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Thread Color Code Refer page 21.
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Decorative Flatlocking
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Additional Information About Flatlocking
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Disengage the upper knife (page 13). The fabric
is not trimmed on this stitch.
Fold fabric wrong sides together.
Position the fabric so the seam is sewn with part
of the stitch extending off the fabric.
Pull on opposite sides of the stitch to flatten
The tensions must be correctly adjusted for the
fabric to pull flat.
The upper looper thread is the prominent thread
in a 3-thread flatlock.
The lower looper thread is the prominent thread
in a 2-thread flatlock.
Thread decorative yarn in the prominent
threading path accordingly.
For a ladder stitch, sew seam with right sides
together.
The needle thread will be the prominent thread
that creates the ladder (A).