SINGER 14U52 - Manual (Page 30)

20. Two or three-thread pin tucking
Pin tucking is a useful decoration when sewing blouses and children’s clothes. Pin tucking is accomplished
before cutting out garment.
• Use ordinary overedge throat plate or rolled hemming throat plate.
• Remove left needle.
• Before sewing on your garment, always make a test stitch on a sample of your fabric so that you can
adjust the thread tensions correctly for standard 1 needle, 3 thread overedge stitching, or 1 needle 2
thread wrapped edge overlock stitching.
• Place movable knife in non-operating position, (see page 21)
• Fold fabric in half with the wrong side facing up.
• Place fabric under the foot with the fold resting against the wall of edge guide.
• Adjust edge guide so that the stitches will just overcast the edge of the fold as shown in the sketch.
• Lower the foot and sew. When stitching is completed, press pin tuck to lay flat on one side.
21. Applying elastic
Elastic may easily be appHed using the 3-thread overlock stitch or 4-thread mock-safety stitch.
Knife in non-operating position, (see page
21 )
Divide elastic and area where elastic will be
inserted into quarters and mark with a
water-soluable marker.
Lay elastic on wrong side of fabric making
sure edges are even.
Line up with edge of throat plate.
After securing with 2-3 stitches, continue
sewing, allowing fabric to feed through
machine while gently stretching elastic (a
quarter at a time) with right hand. Use free
hand to keep fabric even with edge of throat
plate.
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