SECTION 3. LEARN THE STITCHES
Blind Hemming
Set the Machine
Stitch width
control 2 to 3
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Top thread tension
control 2 10
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A Zigzag foot
Stitch length
control o_ange
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Stretch Stitch
1/4"
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1. Finish the raw edge of your hem an,/way you desire. (See overcrasting page 36).
2. Measure, turn up your hem and pin.
NOTE: For light weight fabrics, you may need a double fold.
3. Fold the material (bottom side out) on the edge to be stitched, as shown, leaving 1/4- of the finished hem edge
showing.
4. Place garment under presser foot in such a manner that straight stitches will be sewn on extended edge. The zigzag
stitch should just catch the fold of the garment.
5. After hemming, press both sides of the finished hem. The top side of the garment will show only the blind stitches.
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