SINGER 2001 TouchTronic - Manual (Page 94)

DRESSWEIGHT TAILOR TACK STITCH
The dressweight tailor tack stitch is an exciting new time-saving feature on your
machine. Tailor tacks are traditionally hand sewn. They are used for transferring
pattern markings onto fabric. Save valuable sewing time by transferring pattern
markings onto your dressweight fabrics by machine. A delicate fringe may also be
added to napkins or linen placemats with this stitch. Examples of how to use the
dressweight tailor tack stitch follow.
Machine Tailor Tacking
• stitch: dressweight tailor tack stitch ^
• Stitch width; programmed
only
• Stitch length: programmed or to suit application
or fabric
• General purpose needle plate
• Dressweight tailor tack foot
• Pressure: ^ (darn)
• Tension setting:
0
Note: Wind bobbins and raise bobbin thread
before attaching tailor tack foot to machine.
Tailor tacks are used for transferring pattern
markings, such as large and small dots or
stitching iines, on two iayers of fabric.
• Pin pattern pieces to fabric as the pattern
prescribes. It is very important when laying
pattern onto fabric, that pins are placed at
right angles to seam line on pattern.
• Follow pattern directions to cut out fabric.
• After pattern has been pinned on fabric and
cut out, use the tailor tack stitch to sew
along stitching line marked on the pattern
piece. Sew, pulling pins out as you stitch.
We do not recommend sewing over pins.
• Remove paper pattern by carefully cutting
top thread loops and thread between tailor
tacks. Gently lift paper from fabric. To sepa­
rate tacks on two layers of fabric, carefully
separate fabric layers and cut threads.
To obtain a tack in a specific place on pattern,
set stitch length on 0 and stitch several times
in the same area. Use 2X (two-times) when
more space is desired between tailor tacks.
Use Digital Fine Tuning when stitching around
curves to decrease space between tacks.
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