Operation Manual

Cording
foot
The classic
sewing
technique
of
cording
can
be
used
without
any
problems
on
fabrics
such
as
cotton
and
light
wollens
Underclothing
and
children’s
wear
can be
given a
traditional
look
with
cording.
—
Engage
the cording
foot.
—
Replace
the
needle
with a
twin
needle
11.6
or
2
mml.
—
Thread
up
with two
needle
threads
Isee
page
64).
—
Now
set
the
needle
thread
tension
quite
tight
lat
about
5),
to
make the
seam
more
prominent.
TiP:
If
you
wish
to
emphasize
the
cording
effect, you
can
fit
a
cording
tongue”
on
the
front
edge
of
the
needle
plate.
This
shapes
the
fabric
during
sewing
and
gives
the
cording
more volume.
You
can
obtain
a
similar
effect
by
using a
gimp
thread;
this
makes
the
cording
look
wider.
In
this
case,
however,
do
not
use
a
cording
tongue.
—
To
do
this,
remove
the
needle
plate.
—
Thread
the
gimp
thread through
the
hole
of
the
needle
plate from
below
to
the
top.
—
Replace
the
needle
plate.
The
notch
bet
ween
the
needle plate
and
the sewing
machine
provides
space
for
the
gimp
thread.
This
thread
must
be
fed
under
the
cloth
plate,
so
that
it
does
not
become
tangled
during
sewing.
—
During
sewing
the
cording
pull
the
material
lightly.
—
You can
use
the
grooves
in
the
cording
foot
to
guide the
work along
an
already
sewn
cording
seam.
This
ensures
that
the
distance
between
cording
seams
is
always
constant.
TIP:
There
are
two
different
cording
feet: a
five
groove
and
a
seven
groove
foot
Isee
table
on page
74).
With
the
seven groove
foot the
sewn
cordings
are
closer together
than
with
the
five
groove
foot.
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