Table of contents
Altering the stitch length and width ..................................................................................................................................................................................31
Altering the stitch length ...............................................................................................................................................................................................31
Altering the stitch width ................................................................................................................................................................................................31
Straight stitch ...................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 32
Zigzag stitch ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 33
Starting to sew ................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 34
Useful skills ......................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 36
Sewing thick fabrics ..................................................................................................................................................................................................... 36
Reverse sewing ............................................................................................................................................................................................................. 36
Sewing curves .............................................................................................................................................................................................................. 36
Sewing curves with a zigzag stitch ............................................................................................................................................................................ 36
Sewing corners ............................................................................................................................................................................................................. 37
Sewing stretch fabrics .................................................................................................................................................................................................. 37
Sewing thin fabrics ....................................................................................................................................................................................................... 37
Sewing heavy fabric .................................................................................................................................................................................................... 38
Sewing stretch fabrics ....................................................................................................................................................................................................... 39
Straight stretch stitch .................................................................................................................................................................................................... 39
Zigzag stretch stitch ..................................................................................................................................................................................................... 39
Sewing elastic band to fabric........................................................................................................................................................................................... 40
Overcasting .........................................................................................................................................................................................................................41
Blind hem ............................................................................................................................................................................................................................ 42
Sewing buttonholes ........................................................................................................................................................................................................... 43
Sewing a buttonhole on stretch fabrics: .................................................................................................................................................................... 45
Reinforcing seams .............................................................................................................................................................................................................. 46
Button sewing ..................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 47
Zipper sewing .................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 48
Centered zipper sewing: ............................................................................................................................................................................................. 48
Concealed zipper sewing on one side: ..................................................................................................................................................................... 49
Concealed zipper ........................................................................................................................................................................................................ 50
Satin stitch sewing ............................................................................................................................................................................................................. 51
Gathering ........................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 51
Smocking ............................................................................................................................................................................................................................ 52
Quilting:......................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 53
Sewing pieces of fabric together: .............................................................................................................................................................................. 53
Sewing patchwork: ...................................................................................................................................................................................................... 54
Applique ............................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 55
Fagoting .............................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 55
Scallop stitch ...................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 56
Scallop hem ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 56
Clean the machine surface ............................................................................................................................................................................................... 57
Storage ............................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 57
Signal tones ........................................................................................................................................................................................................................ 58
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