SINGER 611 - Manual (Page 25)

Edge basting on jackets, coats and costumes — sleeve in­
serting — attaching collars — hems on skirts, blouses etc.;
Basting canvasses to the fronts of costumes and jackets in­
stead of sewing them. with, zig/^ag stitches;
Sewing shrinking tucks on garments as shirts, pyjamas etc.
as well as on ready made clothes and curtains made from
fabrics which are likely to shrink. The temporary stitching of
the curtains and also the final stit<±ing can be performed on
the same machine. Stitching growth tucks which can be open­
ed on clothes for growing children, as desired;
Re-sewing waist and leg hems on ladies' and men's under­
wear of tricot or interlock fabrics when replacing elastics;
# Adjusting length and width of ladies' slips (shortening for
short persons, taking-in width for slim persons) particularly
to match fashions when dresses have a certain degree of
transparency making a slip essential.
Another most distinctive feature of the chain stitch which will
certainly be appreciated by the homeworker for artisan type
production is that the chain stitdr is formed exclusively by the
needle thread thus freeing the operator from bobbin winding.
This, in turn, is a time saving factor. In addition to the above
mentioned applications the artisan worker will use the chain
stitching for —
# First contour stitching on shirt collars — sewing on labels —
hemming operations on neckties and umbrellas — in short,
all operations where the chain stitch proves to be advanta­
geous wuth respect to convenience, quality and time.