Singer 9800 - Standard Sewing: Repairs and Hems; Mending, Darning, and Terry Cloth Sewing; Blind Hem and Belt Loop Sewing

Standard
Sewing
‘-r’
darning
Three-step zig-zag
, can be
uti
zed
for mending
and darning.
A
threadbare spot is
mended by
sewing back
and forth with
three
ste
zig-zag. Lse the reverse feea
bufton For
every row of
stitch
ing,
guide the fabric slightly to the
side if the
fabric s
very worn, a
piece of
fcorc
or Thing may be
aftached
to
the reverse side of the
material as
reinforcement.
is a perfect stitch for mending
and darning. Select NORMAL, sew
the
first row of
stitches
as
long
as
you
need to cover your tear or
worn
spot,
Touch the reverse butron
II
ana
the
macnine
continues sewing the
remaining stitches at the same
length and
fastens the thread.
Touch STOR Repeat as
many times
as you need
to cover the
hole.
Sewing
terry
cloth
Sew the garment together
with
straight stitch. Trim the seams and
press the seam allowance flat and
sew the edges down against the
garment on the wrong side with
three-step
zig-zag. Even though
the stitching
goes
right through to
the
“right”
side of
the
garment, it is
nearly invisible and even the
wrong
side looks
neat.
The stitching
will also be considerably stronger
Necklines and armholes
are fin
ished in
a
similar way.
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Sewing on belt
loops
Use
presser foot
B and lower the
feed teeth. Fold in about 1 cm
on
the short ends. Place
the belt loop
on the
garment and under the
presser foot.
C
Sew
a
bartack
from the outer
edge
to the
center of the loop,
move the
material and
sew a new bartack.
Continue
to
sew along the entire
length of the
loop’s short side.
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Presser
foot D is used for blind
hem.
Fold the material
as shown.
Make
sure that the
fold line of the
fabric rides
in the groove
under the
right
side of the presser
foot. Prac
tice using
a scrap of material
and
compare with the
illustrations.
1.
If the stitch
does not catch
the
folded
edge, increase
the stitch
width
(+).
2. If the
stitch catches
too much
of
the fold,
decrease the
stitch
width
(-).
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3. For
an invisible
hem the needle
catches
a single thread
of the
folded
edge.
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