Singer 457 - Darning Techniques

SCRIPT LETTERING
If you wish to embroider a whole
name-on a child's dress or shirt,
for example-you
can do so by free-
motion stitching .
1 . Always make a sample
first to
find the right stitch setting and
spacing .
2 . Trace
or
mark lettering on right
side of fabric .
3 . If the fabric is soft
or loosely
woven, add an underlay
of
crisp
lawn or organdy .
4 . Place work in embroidery hoop
large enough to encompass the
entire design . Be sure fabric is
held taut .
i . Position work under needle and
lower
presser bar to engage ten-
sion .
6 . Turn hand wheel toward you
to
bring bobbinthread up through
fabric at start of design . Hold
both thread ends ad lower the
needle into the fabric .
7 . Stitch, following outline of let-
tering . Maintain an even rate of
speed so that
stitches are uni-
formlyspaced .
To produce a close satin stitch,
move hoop slowly ; to produce an
open stitch, move hoop more rapid-
ly . To shade the lettering from wide
to narrow stitching, turn the work
slightly so that you will be moving
it at an angle as you stitch .
Pattern
Selector :
Needle
Position : C
Stitch
Width : 2-5
Stitch Length :
FINE
(above 20)
Presser Foot : None
Feed Height : D