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English 22 STRAIGHT STITCH Understitching 23 STRAIGHT STITCH Stay Stitching 24 STRAIGHT STITCH Darning STRAIGHT 25 STITCH LEFT POSITION Seams STRAIGHT 26 STITCH LEFT POSITION Topstitching STRAIGHT 27 STITCH LEFT POSITION Edge Stitching Understitching is used to help prevent a waistline or neckline facing from rolling to the outside. Set the machine for straight stitch. Sew though the facing and seam allowance only. The understitching will not be visible from the outside of the project. Sleeves, necklines, and princess seams are curved and can become distorted and difficult to join to the rest of the garment. Stay-stitching is used to help stabilize fabric by preventing stretching and distortion. Set the machine for straight stitch. Sew just inside the seam allowance. Small holes or tears in fabric can be repaired using a Darning / Embroidery Foot (additional accessory for some machine models) and the straight stitch. Place a small piece of fabric behind the area to be repaired. Set the machine for straigth stitch, cover or disengage the feed teeth (check your machine manual), and thread the machine with a color that blends well with the fabric. Manually move the fabric in a back-and-forth motion as you step on the foot control. There is a demonstration of darning in our Darning/Embroidery Foot video. The most common use for the straight stitch is for joining fabrics together with a seam. When sewing with the needle in left position, more of the fabric is under the presser foot than if sewing in center needle position, which can help the fabric feed smoothly when sewing some fabrics. Topstitching is a line of straight stitching on the outside of a garment or project, usually as a decorative embellishment. The left position straight stitch can be used to sew topstitching on projects like coats, jackets and tote bags. Because the needle is in left position, more of the fabric is under the presser foot, offering stable fabric feed. 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. Sew 1/4" - 3/8" from the edge of the fabric. Edgestitching can be used add stability to projects like tote bags, or it can be used simply as a decorative embellishment. Select the left position straight stitch. Sew approximately 1/8" from the edge of the fabric. It can be helpful to use the Blind Hem Foot (additional accessory for some machine models) as a guide for the edge of the fabric, adjusted to help you sew straight along the edge. 5 of 49

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English
22
STRAIGHT
STITCH
Understitching
Understitching is used to help prevent a waistline or
neckline facing from rolling to the outside.
Set the
machine for straight stitch.
Sew though the facing
and seam allowance only.
The understitching will not
be visible from the outside of the project.
23
STRAIGHT
STITCH
Stay Stitching
Sleeves, necklines, and princess seams are curved
and can become distorted and diļ¬ƒcult to join to the
rest of the garment.
Stay-stitching is used to help
stabilize fabric by preventing stretching and
distortion.
Set the machine for straight stitch.
Sew
just inside the seam allowance.
24
STRAIGHT
STITCH
Darning
Small holes or tears in fabric can be repaired using a
Darning / Embroidery Foot (additional accessory for
some machine models) and the straight stitch.
Place
a small piece of fabric behind the area to be repaired.
Set the machine for straigth stitch, cover or
disengage the feed teeth (check your machine
manual), and thread the machine with a color that
blends well with the fabric.
Manually move the fabric
in a back-and-forth motion as you step on the foot
control.
There is a demonstration of darning in our
Darning/Embroidery Foot video.
25
STRAIGHT
STITCH LEFT
POSITION
Seams
The most common use for the straight stitch is for
joining fabrics together with a seam.
When sewing
with the needle in left position, more of the fabric is
under the presser foot than if sewing in center needle
position, which can help the fabric feed smoothly
when sewing some fabrics.
26
STRAIGHT
STITCH LEFT
POSITION
Topstitching
Topstitching is a line of straight stitching on the
outside of a garment or project, usually as a
decorative embellishment. The left position straight
stitch can be used to sew topstitching on projects like
coats, jackets and tote bags.
Because the needle is
in left position, more of the fabric is under the presser
foot, offering stable fabric feed.
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.
Sew 1/4" - 3/8" from the edge
of the fabric.
27
STRAIGHT
STITCH LEFT
POSITION
Edge Stitching
Edgestitching can be used add stability to projects
like tote bags, or it can be used simply as a decorative
embellishment.
Select the left position straight
stitch.
Sew approximately 1/8" from the edge of the
fabric.
It can be helpful to use the Blind Hem Foot
(additional accessory for some machine models) as a
guide for the edge of the fabric, adjusted to help you
sew straight along the edge.
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