Keeping up appearances – SINGER 1021 User Manual
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keeping up appearances
MENDING
The zig-zag stitch is just as useful for
mending as it for creative sewing. It forms
a flexible bond for repairing tears or se
wing stretch garments.
Mending a Tear
• Needle Position: JL
• Stitch Width:
\ or %
(maximum)
• Stitch Length: About 1 mm
• General Purpose Needle Plate and 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
together in the next step.)
3. Stitch on the right side, bringing the
edges of the tear 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 zig-zag stitch at satin stitch
length. Use them at pocket comers, to at
tach garters, secure shoulder straps, belt
loops and zipper openings.
Tear Mended with
Zigzag Sdlch
Bar-Ta<d(ed Belt Loof»
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