the pressure dial to match the pin feed position. Select other settings for fabric used. Materials Needed for Sample: Plaid and narrow rick rack General Sewing Directions: Follow the same instructions as the General Purpose foot but the pin feed passes through all layers of fabric. Specific PQ Sample Directions: Feed Dogs Presser Foot Dial Thread Tension Stitch Length Pin feed +/- 4 2.5 With the pin feed engaged you can sew on trims without pre-pinning or gluing. Use of a stripe or plaid ...