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Attaching Lace

Machine Settiny: E—0 8—0 C—2 D—1 1o3

You can attach lace edging in one simple oper
ation. Overlap lace -

on raw edge. Sew to fabric with

norrow zigzag stitches, taking
one -

stitch into lace onct fabric and the other into lace
only.

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Inserting Lace

MachineSetting: E—0 B—0 C—2 D—lto3

4 Pin or baste lace on fabric. Sew togethe
r with needle taking one stitch
into fabric alone and one into the face.
Caretully trim excess fabric
underneath.

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Inserting Patches

Machine Setting: E — 0 C-2

B -.0 D - 3 to 4
may also be used
Large holes can be patched quickly. The following method
the rest of the tabric.
for tricot fabrics. Cut patch so that its grain will match
with zigzag stitch of
Place the patch over the damaged area. Sew it down
-1 medium length.

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over and trim close

For additional strength stitch over comm s twice. Turn $

to sea ms.
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0
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Shirring
Single-Needle Cording F).,
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C-2 Machine Setting: E 0 — C-2
Machine Setting: E — 0
8—0 D 2 to 2’fz
B —o D-2 —

Stitch Length 2 to 4
-

Set stitch length bet een “0” and “I Trace pattern

“.
Ease Upper Tension
on fabric and place a filler thread under tire groove
Follow above directions for slurring
in the sole ol the cordi rig foot. Follow the crttern and
bat place filler thread under rotlrer
hold the filler thread fig fitly.
than on top of the fabric. Fabric
and filler thread both are guided in
the groove of the foot. Width of zigzag
depends on tire thickness of the fitfer

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thread used.

When you have finished the zigzag

seam, slide material along the filter
thread to distribute fullness. Finish tire
shirring with a tine of straight stitch
i ng.

Leave the filler thread in tire slurring

or pull it out as you straight.stilch,
depending on tire stress to which
shirring wilt be exposed.

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Applique Work

Machine Settii: E —0 C — 2

6—0 /2to3
t
D-1

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6 7429

Pin or baste applique on fabric and overcast edges.

Appliques also can be attached with a satin stitch

or any embroidery design.

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Openwork Embroidery

Machine Setting: F 0 C-2

8-0 D — 0 and 272

ork embroidery. Lets

There are hundreds of patterns excellent for openw
sew over all traced fines
embroider the 25-square box illustrated. First,
t-stitch lines with a
twice using short straight stitches. Then sew over straigh
your rows of satin stitching are
medium-wide satin stitch. Make sure that
even so the corners of your squares look neat.

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I When you finish sewing, cut out every other square. To make an attractive
idery design
modern design, outline flowers or free forms with an embro
instead of satin sfitchi rig.

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i Scalloping
Scroliwork

Machine Setting: F —0 C 2
B —3
—

Machine Setting: E — 1 - 7 (optional)

—

B—U D—2to4
A—5 D—2
your into
Scaltoping con be done in o iffy on Draw designs on fabric. Clamp work
can be ing the
P FAF F 230 Automatic. Scalloped edges embroidery hoop. As you are lollow
s,
used effectively as trimming on
numerous scroflwork outline with wide satin stitche
the
articles. move hoop right, then felt, alternating
ing rhythm and the direction of your movements.
The illustrations left show how scallop
adds sparkle to a child’s collar. Here’s
how An exciting note may be added by using
on a y
to do it. First, trace collar pattern variegated thread.
doubted piece of lobric. Set machin e (shown
foot
above), place fabric under sewing
The
and guide needle along traced line
scallop s are produc ed autom ati

cally. You may vary the length of

the scallops by changing the setting

of lever E (see sketch). When you
have fleished, trim excess fabric
along scalloped edge.

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I mi a Uon Hemstilchi rig

Maclone Setting: E 0 C 2 —

8-0 0—v
Stitch Length: 1_1’/2
Increase Tensions
Boa utilul heinsli tching effects on ho ndkercltiels, blouses, dresses, and so forth,
can be made with Plait’s System 30 (wing) needle available at Ptafl stores at
extra cost. Lousel y woven fabrics , such as batiste, argandy. georgette, etc., are well
suited to hemslilching while woolly lobrics are not recommended because needle -en

has a slightly thicker shank,

penetrations close up. Since the heinstitcfiiny needle insertion. The henmstitchirig
the needle set screw must be turned out far enough for (—
cannot be threade d with the Autom atic needle threader,
needle
ilesnnstnltinnnng is nn.n y snnni pie (see siselci,).

I Sew first row.

