Decorative Stitches Smocking - Janome Sewist 725s Instruction Book

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DECORATIVE STITCHES
Smocking
q Stitch pattern:
w Stitch width:
e Stitch length:
r Thread tension:
t Presser foot:
z Choose a soft and lightweight fabric such
as batiste, gingham or challis. Cut the fabric
three times wider than the project width.
Increase the stitch length to "4" and loosen
thread tension to "1". Sew rows of straight
stitches 3/8˝ (1 cm) apart across the area to
be smocked.
q 3/8˝ (1 cm)
x Knot the threads along one end. From
the other end, pull the bobbin threads to
distribute gathers evenly and secure the
threads.
Return the thread tension to the original
setting.
c Set the thread tension to 3 - 6 and select a
smocking stitch pattern.
Sew rows of the smocking stitch between the
gathering stitches.
Remove the gathering stitches after finished.
D
3 – 5
S.S.
1 – 4
Zigzag foot A