SPECIALTY SEWING TECHNIQUES

SEWING WITH TWO THREADS

Create a bold look or add extra color to a stitch by sewing with two threads through the upper threading path. Use a size 16 needle or topstitching needle (not included) which has a larger eye to accommodate two threads.

 

STITCH

STITCH WIDTH

LENGTH

PRESSER FOOT

 

 

 

 

 

 

Any

0-5

1.5-4

Any

 

 

 

 

 

Place a spool of thread on the left spool pin with the thread coming off the back. Thread the machine as usual. Place a second spool of thread on the right spool pin with the thread coming off the front [Fig. 1]. Thread the machine along the same path and through the needle eye as for the first thread. Select a stitch and sew.

TWIN NEEDLE SEWING

Your sewing machine is designed for twin needle sewing, which allows you to sew with two top threads forming parallel stitching lines simultaneously. The twin needle [Fig. 2, not included] has two needles mounted to a single shank. Any stitch pattern, except for the button- hole, can be sewn with the twin needle. Do not use a stitch width greater than 3. Before stitching, manually turn the handwheel to make sure the needles clear the presser foot and needle plate.

DOUBLE STITCHED HEM

 

STITCH

STITCH WIDTH

LENGTH

PRESSER FOOT

 

 

 

 

 

 

Any

0-3

1.5-4

Open toe

 

 

 

 

 

Press up a 1-1/2˝ hem. Stitch on the top side of the fabric, one inch from the fold of the hem [Fig. 2]. Trim the excess hem allowance on wrong side of fabric close to the stitching.

SEWING OVER DENSE SEAMS

Use a size 14 or 16 needle when sewing through multiple layers of heavy fabric. The needle will penetrate the fabric more easily.

 

STITCH

STITCH WIDTH

LENGTH

PRESSER FOOT

 

 

 

 

 

 

A

0

3-4

All-purpose

 

 

 

 

 

When you come to the side seam of the pant hem, place a shim (such as a piece of cardboard the same thickness as the seam) under the foot and against the seam [Fig. 5]. This levels the foot so the machine can sew through the extra thickness. Use a roller foot (not included) with this technique when hemming jeans to aid in sewing over the dense side seams. The textured rollers on the foot will help feed the fabric.

Fig. 1

Fig. 2 Twin needle

Fig. 3

Fig. 4

Double stitched hem

Fig. 5 Cardboard shim

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