Shirring and gathering
Turn OFF the power switch before
Attention
replacing the presser foot.
Shirring: such as the shoulder line and waist of the skirt,
on which shirring is not seen.
Gathering: such as shoulder joining and the frills of a skirt.
1
Gathering
Change the stitch length.
Set 3.0 - 4.0 for gathering and 1.5 - 2.0 for shirring.
2
Loose
4
Loosen the needle thread tension.
3
Start sewing.
Leave about 5 cm of needle and bobbin threads
both at the sewing start and at the sewing end
and sew a parallel line.
4
Shirring
Gathering
Pull the lower thread by hand to shrink the fabrics.
Pattern
Practical 00
No.
Presser
Standard
foot
presser foot (A)
Shirring
Pintucking
Turn OFF the power switch before
Attention
replacing the presser foot.
This stitch is used to sew decorations on the front of blouses
and/or aprons, etc.
1
Iron the creases of the pintuck.
2
Width of finished pintuck
Crease
Sew the creases one by one and avoid it stretching.
3
After sewing, turn over pintucks and iron them.
Example of use
● Blouse
Pattern
Practical 00
No.
Presser
Standard
foot
presser foot (A)
Crease
● Apron
37