Procedure, Guiding and supporting fabric – SINGER 413 User Manual

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• Flexi-Stitch Pattern Dial: Red |
• Pattern Selector: Any Setting
• Needle Position : C
• Stitch Width : O

• Stitch Length Dial: Red

• General Purpose Throat Plate

• General Purpose or Special

Purpose Foot

• Speed; Moderate

When you use the straight stretch
stitch to seam knit, stretch, and

elasticized fabric, s-t-r-e-t-c-h and
strength are built in as the seam is

being sewn. Because it is equally
useful for closed or press-open

seam construction and will not

break thread under stress, the

straight stretch stitch is also good
for seams that receive an unusual
amount of strain when worn. For
example: crotch seaming, sleeve

insertion, and construction seams in
sportswear and bathing suits.

Procedure

1. Make a test sample to determine

thread tension and stitch balance.

PLAIN STRETCH SEAMS

Straight Stretch Stitching

Be sure to insert a bail-point
(yellow band) needle in machine

if you are stitching a synthetic
knit fabric, and increase presser
bar pressure if necessary.

2. Stitch and guide fabric as you do

for plain seams stitched with the

regular straight stitch, letting the
machine make the back-and-

forth

stitches

that

give

s-t-r-e-t-c-h

the

seam.

fabric has an unusual amount of

elasticity, it should be stitched
under tension as instructed under
"Guiding and Supporting Fabric"

(see below).

3. Press seam as when using the

regular straight stitch.

GUIDING AND SUPPORTING

FABRIC

Most fabrics of stretch or knit con

struction need only to be guided in
front of the presser foot when you

use one of the stretch stitches.
Simply increase presser bar pressure

and let the machine move the fabric

to make the stitches that give
s-t-r-e-t-c-h to the seam.

Some fabrics, however, require sup

port while being stitched.

•

For nylon tricot, ciré, panné

velvet and similar synthetic knits,
apply gentle tension by holding
fabric taut in front and back of the

presser foot as you sew.

•

• For elasticized fabric, stretch lace,

and knits with an unusual amount

of elasticity, apply firm tension in

front and back of the presser foot
to stretch the seam as the stitches
are being placed.

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