Darning
Set the Machine
Stitch | Stitch selector |
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Top thread tension | Stitch length |
control1 to 4 | controlany number |
Here'sHow
1. | Put the darning plate on the needle plate |
No presser | (seep. 1_88). |
foot |
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2. Remove presser foot and stretch fabric | |
Darning plate |
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| centered. |
3. | between embroidery hoops with hole |
| Draw the bobbin thread up through the |
SECTION 3. LEARN THE STITCHES
Straight Stretch
Set the Machine
Stitch | Stitch selector |
Top thread | tension | Stitch | length |
control 2 to | 6 | control | yellow |
position
_=_ | stretchstitch |
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Straight foot | Zigzag foot |
_ | or |
Stretch stitching was developed | |
| _be usedo_ _et_! f=_ ;csan_d_ |
4. Lower the presser bar and sew at a slow speed,
5. Move the fabric back and forth slowly until you have covered the darning area.
6.Turn the fabric half turn and sew another layer of stitching over the first layer.
NOTE: If your fabric is thin or badly damaged, use a separate piece of fabric under the hole to reinforce it.
7.When you finish darning, remove the darning plate.
This stitch is the stretch variation of
the straight stitch, especially develop- ed for knits and stretch fabrics,
This stitch can also be used for topstitching on all fabrics.
curved seams and on any
garments that will receive a great deal of strain (ie. children's clothes).
The stretch stitch does not
actually stretch as it is being sewn, but is stitched in a
forward and back motion (sometimes called a "reverse- action" stitch), so that it will give when the fabric stretches instead of breaking,
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