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SECTION VII - Heirloom
Pintucks
A beautiful accent to any project. Pintucks should be
added to your fabric before cutting out the pattern piece.
Select 1.
Attach blind hem foot G.
Use a washable marker to draw parallel lines for pintucks
on fabric right side. Fold fabric on first line with wrong
sides together. Place folded edge against guide on foot.
Decide how wide you want the pintucks and move the
thumb nut q to move the guide. Sew pintuck. Sew
remaining pintucks using same method.
Remove marking lines. Press pintucks to one side.
Bridging (Fagoting)
Two folded edges are joined together by threads over an
open area. Use linen, cotton or blend of linen/cotton.
Select 066 or 074. (Create Richelieu trim with 072.)
Thread machine, needle and bobbin with fine embroidery
thread (50 weight or finer).
Use spray starch to stabilize fabric.
Fold and press under seam allowance to wrong side of
fabric. Baste folded edges of fabric on top of thin paper
or water-soluble stabilizer q. Center stitching over the
paper/fabric. Lower the presser foot. Sew, catching the
folded edges of fabric.
Remove paper or wash away stabilizer and basting
stitches.
NOTE: An Elna EXCLUSIVE optional accessory is the
fagoting plate (available in narrow or wide
version). It is a guide for the two folded fabric
edges and eliminates the need for paper
stabilizer and basting fabric to paper.
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