Instruction Manual

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TABLE SHOWING RELATIONSHIP
BETWEEN THREAO ANO CLOTH
No. Type of cloth Use Type of thread
Length of stitch
1
Thin cloth (organdy,
thin tricot, taffeta,
silk, crepe, suit lining)
Double chain stitching
(straight seaming)
Cotton #80 ~ #100
Silk #80-#100
2.0 m/m — 3.0 m/m
Overedging
Cotton #80 ~ #100
Silk #80-#100
3.0 m/m — 4.0 m/m
2
Ordinary cloth
(cotton, tricot, linen,
satin, cloth in general)
Double chain stitching
Cotton #60- #100
Silk #50-#100
2.0 m/m — 3.0 m/m
Overedging
Cotton #60-#100
Silk #50- #100
3.0 m/m — 4.0 m/m
3
Thick cloth (tweed,
denim, suit cloth)
Double chain stitching
Cotton #40 — #60
Silk #40-#60
Tetron and woolly nylon
threads
2.0 m/m — 4.0 m/m
Overedging
Cotton #40 — #60
Silk #40-#60
Tetron and woolly nylon
threads
3.0 m/m — 5.0 m/m
4
Knitted cloth
(knitted goods,
knitted cloth)
Double chain stitching
Cotton #40 — #50
Silk #30- #40
Tetron, woolly nylon and
transparent nylon threads
2.0 m/m — 4.0 m/m
Overedging
Woolly nylon and tetron
threads
♦ Very thin woollen
thread may be used
as the lower thread.
3.0 m/m — 5,0 m/m
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