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

DECORATIVE STITCHING

Various decorative stitches can be sewn with this sewing machine.

Gathering

Number on dial Stitch name

Application

Shell tuck stitching

Number

6 7 8 9 10 Straight stitch

Attaching zippers,

basic stitching,

(Center needle

and sewing

on dial

13

Stitch name Application

position)

gathers or

 

darning, etc.

aSelect(6-10).the desired length for straight stitch

bLoosenabout 2)the. tension of the upper thread (to

•For details, refer to “Thread tension” (page 24).

cSewstitches.a single or multiple parallel rows of

•Do not sew reverse stitches or cut the thread.

dPull the bobbin threads to create gathers. Smooth the gathers by ironing them.

Shell tuck stitch Shell tuck stitching

The gathers that look like shells are called “shell tucks”. They are used to decorate trims, the front of blouses or cuffs made of thin fabrics.

aFold the fabric along the bias.

bSelect the shell tuck stitch (13), and increase the thread tension.

•For details, refer to “Selecting stitching” (page 22).

cSew while making sure that the needle drops slightly off the edge of the fabric.

dUnfold the fabric, and then iron the tucks down to one side.

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