SINGER W8910 - Manual (Page 39)

Stitches of personal choice
Gathering with zig-zag
Gathering by zig-zag over elastic cording gives soft,
supple gathering for smocking and elastic in blouses,
children’s clothes and nightwear. The elastic can be
stretched while sewing or when the seam is finished. The
latter method is particularly suitable when sewing seve­
ral rows of gathering.
If you sew and gather simultaneously, hold the elastic
firmly both in front and behind the presser foot and
stretch the elastic—not the fabric! The zig-zag stitch
should be wide enough so that the elastic can glide within
it and the gathers will be evenly spaced when the work is
finished.
Bound edges
The simplest method to bind edges is to use ready­
made bias binding or woven tape with selvedge. If the
binding is to be se-wn on to a curved edge it should be
pre-shaped. Fold it over the edge of the fabric allowing
the part which will be on the reverse side of the fabric to
be slightly wider. Sew on with zig-zag.
Appliqués
When sewing appliqués you can either cut out the
figures before sewing them on, or draw the figure, sew it
onto the garment around the contours and then trim.
Cutting close to the stitching. Secure the pieces with pins.
Use presser foot B. Sew the figures on by machine, using
a long zig-zag stitch. Then stitch around the edges a
second time with a closer and wider zig-zag. The stitch
length should be adjusted according to the thickness of
the fabric.
If you use fine cording when sewing the second stitch­
ing, you will produce a raised contour outline.