Singer SEQS-6000 FUTURA QUARTET Instruction Manual - Page 59
Pintuck Foot, Edge Guide / Quilting Bar
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PINTUCK FOOT The pintuck foot works in conjunction with a twin needle to create small "tucks" in the fabric. The pintuck foot has several grooves in the underside, which allows the tucks not to be flattened after being sewn. The grooves also help keep multiple rows of tucks evenly spaced. A cord can be added to form a more pronounced pintuck. 1. Attach the pintuck foot and a twin needle (optional accessory). 2. Thread the two needle threads. For the second thread spool, you need the additional spool pin from the sewing machine's standard accessories. 3. For threading, follow the machine's thread path with both threads. Pull the right thread into the right needle's eye and the left thread into the left needle's eye. Do not use the machine's automatic needle threader; thread manually. 4. Depending on the fabric type, the upper thread tension has to be increased to get a pronounced pintuck effect. Test the effect on a piece of scrap fabric first. Hint: The firmer and heavier the fabric, the higher the upper thread tension. 5. For your first pintuck, draw a line on the fabric using a fabric-marking pen. 6. Sew your first pintuck. For smooth results, gently pull the fabric taut while sewing. 7. For closely spaced pintucks: For sewing a second parallel row of tucks, place the first row in the foot's groove next to it, so the first pintuck serves as a guide for the next row. The grooves also help keep multiple rows of tucks spaced evenly. For wider spaced pintucks, you can easily determine spaces between several rows of tucks simply by choosing different grooves of the foot. It is important, however, that one finished row of tucks always runs parallel in one of the grooves as a guide. EDGE GUIDE / QUILTING BAR The edge guide/quilting bar is best utilized when paired with the general purpose foot or the straight stitch foot (optional accessory). The edge guide/quilting bar is used to sew perfect straight seams. It can be used to stitch parallel lines in quilting, or can be used to help guide you to sew 5/8 of an inch seam allowances. To attach the guide, simply insert it into the opening of the shank at the back of the presser foot on your machine. * The pintuck foot is an optional accessory. * The edge guide (quilting bar) is an optional accessory. 57