Lingerie seams – SINGER 514 User Manual

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SWING THE PROFESSIONAL WAY {Continued)

Method 4

imQEmE SEAM

Pattern Sofoctor:

F/oxf*Stitch Dial: 0

Stitch Width: To suit fabric

Needle Position:

„,

;

Stitch Length: 2,5-3

Pressure; To suit fabric

Tension: To suit fabric

General Purpose Presser Foot
General Purpose Needle Plate

Seam edges support the garment and

should be neatened if the fabric is likely
to fray.

1. Make a test sample first to determine

whether ^ig-;^ag stitch or blindstttch

best

suits

your

fabric.

Also

adjust

stitch length and stitch width to suit
fabric. Choose the settings that will
give you the most "open” stitch that

will secure the fabric edges; avoid

harsh, over-stitching.

2. Trim seam edges evenly.
3. Place stitching near the edge of the

seam allowance or over the raw edge
as ilkistratecL

lingerie Seams

Pattern Selector: ^

FhxhStitch Dial; 0

Stitch Width:

Needle Position:

| X i ^

Stitch Length: 1-1,5

Pressure: To suit fabric

Tension: To suit fabric

General Purpose Presser Foot
General Purpose Needle Plate

To make a lingerie seam both durabie
and flexible, use a plain 7.\g-7sg stitch.
This treatment is particularly suitable for

bias seams.

1. Straight“Stitch the seam (with stitch

width at j } on wrong side.

2. Press both seam allowances in the

same direction,

3. From the right side, top-stitch with

?Jg-;?:ag pattern {with stitch width at

letting the needle alternately

enter the seam line and seam thickness.