SINGER 1036 Creative Touch - Manual (Page 23)

4. ALL ABOUT ZIG-ZAG STITCHING
how stitches are produced
All stitches are produced by discs. Fashion
Stitch discs control the side-to-side move­
ment of the needle; Flexi-Stitch discs control
both the side-to-side movement of the needle
and the back-and-forth movement of the feed.
Your sewing machine has eleven built-in
discs. These discs can produce five Fashion
Stitch patterns (white), and five Flexi-Stitch
patterns (yellow), and a straight stitch.
In addition to the obviously decorative uses of
the stitch patterns, some serve very practical
purposes. In the section called “Sewing the
Professional Way,” beginning on page 31, you
will find instructions for both decorative and
practical uses of these patterns.
built-in stitches
The eleven discs built into your sewing machine produce the stitches illustrated
needle work.
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/\ / \ /\ /\ Z'' Z\ Z \ /\ /
/ \ Z \ Z \ Z N Z \ Z \ Z \ Z \ Z
Z V V V V V N / V V
Plain Zig-Zag Stitch. Used for general-pur­
pose stretch sewing, buttonholes, attaching
buttons, bar tacks, and appliqué.
Straight Stitch. For seaming and speed bast­
ing.
Multi-stitch Zig-Zag. Lets you mend, join, and
reinforce without bulk.
Ribbon Stitch. A decorative pattern for single-
and twin-needle work.
Blindstitch. Indispensable for finishing hems.
Icicle Stitch. Perfect for ornamental borders
and edges.
Featherstitch. Extremely versatile. Use it for
stretchable straight-stitch seams in knit and
stretch fabrics and for fagoting, embroidering,
and quilting.
Honeycomb Stitch. Ideal for smocking and
useful for mending, overcasting, and attaching
elastic and stretch lace.
Leaf Stitch. For decorative stitching.
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Overedge Stretch Stitch. Used for joining and
overedging seams in knit and stretch fabrics
in one operation.
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