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Leather
Vinyl
Leather/Vinyl
Leather is animal skin with the coat (fur)
removed. Leather can be smooth or
sueded and has some give.
Vinyl is a synthetic material which often
has a woven wrong side. Vinyl can be
smooth or patterned and some vinyl has
give.
LEATHER
/
VINYL
:
for suede, real
leather and for artifi cial leather
and suede.
Techniques
SEAM
:
sews two pieces of fabric
together.
OVERCAST
:
overcast fabric edges to
prevent them from fraying and to
help them lay fl at.
SEAM
/
OVERCAST
:
sews the seam and
overcasts the edge all at one time.
BASTE
:
a temporary stitching for
fi tting garments, gathering and
marking.
BLIND
HEM
:
creates an invisible
hem on garments. Is not recom-
mended for light weight fabric
or for leather/vinyl, but your
Platinum 770 selects the best stitch
possible.
HEM
:
selects the best visible or top
stitch hem for your fabric type
and weight.
BUTTONHOLE
:
the Sewing Advisor
selects the best buttonhole possi-
ble for your fabric.
Note
:
If an unsuitible combination is
selected (for example woven light-blind
hem), Platinum 770 beeps.