Overcasting Stitch; Section V. Utility Stitches And; Decorative Stitches; Blind Hem Stitch - Sears Kenmore 385.15512000 Manual De Instrucciones

Overcasting Stitch
(_) Stitch selector: 3
® Stitch length: 1 to 2
® Needle thread tension: 1 to 4
Q Presser foot: Zigzag foot
This is useful in garment construction and in finishing raw edges
of any sewing project.
Start overcasting about 1/8" (0.3 cm) inside the raw corner of a
seam If you start right at the edge, fabric bunches up and the
stitches become tangled
SECTION V. UTILITY STITCHES AND
DECORATIVE STITCHES
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Blind Hem Stitch
(_) Stitch selector: 5 or 6
® Stitch length: 1 to 3
® Needle thread tension: 1 to 4
(_ Presser foot: Zigzag foot
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('_ Lightweight fabric
® Heavyweight fabric
® Wrong side (Bottom side) of fabric
On heavyweight fabrics that ravel, the raw edge should be
overcast firsL Then fold the hem, as illustrated leaving 1/4"
(0.7 cm) 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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