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SECTION 3.
LEARN THE STITCHES
Blind Hemming
Set the Machine
Stitch width
control 2 to 3
0f4 to 0.7 cm
Bottom side
of fabric
WeIgh
Top thread tension
tr
control 2 0o 6
Stitch length
control pink
zone,2ev
o
Fabric
1.
Finish the raw edge of your hem any way you desire. (see overcasting page 33).
Stretch Stitch
2.
Measure, turn up your hem and pin.
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NOTE:
For light weight fabrics, you may need a double fold.
A; Zigzag foot
3.
Fold the material (bottom side out) on the edge to be stitched, as shown, leaving 0.4 to 0.7 cm of the finished hem
edge showing.
4.
Place garment under presser foot in such a manner that straight stitches will be sewn on extended edge.
The zigzag
stitch should just catch the fold of the garment.
5.
After hemming, press both sides of the finished hem. The top side of the garment will show only the blind stitches.
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