SINGER 814 Stylist - Manual (Page 47)

DEEP-PILE FABRICS (Fake Fur)t
® Pin, raiherthan baste, seams. Place pins
at close intervals at right angles to the
seamline. Pins with colored heads are
easytoseeand remove.
® Sew in direction of nap.
® Stitch with a fairly long stitch and use
cotton-wrapped synthetic thread in a
size 14 or 16 Style
# 2020 needle.
© As seam is stitched, smooth pile away
from seam allowance with a darning
needle or upholstery pin.
© After stitching seams with a 5/8 inch
(1.5 cm) seam allowance, use small
hand scissors to shear pile from entire
seam allowance to reduce bulk.
© Stitch a 1/4 inch (6 mm) pre-shrunk
tape into neckline and shoulder seams
for stability and reinforcement or stitch
with the straight stretch stitch.
® Leather and leather-look fabrics com­
plement fur fabrics; use them for bound
buttonholes and easy button loops.
© Coat hems are less bulky if narrow and
finished with a 3 inch (8 cm) fabric
facing or grosgrain ribbon.
® Slash through the center fold of darts
and finger-press open or stitch with a
narrow zig-zag stitch. Trim away excess
fabric after stitching.
VELVET AND VELVETEENf
© Use a light pressure dial setting to prevent crushing pile.
® Mark and baste with silk thread.
© Use a size 11 Style # 2020 needle, and a fine thread for seaming. "A"
silk or nylon thread is recommended for velvet.
® Always stitch in the direction of the nap.
® For unpuckered seams, pin or hand baste together and then stitch under
light tension (see page 20). Extra-long, straight seams may be machine
basted with a long, wide zig-zag stitch.
® When inserting a zipper, use the blindstitch for an almost invisible finish
(see page 47).
® To sew panne velvet, use a ball-point needle and a shorter-than-normal
stitch length.
fThe Even Feed Foot described on page 62 is designed to aid in sewing thisfabric.
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Deep-Pife Fabrics