SINGER 518 Stylist - Manual (Page 60)

Repairing Stretch Garments
• Flexi-Stitch Disc Dial: Red I
• Flexi-Stitch Disc: 242 Multi-Stretch Stitch
• Needle Position: ^ (center)
• Stitch Width: I to ^
• Stitch Length Dial; Red —
• General Purpose Needle Plate
• General Purpose Foot
• Speed: Moderate
Stretch Germent Repair
Seanns in stretch garments and lingerie
retain their elasticity when stitched with
the multi-stretch stitch. This Flexi-Stitch
disc pattern builds s-t-r-e-t-c-h Into the
seam as it is being sewn and is equally
suitable when
used to topstitch (as
shown) or to overedge. Make a test
sample to check dial settings.
Seam Repair
Repairing Seams
Breaks in press-open seams can be
repaired quickly and easily when you use
the straight stretch stitch (Super Zig-Zag
Disc 201). This stitch is ideal for knit and
stretch fabrics and particularly useful for
repairing or strengthening curved seams
or seams that will receive strain when
worn.
1. Make a test sample to check dial
settings.
2. Remove loose thread along the break
and press seam edges together.
3. Re-stitch along original seamline,
guiding seam under presser foot
without stretching fabric, letting the
machine move the fabric to make the
back-and-forth stitches that give
S‘t-r-e-t~c-h to the seam. Overlap
stitching one Inch at each end. Press
seam open.
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