Gathering
Gathering with straight stitches works best on light to
medium weight fabrics.
Decrease tension to between 1 and 3. Increase
stitch length to 5.0.
Sew two rows of parallel stitches. Sew first row next
to raw edge using foot A as guide. Sew second row
next to first row using foot A as guide. Leave long
thread tails at beginning and end of each row.
Pull on the bobbin threads simultaneously from each
end of the fabric until the desired amount is gath-
ered.
Knot the threads at each end and distribute the gath-
ers evenly.
Increase tension to 4 and decrease stitch length to
2.4.
Sew between two rows of stitching to secure gather-
ing.
OR
Lay gather fabric over flat fabric and sew the two
fabrics together directly on the second row of gather-
ing stitches.
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