Bernina 717 Manual - Page 25

elastic, seams

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Presser foot Needle: 80 Thread: Mercerised sewing thread 50 or 60/3 Stretch seam for ski trousers and very elastic fabrics like Helanca ®, Crimplene, etc. Zigzag: 1-1'/2 Stitch length: 1/2 -'/3 Automatic: Stretch seam Needle position: centre Drop feed control: On sewing Sew tacked seam. (Lay the work under the presser foot in such a way that the somewhat wider zigzag stitch is directed towards the cut edge.) Press seam open and if necessary neaten. Very elastic seams Stretch seam as hem only for Jersey underwear. Zigzag: 3-4 Stitch length: approx. 3/4 Automatic: Stretch seam Needle position: centre Drop feed control: On sewing Iron hem. (Do not turn under the edge.) Measure depth of hem and then sew. (Lay the work under the presser foot so that the somewhat wider zigzag stitch is directed towards the edge of the hem.) Finish by cutting away surplus fabric on the sewn edge.

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Very
elastic
seams
Presser
foot
Needle:
80
Thread:
Mercerised
sewing
thread
50
or
60/3
Stretch
seam
for
ski
trousers
and
very
elastic
fabrics
like
Helanca
®
,
Crimplene,
etc.
Zigzag:
1-1'/2
Stitch
length:
1
/
2
—'/3
Automatic:
Stretch
seam
Needle
position:
centre
Drop
feed
control:
On
sewing
Sew
tacked
seam.
(Lay
the
work
under
the
presser
foot
in
such
a
way
that
the
somewhat
wider
zigzag
stitch
is
direct-
ed
towards
the
cut
edge.)
Press
seam
open
and
if
necessary
neaten.
Stretch
seam
as
hem
only
for
Jersey
underwear.
Zigzag:
Stitch
length:
Automatic:
Needle
position:
Drop
feed
control
:
3-4
approx.
3
/
4
Stretch
seam
centre
On
sewing
Iron
hem.
(Do
not
turn
under
the
edge.)
Measure
depth
of
hem
and
then
sew.
(Lay
the
work
under
the
presser
foot
so
that
the
somewhat
wider
zigzag
stitch
is
directed
towards
the
edge
of
the
hem.)
Finish
by
cutting
away
surplus
fabric
on
the
sewn
edge.