Pfaff Freestyle 1527 Owner's Manual - Page 66

.1cce orie, uui d1e p E 0 2,5 Pintuck 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 more defined pintuck. For thin materials use the pintuck foot with Pintuck foot 7 grooves and the small cording tongue, This classic heirloom sewing technique for heavier materials use the pintuck foot can be easily applied to many types of fabric such as cotton and Iightlinens. with 5 grooves and the large cording tongue. Undergarments, children's clothes and home decorating projects are given a nostalgic touch by pintucking. Inserting a gimp thread creates a similar optical effect by making the pintuck appear even more raised. Attach the pintuck foot. • Replace the sewing needle with a twin A cording tongue is not used when inserting a gimp thread in your pintucks. needle (e.g. 130/705 H-ZWI; 1,6 or 2.0 mm needle spacing; size 80). • Remove the needle plate. Thread the two needles (see page 11). • Thread the gimp thread from below through the hole at the center front of • Increase the bobbin thread tension the needle plate. 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 pintuk. When you start • 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 on the second pintuck, allow the first sewing. pintuck to run parallel in a groove in the foot. This will produce evenly spaced pintucks. • Gently pull the fabric taut while sewing the pintucks.