Manual

17. SMOCKING
Set machine as shown.
To make a gather on fabric,
sew two straight stitchmgs
with stitch length 4 and very
loose upper tension.
Make knots in one end.
Gather fabric toward knots
while holding the other end of
lower threads with fingers.
Sew smocking stitches on
gathered part.
Take out threads for straight
stitching after you finish sewing.
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