Overcasting Stitch; Section V. Utility Stitches And; Decorative Stitches; Blind Hem Stitch - Sears Kenmore 385.12912 Manual De Instrucciones

Overcasting Stitch
(_) Stitch selector: 3
(_) Stitch length: 1 to 2
(_) Needle thread tension: 1 to 4
_) Presser foot: Zigzag foot
This is useful in garment construction and in finishing raw edges
of any sewing project
Start overcasting about 0.3 cm (1/8") inside the raw comer of
a seam If you start right at the edge, fabric bunches up and
the stitches become tangled,
SECTION V, UTILITY STITCHES AND
DECORATIVE STITCHES
Blind Hem Stitch
Stitch selector: 5 or 6
Stitch length: t to 3
Needle thread tension: 1 to 4
@ Presser foot: Zigzag foot
0 Lightweight fabric
(_) Heavyweight fabric
(_ Wrong side (Bottom side) of fabric
On heavyweight fabrics that ravel, the raw edge should be
overcast first Then fold the hem, as i_]ustratedleaving 0.4 cm
to 0,7 cm (1/4") of the hem edge showing.
Position the fabric on the machine so that the needle just
pierces the folded part of the fabric when the needle comes
over to the extreme left side of wide zigzag stitch,.
Lower the presser foot,,
After hemming is completed, press both sides of the finished
hem The top side of the fabric shows only the blind stitches,
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