SINGER 714 Graduate - Manual (Page 36)

PLAIN STRETCH SEAMS
Pattern: Straight Stitch
Stitch Width: A
Needle Position: A
Stitch Control: STRETCH
Zig-Zag Throat Piate
Zig-Zag Foot
When you use the straight stretch stitch to
seam knit, stretch, and elasticized fabric,
s-t-r-e-t-c-h and strength are built in as the
seam is being sewn. Because it is equally use­
ful for closed or press-open seam construction
and will not break thread under stress, the
straight stretch stitch is also good for seams
that receive an unusual amount of strain when
the garment is worn. For example: crotch
seaming, sleeve insertion, and construction
seams in sportswear and swimsuits.
Procedure
1. Make a test sample to determine the cor­
rect thread tension. Be sure to insert a yel­
low-band needle in the machine if you are
stitching a synthetic knit fabric.
2. Stitch and guide fabric as you do for plain
seams stitched with the regular straight
stitch, letting the machine make the back-
and-forth stitches that give s-t-r-e-t-c-h to
the seam, if fabric has an unusual amount
of elasticity, it should be stitched under
tension as instructed on page 33 (Guiding
and Supporting Fabric).
3. Press seam as when using the regular
straight stitch.
LINGERIE SEAMS
Pattern: Plain Zig-Zag I
Stitch Width: 1 to 2V2 *
Needle Position:
A
Stitch Control: 12 to 20 (approximately 1 to 2)
Zig-Zag Throat Plate
Zig-Zag Foot
To make a lingerie seam durable and flexible,
use the plain zig-zag stitch at a narrow width
setting. This seam treatment is particularly
suitable for bias seams. When seaming nylon
tricot, insert a yellow-band needle in the ma­
chine before you begin to sew,
♦ Straight-stitch the seam (dials set on black
A sym.bols) on wrong side of fabric.
♦ Press both seam allowances in the same di­
rection.
♦ From the right side, topstitch with narrow
zig-zag stitching, letting the needle alter­
nately enter the seam line and the seam
thickness.
straight Stretch Stitching Lingerie Seam
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