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Selected practical stitches: Zig-zag stitch
Zig-zag stitch
Stitch:
Needle:
Thread:
Feed-dog:
Presser foot:
Zig-zag No. 2
size and type suitable for the fabric selected (see p. 42)
cotton or polyester
up (sewing position)
Reverse pattern foot No. 1
Zig-zag stitch
for all fabrics
for neatening edges
for decorative work
Satin stitch
dense (shorter) zig-zag stitch = filled in zig-zag
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adjust the stitch width as you sew for new effects
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Oversewing edges (C)
guide edge of fabric under the center of the presser foot
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needle goes into fabric on one strike and over the edge of the
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fabric on the next stroke
do not select too wide a width or too long a stitch – the edge
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should lie flat and not roll
use darning thread for fine fabrics
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A
B
C
A Zig-zag stitch with altered
stitch width
B Zig-zag stitch with altered
stitch length
C Fabric edges finished with
zig-zag stitch