Pintuckis; Gathering - ELNA Lotus Instruction Manual

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0.5 – 0.7 cm

Pintuckis

q Stitch pattern:
w Needle thread tension:
e Presser foot:
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 r to move the guide. Sew pintuck.
Sew remaining pintucks using same method.
Remove marking lines. Press pintucks to one side.

Gathering

q Stitch pattern:
w Needle thread tension:
e Presser foot:
Gathering/shirring evenly distributes fullness in an area
with very tiny pleats. Gathering is one row or two parallel
rows. Shirring is three or more parallel rows. Light to
medium weight fabrics provide the best results.
Decrease needle thread tension to between 1 and 3.
Increase stitch length to 5.0.
Sew two rows of parallel stitches. Sew first row next to
raw edge using foot edge as guide. Sew second row next
to first row using foot edge as guide. Leave long thread
tails at beginning and end of each row.
Pull the bobbin threads simultaneously from each end of
the fabric until the desired amount is gathered. Knot the
threads at each end and distribute the gathers evenly.
Reset needle thread tension to 4 and decrease stitch
length to 2.4.
Sew between two rows of stitching to secure gathering.
OR
Lay gather fabric over flat fabric and sew the two fabrics
together directly on the second row of gathering stitches.
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01
1 to 4
Blind hem foot G
01
1 to 3
Zigzag foot A