SINGER 518 Stylist - Manual (Page 57)

• flexi’Stitch Disc Dial: Red I
• Flexi-Stitch Disc : 202 Feather Stitch
• Needle Position : (center)
• Stitch Width : § (maximum)
• Stitch Length Dial : Red "
• General Purpose Needle Plate
• General Purpose Foot
• Speed : Moderate
The art of joining two pieces of fabric with
an open, lacy decorative stitch is called
fagoting. You can create this attractive
trimming with the feather stitch. Use it
for decorative stretch seams in bathing
suits or for joining together narrow strips
of fabric to make an entire garment
section.
• Turn under (and hem by slipstitching)
the raw edges of the fabric strips or
seams to be joined. Press flat.
• Stitch, guiding the two fabric edges
under the center of the presser foot a
scant ¿-inch apart (abut edges for
bathing suit seams). Allow the needle
to alternately make a stitch in each
fabric strip and two stitches in the
center of the opening.
PATCHWORK QUILTING
Patchwork for quilts and wearing apparel,
formerly put together with hand stitching,
can be quickly "pieced" and decorated at
the same time by using the feather stitch
{Flexi-Stitch Disc 202). Joinings are both
flexible and durable when this Flexi-Stitch
disc is used.
FAGOTING
Fagoting a Seam
Patchwork Quilting with
the Feather Stitch
Procedure
1. Set machine to sew the feather
stitch at maximum stitch width.
Make sure Flexi-Stitch disc dial
is on Red I .
2. Cut a fabric underlay to size.
(Baste a light layer of padding to
underlay If a quilted effect is
desired.)
3. Prepare patches, turning under
¿-inch seam allowance. Press.
4 Baste patches to underlay in
arrangement desired, butting all
edges.
5. Stitch at moderate speed in
lengthwise and crosswise rows,
allowing
stitches to straddle
patches.
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