Pintuck Foot - Pfaff Creative 2140 Instruction Manual

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7 Accessories
Pintuckfoot
This classic heirloom sewing technique can be easily
applied to many types of fabric such as cotton and light
woolens. Undergarments and children s clothes are given a
nostalgic touch by pintucking.
Attach the pintuck foot.
Replace the sewing needle with a twin needle (e.g.
130/705 H-ZWI; 1.6 or 2.0mm needle spacing; size 80).
Thread the two needles (see page 2-11).
Increase the bobbin thread tension by turning the
adjusting screw of the bobbin case slightly to the right
(see chapter on "Bobbin thread tension'). This will help
to form well-defined pintucks.
Sew your first pintuck. When you start on the second
pintuck, allow the first pintuck to run parallel in a groove
in the foot. This will produce evenly spaced pintucks.
Stitch no: 1
Tip: If you would like to emphasize the pintuck effect, you
can attach a cording tongue (optional accessory) on the
front edge of the needle plate. The cording tongue pre
shapes the fabric during sewing and produces a better-
defined pintuck.
For thin materials use the pintuck foot with 7 grooves and
the small cording tongue, for heavier materials use the
pintuck foot with 5 grooves and the large cording tongue.
Inserting a gimp thread creates a similar optical effect by
making the pintuck appear even more raised.
A cording tongue is not used when Inserting a gimp thread
in your pintucks.
• Remove the needle plate.
•
Thread the gimp thread from below through the hole at
the center front of the needle plate.
•
Replace the needle plate. The notch between the needle
plate and the sewing machine provides space for the
gimp thread while sewing. Feed the gimp thread under
the work support so that it does not become knotted
during sewing.
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Stitch length: 2.5 mm
Gently pull the fabric taut while sewing the pintucks.