Operation Manual

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Gathering
with
straight
stitch
Program 00
If
you
wish to gather
sleeves, skirts, cuffs or va
lances,
this
technique
is
the easiest
and most
commonly
used.
On the face
side of the fabric mark
the lines
of
the
gathering
seams.
Sew
the first seam holding
the
fabric
a
little
taut
as
the fabric will gather
easily
at an increased stitch length.
Leave about
10 cm (4 or 5 inches)
of thread protruding at
the
beginning
and end of the seam.
To
obtain neat and even gather
you
should sew
two or three gathering
seams
close
to each
other
(approx.
0.5 cm
= 1/8
of an inch
apart> Now
gather the part
by
pulling
the bottom threads
of
the seams.
You determine the amount
of gather
yourself.To
avoid thread breakage
while pulling
the
thread ends, do not use
very fine threads.
Distribute
the
thus
produced
pleats
evenly and
knot the
threads
on the
wrong side.
Gathering with
elastic
threads
Program 14
This kind
of gathering is particularly
suitable
for
visible, elastic gathering
seams
on blouse sleeves,
waist
seams
or neck
cutouts.
On the wrong side of
the fabric
mark the line of
the
gathering
seam.
When
starting the seam let
the needle
penetrate
into the fabric without
low
ering
the
sewing
foot.
Place
the elastic thread
around the
needle
so that two threads
are
over
stitched.
Now lower the sewing
foot.
If you use the cording
foot for gathering,
the
elastic threads
shoud
be
inserted into
the foot
from
the side and drawn into
the grooves.
While
sewing the gathering
seam, make sure
that the
elastic thread
is not stretched or
penetrated
by
the needle. After finishing
the gathering
seam you
can determine
the amount
of gather yourself by
pulling
the ends of the
elastic threads.
Tie-off the
threads.
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