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a
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iii
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Embroidering corners
By
changing
the
stitch
width
during
sewing
of
dense zigzag stitches you can
embroider
cor-
ners
with
45
degree angles.
- Set needle thread tension
to
"buttonhole
",
select
zigzag stitch G, set stitch length
to
"buttonhole"
and stitch
width
5
mm
.
-
Select the
outermost
ri
ght
needle posi-
tion
CQ)
and
embroider
a
straight
line.
- Embroider corner:
After
the
needle has penetrated
the
material
to
the
right, reduce
the
stitch
width
using
the
width
knob
(34)
by 0.5
mm
to
4.5
mm
.
Sew
a stitch.
- Reduce the
width
once again by
0.5
mm
and
sew
a stitch. Continue in
this
manner
until
the
stitch
width
is 0.5
mm
.
- Turn
the
handwheel
towards
you until
the
needle penetrates
the
material. Turn
the
material
90
degrees and sew a stitch.
-
Increase the
width
by
0.5
mm
to
1.0
mm
.
Sew
one stitch.
-
Increase the
width
by
0.5
mm
again and
sew one stitch.
Continue in
this
manner
until
the
initial
width
is achieved.
Now
embroider
a
straight
line.
If
the
corner is
to
continue in
the
opposite
direction,
use
the
outermost
left needle posi-
tion
(Q::) .
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Decorative buttonhole
This
buttonhole
is a beautiful alternative
to
the
traditional
lingerie
buttonhole
(see page
47).
Since you
determine
the
width
of
the
button
-
hole seam,
the
buttonhole
can have a
width
of
up
to
10
mm.
-
Sew
two
buttonhole
seams
about
1
mm
apart, using
the
dense zigzag sti
tch
(Pro-
gram
G, sti
tch
width
3 - 5
~
mm). The
needle thread tension is set
to
"
buttonhole
".
- Select
the
right
needle position and sew
over both ends
of
the
buttonhole
seam
with
a triangle. To
do
this
, turn
the
stitch
width
knob
(34)
during
sewing constantly
from
0
to
5
~
and back
to
O.
The
top
of
the
trian-
gle should meet
the
middle
of
both
button-
hole seams.