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Smocking

Smocking

is

achieved

by

sewing

numerous

parallel

seams

across

your

fabric

to

create

a

gat-

hering

effect.

Smocking

is

mainly

used

in

chil-

dren's

wear

and

heirloom

techniques.

There

are

different

methods

of

creating

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Smocking

with

gimp

thread

(non

-elastic)

For

beautiful

smocking

effects

you

will

need

two

and

one

half

to

three

times

the

desired

finished

width

of

fabric.

The

smocked

section

is

usually

made

before

the

comple-

tion

of

the

garment.

Light,

firm

materials

such

as

batiste

or

fine

linen

are

best

suited

for

this

technique.

Using

a

fabric

pen,

or

other

non

-permanent

pen

or

chalk,

draw

a

straight

line

on

the

fabric

as

a

guide

for

the

first

gathering

seam.

Attach

the

sewing

foot

(the

special

accessory

applique

foot

also

works

well):

loosen

the

screw

at

the

rear

end

of

the

sewing

foot

holder

and

insert

the

edge

guide

through

the

opening.

Posi-

tion

the

edge

guide

1

inch

(2

-

2.5

cm)

from

the

needle

and

tighten

the

screw.

Place

the

fabric

to

be

gathered

under

the

sewing

foot,

right

side

up.

Position

the

gimp

thread

under

the

sewing

foot

so

it

runs

exactly

along

the

groove

at

the

center

of

the

foot.

Sew

the

first

gathering

seam,

leaving

approximately

4

inches

(10

cm)

of

the

gimp

thread

at

the

beginning

and

end

of

the

seam.

Place

the

edge

guide

on

this

stitching

line

-the

next

row

will

sew

approximately

1

inch

(2

-

2.5

cm)

from

the

first

row.

Different

spacing

will

achieve

different

gathering

effects.

Continue

to

sew

the

remaining

rows

using

the

edge

guide

for

spacing.

Carefully

pull

the

ends

of

the

gimp

thread

and

gather

the

fabric

evenly

over

the

entire

fabr:c

width.

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Smocking

effect

with

elastic

threads

For

this

technique,

elastic

thread

is

wou9d

onto

the

bobbin

without

tension.

The

needle

thread

may

be

a

regular

sewing

or

an

em-

broidery

thread.

Since

elastic

threads

are

much

thicker

than

normal

bobbin

threads,

the

tension

on

the

bobbin

case

must

be

set

extremely

loose.

However,

the

tighter

you

sot

the

bobbin

-thread

tension,

the

greater

the

gathering

effect

you

will

obtain.

For

this

kind

of

smocking,

fine

and

light

material

such

as

lightweight

knit

fabric,

silk

or

sa:in

are

also

suitable.

Mark

the

first

lino

on

the

fabric

to

be

gathe-

red.

Sew

along

this

line

and

knot

the

thre-

ads

at

the

beginning

and

end

of

the

seams.

For

the

remaining

parallel

seams

the

materi-

al

must

be

stretched

to

its

original

length

during

sewing

(do

not

overstretch

fabric).

TIPS:

You

may

find

having

a

second

bobbin

case

for

specialty

work

a

conveniencel

Always

sew

a

test

seam

first!

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Roll

hemming

with

hemmer

No.

7

(2010

special

accessory)

With

the

roll

hemmer

you

can

finish

the

edges

of

blouses,

scarves,

or

ruffles

without

having

to

iron

the

edges

beforehand.

Hem-

ming

prevents

the

edges

from

fraying

and

produces

a

neat

and

durable

edge

finish.

Double

-fold

the

fabric

edge

(about

1/8

inch

/

2

mm

per

fold).

Place

the

folded

fabric

edge

under

the

hemmer

and

sew

a

few

stitches

to

secure.

Turn

the

handwheol

towards

you

until

the

needle

is

at

its

lowest

point.

Raise

the

se-

wing

foot

and

slide

the

fabric

into

the

scroll

of

the

hemmer.

Lower

the

sewing

foot

and

while

sewing,

guide

the

fabric

edge

evenly

into

the

hemmer.

When

roll

-hemming,

make

sure

the

raw

edge

of

the

fabric

butts

against

the

left

edge

of

the

hemmer

opening.

En-

sure

the

fabric

does

not

run

underneath

the

right

side

of

the

sewing

foot.

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