Operation Manual

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Utility stitches and practical sewing
Gathering with the straight stitch
Using a straight stitch, you can gather
sleeves, skirts and valances with a stitch
length of 6 mm. To ensure consistent
gathering you should sew two or three
rows of gathering.
• Mark the À rst line on the right side
of the fabric and sew along it. Allow the
threads to extend approx. 10 – 20 cm.
• Each subsequent seam can be sewn
one presser foot width from the last.
• Gather the piece of fabric by pulling
the bobbin thread. You determine the
amount of gather by how much you pull
the thread.
• Finally, the thread ends are knotted to
secure the gather.
Tip:
The three-groove cording foot (optional
accessory) is very helpful for gathering. Due
to its guide grooves the elastic is fed evenly
during the sewing process.
Gathering with elastic thread
Sleeve and waist seams can be gathered
by sewing over an elastic thread.
• Mark the À rst gathering seam on the
reverse side of the fabric.
• Sew a few stitches using stitch M/F.
Leave the needle in the fabric. The needle
must be in the center of the presser foot.
Raise the presser foot and lay the elastic
thread around the needle.
• Lower the presser foot and sew a
few stitches. Then pull the elastic thread
evenly at both ends.
• Determine the amount of gather by
the amount you pull the threads.
• The gather can also be altered after
sewing by pulling the ends of the elastic
threads.
• Finally, knot the threads and elastic.
stitch
G
E
E
0
0
0
6
6
6
3-5
3-5
3-5
0/1
0/1
0/1
stitch
M
F
F
5-
5-
5-
Stretch
Stretch
Stretch
3-5
3-5
3-5
0/1
0/1
0/1