Elastic stitching
Number
■ Joining fabric |
Put the edges of the two pieces of fabric |
together, and then place them under the |
presser foot with the fabric edges under the |
center of the presser foot. |
on dial
Stitch name Application
Then, start sewing the edges of the two |
14 |
| Mending, sewing |
| Elastic stitching | elastic tape or joining |
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| fabric. |
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The elastic stitch can be used in 3 ways: mending, sewing elastic or joining fabric. Each is explained below.
Select the elastic stitch (14).
■Mending
Place the reinforcement fabric under the tear to be mended, and then sew over the tear.
■Sewing elastic tape
Place the elastic tape on the fabric, and then sew over the elastic tape while holding the tape both in front and behind the presser foot.
fabrics together. |
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Memo
●Make reinforcing reverse stitches at the beginning and the end of stitching.
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