Pfaff 75 Owner's Manual - Page 33

Overcasting

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838 954 Overcasting Edges u Machine Setting: A = 2 to 4 (optional) B - I Overcasting prevents frayed edges. Use a long, wide zigzag sew edge with the needle taking one stitch into the fabric and over its edge. You may overcast edges after fabric is cut and stitch and the other before the nieces are joined DR 081 838 958 Butt Seaming Machine Setting: A = 3 or 4, B = Two similar pieces together and joined this way. Cut out remaining pieces of of fabric which do not ravel easily may be butted with zigzag stitches. Worn bed sheets may be mended worn center strip. Place the selvaged edges of the sheet under the sewing foot so that the abutted edges are centered under the needle. Join them with close, wide zigzag stitches. Hem raw edges of sheet, DR 045 33

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Overcasting
Edges
Machine
Setting:
A
=
2
to
4
(optional)
B
I
Overcasting
prevents
frayed
edges.
Use
a
long,
wide
zigzag
stitch
and
sew
edge
with
the
needle
taking
one
stitch
into
the
fabric
and
the
other
over
its
edge.
You
may
overcast
edges
after
fabric
is
cut
and
before
the
nieces
are
joined
838
958
Two
similar
pieces
of
fabric
which
do
not
ravel
easily
may
be
butted
together
and
joined
with
zigzag
stitches.
Worn
bed
sheets
may
be
mended
this
way.
Cut
out
worn
center
strip.
Place
the
selvaged
edges
of
the
remaining
pieces
of
sheet
under
the
sewing
foot
so
that
the
abutted
edges
are
centered
under
the
needle.
Join
them
with
close,
wide
zigzag
stitches.
Hem
raw
edges
of
sheet,
838
954
u
DR
081
Butt
Seaming
Machine
Setting:
A
=
3
or
4,
B
=
DR
045
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