Stretch Stitches
SECTION 3. LEARN THE STITCHES
Straight Stretch
Set the Machine
Stitch | Stitch selector |
III
Ill
Top thread | tension | Stitch length | |
control 2 to | 6 | control | yellow |
|
| position |
|
_k_ |
| stretch | stitch |
|
| Y_J | |
Straight | foot | Zigzag | foot |
•Rick-Rack Stretch
Set the Machine
Stitch | Stitch selector |
Top thread | tension | Stitch | length |
control 1 to | 4 | control | yellow |
|
| position | |
_k_ |
| stretch | stitch |
L_J
Zigzag foot
The Stitch and Its Uses
Sew on stretch fabrics in any area that you might use a zigzag stitch.
This stitch can be used as a decorative top stitch as well.
The Stitch and Its Uses
This stitch is the stretch variation of the straight stitch, especially develop- ed for knits and stretch fabrics.
Stretch stitch can be used on other
fabrics as well. It works well on curved seams and on any garments that will receive a great deal of strain
(mechildren'sclothes)..
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. This stitch can also be used for topstitching on all fabrics.
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