Pfaff 259 Owner's Manual - Page 42

2 R7139 Hemstitching Hemstitching is successful on linen and twilled fabrics. For this type of work use an ordinary needle. Draw several threads out of the fabric. Set machine for a medium-wide zigzag stitch and sew along both edges of the strip, making sure that 'zigs" and "zags" in both rows are exactly opposite each other. Set stitch length according to thread bar width you desire. Draw threads from the edge until your fringe is the length you want. Zigzag along this line -- and you wilt have picot edging. 69 Blindstitching Machine Setting: A-i to 2 (optional) B -. Stitch Length: Maximum Hemming dresses and skirts by hand is a laborious task. You can do it easily on your PFAFF on medium and heavy fabrics. Use zigzag foot No. 51378 with blindstitch guide No. 46669, which you can buy at your Pfoff store. Attach the guide so that its vertical flange goes through the sewing foot slot. Use a No. 70 needle, a loose upper tension, and thin thread in the needle. Next, follow this procedure: Turn fabric wrong side up. Fold selvaged material once (Fig. 1), unselvaged fabric twice (Fig. 2). It is advisable to press or baste hem. Guide work evenly, holding top hem edge against vertical flange of blindstitch guide. Set dial A so that needle takes left stitch exactly in the folded edge and right stitch up to or over the hem edge. When hem is finished, stitches will not be visible on t op side. 41