SINGER 401A - Manual (Page 84)

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CORDED SEAMS
SELECTOR: AK
RED LEVER: 3
THROAT PLATE: GENERAL PURPOSE OR
STRAIGHT STITCH
ZIPPER FOOT
The corded seam is a typical treatment for slip
covers, children’s clothes, blouses and lingerie.
When cording a seam the zipper foot is usually
adjusted to the right of the needle so that the
bulk of the work will fall to thè left.
Set Selector and Red Lever. Attach the corded
welting to the right side of a single seam edge.
with the same stitch length used to make the
welting (pade 65). Guide the edge of the foot
next to the cord, but do not crowd.
Place the attached corded welting over the
second seam edge, and pin or baste together.
Keep the first stitching uppermost as a guide
and position the seam under needle. Stitch, this
time crowding the foot against the cord.
This method produces evenly joined seam edges
and tightly set welting.
Curved seams are corded as easily as straight
seams, except that a shorter stitch length is used.
Since the seam allowance of the welting is bias,
it is not difficult to shape it to the seam.