Singer 5500 Fashion Mate Instruction Manual 2 - Page 53

Machine, settiflg

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Smocking is done easily by sewing part of children's blouses, etc. several rows of smocking stitch parallel over the pre-gathered Machine settiflg How to sew Step-i lower threads Step-2 - How to do pre-gathering with the machine- (1) Sew two straight lines on the part for smocking with the stitch length 4 and the upper thread tension extremely loose. (2) Make knots in one end. (3) Gather the fabric holding the ends in the other end. toward the knots while of the lower threads * See page 24 for sewing straight stitches. (1) Sew smocking stitches on the gathered part between two straight stitches. (2) Take out the threads used to do -gathering after you have finished. pre 51

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Smocking
is
done
easily
by
sewing
several
rows
of
smocking
stitch
parallel
over
the
pre-gathered
part
of
children’s
blouses,
etc.
Step-i
lower
threads
Step-2
Machine
settiflg
How
to
do
pre-gathering
with
the
machine—
(1)
Sew
two
straight
lines
on
the
part
for
smocking
with
the
stitch
length
4
and
the
upper
thread
tension
extremely
loose.
(2)
Make
knots
in
one
end.
(3)
Gather
the
fabric
toward
the
knots
while
holding
the
ends
of
the
lower
threads
in
the
other
end.
*
See
page
24
for
sewing
straight
stitches.
(1)
Sew
smocking
stitches
on
the
gathered
part
between
two
straight
stitches.
(2)
Take
out
the
threads
used
to
do
pre
-gathering
after
you
have
finished.
How
to
sew
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