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Flat felled seams are particula rly strong and are common ly known
as jeans seams. Seams on sportswe ar and children 's weai blouses
and shirts are more durable with this techniqu e. You can make
these seams particula rly decorativ e by using a sewing thread of
a contrasti ng color. The felling foot is available in two different
widths.
Snap on the felling foot to the presser foot shank.
Place the fabrics wrong sides together .
•
Overlap the raw edge of the lower fabric by about 3/8
"
to 5/8
(1
-
1.5 cm).
•
Place this overlapp ing edge over the tongue of the felling foot.
The fabric must be placed fully under the presser foot.
•
Sew along the folded edge with a straight stitch.
•
Separate the fabric and feed the extendin g hem into the felling
foot. The hem is turned by the foot and is stitched along the
edge. Pull the two fabric layers taut during sewing.
Appliqu és are easily sewn and always produce a beautifu l effect.
By using different material s and patterns you can create countles s
new designs. Sew dense satin stitches with the appliqué foot,
which has a special cutout on the undersid e to feed over the the
satin stitch.
Snap on the appliqué foot.
•
Transfer your drafted pattern to the paper side of a fusible,
paper-ba cked webbing . Rememb er that any letters or numbers
have to be drawn as mirror images.
•
Iron the fusible paperbac ked webbing on to the appliqué
fabric. Cut out your appliqué and peel the paper from the back.
•
Position and press your appliqué pieces in place on your base
fabric.
•
Place a stabilize r under your work area.
o
Stitch all edges with a narrow satin stitch zigzag. Make sure
that the needle sews over the outer edge so that no fraying
occurs later.
Felling Foot, 6,5 mm
Stitch: 1
Stitch length: 3
Tension : 1-5
Applique Foot
Stitch: 3
Stitch length: 0.35
Stitch width: 1.5 2
Tension : 2
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