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PLAIN STRETCH SEAMS

SEWING KNIT AND STRETCH FABRIC (Continued)

Straight Stretch Stitching

When you use the straight stretch

stitch to seam knit stretch, and

elasticized fabric, s-t-r-e-t-c-h and

strength are built in as the seam is

being sewn. Because it is equally

useful for closed or press-open seam

construction and will not break

thread under stress, the straight

stretch stitch is also good for seams

that receive an unusual amount of

strain when worn. For example:

crotch seaming, sleeve insertion,

and construction seams in sports

wear and bathing suits.

Procedure

1. Make a test sample to determine

thread tension and stitch balance.

• Flexi’Stitch Disc Dial: Red I

• Super Zig-Zag Disc 201

• Needle Position : (center)

• Stitch Width: j (straight stitch)

• Stitch Length Dial: Red *

• General Purpose Needle Plate

• General Purpose Foot

• Speed: Moderate

Be sure to insert a bail-point

(yellow band) needle in machine

if you are stitching a synthetic

knit fabric, and increase presser

bar pressure If necessary.

2. Stitch and guide fabric as you do

for plain seams stitched with the

regular straight stitch, letting the

machine make the back-and-

forth stitches that give

s-t-r-e-t-c-h to the seam. If

fabric has an unusual amount of

elasticity, it should be stitched

under tension as instructed below

under "Guiding and Supporting

Fabric."

3. Press seam as when using the

regular straight stitch.

GUIDING AND SUPPORTING

FABRIC

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Most fabrics of stretch or knit

construction need only to be guided

in front of the presser foot when you

use one of the stretch stitches.

Simply increase presser bar pressure

and let the machine move the fabric

to make the stitches that give

s-t-r-e-t-c-h to the seam.

Some fabrics, however, require

support while being stitched.

• For nylon tricot, ciré, panné velvet

and similar synthetic knits, apply

gentle tension by holding fabric

taut in front and back of the

presser foot as you sew.

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