SINGER 771 Touch & Sew II - Manual (Page 61)

DEEP-PILE FABRICS (Fake Fur) f
• Pin, rather than baste, seams. P!ace pins at
short Intervais at right angles to the seam
line. Pins with colored heads are easy to see
and remove.
• Sew in direction of nap.
• Stitch with a fairly long machine stitch (set-
tings of 8 to 10 or approximately 2.5 to 3)
and use poiyester/cotton thread in a size 14
or 16 style
2020 needle.
• As seam is stitched, smooth pile away from
seam allowance with a darning needle or
upholstery pin,
• After stitching seam.s with a 5/8 inch ( 1,6cm)
seam allowance, use small hand scissors to
shear pile from entire seam allowance to
reduce bulk.
• Stitch 1/4 inch ( 6mm) preshrunk tape into
neckline and shoulder seams for stability and
reinforcem^ent, or stitch with the straight
stretch stitch (stitch control set on
5^ )
• Leather and leather-look fabrics complement
fur fabrics: use them for bound buttonholes
and easy button loops.
• Coat hems are less bulky if narrow and
finished with a 3 inch (7.6cm) fabric facing or
gros-grain ribbon.
•
• Slash through the center fold of darts and
finger-press open or stitch with a narrow zig­
zag stitch and trim away excess fabric after
stitching.
Stitchm^ Deep-Pile
Fabrics {Fake Fur)
VELVET AND VELVETEEN f
♦ Use a light pressure dial setting to prevent
crushing pile.
♦ Mark and baste with silk thread.
♦ Use a Style 2020, size 11 needle and a fine
thread for seaming. “A’’ silk or nylon thread
is recommended for sewing velvet and
velveteen.
♦ Always stitch in the direction of the nap.
Pin or hanc-baste seams and sew under gen­
tle tension by holding fabric slightly taut at
front and back of needle (see page 53). Ex­
tra-long straight seams may be machine
basted with a long, wide zig-zag stitch.
To sew panne velvet, use a bail-point needle
(yellow banc) and a shorter-than-normal
stitch length (settings of 12 to 1 5 or approx­
imately 1.5 to 2),
fThe £ven~Feed Foot is designed to aid in sewing t.nis fabric.
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