SINGER 771 Touch & Sew II - Manual (Page 37)

chainstítching
Single-thread chainstítching looks like regular
straight stitching on top but is a series of in­
terlocking loops on the underside of the fabric.
The stitches are produced by the needle
thread alone so you do not need a bobbin
thread or a bobbin. Because the stitches are
formed by a single thread, the interlocked
loops unravel easily, allowing the entire line of
stitching to be removed with just a pull on the
thread end. Also, the loop formation of the
stitches makes them less taut than regular
straight
stitches. That’s what makes
chainstitching flexible.
Here are a few of the many sewing jobs for
which you will find chainstitching useful.
♦ Sewing temporary hems and tucks to extend
the life of —
Children’s clothes
Curtains and linings that might shrink
♦ Hemming curtains and draperies that may
need to be altered.
• Attaching woven and stretch hem tape.
• Making stay chains {ftench tacks) to
anchor linings or belt carriers to hold belts
in place.
• Fastening remiovable trimming —
Fur collars
White collars and cuffs
* Basting for trial fittings.
PREPARATION
(See page 5 for Chainstitch Fittings)
Make sure needle is at its highest point,
1. Raise presser foot, open slide plate, and
remove bobbin.
2. Remove needle plate and position chain-
stitch needle plate over pins from front.
3. Insert bobbin case cover in bobbin case
with flat edge toward the front as illustrated.
Snap latch down and close slide plate.
4. Open face plate and slip chainstitch thread
guide into place. Close face plate.
5. Thread your machine in the usual way
except pass thread from take-up lever
through self-threading eyelet in the chain-
stitch thread guide.
Select needle and thread according to your
fabric.
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Insert Chainstitch Needle Plate
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