Sears 385.1915 owner manual Mending Set the Machine

• Mending []

Set the Machine

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14 ...... FOOT A]

Thread tension

3to 6

A: Zigzag foot

The Stitch and its Uses

Here's How to Repair a Tear:

Straight -- position the tear under the needle so that the stitching will catch bgth sides.

Cornered - stitch from each end to the center. Use a piece of fabric under the tear to reinforce your mending,

The mending or multiple zigzag is a comb-

nation zigzag and straight stitch. Use the

mending everywhere you would use the

basic zigzag stitch. It has more strength,

elasticity, and is flatter than a regular ztgzag.

The mending stitch ts especially useful for:

--sewing patches smoothly and securely. repairing straight tears.

--finishing seams on terrycloth.

--sewing	bar tacks for belt loops and
d rapery	pleats,

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