Keeping up appearances, Keeping, Up appearances – SINGER 814 Stylist User Manual
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MENDING
Many zig-zag and
Flexi-Stitch
patterns
are just as useful for nnending as they
are for creative sewing. A few of the ways
in which you will find them useful are
shown on this and following pages.
You will enjoy discovering others for
yourself.
Mending a Tear
® Flexi-Stitch Pattern Dial: O
® Pattern Selector:
© Needle Position:
9
® Stitch Width: | or ^
® Stitch Length: About20
® General Purpose Needle Plate
© General Purpose Foot
1. Trim ragged edges.
2. Place underlay on the wrong side of
tear for reinforcement. (It is best not
to baste or pin the underlay since you
will be bringing the edges of tear to
gether in the next step.)
3. Stitch on the right side, bringing the
edges of the tea r together.
4. Shorten stitch length at ends and
corners to give extra strength.
5. Trim underlay.
Bar Tacks
Bar tacks, to reinforce points of strain,
are made with the plain zig-zag stitch at
satin stitch length. Use them at pocket
corners, to attach garters, secure shoulder
straps, belt loops and zipper openings.
Tear Mended with
Multi-Stitch Zig-Zag
Bar-Tacked Belt Loops
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