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Set the Machine
Stich
selector
!
Top thread tension
control
1 to 4
No presser
foot
Stitch length
Any number
(not necessary
to adlust)
t
Darning plate
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Here's
How
1.
Put
the
darning
plate
on the
needle
plate
(see p. 233).
2.
Remove
presser foot,
stretch
fabric
between
embroidery
hoops with
hole centered.
3.
Draw
the
bobbin
thread
up
through
the
fabric
by holding
the top thread
and taking
one
stitch
at the
spot
where
you
wish
to
start darning.
4.
Lower
the
presser
bar
and sew
at a slow
speed.
5.
Move
the fabric
back and forth
slowly
until
you have covered
the darning
area.
6.
Turn
the
fabric
half
turn
and sew another
layer of stitching
over the first
layer.
NOTE:
If
your
fabric
is
thin
or
badly
damaged,
use a separate
piece of fabric
under
the hole to reinforce
it.
7.
When you finish
darning,
remove
the darning
plate.
Set the Machine
Stitch selector
Stitch length
Top
thread
tension
control 2 _o 6
!
o
%
Straight foo=
Zigzag foot
The Stitch
and Its Uses
This
stitch
is the stretch
variation
of
the
straight
stitch,
especially
develop-
ed for knits
and stretch
fabrics.
T,his
stitch
can
also
be
used
for
topstitching
on all fabrics.
Stretch
stitching
was developed
to be used on stretch
fabrics
and
knits.
It can be used on other
fabrics
as well.
It works
well on
curved
seams
and
on
any
garments
that will
receive a great
deal
of
strain
(ie.
children's
clothes).
The
stretch
stitch
does
not
actually
stretch
as it
is being
sewn,
but
is
stitched
in
a
forward
and
back
motion
(sometimes
called
a
"reverse-
action"
stitch),
so that
it will
give
when
the
fabric
stretches
instead
of breaking.
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