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Elastic stitch
Because of its high elasticity, this stitch can
be used for sew ing elastic on sw imw ear,
skirts or lingerie.
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M ark elastic and fabric in quarters.
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Pin elastic to fabric at quarter
markings.
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Place fabric and elastic under sew ing
foot.
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Stretch elastic to t the fabric. Begin
sew ing.
Note: When stretching elastic, make sure to
stretch from the front and back of the sewing
foot.
Stabilizing edges
With the rolled hem foot you can hem
blouses, silk scarves and valances w ith
ease, w ithout having to pre-iron the fabric
edges. The hemming prevents the edges
from fraying and a clean, durable edge is
the result.
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Fold the beginning of the fabric edge
over tw ice (approx. 2 mm)
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Lay the folded fabric edge underneath
the hemmer and sew a few stitches.
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Leave the needle in the fabric, raise
the presser foot and insert the fabric
into the rolled hem foot scroll.
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Low er the presser foot and guide the
fabric evenly into the rolled hem foot.
Take care that the fabric does not run
under the right half of the presser foot.
Tip: On silk, Bastiste and chiffon fabrics,
the roll hem is particularly attractive with a
zigzag stitch
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4.0
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