SINGER 1021 - Manual (Page 37)

DEEP-PILE FABRICS (Fake Fur)
• Pin, rather than baste, seams. Place
pins at close intervals at right angles
to the seam line. Pins with colored
heads are easy to see gnd remove.
• Sew in direction of nap.
• Stitch with a fairly long machine
stitch(2,5to3mm)and use polyester/-
cotton thread in a size 90 or 100
Type 705 H needle.
• As seam is stitched, smooth pile away
from seam allowance with a darning
needle or upholstery pin.
• After stitching seams with a 1.5 cm
seam allowance, use small hand
scissors to shear pile from entire se­
am allowance to reduce bulk.
• Stitch 6 mm pre-shrunk tape into
neckline and shoulder seams for sta­
bility and reinforcement or stitch
with the straight stretch stitch.
• Leather and leather-look fabrics com­
plement fur fabrics; use them for bound
buttonholes and easy button loops.
• Coat hems are less bulky If they are
narrow and finished with a 8 cm fa­
bric facing or grosgrain ribbon.
• Slash through the center fold of darts
and finger-press open, or stitch with a
narrow zig-zag stitch and trim away
excess fabric after stitching.
Smoothing Pile away
from Seam Allowance
Deep-Pile Fabrics
VELVET AND VELVETEENt
• Use a light-pressure dial setting to prevent crushing pile.
• Mark and baste with silk thread.
• Use a Type 705 H, size 80 needle, and a fine thread for seaming. "A"
silk or nylon thread is recommended for velvet.
• Always stitch In the direction of the nap.
• For unpuckered seams, pin or hand baste together and then stitch under
light tension (see page 18). Extra-long, straight seams may be machine
basted with a long, wide zig-zag stitch.
• To sew pann§ velvet, use a ball-point needle and a shorter-than-normal
stitch length ( 1 . 5 to 2 mm).
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