Pfaff 1520 Owner's Manual - Page 70

Accessories and needles stitch 1540 G 0 2,5 1530 E 0 2,5 1520 E 0 2,5 5 Shirring 5 foot 5 Pintuck foot This classic heirloom sewing technique can be easily applied to many types of fabric such as cotton and lightlinens. Undergarments, children's clothes and home decorating projects are given a nostalgic touch by pintucking. • Attach the pintuck foot. • Replace the sewing needle with a twin needle (e.g. 130/705 H-ZWI; 1.6 or 2.0 mm needle spacing; size 80). • Thread the two needles (see page 11). • Increase the bobbin thread tension by turning the adjusting screw of the bobbin case slightly to the right (see chapter on "Bobbin thread tension"). This will help to form well-defined pintucks. • Sew your first pintuck. When you start on the second pintuck, allow the first pintuck to run parallel in a groove in the foot. This will produce evenly spaced pintucks. Tip: If you would like to emphasize the pintuck effect, you can attach a cording tongue (optional accessory) on the front edge of the needle plate. The cording tongue pre-shapes the fabric during sewing and produces a moredefined pintuck. For thin materials use the pintuck foot with 7 grooves and the small cording tongue, for heavier materials use the pintuck foot with 5 grooves and the large cording tongue. Inserting a gimp thread creates a similar optical effect by making the pintuck appear even more raised. A cording tongue is not used when inserting a gimp thread in your pintucks. • Remove the needle plate. • Thread the gimp thread from below through the hole at the center front of the needle plate. • Replace the needle plate. The notch between the needle plate and the sewing machine provides space for the gimp thread while sewing. Feed the gimp thread under the work support so that it does not become knotted during sewing. • Gently pull the fabric taut while sewing the pintucks. 60