Pfaff 1540 Owner's Manual - Page 45

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Util4y stitches and practicoi sewing HL! 1530 E 0 3 • 3-5 0/1 1520 E 0 3 3-5 0/1 Hemming with the twin needle Use the twin needle to make beatiful topstitch seams. Using the twin needle you can add a professional touch to hems on stretch materials such as T-shirts, knitted articles or cycling shorts both quickly and easily. Twin needles are available in different widths. The traditional width for topstitching is 4 mm. To prevent the needle from striking the needle plate, you must make sure that you select the center needle position • First fold and iron the width of fabric desired for the hem. • Then topstitch the hem from the right side. • Finally, cut the protruding hem edge back to the seam. Use only a stretch needle when sewing stretch materialb Tip: On difficult materials such as ribbed knit-wear it is advisable to baste the hem before topstitching it. On page 11 you will find a description of how to thread the twin needle. 1540 G 1 530 E 1520 E 0 3-4 • 3-5 0/1 0 3-4 • 3-5 0/1 0 3-4 3-5 0/1 Smocking effect with elastic threads Fine, light fabrics such as Batist, rayon and silk are particularly suitable for beautiful smocking work. For smocking work with the elastic thread, you should use an additional bobbin case and wind the bobbin by hand with the elastic thread. As the elastic thread is much stronger than the normal bobbin thread, the tension of the bobbin case must be set at very low. Doncforget, the higher the bobbin thread tension, the more intense the gathering effect. • Sew a test seam to determine the level of gather. • Mark the first line on the right side of the fabric and sew along it. • Each additional seam can be sewn at a presser foot@ width from the first row. • When sewing several seams next to one another, you must stretch the fabric to its original length when sewing the subsequent seams. Otherwise, the gather will be irregular. • Knot the threads at the beginning and end of the seam on the reverse side.

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Util4y
stitches
and
pract
icoi
sewing
HL!
1530
E
0
3
•
3-5
0/1
1520
E
0
3
3-5
0/1
Hemming
with
the
twin
needle
Use
the
twin
needle
to
make
beatiful
topstitch
seams.
Using
the
twin
needle
you
can
add
a
professional
touch
to
hems
on
stretch
materials
such
as
T-shirts,
knitted
articles
or
cycling
shorts
both
quickly
and
easily.
Twin
needles
are
available
in
different
widths.
The
traditional
width
for
topstitching
is
4
mm.
To
prevent
the
needle
from
striking
the
needle
plate,
you
must
make
sure
that
you
select
the
center
needle
position
•
First
fold
and
iron
the
width
of
fabric
desired
for
the
hem.
•
Then
topstitch
the
hem
from
the
right
side.
•
Finally,
cut
the
protruding
hem
edge
back
to
the
seam.
Use
only
a
stretch
needle
when
sewing
stretch
materialb
Tip:
On
difficult
materials
such
as
ribbed
knit-wear
it
is
advisable
to
baste
the
hem
before
topstitching
it.
On
page
11
you
will
find
a
description
of
how
to
thread
the
twin
needle.
1540
G
0
3-4
•
3-5
0/1
1
530
E
0
3-4
•
3-5
0/1
1520
E
0
3-4
3-5
0/1
Smocking
effect
with
elastic
threads
Fine,
light
fabrics
such
as
Batist,
rayon
and
silk
are
particularly
suitable
for
beautiful
smocking
work.
For
smocking
work
with
the
elastic
thread,
you
should
use
an
additional
bobbin
case
and
wind
the
bobbin
by
hand
with
the
elastic
thread.
As
the
elastic
thread
is
much
stronger
than
the
normal
bobbin
thread,
the
tension
of
the
bobbin
case
must
be
set
at
very
low.
Doncforget,
the
higher
the
bobbin
thread
tension,
the
more
intense
the
gathering
effect.
•
Sew
a
test
seam
to
determine
the
level
of
gather.
•
Mark
the
first line
on
the
right
side
of
the
fabric
and
sew
along
it.
•
Each
additional
seam
can
be
sewn
at
a
presser
foot@
width
from
the
first
row.
•
When
sewing
several
seams
next
to
one
another,
you
must
stretch
the
fabric
to
its
original
length
when
sewing
the
subsequent
seams.
Otherwise,
the
gather
will
be
irregular.
•
Knot
the
threads
at
the
beginning
and
end
of
the
seam
on
the
reverse
side.