UTILITY STITCHES ——————————————————————————————————————————————————

Fagoting

Stitching across an open seam is called “fagoting”. It is used on blouses and children's clothing. This stitch is more decorative when thicker thread is used.

1Use an iron to fold the two pieces of fabric along their seams.

2Baste the two pieces of fabric, separated by about 4 mm (3/16 inch), onto thin paper or a sheet of water-soluble stabilizer.

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1Thin paper or water soluble stabilizer

2 Basting stitching

3 4 mm (3/16 inch)

3Attach zigzag foot “J”.

J

For details, refer to “Replacing the presser foot” (page 29).

4Select stitch or .

For details, refer to “Selecting stitching” (page 54).

5Set the stitch width to 7.0 mm (1/4 inch).

For details, refer to “Adjusting the stitch width” (page 45).

6Sew with the center of the presser foot aligned along the center of the two pieces of fabric.

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GETTINGREADY 7After sewing is finished, remove the paper. SEWINGBASICS

UTILITY STITCHES

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Brother NX 200 manual Fagoting, 3Attach zigzag foot J, 4Select stitch or, Set the stitch width to 7.0 mm 1/4 inch