Sears KENMORE 385.128418 - Manual (Page 27)

SECTION 3.. LEARN THE STITCHES
Darning Straight Stretch
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Set the №taehine
Stich selector
Top thread tenston
control i to 4 Stitch length
Any nymber
!r»ot necessary
to adiust)
Here's How
1 . Put the darning plate on the needle plate
{see p.24).
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 ssw at a slow
speed.
5. Move the fabric back and forth slowly until
you have covered the darning area.
6. Turn the fabric half turn and sew another
layer of stitching over the first layer.
MOTE: If your fabric is thin or badly
damaged, use a separata 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
the straight stitch, especially develop­
ed for knits and stretch fabrics.
This stitch can also be used for
topstitching on alt fabrics.
curved seams and on any
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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