Applications, Darning with an embroidery hoop, Quilting – SINGER 1288 User Manual
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Applications
Darning with an Embroidery Hoop
• Needle Position: JL E -I
•
Stitch Width;
Q] I I 1 1
• No Presser Foot
• Snap-in Feed Cover
• Embroidery Floop Designed for Machine Use
• Position work under needle and lower presser bar.
• Flold needle thread loosely with left hand, turn hand
wheel toward you, and draw bobbin thread up
through fabric. Flold both thread ends and lower
needle into fabric.
• Stitch across opening, moving hoop under needle
at a slight angle from lower left to upper right. Keep
lines of stitching closely spaced and even in length.
When opening is filled, cover area with crosswise
lines of stitching.
Quilting
Quilting is the art of stitching two or more thicknesses
of fabric together in a planned design. A padding is
stitched to the underside of the fabric to produce a
soft, puffed effect that is becoming to some wearing
apparel and to many fabric furnishings.
Preparing the Fabric
Baste a light padding of cotton flannel, synthetic quilt
batting, sheet wadding, or a lightweight wool interlin
ing to the underside of the fabric. When using sheet
wadding, first back it with voile, batiste, or net to pre
serve the sheet wadding through wear. Baste the lay
ers of fabric and padding together on the lengthwise
and crosswise grains.
Basic Procedure
• Draw both threads under the foot and diagonally
across feed to left.
• Position the needle, lower the foot and start stitching.
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