Pfaff creative 1472 Owner's Manual - Page 29

2 Gathering with shirring foot (cpecial accessory) prog 00 -- IS jj j 3 Shoioq loot Stitch length 3-4 mm How to insert the shirring foot Insert the shrrinq foot with its rear pin in groove "A" and push the shoe upwards so that front pin "B" snaps in IFig 2). How to gather Both outer fabric and the material to be shirred are sewn together with the shirring foot in one workstep. Ensure that the gathered material always goes under the foot and the smooth outer fabric in the foot cutout (Fig 1). Lightly stretch the outer fabric during sewing, by this means you determine the degree of gathering How to disengage the foot: Raise the presser bar lifter Disengage the sewing foot Press up and hold the presser bar lifter and remove the sewing foot to the rear 60 'H R Smocking with elastic thread Ef r prog - ;-- (J rut i Z i ° Stitch length 3 to 4 mm Bobbin thread: elastic thread, (wind tension- free on bobbin) Needle thread: sewing thread For sewing with elastic threads we recommend buying an additional bobbin case. Because elastic threads are much thicker than an ordinary bobbin thread, the tension on the bobbin case has to be set looser The greater the bobbin thread tension the greater the shirring effect. The most statable fabrics are nylon, satin, batiste and fine-knit fabrics The amount of gathering can be determined by testing on a piece of waste 3 fabric Sew the seams at about toot width Tie oft F the seams on the reverse fabric side at the begin ning and end of the seams (Fig. 1) If there are several parallel seams, the material must be stretched to its original width during sewing, otherwise the shirring will turn out irregu tar. Do not forget to carry out a sewing test. p. 61