Client:
ALDI Australia
Project:
Lumina ESM 008
Language:
EN
Barcode: 930 5026 10 000 3 00151
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Date:
25.09.2007
Version: 02
Page:
21
(of 40 pages)
OPERATION
Sewing techniques
In the following section different stitches and sewing techniques are presented.
Overview over the stitches and sewing techniques
Stitch type
Number on the rotary switch
Stitch pattern
rotary switch
Examples of application
Straight stitch
1 (or 2)
simple sewing with zipper foot: sewing in zippers
with seaming foot: seaming
with zig-zag foot and double needle: two coloured
patterns
Zig-zag stitch
3, 4 or 5
seaming, seaming of buttonholes, sewing in elastic
strips with button sewing foot or zig-zag foot: sewing
on buttons
Whip stitch
5
sewing over the cut selvedge (prevents fraying)
By the seam the fabric edges at the same time are
trimmed; also to be used for trimming only.
with zig-zag foot: appliquing, sewing on decoration
elements
Triple zig-zag stitch
6
suitable for sewing synthetic fabrics and other material
that easily
produce pleats; can also be used as whip stitch
Triple straight stitch
1
2
Gusset seams, very hard seams
Blind stitch
7 or 8
with zig-zag foot and guide rail:
invisible seams on trousers, skirts, etc.
Blind stitch
7
with blind stitch foot:
invisible seams on trousers, skirts, etc.
Arch stitch
9
with zig-zag foot:
decorative seaming (in particular of slantly cut
fabrics)
Elastic seams
1
-
10
decorative elastic seams
Grid stitch
6
embroidery stitch, e. g. as decorative seam on pleated
skirts
Elastic stitch with
two stitches
10
stitching of elastic straps with a breadth of more than
3 cm
Closed overlock stitch
10
for sewing together and trimming elastic fabrics in
one work step.
The closed seam prevents the fabric edges from
fraying.
3 different
buttonhole stitches
sewing buttonhole
