SINGER 611 - Manual (Page 24)

CHAIN STITCH
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More than any other sewing machine the new SINGE'R 611 will
eliminate a comidetahie amount of time-consuming and burden­
some work previously done‘by hand. This machine has the uni­
que feature of being capable of producing not only conventional
lock stitching but selectively single thread chain stitching,
The main advantage of this type of stitch is that the single thread
chain stitch can easily and quickly be removed by a single pull
on the dmln stitch seam. By means of the chain stitch the neces­
sary tacking and basting operations indispensable for sewing
perfectly fitted cresses or other garments can now be produced
on a mmchine. Even a section of a chain stitch seam can be remov­
ed without any effort as is frequently required when fitting the
dress or gàTxaent (side and waist seamm). Once the dress or gar­
ment fits, the final lock stitch is stitched in a close parallel line
to the chain stitch. Then the temporary seam is remioved by a
single pull without leaving remains of the thread in the fabric.
Thus sewing-in of the basting seam is very unlikely. For basting,
regular thread or darning thread may be used.
The single thread chain stitch has a wide range of applications
and can be employed for a variety of operations, for instance:
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