Nostalgia /Heirloom - Pfaff creative 2124 Owner's Manual

Nostalgia /Heirloom

Wing Needle
Sewing with a wing needle (a special needle with a wide, wing-like
shaft) creates the look of hemstitching in woven natural fi ber
fabrics by creating holes where the needle goes in and out of the
fabric.
Replace standard needle with a wing needle. Choose any stitch
that goes back and forth into the same holes several times (23 or
24). Use the recommended presser foot for that stitch.
Thread the top and bottom with lightweight thread in color that
matches the fabric you are using. (Remember you want to see the
holes that are created and not the thread.)
Tip: For fi ne fabrics, place a lightweight tear away stabilizer
under stitching.
Begin sewing. Use the sew slow button (84) to reduce your speed
while using the wing needle.
Hemstitching
This is a technique everyone recognizes as embroidered by hand.
With your Pfaff creative 2124, you can produce hemstitching
much more quickly and easily. With two special hemstitches and
by changing the stitch length and width, you can create a variety
of hemstitch effects.
A wing needle (see above) is required for hemstitching work.
When entering the fabric the wing needle forms holes which are
typical for hemstitching. Hemstitching will be most successful
on relatively coarse linen and cotton fabrics from which single
threads can be easily pulled.
If you pull additional threads and sew along the edges close to
the threads you have pulled out, you will achieve even more
beautiful hemstitching effects as the remaining threads are
bundled.
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