2 Slop ninenn needle Is in fabric cii line rsgiil.
uncsctninnc

again.
3 cr11 sewisng tn In’rnn lnbrrc in lIne direction, ol arrow, and lower fool
parallel to OrsI row so final needle peineiroles
I. Sew second nr,n’n as slnow,s ii, sketch, gun limp rrraieriol 8 7138
fnrevnons zngzog stitches cnn it descends on line right.
needle moles of

nnrg, atterncsleiy leave needle inn fabric online fell and

Ii you ore srncn nip cmnore than two nines of l,cnnsslnlcin
right of lv mini p poinntn. pneol labs Ic ems needle, and
proceed as di, ected above

Hensstitcliing
Hemstitching is successful on linen and
twilled lab, cs. For this type of work use
an ordinary needle.
Draw several threads out ol the fabric.
Set machine for a medium-wide zigzag
stitch and sew along both edges of the
strip, making sure that “zigs” and “zags”
in both rows are exactly opposite each
other. Set stitch length according to
thread bar width you desire. Draw
threads Irom the edge until your lringe
is the length you want. Zigzag along
this line and you will hove picot
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edging.

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Btiridslitching
1 Machine Setting: E —0 B —0 C 3
— D ito 2
—

Stitch Length: Maximnuns

Hemming dresses and skirts by hand is a laborious task. You con do it
easily an yourThlaft on medium and heavy fabrics. Use blindstitch guide
No. 46669, which you can buy at your Pfa(f store. Use it with zigzag loot
Na. 44088 and attach it so that its vertical flange goes through the sew
ing toot slot. Use a No. 70 needle, a loose upper tension and thin
thread in the needle.

2
U Next follow this procedure:
Turn fabric wrong side up. On selvage edge or if bias seam binding is
used an edge of hem, told material once (Fig. 1). On unselvaged fabric.
told twice (Fig. 2). ft is advisable to pin or baste hem. Guide work
evenly, holding tap hem edge against the vertical flange of the blind-
stitch guide. Set D so that needle tates felt stitch exactly in tfme folded
edge and the rigId stitch over the hem edge. Wfmen hem is finished,
stitches will not be visible on top side.

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Autoriici tic Bi ,idstitchi rig

r
Used ui draperies or curtains
Mactune Setfing : E — 1 B — 1
A — 6 C 1 — Stitch Length: 1/2—2
Bliiidslilcliiiig is used for med urn and heavy fabrics and would
be visible on the right side al sheer and hI ray fabrics. I hei etore
these Ia brics should be blindstitched with the Automatic so a
‘4
number of narrow and one wide zigzag stitch are sewn at
rag ula r intervals. Use thread that matches fabric and fold the
bern as illustrated. Feed fold against left inside edge of foot so
that narrow zigzag stitches are made on hem edge and wide
stitches pierce fold.
Bulky work is placed in machine with bulk ol material to the
left of lire needle. Set lever C on “3”,

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Sewing Buttonholes

Machine Setting: E 0 B —0 C

you are making button

The setting of control 0 is changed several times while
us setting, turn lever F
holes. So you can easily return the control to its previo
be caught in two
clockwise, as illustrated. Put lever C in notch 1, so D will
for sewing sides,
notches of the buttonhole slide, one position at “1/2”
This setting corresp onds to the size of
and the other at “3” for bartacking.
up further , the stops
ordinary lingerie buttonholes. When fever F is moved
parallels and
for the stitch width sutting change accordingly, and both the
bars of the buttonhole grow wider.

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Use buttonhole toot No. 51016

and set slide on buttonhole
gauge to buttonhole length de
sired. If you prefer more prom-
inent buttonholes, pull a fitter R 6088
cord through the hole in left toe
of loot. To gel the correct stitch
soft or
length, sew on a piece of scrap material. In making buttonholes in
tissue paper
loosely woven fabrics, it is advantageous to place a piece of
fabrics,
under the material. To strengthen buttonholes in tricot and knit
insert a piece of firmly woven cotton material between the fabric layers.

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0 Set D at “1 ‘/s”, C at “1 “, stitch length fever f on

satin stitch.

1D
C
0
Attach foot No. 51 016 and adjust slide indi
cator on buttonhole gauge to length of button
hole desired. Insert fitter cord through foot.

Lift foot, turn fabric clockwise, using needle as

U
a, a pivot. Lower foot, take one stitch to the left,
0 puff filter cord taut and lay it parallel to
0’
C
completed fine of stitching.
a)
U,

Switch D to “3”.
Make 4—6 bartack stitches. Raise needle.
ChangeD tO1h/2.

Trim both ends of filler cord at end of first stitch row. Sew second
row and stop about 4—6 stitches from end ol first row, leaving
needle up.

Turn D to “3”, and drop machine feed.

Make second tack, as instructed above.

Switch D back to “0” and make two or three fastening stitches.

0 Trim the sewing threads. Open the buttonhole with your seam
ripper. Be careful not to injure the bartacks.

Raise feed.
Buttonhole can also be made without a filler cord.

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