Pfaff 1540 Owner's Manual - Page 58

Decorative sewing and embroidery techniques I F Monograms F Whether working with stretch or woven fabric, with the help of the darning foot and the stitch G (1540), E (1530/1520), stitch width 2.5-5 , you can embroider initials of your own design. Embroidering block letters is somewhat easier. Here the feed dog is not dropped F which means that free sewing is no longer necessary. You can simply sew along the lines with stitch G (1540), E (1530/1520), F Sewing this way without a set pattern stitch width 2.5-5 . F does, however, require a little practice. • Place stabilizer under the fabric. • Draw the initials onto the fabric with an • Before sewing, draw the monogram F invisible-ink marker. onto the fabric. • Drop the feed dog. Insert the darning • Sew along the lines you have sketched F foot and bring it into darning position (see page 37). using the zigzag stitch. F • Place stabilizer under the fabric. • Hoop the fabric in an embroidery hoop I and embroider using the zigzag stitch. I • Tie off the threads and remove the stabilizer. F Tip: By sewing quickly and moving the material slowly you will achieve dense stitches. When embroidering on terry-cloth, the E monogram must first be sewn with a narrow zigzag stitch and then stitched again with a wider zigzag stitch. In this way the terry-cloth loops are completely covered. F