Smocking - ELNA 6600 Instruction Manual

Smocking

Smocking is a delicate, decorative treatment on
children's clothing or women's blouses. Choose a soft,
lightweight fabric such as batiste, gingham or challis. Cut
the fabric three times the finished width.
Select 1.
Increase stitch length to 5.0.
Sew rows of straight stitches about 10-13 mm
(3/8˝-1/2˝) apart, across the area to be smocked. (A
10 ~ 13 mm
looser needle thread tension will make gathering easier.)
Tie the threads along one edge. Pull the bobbin threads
to distribute the gathers evenly. Secure the threads at the
other end.
Select 093, 094 or 095.
Sew smocking stitch between the straight stitches.
(Pressure may need to be reduced.) Pull out the straight
stitching lines.
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