Decorative Stitches - Sears Kenmore 385.12216 Manual De Instrucciones

Overcasting Stitch
C) Stitch selector: C
(_) Stitch length: 1 to 2
(_ Top thread tension: 1 to 4
(_ Presser foot: Zigzag foot
This is useful in garment construction and in finish-
ing raw edges of any sewing project.
Start overcasting about 0°3 cm (1/8") inside the raw
corner of seam° If you start right at the edge, fabric
bunches up and the stitches become tangled.
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SECTION V. UTILITY STITCHES AND
DECORATIVE STITCHES
Blind Hem Stitch
C) Stitch selector: E or F
(_) Stitch length: I to 3
(_ Top thread tension: I to 4
(&) Presser foot: Zigzag foot
(_ Lightweight fabric
(_) Heavyweight fabric
(_) Wrong side of fabric
On heavyweight fabrics that ravel, the raw edge
should be overcast first.Then fold the hem, as illus-
trated, leaving 0°4 cm to 0.7 cm (1/4) of the hem
edge showing.
Position the fabric on the machine so that the
needle just pierces the folded part of the fabric when
the needle comes over to the extreme left side of
wide zigzag stitch.
Lower the presser foot°
After hemming is completed, press both sides of the
finished hem. The top side of the fabric shows only
the blind stitches_
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