SINGER W6105 User Manual
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MONOGRAMS
Many decorative stitches can be used
to add a personal loud: Iry inonogram-
ing a diess or blouse, v/riliiig a name
on children’s clothes, or initialing
household Iinens.
Very simple straight-line monograms
can be made with the stretch straight
stitch. Use (’reate-u-Stitch lever for
more decorative touches at the ends
of each letter.
Use the satin stitch for script or block
letters, either alone or in combination
with other decorative stitches made
with the Creale-a-Stitch lever.
It stitching on very soft fabric, use a
backing of tissuepaper or interfacing
to eliminate puckering and to prevent
bobbin thread tVom showing on right
side ot tabric. Trim away excess after
stitching.
APPLIQUES
Appiic|ues aie cut-out designs ot one
fabric stitched to another.
Use a close zig-zag stitch or line satin
stitch. Or tiy varying the stitch with
the Creale-a-Stitch lever. However,
don t allow stitch to be too wide.
Stitch a sample first to decide which
method is best for your fabric:
•
Baste applique design to fabric.
Stitch around entire edge of design,
llien trim away any excess fabric
around outer edge with embroidery
scissors,
•
Baste applique design to tabric.
Stitch around entire design with
straight stitching; trim edges close
to stitching. Then overstitch edge
ot design with applique stitch.
EMBROIDERY
the needle in order to create your de
sign. Use either a straight stitch or a
zig-zag stitch.
Trace design on right side of fabric,
for best results, place tabric in an
embroidery hoop.
Remove all pressure from fabric:
•
press DARN button all the way
down to lower tabric feed
• piess down on outer ring of pressure
icgulalor to relea.se pressure com
pletely ^
Place hoop under needle. Run machine
at medium speed, guiding hoop care-
tully so needle moves along pattern
lines.
Use straight stitch for outlining, and
zig-zag stitch for tilling in design.
Vaiy length of stitch simply by moving
hoop faster or slower under needle.
Place stitches close together tor a
smooth,
satiny
surface.
Overlap
stitches for an irregular surface.