Bar Tacking
OStitch selector: 3
®Stitch length: 0.5 to 1
®Needle thread tension: 1to 4
(_ Presser foot: Zigzag foot
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This issimilar to a very short satin stitch and is used
to reinforce points of strain such as corners, pockets
and straps of lingerie,
Sew four (4) to six (6) stitches,
Button Sewing
O Stitch selector: 2 to 3
® Stitch length: Any
® Needle thread tension: 1 to 4
(_ Presser feet: Zigzag foot
(_) Feed dogs: Dropped
Drop the feed dogs (See p 38)
1 Set the stitch selector at" 2 "
2, Match the holes on a button with the horizontal slot of the
zigzag foot and place the left hole of the button just below
the needle poinL
3_ Lower the foot and turn the stitch selector to zigzag until
the needle point comes just above the right hole of the
button_
4., Sew about five stitches then raise the needle.
5,, Set the stitch at" 2" again and sew afew stitches to lock
thread_
Tostrengthen the shank, cut thethreads leaving about 4"(10
cm). Bring the needle thread down through one of the holes on
the button and wind it around the shank,
Bring the needle thread to the wrong side (bottom side) and
knot. After button sewing is completed, raise the feed clogs for
normal sewing,
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