Blind Hemming - Kenmore Sears 385.1158180 Owner's Manual

Blind Hemming
SECTION 3. LEARN THE STfTCHES
Sat the Machine
Stitch Stitch selector
Top thread tenston
controt 1 to 4
1/4"
Light
Weight
Fabric
Heavy
Weight
Fabrtc
The stretch blind hem wilt "gwe" and is used for knit and stretch fabrics.
1. Finish the raw edge of your hem any way you desired. (See Overcasting, p. 20)
2, Measure, turn up your hem and pro.
NOTE: For tight wetght fabrics, you may need a double ford.
3. Fold the materiaJ !wrong side out) on the edge to be stitched, as shown, leaving 1/4" of the finished hem edge showing.
4. Ptace garment under presser foot in such a manner that straight stitches wi|l be sewn on extended edge. The zigzag stitch
should _ust catch the fold of the garment,
5. After hemming, press both sides of the finished hem. The top side of the garment will show only the blind stitches.
NOTE: The stretch blind hem stitch a_so can be used for Lace Work, (See p. 22}
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