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Sewing, Assistant, Gathering, elastic, threads, Blindhem, Stretch

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5. Sewing Assistant 53 Gathering with elastic threads Stitch 7 Gathering with elastic threads is particularly suitable for decorative elastic gathering such as blouse sleeves, waist seams or necklines. Mark the first gathering row on the reverse side of your fabric. a few stitches and stop with the needle in the fabric (Needle Down). Raise the presser foot. Wrap the elastic around the back of the needle, with even length elastic threads coming towards you. Lower the presser foot and sew a few more stitches to secure the elastic, making sure to guide the elastic threads to the right and left of center. Continue overstitching (couching) the elastic threads to the fabric. When you are finished couching the elastic thread, pull on the ends of the elastic threads to gather. The amount of gathering is determined by the amount you pull on the elastic thread. Secure all thread and elastic ends. TIP: To use the 3-Groove Cording foot (optional accessory), sew a few stitches and stop with the needle down. Wrap the elastic around the back of the needle. with even length elastic threads coming towards you. Lower the presser foot and sew a few more stitches to secure the elastic. Again, stop with the needle down. Raise the presser foot and pull the elastic cords to the top of the foot. Slide the cords into the grooves. Lower the presser foot and continue couching. Stitch 98 is a good alternative for decorative elastic gathering. Blindhem The blindhem stitch will create a hem that is invisible on the right side of the fabric. Use Blindhem foot 3 with blindhem stitch 30 or stretch blindhem stitch 31. The stretch blindhem stitch will create a hem that is invisible on the right side of the fabric and overcast the raw edge in one operation. It is especially useful on knit fabrics. Clean-finish (neaten) the raw edge and press the hem under to the desired width. Baste the hem in place approximately 1 cm (3/8") away from the raw edge. Fold the hem back along the basting line, exposing the wrong side of the hem facing. Place the fabric under the presser foot, so the red guide of the foot is butted against the inner foldline of the hem. Overstitch the seam allowance, making sure that the needle barely pierces the fold of the hemline. The needle must only pierce one or two fibers of the fabric. If you wish the stitches to be visible on the right side of the fabric. adjust the edge guide (B) further to the right by turning the set screw (A). This produces a decorative hem finish. Stretch Blindhem For the stretch blindhem make sure that the zigzag stitch on the right edge overcasts the raw edge of the hem facing edge.

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5.
Sewing
Assistant
53
Gathering
with
elastic
threads
Stitch
7
Gathering
with
elastic
threads
is
particularly
suitable
for
decorative
elastic
gathering
such
as
blouse
sleeves,
waist
seams
or
necklines.
Mark
the
first
gathering
row
on
the
reverse
side
of
your
fabric.
a
few
stitches
and
stop
with
the
needle
in
the
fabric
(Needle
Down).
Raise
the
presser
foot.
Wrap
the
elastic
around
the
back
of
the
needle,
with
even
length
elastic
threads
coming
towards
you.
Lower
the
presser
foot
and
sew
a
few
more
stitches
to
secure
the
elastic,
making
sure
to
guide
the
elastic
threads
to
the
right
and
left
of
center.
Continue
overstitching
(couching)
the
elastic
threads
to
the
fabric.
When
you
are
finished
couching
the
elastic
thread,
pull
on
the
ends
of
the
elastic
threads
to
gather.
The
amount
of
gathering
is
determined
by
the
amount
you
pull
on
the
elastic
thread.
Secure
all
thread
and
elastic
ends.
TIP:
To
use
the
3-Groove
Cording
foot
(optional
accessory),
sew
a
few
stitches
and
stop
with
the
needle
down.
Wrap
the
elastic
around
the
back
of
the
needle.
with
even
length
elastic
threads
coming
towards
you.
Lower
the
presser
foot
and
sew
a
few
more
stitches
to
secure
the
elastic.
Again,
stop
with
the
needle
down.
Raise
the
presser
foot
and
pull
the
elastic
cords
to
the
top
of
the
foot.
Slide
the
cords
into
the
grooves.
Lower
the
presser
foot
and
continue
couching.
Stitch
98
is
a
good
alternative
for
decorative
elastic
gathering.
Blindhem
The
blindhem
stitch
will
create
a
hem
that
is
invisible
on
the
right
side
of
the
fabric.
Use
Blindhem
foot
3
with
blindhem stitch
30
or
stretch
blindhem
stitch
31.
The
stretch
blindhem
stitch
will
create
a
hem
that
is
invisible
on
the
right
side
of
the
fabric
and
overcast
the
raw
edge
in
one
operation.
It
is
especially
useful
on
knit
fabrics.
Clean-finish
(neaten)
the
raw
edge
and
press
the
hem
under
to
the
desired
width.
Baste
the
hem
in
place
approximately
1
cm (3/8”)
away
from
the
raw
edge.
Fold
the
hem
back
along
the
basting
line,
exposing
the
wrong
side
of
the
hem
facing.
Place
the
fabric
under
the
presser
foot,
so
the
red
guide
of
the
foot
is
butted
against
the
inner
foldline
of
the
hem.
Overstitch
the
seam
allowance,
making
sure
that
the
needle
barely
pierces
the
fold
of
the
hemline.
The
needle
must
only
pierce
one
or
two
fibers
of
the
fabric.
If
you
wish
the
stitches
to
be
visible
on
the
right
side
of
the
fabric.
adjust
the
edge
guide
(B)
further
to
the
right
by
turning
the
set
screw
(A).
This
produces
a
decorative
hem
finish.
Stretch
Blindhem
For
the
stretch
blindhem
make
sure
that
the
zigzag
stitch on
the
right
edge
overcasts
the
raw
edge
of
the
hem facing
edge.