Bar Tacking; Overcasting Stitch - Kenmore 385.12102 Owner's Manual

Bar Tacking
(i) Needle positions selector dial: (O)(3D(C_)
_) Stitch length dial: 0°5 to 1
(_) Stitch width dial: 2 to 5
Needle thread tension: 2 to 6
This is similar to a very short satin stitch and is used
to reinforce points of strain such as corners, pockets
and straps of lingedeo
Sew four (4) to six (6) stitches.
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Overcasting Stitch
(_ Needle positions selector dial:
(_) Stitch length dial: 1 to 2
(_ Stitch width dia!: 5
(_) Needle thread tension: 1 to 4
This is useful in garment construction and in finishing raw edges
of any sewing project°
Start overcasting about 1/8" (0.3 cm) inside the raw comer of
a seam. If you start right at the edge, fabric bunches up and
the stitches become tangted_
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