Pfaff creative 1371 Owner's Manual - Page 87

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Woollen fabrics: well balanced stitch length ai tension. Batiste light needle thread tension and mediu stitch length. Velvet or silk velour: baste the seam line twic and sew in grain direction with a stitch length 2.5 to 3 mm. Be careful when pressing velvet! try out on piece of waste fabric and do not press down o the iron. Twill/jeans; use special needles for jeans fabric: When sewing over thick intersections it is advisabl to cut away seam allowances. Synthetic materials: do not baste such materiai as plastic, foil or oilcloth (penetration holes!). Us long stitch lengths (4 to 6 mm) and the dual feei Pure silk: set needle thread tension a little lowe Needle must be in perfect condition (otherwis' fibres are pulled). Use stitch lengths between 2 an 2.5 mm, Knitted or crocheted materials: sew with ligh needle thread tension and elastic seams. Machine-embroidery silk: to obtain effective moti embroideries set the needle thread tension lighter i.e. lower than the buttonhole range. 74

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Woollen
fabrics:
well
balanced
stitch
length
ai
tension.
Batiste
light
needle
thread
tension
and
mediu
stitch
length.
Velvet
or
silk
velour:
baste
the
seam
line
twic
and
sew
in
grain
direction
with
a
stitch
length
2.5
to
3 mm.
Be
careful
when
pressing
velvet!
try
out
on
piece
of
waste
fabric
and
do
not
press
down
o
the
iron.
Twill/jeans;
use
special
needles
for
jeans
fabric:
When
sewing
over
thick
intersections
it
is
advisabl
to
cut
away
seam
allowances.
Synthetic materials:
do not
baste
such
materiai
as
plastic,
foil
or
oilcloth
(penetration
holes!).
Us
long
stitch
lengths
(4
to
6
mm)
and the
dual
feei
Pure
silk:
set
needle
thread
tension
a
little
lowe
Needle must
be
in
perfect
condition
(otherwis’
fibres
are
pulled).
Use
stitch
lengths
between
2
an
2.5
mm,
Knitted
or
crocheted
materials:
sew
with
ligh
needle
thread
tension
and
elastic
seams.
Machine-embroidery
silk:
to
obtain
effective
moti
embroideries
set
the
needle
thread
tension
lighter
i.e.
lower
than
the buttonhole
range.
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