Utility stitches and practical sewing
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Hemming with the twin needle
Topstitching work can be carried out on
normal and stretch materials with the twin
needle.
Professional hems on T-shirts, knitwear
and cycling shorts can be sewn quickly
and easily with the twin needle. The twin
needle is available in various widths.
Please ensure that you use the jersey
needle for stretch fabrics!
• First fold and iron the width of fabric de-
sired for the hem.
• Topstitch the hem from the face side.
• Cut the protruding hem edge fabric
close to the seam.
Tip: On difficult materials such as
ribbed knitwear it is advisable to baste
the hem before topstitching it.
Threading the twin needle
• Place a spool on each of the spool pins.
• Pass both of the threads through the
thread guides (c.f. page 16).
• Lay the threads behind the thread
guides (15) and (16) and thread one of
the threads into each of the right and
left needles.
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