57378
Overcasting
Edges
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Machine | Setting: | A— 2 to 4 | B— 4 |
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Overcasting prevents frayed | edges. Use | long, | wide zigzag | stitch | and | sew | edge with | ||||||
the | needle taking |
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one stitch into the fabric | the other over | its | edge. | You | may over- | ||||||||
cast | edges after | fabric is cut and before | and | ||||||||||
the pieces are | loined. |
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R
7169
51378
Butt
Seaming
MachineSetting:
A—3or4
Two
similar
pieces
of
fabric
which
do
not
ravel
easily
may
be
butted
together and
loined with | |
center strip. | |
foot | so that |
wide | zigzag |
zigzag | stitches. Worn | bed | sheets may | be | mended this way. Cut out worn | ||
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Place the selvaged |
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edges of |
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the abutted edges |
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are centered | under the needle. Join them with closes | ||||||
stitches. Hem raw | edges |
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of sheet. |
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