
3 UTILITY STITCHES
The various stitches and their applications are described in this chapter.
Selecting Stitching............................... | 70 |
Selecting stitch types and patterns....... | 70 |
Selecting stitching .......................... | 72 |
Overcasting Stitches............................ | 76 |
Sewing overcasting stitches |
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using overcasting foot “G”............. | 76 |
Sewing overcasting stitches |
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using zigzag foot “J” ...................... | 77 |
Sewing overcasting stitches using the | |
side cutter ...................................... | 78 |
Basic Stitching..................................... | 80 |
Basting ........................................... | 80 |
Basic stitching ................................ | 81 |
Blind Hem Stitching ............................ | 82 |
Buttonhole Stitching/Button Sewing.... | 84 |
Buttonhole sewing.......................... | 85 |
Button sewing ................................ | 89 |
Zipper Insertion................................... | 91 |
Inserting a centered zipper ............ | 91 |
Inserting a side zipper .................... | 93 |
Zipper/piping Insertion ....................... | 96 |
Inserting a centered zipper ............ | 96 |
Inserting a piping ........................... | 97 |
Sewing Stretch Fabrics |
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and Elastic Tape................................... | 98 |
Stretch stitching ............................. | 98 |
Elastic attaching ............................. | 98 |
Appliqué, Patchwork |
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and Quilt Stitching ............................ | 100 |
Appliqué stitching ........................ | 101 |
Patchwork (crazy quilt) stitching....... | 102 |
Piecing ......................................... | 102 |
Quilting........................................ | 104 |
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Satin stitching using the sewing |
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speed controller ........................... | 106 |
Reinforcement Stitching .................... | 108 |
Triple stretch stitching.................. | 108 |
Bar tack stitching.......................... | 108 |
Darning ........................................ | 110 |
Eyelet Stitching.................................. | 112 |
Horizontal Stitching .......................... | 113 |
Decorative Stitching.......................... | 115 |
Fagoting........................................ | 116 |
Scallop stitching ........................... | 117 |
Smocking...................................... | 117 |
Shell tuck stitching ....................... | 118 |
Joining.......................................... | 119 |
Heirloom stitching........................ | 119 |
Sewing the Various |
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Decorative Patterns........................... | 122 |
Sewing beautiful patterns ............. | 122 |
Sewing patterns............................ | 122 |
Combining patterns ...................... | 123 |
Repeat sewing patterns................. | 124 |
Checking the selected pattern ...... | 124 |
Changing the pattern size............. | 125 |
Changing the stitch density .......... | 126 |
Changing the pattern length ......... | 127 |
Shifting patterns ........................... | 128 |
Mirror imaging the pattern........... | 129 |
Saving patterns............................. | 130 |
Retrieving a pattern...................... | 130 |
Realigning the pattern .................. | 131 |
Designing a Pattern ........................... | 133 |
Drawing a sketch of the pattern ... | 133 |
Entering the pattern data.............. | 134 |
Examples of designs...................... | 136 |