Bernina Artista 730E User Guide - Page 85

Heirloom Techniques / Hemstitching Stitch: Needle: Thread: Feed dog: Presser foot: Hemstitch Nos. 701, 702, 709 - 711, 713, 720, 721, 723, 725, 726, 732, 742 Wing needle, Double wing needle cotton or decorative up (sewing position) Reverse pattern foot No. 1C or Open Embroidery foot No. 20C Hemstitches • use the wing needle to achieve excellent open effects easily • loosely woven, light- to mediumweight woven fabrics in which the penetrating needle can easily push the threads apart are especially suitable for hemstitching • for home furnishings and garments Preparation ™ use fusible stabilizer on wrong side of fabric to reinforce it • depending on fabric and required effect, use more than one layer of stabilizer 1 ™ insert wing needle or double wing needle and activate appropriate needle limitation in Security Program • for more details on Security Program see page 32 Using the Wing Needle (1) • the «normal» wing needle can be used for any hemstitching ™ select a hemstitch and sew 1 Using the Double Wing Needle (2) • the wing-needle part of the special double needle creates a 2 hole effect, while the universal-needle part creates a normal straight stitch effect ™ select desired stitch (e.g. Triple zig-zag No.7) and stitch first row ™ turn fabric and stitch second row. The needle should penetrate the holes of the first row Pulling Threads Out (3) 2 ™ for an even more pronounced hand-stitched effect, withdraw threads of the fabric before starting to hemstitch ™ you may wish to spray-starch the fabric and press carefully before beginning stitching ™ the hemstitches are sewn next to the «gaps» left by the withdrawn threads • to fagot the threads, the needle must alternately penetrate the fabric and the gap or ditch created by withdrawing the 3 threads Decorative Stitches - Applications 83