41Instruction book Lily 555/545
Bridging stitch
The bridging stitch is suitable
for joining two pieces of fabric with
folded edges.
Leather and vinyl are joined by but-
ting the edges close to each other
using the bridging stitch. Also use to
join lace and ribbon.
Elastic shirring
The bridging stitch is also useful for
gathered elastic shirring. Use the
buttonhole foot C, tighten the upper
thread tension.
On the wrong side of your fabric
draw lines to sew the stitched rows
straight.
Remember that the elastic will al-
ways be stitched double, so take this
into account when calculating how
much you will need.
Place the shirring elastic (elastic
thread) around the fi nger of the
presser foot C.
Sew from the wrong side over both
lengths of the elastic following
marked lines. Gather the shirring by
pulling the elastic threads.
Sewing
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