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Adjusting Stitches
for Streatch Fabrics
Guiding and Supporting
Fabric
Most fabrics of stretch or knit construetion
need
ontv
to be gu
ided
in front of the presser
foor when Vou use one of the str et ch stitches,
Some fabr
ics
-
nvlon tricot and
elasticized
fabr
ics,
for example
-
do
require
support while
be
ing
st
itched
.
1. For nv
íon
tricot and
similar
svnthetic knits,
apptv gen
tle
te
nsion
bv hold
ing
the seam in
fr
o nt
a
nd back o
f t
he
presser
foot as Vou
sew.
2. ,
Fo r
elast icized
fabr
ic,
stretch lace, and kn
its
w
ith
an unusua
l
arnount of elast
icitv, applv
f
irm tension
in
front
and
back
of
t
he
presser
foot
to st
retch t
he seam as the stitches are
be
ing placed.
C.AUTION:
Do not oull the fabric while Vou
are
stitching
as
this
mav defleet the
needle,
causing
it to
break.
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