SINGER 513 Stylist User Manual

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[Repairing Stretch Garments

Flexi-Stitch

Dial: O (Off)

Pattern Selector: | (plain zig-zag)

Needle Position:

Stitch Width: I to ^

Stitch Length ; 25 or to suit fabric

General-Purpose Needle Plate and Foot

Seams and hems in stretch and elasticized

garments retain their elasticity when
stitched with the plain zig-zag stitch.

This stitch is particularly effective when

used in topstitch applications (as shown)

or to overedge. Make a test sample to
check selector settings.

Stretch Garment Repair

Seams

Breaks in press-open seams can be re

paired quickly and easily when you use the

straight stretch stitch. This stitch is idea!
for knit and stretch fabrics, and particu

larly useful for repairing or strengthening

curved seams, or seams that will receive

strain v\/hen worn.

1. Make a test sample to check selector

settings,

2. Remove loose thread along the break

and press seam edges together.

Re-stitch along original seamline,

guiding seam under presser foot with

out stretching fabric, letting the ma
chine move the fabric to make the
back-and-forth

stitches

that

give

s-t-r-e-t-c-h' to the seam. Overlap
stitching one inch at each end. Press
seam open.

Seam Repair