SINGER 1200 Athena - Manual (Page 44)

Method Mo. 2 — Overedged Seam Finish
Overedged Fmish
Stitch: zig-zag $ or muiti-stitch zig-zag >
Stitch width: to suit fabric
Stitch length: to suit fabric
General purpose rseedie plate
Genera! purpose foot
1. Adjust stitch length and width if necessary.
2. Trim seam edges evenly.
3. Place stitching over the trimmed edge of
the seam allowance as illustrated.
LINGERIE SEAMS
• Stitch: zig-zag g
® Stitch width: narrowortosuitfabrlc
« Stitch iength: to suit fabric
« General purpose needle plate
e General purpose foot
To make a lingerie seam durable and flexible,
use the plain zig-zag stitch at a narrow width
setting. This seam treatment is particularly
suitable for bias seams. When seaming nylon
tricot, insert a
Yellow Band needle in the
machine before you begin to sew.
® St.>'alghi-stitch the seam on wrong side of
fabric.
• Press both seam allowances in the same
direction,
« From the right side, topstitch with narrow
zig-zag stitching, letting the needle alter­
nately enter the seam line and the seam
thickness.
Lingerie Seam
42