Ladder Stitch - Decorative Stitch - Baby Lock Acclaim BLES4 Instruction And Reference Manual

Ladder Stitch - Decorative Stitch

Note: The threading path for the needle thread is
different in this technique. Please refer to the Quick
Reference Threading Guide or illustration below.
1. Insert a size 90 top stitch needle in left overlock
needle position.
2. Engage the threading lever in the threading position.
3. Swing the subsidiary looper into place on the upper
looper. (Refer to step 3 on page 33)
4. Thread serger sewing thread in the lower looper.
5. Place a heavy decorative thread that will be used in the
left needle on spool pin and thread the needle thread
through upper looper thread path.
6. Engage the threading lever to the serging position, pull
the thread out of the upper looper tube and continue to
thread the needle as illustrated.
7. Place the fabric pieces right sides together for the
decorative ladder to be on the right side of the fabric.
(This can also be done on the fold as well.)
8. Sew the fabric together and gently pull open, revealing
the decorative ladder stitching on the right side of the
fabric.
For a decorative ladder stitch, follow the suggested
settings and threading illustration below.
NEEDLES
left
size 90 Top Stitch
Needle
LENGTH
WIDTH
4.0
7.5
L R
Ladder
Right
Side
Wrong
Side
Wrong Side
WAVE/OVERLOCK
STITCH
SELECTOR
SELECTOR
OVERLOCK
A
Right
Side