Decorative Stitching - Singer 288 Manual De Uso

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Decorative Stitching
Your sewing machine has severa I stitches which
are purely decorative. These versatile stitches
allow VOu to add imagination and creativity to
your sewing projeets. With these decorative
stitches, Vou can apply to clothes and house
bold items : interesting details, youthful and
femin ine accents, and personalized effeets.
Some of the many applications of the
decorative stitches include border designs,
appliqué, twin-needle stitching, finished hems ,
smocking, embroidering, monograms and
topstitching accent lines on clothes. The
following pages illustrate decorative stitches on
your machine and provide examples for their
creative use.
Border Designs
Border designs that add a decorative touch to
wearirr appsrel and household items can be
created by combining different types of straight
stitching and zig-zag stitching. Simple or
elaborate, delicate or bold, they can be varied
to suit the application. Use them as vou VIIOuld
a braid or to simulate horizontal vertical or bias
stripes on plain fabrico
PROCEDURE
Mark or crease fabric for thecenterline of first
row of st itching. If spacing between rows is not
greater than 1.3 cm (112 inchl, gauge additional
rows with the presser foot. lf spacing is wider,
mark for each line of stitching. Use a backing of
crisp Iawn, organdy or a fusible intefacing. Be
sure to make a test sample on a swatch of your
fabric to check stitch settings and thr"ad
tension, being sure to duplicate thickness and
interfacing or backing if appropriate.
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