BUILT-IN STITCHES

STITCH “A” - ZIGZAG

OVEREDGING LIGHT TO MEDIUM WEIGHT FABRICS The zigzag stitch is handy for overedging facings, hems, and seam allowances to minimize raveling.

STITCH STITCH WIDTH STITCH LENGTH PRESSER FOOT

A3-52Overcast

Position the fabric under the presser foot so the right swing of the stitch forms just inside the edge of the fabric [Fig. 1]. Test the position by turning the handwheel toward you and manually "walking" the needle before you begin sewing. Sew, guiding the fabric evenly.

BARTACKING

This stitch is excellent for reinforcing pocket corners and belt loops. Because the feed teeth are lowered, there is no need to make stitch length adjustments.

STITCH STITCH WIDTH DROP FEED PRESSER FOOT

A4-5Lowered All-purpose

Determine the location for the bar tack and position the fabric under the needle.

Sew 4-6 stitches [Fig. 2].

Raise the needle to its highest position. Turn the stitch width dial to 0 and sew 3-4 stitches to secure the stitch.

SATIN STITCH APPLIQUÉ

Use this popular, zigzag stitch creatively to sew appliqués.

STITCH STITCH WIDTH STITCH LENGTH PRESSER FOOT

A

3-5

0.5-1

Open toe

Fuse a fabric appliqué shape to a base fabric. Place a stabilizer beneath the base fabric [Fig. 3].

Satin stitch around the cut edges of the appliqué shape guiding the fabric so the right swing of the stitch falls just over the appliqué edge and into the base fabric [Fig. 4].

Fig. 1

Overedging

Fig. 2

Bartack

Fig. 3

Fig. 4

Appliqué

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