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3. UTILITY STITCHES ........................................................................................34
OVERCASTING STITCHES ................................................................................................34
BASIC STITCHING ............................................................................................................35
Basic stitching ................................................................................................................................................ 35
BLIND HEM STITCHING ..................................................................................................36
BUTTONHOLE SEWING ...................................................................................................39
Button sewing ................................................................................................................................................. 42
ZIPPER INSERTION ...........................................................................................................44
SEWING STRETCH FABRICS AND ELASTIC TAPE ............................................................45
Stretch stitching .............................................................................................................................................. 45
Elastic attaching ............................................................................................................................................. 45
APPLIQUÉ, PATCHWORK AND QUILT STITCHING ........................................................46
Appliqués ....................................................................................................................................................... 46
Patchwork (crazy quilt) stitching ..................................................................................................................... 47
Piecing ........................................................................................................................................................... 47
Quilting ........................................................................................................................................................... 48
Free-motion quilting ....................................................................................................................................... 49
REINFORCEMENT STITCHING .........................................................................................50
Triple stretch stitching .................................................................................................................................... 50
Bar tack stitching ............................................................................................................................................ 50
DECORATIVE STITCHING ................................................................................................52
Fagoting ......................................................................................................................................................... 53
Scallop stitching ............................................................................................................................................. 53
Smocking ....................................................................................................................................................... 54
Shell tuck stitching ......................................................................................................................................... 54
Joining ............................................................................................................................................................ 55
Heirloom stitching ........................................................................................................................................... 55
4. APPENDIX .....................................................................................................56
STITCH SETTINGS .............................................................................................................56
Utility stitches ................................................................................................................................................. 56
MAINTENANCE ................................................................................................................61
Cleaning the machine surface ........................................................................................................................ 61
Cleaning the bobbin case ............................................................................................................................... 61
TROUBLESHOOTING .......................................................................................................63
ERROR MESSAGES ............................................................................................................66
Operation beep (for models equipped with the operation beep) .................................................................... 66
INDEX ...............................................................................................................................67
