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Smocking
Machine setting
qStitch pattern: #29
w Presser foot: | Satin stitch foot F |
eThread tension: 3 – 6
Smocking is a delicate, decorative treatment on children’s clothes or women’s blouses.
Choose a soft, lightweight fabric such as batiste, gingham or challis. Cut the fabric three times the projected width. Set the stitch length at 4.0 and sew straight lines 3/8”(1cm) apart across the area to be smocked.
q3/8”(1cm)
A looser needle thread tension will make gathering easier.
Knot the threads along one edge. From the other end, pull the bobbin threads to distribute the gathers evenly. Secure the threads at the other end.
Sew the smocking stitches between the straight seams.
Remove the straight stitches by pulling them out.
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