Smocking - Husqvarna Viking Designer I Usb User Manual

Smocking

The smocking stitches are sewn over fabric that
has been pleated or gathered. The fi nis hed re-
sult imitates hand smocking.
Fabric: Woven light cotton batiste that has been
pleated in a pleating machine de sig ned for hand
smocking. Fusible or Stick-On stabilizer.
Touch: Menu D, Heirloom Stitches, stitch D32.
Snap on: Transparent presser foot.
• Press or stick stabilizer to the wrong side of
the pleated fabric.
Sew:
• Stitch the smocking stitch across the pleated
fabric, using one of the pleating threads as a
guideline to keep stitching row straight.
• Touch pattern re-start
mir ror image and begin sewing at exactly
the same starting point. Stitch next to the fi rst
row of stitching matching the points of this
"wave" smocking stitch.
• Touch stitch D30 for the cable stitch, and
stitch and additional row of smocking.
Heirloom Sewing
and side to side
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