SINGER 177 User Manual
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BLANKET BINDING
Often you can make an old blanket look almost
new by replacing the binding.
• Stitch Width: 4
• Stitch Length: 15 to 20
1. Remove worn binding and baste new binding
in place.
2. Reduce pressure on fabric by turning pres
sure thumb screw counterclockwise and
increase stitch length, if necessary, so that
blanket feeds freely.
3. Stitch, and remove basting.
DARNING
Worn or torn spots on children’s clothes and
household linens can be darned effortlessly
and quickly with little practice.
• Stitch Width: 0
• Stitch Length: 10 to 15
• Pressure: Very light
1. If area to be darned is open, baste an under
lay in place.
2. Place area to be darned under presser foot;
lower presser foot and start stitching, al
ternately drawing fabric toward you and
pulling it
gently
away from you.
3. Continue this back and forth motion until
you fill the area with parallel lines of stitch
ing. For additional strength, cover area with
crosswise lines of stitching.
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