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Fabric ........................................... medium weight cotton, 12” x 4”
Notions .......................................................................... 30” of cord
Needle ................................................................... 80/12 Universal
Thread .......................................................................... all-purpose
Presser Foot ...........
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Standard Buttonhole Foot #3/3C
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cording foot
Stitch ........................................................
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gathering
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rampart
Needle Position .................................................................... center
Gathering Over Two Cords
Trim all 4 edges of the fabric piece with a wavy rotary cutter.
Place fabric under foot and lower the needle but
not
the foot.
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Select the gathering sitch.
Fold cord in half and loop
around the middle toe of foot
#3C; lower the foot.
Lift cord loop from toe and pull
cord forward leaving 3” tails
behind the foot.
Begin to sew, allowing the two
grooves of the buttonhole foot
to guide the cord.
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80e & 90e only:
Select the rampart stitch.
Fold cord in half. With loop
behind the foot, position the
cords in the left and right
grooves.
Begin to sew, allowing the two
grooves of the cording foot to
guide the cord.
Sew along one 12” edge,
5
/
8
” from the edge.
Pull on both cords to gather the sample to 6”.
Note: Lower the feed dogs and sew a bartack at beginning and
end of cord for strength.