SINGER 2001 TouchTronic - Manual (Page 4)

Chapter 6. Machine Stitch Patterns............................................................................................................ 57
Adjusting Stitches to Suit Stretch Fabrics ............................................................................ 57
Guiding and Supporting Fabric • Adjusting Pressure
Handling Special Fabrics ....................................................................................................... 58
Stitch Centering...................................................................................................................... 59
Stitch Usage: Functional and Decorative .............................................................................. 60
Featherstitch...................................................................................................................... 60
Fagoting — Patchwork Quilting
Paris Point Stitch............................................................................................................... 62
Picot Edges — Hemstitching — Fringed Edges
Overedge Stretch Stitch ................................................................................................... 64
Seam Finishes and Finishing
Blindstitch ......................................................................................................................... 66
Hems — Ladder Seam
Scallop Stitch .................................................................................................................... 68
Scalloping Edges
Elastic Stretch or “M” Stitch .............................................................................................. 69
Stretch Garment Repair —Lace Insertion and Application
Multi-Stitch Zig-Zag .......................................................................................................... 70
Mending a Tear — Finishes for Hem and Facing Edges — Bar Tacks
Maxi-Stretch Stitch............................................................................................................ 72
Seams
Honeycomb Stitch............................................................................................................. 74
Replacing Lingerie Elastic
Blanket Binding Stitch....................................................................................................... 75
Blanket Binding
Arrowhead Stitch............................................................................................................... 76
Stitch Finish
Turkish Hemstitch.............................................................................................................. 77
Hems and Borders
Zig-Zag Blindstitch ............................................................................................................ 78
Hems on Stretch Fabric
Curved Mending Stitch ..................................................................................................... 79
Mending and Repairs
Dressweight Tailor Tack Stitch.......................................................................................... 80
Tailor Tacking — Imitation Fringe
Decorative Stitching ............................................................................................................... 82
Border Designs • Monograms • Topstitching • Smocking • Twin-Needle Stitching
Chapter 7. Buttonholes and Buttons ...................................................................................................... 88
Buttonholes ........................................................................................................................... 88
Buttonhole Position — Length — Interfacing—Test Sample
One-Step Buttonholing........................................................................................................ 91
Cutting Button Opening • Adjusting Cutting Space • Changing Stitch Density •
Stitching a Series of Buttonholes
Buttons ............................................................................................................................... 96
Chapter 8. Free-Arm Sewing .................................................................................................................. 98
Chapter 9. Caring for Your Machine...................................................................................................... 102
Chapter 10. Performance Checklist ....................................................................................................... 104
Chapter 11. Sewing Aids ....................................................................................................................... 107
Your Personal Measurements.................................................................................................................... 108
Index .......................................................................................................................................................... 109