SINGER W4910 Euroflair User Manual

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Sewing with straight stitching

Basting

When sewing simpler garments you can save time by

inserting pins at right angles to the seam. Then sew the
seam removing each pin as you come to it. If you are
careful, use fine pins, and relatively long stitches, you
can sew right across the pins. However, this involves a
risk of blunting the needle, or breaking the needle or
pins.

Machine basting allows you to try on the garment

before sewing it together. Pin the seams as described
above. Set the stitch length to 3-4 for light fabrics, to
4-5 for normal and heavier fabrics. Set the thread ten
sion dial at the buttonhole symbol. Stitch.

Remove the basting by pulling out the lower thread.

Gathering

Gathering with the straight stitch is the most common

method. The best results are obtained if stitch length
3-3.5 is used and the upper thread tension decreased to
the buttonhole symbol. Two rows of gathering stitches
are sewn side by side - the lower threads from both
rows are then pulled simultaneously to produce the
gathering.