Pfaff creative 7570 Owner's Manual - Page 118

L 1 Smocking 2) Smocking with elastic thread Smocking is a technique with which several seams Program 00 sewn parallel to each other produce a gathering For this technique, elastic thread is wound onto L effect which is mainly used for children's wear the bobbin without tension. The needle thread is and corsetry. There are different techniques: 1> Smocking with gimp thread L a regular sewing or embroidery thread. Since elastic threads are much thicker than normal bob (non-elastic) bin threads, the tension on the bobbin case must be set extremely loose. Gimp thread However, the tighter you set the bobbin-thread Programs 14 orlB tension, the greater the gathering effect you 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 obtain. We recommend that an additional bobbin case be used for this work. For this kind of smocking, fine and light materials such as lightknit fabric, silk or satin are also suitable. rest of the garment. Light, firm materials such as TIP: Always sew a test seam first! Draw the first batiste or fine linen are best suited for this tech line on the face side of the fabric and then sew L nique. Draw a straight line on the fabric as a along this line. Make a knot in the thread at the guideline for the first gathering seam using a beginning and end of the seam. In the following disappearing-ink marker or almost invisible non- parallel seams the material must be stretched to o greasy chalk. Insert the appliqué foot, loosen the its original length as otherwise the gathering screw at the rear end of the sewing foot holder, would turn out irregular. and push the edge guide through the opening. Place the fabric to be smocked face side up under the sewing foot and introduce the gimp thread under the sewing foot in such a way that it runs exactly along the groove in the foot. Now sew the first row of smocking and leave about 10 cm (4-5 inches) of thread protruding from the beginning and end of the seam.Then place the edge guide at the desired distance to the first row (approx. 2-2.5 cm = 1/2-3/4 of an inch). Varying the distance between rows creates dif ferent gathering effects. Now sew the next row of smocking using the edge guide on the first row as a guideline. Continue in this manner until you have sewn as many rows as the design requires. Then carefully pull the ends of the gimp thread and gather the fabric uniformly over its entire width. 116