Pfaff creative 1371 - Page 67

Hemstitching
As
the
i
ustrations show,
hem-stitching
can be ur
:
in
different
ways, both as
an
edge reinforcemi
and as
a fancy effect
on
table linen
or
cloth: ,
articles.
Hemstitching
with wing needle
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,
•
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•
44_
•
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—.
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prog
37
38
-
—3+
2_-
Thread:
embroidering/darning
thread
Needle: wing
needle
For this
work,
four
threads are
drawn, five
threa
are
left in, then
a
further
four threads
are draw
Oversew
the five
threads left in
the fabric
usii
•
program
37 or 38
(Figs.
2
and
3).
3
Hemstitching
turned-in hem
edges
prog
--
((3
L
2
Stitch
width:
2 mm
Thread:
embroidering/darning
thread
To
hemstitch
a turned-in
hem
edge (Fig.
4),
fir
4
draw
the
number
of fabric
threads for
the requin
1
hem stitch
width. Place
the
hem
breakline
again
the
edge
where
the threads
are
drawn and
tack I
in
place. Now
secure the
hem using
the
abov
mentioned
program.
Hemstitching
as an edge
finish
made
with th
wing
needle
g
zzL
L
4
Thread:
embroidering/darning
thread
Needle:
wing
needle
This
edge
finish
is used on
very light
and thi
fabrics,
it is
particularly
well suited
for valance:
flounces
and frills or
for finishing
edges. For
thi
sewing
job no
threads
must
be drawn out
of
th
fabric.
Sew at sewing-foot
width
along
the
fabri
edge,
using
the
edge of
the sewing foot
as a guidc
Then
carefully
trim
the excess material
along
th
hemstitching
with
a small scissors
(Fig.
5).
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