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• Decorative Flatlocking
– Disengage the upper knife (page 13). The fabric
is not trimmed on this stitch.
• Additional Information About Flatlocking
– The tensions must be correctly adjusted for the
fabric to pull flat.
– The upper looper thread is the prominent thread
in a 3-thread flatlock.
– The lower looper thread is the prominent thread
in a 2-thread flatlock.
– Thread decorative yarn in the prominent
threading path accordingly.
– For a ladder stitch, sew seam with right sides
together.
– The needle thread will be the prominent thread
that creates the ladder (A).
– Fold fabric wrong sides together.
– Position the fabric so the seam is sewn with part
of the stitch extending off the fabric.
– Pull on opposite sides of the stitch to flatten
Thread Color Code Refer page 21.