Sears 11682, 12781, 12681 Darning, Straight Stretch, be usedo et! f= csand, Learn The Stitches

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
2. Remove presser foot and stretch fabric
Darning plate
	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.

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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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