SINGER 513 Stylist - Manual (Page 51)

[Repairing Stretch Garments
Flexi-Stitch Dial: O (Off)
Pattern Selector: | (plain zig-zag)
Needle Position:
1
Stitch Width: I to ^
Stitch Length ; 25 or to suit fabric
General-Purpose Needle Plate and Foot
Seams and hems in stretch and elasticized
garments retain their elasticity when
stitched with the plain zig-zag stitch.
This stitch is particularly effective when
used in topstitch applications (as shown)
or to overedge. Make a test sample to
check selector settings.
Stretch Garment Repair
Seams
Breaks in press-open seams can be re­
paired quickly and easily when you use the
straight stretch stitch. This stitch is idea!
for knit and stretch fabrics, and particu­
larly useful for repairing or strengthening
curved seams, or seams that will receive
strain v\/hen worn.
1. Make a test sample to check selector
settings,
2. Remove loose thread along the break
and press seam edges together.
3. Re-stitch along original seamline,
guiding seam under presser foot with­
out stretching fabric, letting the ma­
chine move the fabric to make the
back-and-forth
stitches that give
s-t-r-e-t-c-h' to the seam. Overlap
stitching one inch at each end. Press
seam open.
Seam Repair
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