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Figure 27
THE SHIRRING FOOT TO GATHER, PUFF OR
SHIRR
Rows of
shirring
can be gathered as close as
%6
inches
apart
with sufficient
fullness for any dainty trimming.
In using the shirring
foot as shown
on Fig. 27,
place
the
goods under the
foot
the
same
a
s
in
ordinary
sewing.
For
fine gathers regulate
your stitch for short stitching, to
increase
the
fullness lengthen the
stitch, for still
greater fullness slightly
tighten the top tension.
Carefully
guide the fabric
as
it is
being
gathered so that
at
all
times it
feeds to
the
needle
singly.
DARNING
Set stitch
direction lever
(Fig. 5)
at
No.
1
in
numbered
sector.
Then release all pressure
on presser bar
by
means
of the release lever
(Fig 7). Merely
press downward on
this
lever,
at the
sa
me
time
moving
it
out
of
the notch, and
it will
automatically
spring
to the
top
of the
slot.
Use a fairly
coarse needle for
all
darning.
Move
the material back and
forth
and
from
side to side while keeping
it
stretched as
tightly a
s possible.
Best
results
can
be obtained
by the use
of
hoops. When
the
darning is
completed,
press
the release
lever downward and
into
the notch (Fig. 7). Re-establishing
the pressure on
the presser
foot, otherwise the machine
will
not
sew.
Re-adjust stitch regulator
(Fig.
5) to desired position.
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CORDING
FEET
Figure
28
The left and
right toe
Cording
Feet
are designed
to
al-
low
the needle
to
stitch
close to a cord or
raised surface.
Use
the
left toe (L)
when
the cord
is
to the right of the
needle
and
the
right toe (R) when the cord
is to
the
left.
Remove the presser foot and attach the desired
Cording
Foot in its
place.
Fold a strip of
bias
over the
cord, right
side
out,
and place
under
the
Cording
Foot.
Stitch
along
close to the
cord.
Use
a Cording
Foot
when placing covered
cord in a seam or
along
an
e
dge.
·
Fig.
28 shows a
left toe
Cording Foot
being
used
to
cover
cord
and join
it to
a
fabric
edge in
one
stitching.
When
the
fabric is
extremely
bulky, loosen the Presser
Bar Adjusting
Cap
screw slightly to
allow
the fabric to
feed
more freely under the
Cording
Foot.
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