Kenmore 17922, 17920 manual Blind Hemming, Procedure

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BLIND HEMMING

"V-V-'V-V" - Regular blind stitch for

normal fabirics

--Elastic blin d stitch for soft, stretchable fabrics

Blind hemming is a good technique to use on garments, and especially on curtains and drapery hems so that stitches need not show on the front of the fabric. Because your Kenmore has two types of blindstitches built

in, blind hemming is easier than you'd expect. It's just a matter of folding ... give it

a try!

PROCEDURE

Stitch Length- 12

Stitch Width - 1_ - 2

. Finish raw edge of fabric appropriately. You may want to use seam tape on woven fabrics. With knits use a lace seam tape or just use decarative stretch stitch.

,Working on wrong iside of fabric, fold hem up. Press and pin in place. Then fold hem allowance under.,, leaving 1/8" of hem edge extending i

. Place garment under blind stitch foot

with the fold of the g_rment against guide and slide it by turning screw so that the

zigzag just catches the fold. (Blind hemming can be simplified by also using the special Kenmorei Edgestitcher-please refer to 19 for details.)

. Now the right side Of your garment will show only the blind istitchesT Be sure to press both sides of the finished hem-!

INSIDE

/,,_ FINISHED EDGE

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GUIDE

RIGHT SIDE OF

FINISHED HEM

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