Pfaff 332 Owner's Manual - Page 45

R 7139 I (L j' 46669 Blindstitching Machine Setting: -0 B -0 C -3 D -1 to 2 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. 44088 with blindstitch guide No. 46669, which you can buy at your Pfaff 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. Next follow this procedure: Turn fabric wrong side up. On scivage edge or if bias seam binding is used on edge of hem, fold material once (Fig. I). On unselvoged fabric, fold twice (Fig. 2). It is advisable to pin or baste hem. Guide work evenly, holding top hem edge against the vertical flange of the blindstitch guide. Set 0 so that needle takes left stitch exactly in the folded edge and the right stitch up to or over the hem edge. When hem is finished, stitches will not be visible on top side. 44088 Automatic Blindstitching Used for draperies or curtains Machine Setting: E -1 B-i A -6 C -1 Stitch Length 1 _V/s Blindstitching is used for medium and heavy fabrics and would be visible on the right side of sheer and filmy fabrics. Therefore these fabrics should be blindstitched with the Automatic so a number of narrow and one wide zigzag stitch are sewn at regular intervals. Use thread that matches fabric and fold the hem as illustrated. Feed fold against left inside edge of foot so that narrow zigzag stitches are made on hem edge and wide stitches pierce fold. Bulky work is placed in machine with bulk of material to the left of the needle. Set lever C on "3". 44 R 7371