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Corded overlock
Corded overlock can be used to strengthen shoulder, sleeve or
side seams especially when sewing stretch garments. As a deco-
rative feature you can use knitting yarn of contrasting colors to
further enhance your garment. Your machine is equipped with a
presser foot which has been designed to feed your cord or yarn to
the left of the safety stitch or to the right. Follow instructions as
follows:
1. Place a “filler” cord, such as a crochet cotton, gimp, wool,
knitting yarn, or shirring elastic at the rear of the machine spool
pin. Pass the cord through the cord guides (1) and (2) and then
through the left needle thread guide (3). See Fig. 1.
2. Insert the cord through either the front or rear hole (according
to the operation, see diagrams Figures 2 and 3), in the presser foot
and pass it under and to the rear of the foot.
3. Place the fabric to be sewn as normal.
Start at slow speed observing if cord is feeding correctly and in
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crease speed as desired.
For joining shoulder or sleeves, pass the cord through the front
hole, ensuring that it is fixed between the left and right needle
threads as it is guided through the front hole. (Fig.2).
For joining side seams, pass the cord through the rear hole, ensur-
ing it is positioned to the right needle thread. (Fig.3)
For decorative effects, you may pass contrasting colors either
through the front or rear hole or if you desire, pass cord or yarn
through each hole.
For making wawy hem with filler cord (Fig. 4), pass the filler cord
through the rear hole and start ROLLED HEM (See page 16).
This is used for the hem of skirt, etc.
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