Sears 385.128418 owner manual Darning, Clothes

Set the Machine

Stich selector

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footNOpresser

Darning plate

Here'sHow

Put the darning plate on the needle plate (see p.24).

2_ Remove presser foot, stretch fabric between

embroidery hoops with hole centered.

3. Draw the bobbin thread up through the fabric by holding the top thread and taking one stitch at the spot where you wish to start darning.

4.Lower the presser bar and sew at a slow speed.

5.Move the fabric back and forth slowly until you have covered the darning area.

6.Turn the fabric half turn and sew another layer of stitching over the first layer,

NOTE: If your fabric is thin or badly damaged, use a separate piece of fabric under the hole to reinforce it,

7.When you finish darning, remove the darning p(ate,

Set the Machine

Stitch selector

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The Stitch and Its Uses

Th_s stitch is the stretch variation of the straight stitch, especially develop* ed for knits and stretch fabrics,

Thts stitch can also be used for

topstitching on all fabrics.

Stretch stitching was developed to be used on stretch fabrics and

knits, tt can be used on other fabrics as weW. It works well on

curved seams and on any garments that will receive a great

deal of strata (ie. children's

clothes).

The stretch stitch does not

actually stretch as it is being

sewn, but is stitched in a

forward and back motion

(sometimes called a "reverse-

action" stitch}, so that it will gtve when the fabrmc stretches Instead of breaking.