SINGER 1050 - Manual (Page 45)

Chapter 6: Machine Stitch Patterns
how stitches are produced
In addition to the straight stitch, your machine can produce
a variety of stitch patterns. Fashion* Stitch patterns (white on
panel) are produced by the side-to-side movement of the
needle. Fiexi-Stitch* patterns (yeiiowon panel) are produced
by both the side-to-side movement of the needle and the
back-and-forth movement of the feed.
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Stitch Pattern Chart
Pattern group selector moved to right Pattern group selector moved to left
Arrowhead Stitch - Combines beauty and utility.
Individual pattern units reinforce points of strain.
Use them on pocket corners in place of bartacks.
Plain Zig-Zag Stitch - Used for general-purpose
stretch sewing, bar tacks, finishing seams,
embroidery and appliqué.
Scallop Stitch - Makes perfectly formed, evenly
spaced scallops for edgings and tucks.
Elastic Stretch (or ”M”) Stitch - Ideal for plain
and overedged seams in knit and stretch fabrics,
stretch garment repair and for attaching elastic.
Domino Stitch - An interesting pattern for
decorative stitching.
Multi-stitch Zig-Zag - Lets you mend, join and
reinforce without bulk. Ideal for bar tacking.
Honeycomb Stitch - Ideal for smocking and
useful for mending, overcasting and attaching
elastic and stretch lace.
Blindstitch - For finishing hems and making
ladder seams.
Featherstitch - Extremely versatile. Use it for
fagoting, embroidering, quilting and lattice
seams.
Straight Stretch Stitch - Ideal for plain seams
that stretch and for repairing and reinforcing
seams.
Ric-Rac Stitch - For heavy-duty general-purpose
stretch sewing. Also reversible topstitching.
Overedge Stretch Stitch - Used for joining and
overedging seams in woven, knit and stretch
fabrics in one operation.