Pfaff performance 2054 Owner's Manual - Page 87

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I KL -J Fashion 1 French Seams Use a French Seam when working with lightweight, see throu fabric that frays. The French seam encases the fabric edges. Set your performance 2054 for a Straight Stitch (1), stitch Iengt 2.0 - 2.5, presser foot 0, IDT engaged. Follow the pattern instructions on how to construct the garme Follow the directions below to create the seams. With the wrong sides of the fabric together, sew with a 3/8" (10 mm) seam allowance. Trim near the stitching leaving 1/8" (3 mm) of the fabric seam allowance. Turn the garment with ri sides of the fabric together, press and then sew a 1/4" (6 mm) seam. The raw edges of the fabric are now encased in the sean "flat" shirt construction One of the fastest ways to make a shirt or blouse is the "flat" construction technique. Use this when the top of the sleeve do not need to be gathered or eased. This method works well for sportswear. Tip: Use stitch 37 for a decorative hem on tne sleeve and garment bottom. Tur the hem and sew from the right side of the garment. Make sure to catch the h underneath. Choose an overlock stitch (32, 36, 39) to make the garment. Us the presser foot and IDT recommendation for the stitch. If making a t-shirt with a ribbed band, sew one shoulder seam add the neck band. Sew the other shoulder seam. Pin the sleav to the garment at the shoulder seam and matching the notche Sew with the sleeve down, against the feed teeth. Gently hold upper fabric as needed so the sleeve will ease into the garmen Now finish the sleeves by sewing the sleeveseam and the sides of the garment in one long seam. Start at the sleeve edge. /

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Use
a
French
Seam
when
working
with
lightweight,
see
throu
fabric
that
frays.
The
French
seam
encases
the
fabric
edges.
Set
your
performance
2054
for
a
Straight
Stitch
(1),
stitch
Iengt
2.0
2.5,
presser
foot
0,
IDT
engaged.
Follow
the
pattern
instructions
on
how
to
construct
the
garme
Follow
the
directions
below
to
create
the
seams.
With
the
wrong
sides
of
the
fabric
together,
sew
with
a
3/8”
(10
mm)
seam
allowance.
Trim
near
the
stitching
leaving
1/8”
(3
mm)
of
the
fabric
seam
allowance.
Turn
the
garment
with
ri
sides
of
the
fabric
together,
press
and
then
sew
a
1/4”
(6
mm)
seam.
The
raw
edges
of
the
fabric
are
now
encased
in
the
sean
“flat”
shirt
construction
One
of
the
fastest
ways
to
make
a
shirt
or
blouse
is
the
“flat”
construction
technique.
Use
this
when
the
top
of
the
sleeve
do
not
need
to
be
gathered
or
eased.
This
method
works
well
for
sportswear.
Tip:
Use
stitch
37
for
a
decorative
hem
on
tne
sleeve
and
garment
bottom.
Tur
the
hem
and
sew
from
the
right
side
of
the
garment.
Make
sure
to
catch
the
h
underneath.
Choose
an
overlock
stitch
(32,
36,
39)
to
make
the
garment.
Us
the
presser
foot
and
IDT
recommendation
for
the
stitch.
If
making
a
t-shirt
with
a
ribbed
band,
sew
one
shoulder
seam
add
the
neck
band.
Sew
the
other
shoulder
seam.
Pin
the
sleav
to
the
garment
at
the
shoulder
seam
and
matching
the
notche
Sew
with
the
sleeve
down,
against
the
feed
teeth.
Gently
hold
upper
fabric
as
needed
so
the
sleeve
will
ease
into
the
garmen
Now
finish
the
sleeves
by
sewing
the
sleeveseam
and
the
sides
of
the
garment
in
one
long
seam.
Start
at
the
sleeve
edge.
Fashion
1
French
Seams
I
KL
-J
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