Pfaff Creative 7510 A - Darning Techniques; Darning with Straight Stitch (Program 00)

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It you
wish
to gather
sleeves,
skirts, cuffs
or valan
ces, this
technique
is
the easiest
and most
com
monly
used. To
obtain
neat and even
gathers,
you
should
sew
two or
three
gathering seams.
Select
program 00
and lengthen
the stitch
length
to 6
mm.
The
needle
thread
tension should
be reduced
to 3.
• Mark
the
first
line on the
face
side
of
the
fabric
and sew
this
seam.
Leave thread
tail of about
10-20
cm.
• Further
seams can
be sewn
at one sewing
foot
width
from
each other.
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• Spread
out the folds
created
by
the gathering
evenly and
then
tie
the thread
on the reverse
side.
This secures
the
gather.
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Gathering
with
the
straight
stitch
• Gather
the fabric
by pulling
the
bobbin threads
of
the
seams. You determine
the amount
of
gather
yourself.