GATHERING
FOOT
The gathering foot can form single rows of shirring quickly and
easily. You can also use this foot to gather one fabric while
simultaneously
attaching
it to another
fabric which remains
flat.
To do shirring of a single layer of fabric:
1. Attach gathering foot and select straight stitch.
2. Place the fabric to be gathered
underneath
the gathering
foot.
3. Select a long stitch length,which
produced
more fullness,
and increase upper thread tension slightly.
To gather one fabric
and stitch onto another fabric:
1. Attach gathering foot and select straight stitch.
2. Place the fabric to be gathered
underneath
the gathering
foot.
3. Insert the other fabric (that will remain flat) into the slot of
the foot.
4. Lower the needle and sew a few stitches while holding the
thread ends taut.
5. As you sew, hold the upper fabric with your left hand and
the lower fabric with your right hand. Though they wilt feed
together
through
the machine,
they will feed at different
rates.
ROLLED
HEM FOOT
1. Select a soft, light to medium weight fabric.
2. For approximately
1 inch of the beginning
of the fabric,
press a 118" hem, then turn fabric againand
press. There
should now be a total of 114" of fabric turned.
3. Attach Rolled Hem Foot.
4. Select a Straight Stitch, medium length.
5. Stitch approximately
112" of the beginning
of the folded
hem.
6. Leave the needle in fabric and lift presser foot.
7. Guide fabric into scroll of foot.
8. Lower foot and continue
to sew, holding the thread tails
firmaly.
For an alternative
took, try a zig-zag stitch.Test
sew on a
scrap fabric first, to determine
desired
length
and width
settings for the stitch.
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