Pfaff creative 1472 Owner's Manual - Page 37

Darning with straight stitch prog 00 j -X LI 231 6 Feed dog: lowered Presser bar lifter in darning position Sewing-cotton: embroidering and darning thread Darning position (Fig. 1): Lower presser bar lifter 'A', at the same time pushing it back slightly until it enters notch "B" at the bottom of its slot. Attach the darning foot (Fig 2) Raise the needle Push lever "E" towards the back and hold it there. Insert the pin of the foot in hole "C" and insert the toot so that it rests against its stop. When you do so, guide fork "G" fits around the presser bar. Release clamp "E", which then moves down onto retaining screw "F". Tighten screw "D". Draw up the bobbin thread Hold both threads until the machine has made a few stitches. First sew a few stitches in the unworn area of the fabric. Then stitch over the damaged spot from one side to the other in serpentine fashion, placing the lines of stitching close together (Fig 3). When the damaged spot has been covered completely, turn the work through 90" and darn at right angles to the preceding row of stitches (see Fig. 4). You determine the length of the darning stitches by the rate at which you move the fabric back and forth For mending you can place the damaged part of the fabric in an embroidery hoop 74 L"R Darning with wool r- F prog 10 13a 23 6 -- Feed dog: lowered Presser bar lifter: in darning position (see page 74) Sewing thread Embroidery and darning thread Draw the wool thread through the needle hole of the darning foot and into the thread guide (Fig 1). Place the wool thread under the darning foot, Start at the top left and place the wool thread back and forth across the damaged area (Fig. 2). Then cut the wool thread and sew over the rows of wool thread with zigzag stitches or an elastic' stitch seam (Fig. 3). Do not place the lines of stitching too close toge ther as this would make the darn too hard. All darning work described above is carried out on the reverse side of the fabric, so that the darn looks neater on the face side. 4 - 6 7