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Overcasting Stitch
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Set the M~lch mie
x:Black
ridge and
Thread tension
brush guide
2 to
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NOTE:
These wires keep light weight
For overcasting folded fabric:
fabric from
rolling into
a
You can also fold the raw edge of the
~ridge
and
hold
medium
seam and overcast.
weight fabric flat.
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Overedge tool
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1.
Start the fold by sliding it under
the
needle
and
lowering
the
wires.
The black ridge and brush willd
keep the loose threads in so that the
The Stitch and Its Uses
needle can stitch over them.e
NOTE:
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This
zigzag
variation
is very
useful
in
3.
As you sew, be sure your fabric
left position.
garment construction and in finishing raw
edge
pushes
against
the
black
edges of any sewing project
ridge and brush guide.
2.
Lower the presser foot so that
4.
When
you stop sewing, remove
both guide wires are on the fabric.
Here'sHow
the fabric by drawing it to the
3.
Fold the fabric to the left 1/8"
1.
The black
ridge
and brush and
the
back and out.
The fabric will
as you feed it into the machine
guide wires on the overedge foot keep
catch on the wire guides if you
and stitch.
the edge neat and the fabric straight,
pull it toward you.
2.
Place
your fabric so that the double
guide wires come to the edge.
Helpful Hints
Start overcasting about 1/8" inside the raw corner of your seam.
If you start
right at the edge, the fabric will bunch up and the stitches will become tangled.
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