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English 1 STRAIGHT STITCH 2 STRAIGHT STITCH 3 STRAIGHT STITCH 4 STRAIGHT STITCH 5 STRAIGHT STITCH SINGER® 3342 English | Spanish | French Seams Quilt Piecing Topstitching Edge Stitching Basting The most common use for the straight stitch is for joining fabrics together with a seam. The machine needle plate has a series of etched markings to the right of the presser foot which serve as guidelines for various widths of seam allowances when sewing with the needle in center position. Line up the raw edges of the fabric with the desired seam allowance guideline to sew a seam. Quilt piecing is done using a 1/4" seam allowance. After sewing, press seams toward the darker of the two fabrics, to help prevent the seam allowance from being visible on the top side of the quilt. It may be helpful to use a Quarter Inch Foot (additional accessory for some machine models). Topstitching is a line of straight stitching on the outside of a garment or project, usually as a decorative embellishment. Set the machine for straight stitch, with a stitch length of 3 to 3.5mm. Sew 1/4" - 3/8" from the edge of the fabric. If sewing with topstitching thread, use a SINGER Topstitching Needle, size 90/14 for medium weight fabrics, or a SINGER Topstitching needle, size 100/16 for heavier fabrics. A Topstitching Needle (additional accessory) has a longer eye to accommodate thicker threads, such as topstitching thread which gives the stitches a bolder look. Edgestitching can be used to add stability to projects like tote bags, or it can be used simply as a decorative embellishment. Set the machine for straight stitch. Sew approximately 1/8" from the edge of the fabric. Basting stitches are used to temporarily hold fabrics together, for example, when you want to check the fit of a garment before sewing the actual seam. To set the machine for basting, if your machine has adjustable stitch length, select straight stitch with the longest stitch length setting. It is helpful to also slightly reduce the upper thread tension as well (this makes it easier to remove the temporary basting stitches later). Sew the row of basting stitches, and 1 of 91

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SINGER® 3342
English | Spanish | French
English
1
STRAIGHT
STITCH
Seams
The most common use for the straight stitch is
for joining fabrics together with a seam.
The
machine needle plate has a series of etched
markings to the right of the presser foot which
serve as guidelines for various widths of seam
allowances when sewing with the needle in
center position.
Line up the raw edges of the
fabric with the desired seam allowance guideline
to sew a seam.
2
STRAIGHT
STITCH
Quilt Piecing
Quilt piecing is done using a 1/4" seam
allowance.
After sewing, press seams toward
the darker of the two fabrics, to help prevent the
seam allowance from being visible on the top
side of the quilt.
It may be helpful to use a
Quarter Inch Foot (additional accessory for
some machine models).
3
STRAIGHT
STITCH
Topstitching
Topstitching is a line of straight stitching on the
outside of a garment or project, usually as a
decorative embellishment.
Set the machine for
straight stitch, with a stitch length of 3 to
3.5mm.
Sew 1/4" - 3/8" from the edge of the
fabric.
If sewing with topstitching thread, use a
SINGER Topstitching Needle, size 90/14 for
medium weight fabrics, or a SINGER
Topstitching needle, size 100/16 for heavier
fabrics.
A Topstitching Needle (additional
accessory) has a longer eye to accommodate
thicker threads, such as topstitching thread
which gives the stitches a bolder look.
4
STRAIGHT
STITCH
Edge Stitching
Edgestitching can be used to add stability to
projects like tote bags, or it can be used simply
as a decorative embellishment.
Set the machine
for straight stitch.
Sew approximately 1/8" from
the edge of the fabric.
5
STRAIGHT
STITCH
Basting
Basting stitches are used to temporarily hold
fabrics together, for example, when you want to
check the fit of a garment before sewing the
actual seam.
To set the machine for basting, if
your machine has adjustable stitch length, select
straight stitch with the longest stitch length
setting.
It is helpful to also slightly reduce the
upper thread tension as well (this makes it
easier to remove the temporary basting stitches
later).
Sew the row of basting stitches, and
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