SINGER 717 Scholastic - Manual (Page 33)

DEEP-PILE FABRICS (Fake Fyr)f
• Pin, rather than baste, seams. Place pins at
short intervals at right angles to the seam
line. Pins with colored heads are easy to see
and remove.
• Sew in direction of nap.
• Stitch with a fairly long machine stitch (8 to
10 straight stitches per inch) and use poly-
ester/cotton thread in a size 14 or 16 Cata­
log 2020 needle.
• As seam is stitched, smooth pile away from
seam allowance with a darning needle or up­
holstery pin.
• After stitching seams with a %-inch seam
allowance, use small hand scissors to shear
pile from entire seam allowance to reduce
bulk,
• Stitch 14-inch pre$hrunk tape into neckline
and shoulder seams for stability and rein­
forcement, or stitch with the straight stretch
stitch (stitch control set on STRETCH),
• Leather and leather-look fabrics comple­
ment fur fabrics; use them for bound button­
holes and easy button loops,
• Coat hems are less bulky if narrow and fin­
ished with a 3-inch fabric facing or gros-
grain ribbon,
• Slash through the center fold of darts and
finger-press open or stitch with a narrow zig­
zag stitch and trim away excess fabric after
stitching.
Smoothing Plie Away
from Seam Allowance
Stitching Deep-Pile
Fabrics (Fake Fur)
VELVET AND VELVETEENf
• Use a light pressure dial setting to prevent
crushing pile.
• Mark and baste with silk thread,
• Use a Catalog 2020, size 11 needle and a
fine thread for seaming, **A” silk or nylon
thread Is recommended for sewing velvet
and velveteen,
• Always stitch in the direction of the nap.
Pin or hand-baste seams and sew under
gentle tension by holding fabric slightly taut
at front and back of needle (see page 18),
Extra-long straight seams may be machine
basted with a long, wide zig-zag stitch.
To sew pann^ velvet, use a ball-point needle
(yellow band) and a shorter-than-normal
stitch length (12 to 15 straight stitches per
inch).
tlhe Even-Feed Foot described on page 43 is designed to aid in sewing this fabric.
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