Adjusting Stitches For Stretch Fabrics - Singer Merritt 2404 Instruction Book

Adjusting Stitches
for Stretch Fabrics
Guiding and Supporting Fabric
Most fabrics of stretch or knit construction need only
to be guidedin front of the presser foot when you use
oneof the stretch stitches.Somefabrics-nylon tricot
and elasticized tabrícs, for example-do require sup-
port while being stitched.
1. For nylon tricot and similar synthetic knits, apply
gentle
tension by holdingthe seam in front and back
of the presser toot as you sew.
2. Forelasticized tabrlc, stretch lace,and knitswith an
unusual amount of elasttclty, apply fírm tension in
front and back of the presser foot tostretch the
seam as the stitches are being placed.
CAUTION:
Do not pull tne fabric while you are stitching
as
this may deflect the needle. causing it to break.
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