SINGER 1200 Athena - Manual (Page 51)

stitch usage: functional and decorative
Many stitches on your new machine have
both functional and decorative applications.
The following pages include examples to il­
lustrate the versatility of these stitches.
ihough many stitches can perform in a giver
application, to avoid repetition only one stitch
has been used in each example. We,
therefore, hope that the examples provided
will help you to use your own creative talents.
FEATHERSTITCH
Fagoting
® Stitch; featherstitch ^
6 Stitch width: to suit fabric and design
® Stitch length: to suit fabric and design
o General purpose needle plate
® General purpose foot
® Speed range: SLOW
The art of Joining two pieces of fabric with an
open, lacy decorative stitch is called fagoting.
You can create this attractive trimming with
the feather stitch. Use it for decorative stretch
seams in bathing suits or for joining together
narrow strips of fabric to make an entire gar­
ment sectio.n.
• Turn under (and hem by slipstitching) the
raw edges of the fabric strips or seams to be
joined. Press flat.
« Stitch, guiding the two fabric edges under
the center of the presser foot a scant 1 /8-
inch (3mm) apart (abut edges for bathing
suit seams). Allow the needle to alternately
make a stitch in each fabric strip and two
stitches in the center of the opening.
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