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English 30 ZIGZAG STITCH 31 ZIGZAG STITCH 32 ZIGZAG STITCH 33 ZIGZAG STITCH Sewing on Buttons Elastic Insertion Gathering Free-Motion Monograms Use the zigzag stitch to attach buttons. Disengage or cover the machine's feed teeth (see your machine manual). It is helpful to use the Button Sewing Foot (additional accessory for some machine models) which helps hold the button securely and provides a clearer view of the stitching area than does the All-Purpose Foot. Place the button on the fabric underneath the foot. Set the machine for a zigzag stitch. Turn the handwheel toward you slowly to check that the left and right movement of the needle clears the button's holes. If the needle doesn't clear both holes, adjust stitch width (if your machine has adjustable stitch width) accordingly until it does. Sew several stitches to attach button. Bring thread tails to back of fabric and tie to secure. For more information, see this video. Insert elastic easliy with the zigzag stitch. For elastic that is 1/4" - 3/8" wide, place the elastic though the opening of the AllPurpose Foot. This will help keep the elastic from slipping from left to right as you sew. Hold the elastic from in front and in back of the presser foot, stretching the elastic as you do so. For some fabrics, gathering can be a challenge. Try using your machine's zigzag stitch to create a "casing" over a cord. Place a knot at one end of the cord. For machines with adjustable stitch width, select a width setting that is wide enough to cover the cord, but not actually stitch the cord itself. If the machine has adjustable stitch length, select a fairly long stitch length setting. It is helpful to use a Cording Foot (additional accessory for some machine models), which has a groove to guide the cord easily as you stitch the zigzag. When stitching is done, pull the cord to gather the fabric. See a demonstration of this technique in the Cording Foot video. Create monograms in any size or style by moving your fabric in free-motion mode. To set the machine for free-motion monograms, first disengage or cover the machine's feed teeth (see your machine's 8 of 179

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English
30
ZIGZAG STITCH
Sewing on
Buttons
Use the zigzag stitch to attach buttons.
Disengage or cover the machine's feed
teeth (see your machine manual).
It is
helpful to use the Button Sewing Foot
(additional accessory for some machine
models) which helps hold the button
securely and provides a clearer view of the
stitching area than does the All-Purpose
Foot.
Place the button on the fabric
underneath the foot. Set the machine for a
zigzag stitch.
Turn the handwheel toward
you slowly to check that the left and right
movement of the needle clears the button's
holes.
If the needle doesn't clear both
holes, adjust stitch width (if your machine
has adjustable stitch width) accordingly
until it does.
Sew several stitches to attach
button.
Bring thread tails to back of fabric
and tie to secure.
For more information, see
this video.
31
ZIGZAG STITCH
Elastic Insertion
Insert elastic easliy with the zigzag stitch.
For elastic that is 1/4" - 3/8" wide, place the
elastic though the opening of the All-
Purpose Foot.
This will help keep the
elastic from slipping from left to right as
you sew.
Hold the elastic from in front and
in back of the presser foot, stretching the
elastic as you do so.
32
ZIGZAG STITCH
Gathering
For some fabrics, gathering can be a
challenge.
Try using your machine's zigzag
stitch to create a "casing" over a cord.
Place a knot at one end of the cord.
For
machines with adjustable stitch width,
select a width setting that is wide enough to
cover the cord, but not actually stitch the
cord itself.
If the machine has adjustable
stitch length, select a fairly long stitch
length setting.
It is helpful to use a Cording
Foot (additional accessory for some
machine models), which has a groove to
guide the cord easily as you stitch the
zigzag.
When stitching is done, pull the
cord to gather the fabric.
See a
demonstration of this technique in the
Cording Foot video.
33
ZIGZAG STITCH
Free-Motion
Monograms
Create monograms in any size or style by
moving your fabric in free-motion mode.
To
set the machine for free-motion
monograms, first disengage or cover the
machine's feed teeth (see your machine's
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