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Decorative Flatlocking
– Place the movable upper knife in the nonworking
position (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 the flatlock stitch.
– Place a decorative thread in the upper looper
and inconspicuous threads in the lower looper
and needle.
– 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