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ELASTIC THREAD SHIRRING

Wind elastic

thread

onto

bobbin, as

shown,

let

ting the thread pass through your fingers. The thread should be wound smoothly without stret ching. Place bobbin in case as usual, being sure that the elastic is drawn through the tension. Use regular thread on the top of the machine. Do a

trial run on

the

chosen

fabric to

test

length of

stitch. Lay a piece of	paper under the
keep it from gathering	up as you sew.

fabric to This will

enable you to

sew

many parallel rows of stitching

without

and the

difficulty.	Afterwards tear
fabric will	be gathered.

out

the

paper

Pattern

Length: 3 4 \Nidtlr:O

Feed

Dog._

Pressure Normal

Foot: All Puroose

Needle Posoon 2

• HOLDING THE FABRIC

For	most
necessary

fabrics, it to hold the

is fabric

not

in

both front and back. Merely

guide from

the fabric with one hand the front.

For

the

fine delicate fabrics,

such

as chiffon,

geogrette,

and

tricot, tained front

the

by and

best reslts will be	at
holding the fabric	in

back of the needle

without

pulling on

it..

• TURNING

CORNERS

To pivot needle in upswing

at a	corner,		leave	the
the fabric		while on		the
so	that	the	stitch is

almost

completed,

thus

preven

ting

the

possibility of skipped

stit

ches	in the corner. Lift			the
presser foot		and	pivot the fabric.
Then, lower		the	presser foot	and

continue

sewing.

• CURVED SEAMS

On a curved seam use a slightly shorter

for the	rest of the seams. For example,
seams,	a 1-1/2 stitch length would be

stitch length than you are using if length 2 is being used for the preferred for curves. A smaller

stitch

length will add

strength

and elasticity to

the

seam.

When

guiding

the

fabric, keep your fabric

edge

on the

etched

seam

guide line directly across from the needle rather than on of the line. The seam guide may be used on an angle

the forward part
as	shown.

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