Applications, Blwdstitch, Blindstitch hems – SINGER 6136 User Manual

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applications

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BLWDSTITCH

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The blindstitch has many practical and functional uses. Its most common use

provides a durable horn finish. However, the creative ways that one might apply
this stitch are unending.

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Blindstitch Hems

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• Needle Position

• Stitch Width;

• Stitch l.cngih: 1 to 2.5

• General (Purpose Needle Plato

• General t^irposo foot

• Eilindstitch Hofn Guide

1. Raise foot, iooson screw, and slip blindstitch

hem guide from the front between the screw
and the shank of the foot. Make sure the

underside of the guide clears the slide plate
and the front of the foot. Tighten screw with

coin.

2. Prepare hem in ti’ie usual way. U is advisable

to baste the hem. Place the basting at least

1.3 cm (’/? inch) below the edge of the hem

allowance to avoid catching the flange of

the guide as you stitch.

3. With the wrong side of the work uppermost,

turn the hem under, creating a soft fold

from the top edge of the hem.

4. Position the hem under the foot v^ith the soft

fold resting against the wall of the guide.

Make sure the flange of the guide is be

tween the soft fold and top of horn, as shown.

5. Lower the toot and stitch so that the straight

stitches fall on the hem allowance and the

/dg--?.ag stitches pierce the soft fold of the
work. Adjust stitch width if necessary. White

stitching, guide the hem edge in a straight

line and feed the soft fold evenly against

the wall of the guide.