Sears KENMORE 385. 1254180 User Manual
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SECTION. 3. . LEARN THE STITCHES
Darning
Straight Stretch
CD
Set the Machine
Stitch selector
Top thraad tension
control 1 to 4
Stitch length
Any number
{not necessary
to adiustl
Here's How
1
.
Put the darning plate otter the needle plate
(see p. 27j.
2.
Remove presser foot, stretch fabric between
embroidery hoops with hole centered.
3.
Draw the bobbin thread up through the
fabric by holding the top thread and taking
one stitch at the spot where you wish to
start darning.
4.
Lower the presser bar and sew at a slow
speed.
5.
Move the fabric back and forth slowly until
you have covered the darning area.
6.
Turn the fabric and sew another layer of
stitching over the first layer.
NOTE;
if
your
fabric
is
thin
or
badly
damaged, use a separate piece of fabric
under the hole to reinforce it.
7.
When you finish darning, remove the darning
plate.
This stitch IS the stretch variation of curved seams and on any
the straight stitch, especially develop
ed for knits and stretch fabrics.
This stitch can also be used for
topstitchmg on ail fabrics.
garments that will receive a great
deal of strain {ie. children's
clothes).
The
stretch
stitch
does
not
actually stretch as it is being
sewn, but IS stitched in a
forward
and
back
motion
{sometimes called a "reverse
action" stitch), so that it will
give when the fabric stretches
instead of breaking.
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