SECTION V
Heirloom
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Pintucks
A beautiful accent to any project. Pintucks should be
added to your fabric before cutting out the pattern
piece.
Use a washable marker to draw parallel lines for
pintucks on fabric right side. Fold fabric on first line with
wrong sides together. Place folded edge against guide
on foot. Decide how wide you want the pintucks and
move the thumb nut q to move the guide. Sew pintuck.
Sew remaining pintucks using same method.
q
Remove marking lines. Press pintucks to one side.
Whip and Roll Hem
This technique produces a beautiful edge on ruffles and
F
hems. It should only be used for lightweight fabrics and
is commonly used in heirloom sewing.
Decrease stitch width to 3.5 and stitch length to 0.8.
The fabric edge must be clean cut with no unraveling
threads. Lay the fabric edge in the center of the foot. The
zigzag will catch the edge on the left and clear the raw
edge on the right, rolling the fabric.
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