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____ '- Gathering with straight stitch No I A straight stitch can be used to gather sleeves, cuffs, skirts or valances. To obtain neat and even gathers you should sew two three rows of gathering stitches. Set your stitch length to 6.0 mm. Lower needle thread tensi to 3. 3Li3Lw i4( t 1?t: 131 Mark the first gathering line on the right side of the fabric. along this line. Leave about 4 - 5 inches (10-13 cm) of threa( the beginning and end of the seam. Sew 1 or 2 more rows of stitching, using the edge of the pn foot as a guide. • Gather the fabric by pulling the bobbin (bottom) threads tc desired fullness. • Distribute the gathers evenly and knot the thread ends together to secure the gathering. Gathering with e'astic threads - No 7 Gathering with elastic thread is particularly suitable for visible, elastic gathering seams such as bouse sleeves, waist seams or necklines. • Mark the first gathering row on the fabric. Sew a few stitch until the needle is in the middle of the presser foot. Turn th hand-wheel towards yourself until the needle is in the lowe position. Raise the presser foot and place the elastic thread around the back of the needle, fr Lower the presser foot and sew a few more stitches to secur the elastic thread to the fabric. Continue attaching elastic threads to fabric. Make sure you do not catch the elastic thr in the stitching. When you are finished attaching the elastic thread, pull on ends of the elastic threads to gather. The amount of gather is determined by the amount you pull on the elastic thread. Secure all thread ends. F

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‘-
Gathering
with
straight
stitch
No
I
A
straight
stitch
can
be
used
to
gather
sleeves,
cuffs,
skirts
or
valances.
To
obtain
neat
and
even
gathers
you
should
sew
two
three
rows
of
gathering
stitches.
Set
your
stitch
length
to
6.0
mm.
Lower
needle
thread
tensi
to
3.
Mark
the
first
gathering
line
on
the
right
side
of
the
fabric.
along
this
line.
Leave
about
4
-
5
inches
(10-13
cm)
of
threa(
the
beginning
and
end
of
the
seam.
Sew
1
or
2
more
rows
of
stitching,
using
the
edge
of
the
pn
foot
as
a
guide.
Gather
the
fabric
by
pulling
the
bobbin
(bottom)
threads
tc
desired
fullness.
Distribute
the
gathers
evenly
and
knot
the
thread
ends
together
to
secure
the
gathering.
Gathering
with
e’astic
threads
No
7
Gathering
with
elastic
thread
is
particularly
suitable
for
visible,
elastic
gathering
seams
such
as
bouse
sleeves,
waist
seams
or
necklines.
Mark
the
first
gathering
row
on
the
fabric.
Sew
a
few
stitch
until
the
needle
is
in
the
middle
of
the
presser
foot.
Turn
th
hand-wheel
towards
yourself
until
the
needle
is
in
the
lowe
position.
Raise
the
presser
foot
and
place
the
elastic
thread
around
the
back
of
the
needle,
Lower
the
presser
foot
and
sew
a
few
more
stitches
to
secur
the
elastic
thread
to
the
fabric.
Continue
attaching
elastic
threads
to
fabric.
Make
sure
you
do
not
catch
the
elastic
thr
in
the
stitching.
When
you
are
finished
attaching
the
elastic
thread,
pull
on
ends
of
the
elastic
threads
to
gather.
The
amount
of
gather
is
determined
by
the
amount
you
pull
on
the
elastic
thread.
Secure
all
thread
ends.
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1?t:
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