Hemming With The Twin Needle 2:15; Smocking - Pfaff 1529 Owner's Manual

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Hemming with the twin needle
Use the twin needle to make beatiful
topstitch seams.
Using the twin needle you can add a
professional touch to hems on stretch
fabrics such as T-shirts, knitted articles or
cycling shorts both quickly and easily.
Twin needles are available in different
widths. The traditional width for
topstitching is 4 mm. To prevent the
needle from striking the needle plate, you
must make sure that you select the center
needle position
• First fold and iron the width of fabric
desired for the hem.
• Then topstitch the hem from the right
side.
• Finally, cut the protruding hem edge
back to the seam.
Use only a stretch needle when sewing
stretch fabric!
Tip: On dif cult fabrics such as ribbed knit-
wear it is advisable to baste the hem before
topstitching it.
On page 1:11 you will nd a description
of how to thread the twin needle.
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Utility stitches and practical sewing
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Smocking effect with elastic threads
Fine, light fabrics such as Bastiste, rayon
and silk are particularly suitable for
beautiful smocking work. For smocking
work with the elastic thread, you should
use an additional bobbin case and wind
the bobbin by hand with the elastic
thread. As the elastic thread is much
stronger than the normal bobbin thread,
the tension of the bobbin case must be set
at very low.
Don't forget, the higher the bobbin thread
tension, the more intense the gathering
effect.
• Sew a test seam to determine the level
of gather.
• Mark the rst line on the right side of
the fabric and sew along it.
• Each additional seam can be sewn at a
presser foot's width from the rst row.
• When sewing several seams next to
one another, you must stretch the fabric
to its original length when sewing the
subsequent seams. Otherwise, the gather
will be irregular.
• Knot the threads at the beginning and
end of the seam on the reverse side.
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