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BUILT-IN STITCHES – “S” STRETCH RANGE
DECORATIVE RIBBON CASING
Create decorative casings for 1/8” narrow ribbon in minutes.
Place the fabric right side up under the presser foot.
Insert the ribbon through the front opening of the press-
er foot, over the front and under the back. Leave a 1/2”
tail of ribbon behind the foot. Begin sewing being care-
ful not to stitch the ribbon [Fig. 1]. Straight stitch one
end of the ribbon in place and push the fabric from the
other end along the ribbon until the desired fullness is
achieved. Straight stitch the other end in place.
DECORATIVE PICOT HEM
The elastic overlock stitch can be used to create a lovely
picot or scallop edge.
Increase upper thread tension slightly by turning the dial
to a higher number [Fig. 2].
Fold under the edge of the fabric to be stitched.
Place the fabric to the right of the foot, with the fabric
edge to the left of the foot. Sew along the folded edge of
the fabric so the left needle swing drops just over the fab-
ric edge [Fig. 3]. The zigzag of the stitch puckers the
edge to create a dainty scallop.
Return the tension to its normal setting when sewing is
complete.
STITCH “E” - ELASTIC OVERLOCK
Fig. 1
Ribbon casing
Fig. 2
Picot edge
Fig. 3
RANGE
STITCH
WIDTH
LENGTH
FOOT
S
E
5
4
All-purpose
RANGE
STITCH
WIDTH
LENGTH
FOOT
S
E
5
4
All-purpose
