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Overedgedseams
(onlyformachinewith10stitches)
RemembertouseaCatalog2045ball-point
(yellowband)needleifyouaresewinga
syntheticknit.
Requiredsettings
Seamsinknitandstretchfabriccanbejoined
andfinishedinoneoperation.Twodifferent
methodsmaybeused.MethodNº1is
recommendedforfirmfabricswherea1/4”
(6mm)seamallowanceisadequate.MethodNº
2isrecommendedforbulkknitsandfabricsthat
haveatendencytocurlorfray,andwherea
widerseamallowanceisneededforsupport.
Makeatestsampletohelpyoudecidewhich
methodisbestforyourfabricandgarment.
StichSelection:Overedgedseams(E)
NeedlePosition:
StitchWidth:
StitchLength:Mark()
Foot:SpecialPurpose(J)
NeedlePlate:GeneralPurpose(A)
1.Cutandfitthegarment,allowingfora5/8”
(16mm)seamalowance.Basteseamline.
2.Trimseamedgeevenlytoascant1/4”(6mm)
fromseamlinebasting.
3.Placeseamunderthepresserfootsothatthe
straightstitchesfallonthebastedseamline
andzig-zagstitchestowardtheseamedge,
asillustrated.
1.Cutandfitgarment,allowingfora5/8”
(16mm)seamallowance.Basteseamline.
2.Placeseamunderpresserfootsothatthe
straightstitchesfallonthebastedseamline
andzig-zagstitchestowardtheseamedge.
3.Pressafterstitchingandtrimawayexcess
fabrictoproduceanarrowseamedge.When
seamsupportsthegarment,omitthe
trimmingstep.
MethodNº1-Overedging
MethodNº2-MockOveredging
3 4 51 2
3 4 51 2
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Remonterlefil
decanette
Lorsquel’aiguilleestenfiléeetlacanetteen
placedanssonsupport,lefildecanettedoitêtre
remontéàtraveersletroudelaplaqueàaiguille.
1.Tenezdelamaingauchelégèrementlefil
d’aiguille.
•Tournezlevolantàlamainlentementversvous
etfaitesdescendrel’aiguilledansletroudela
plaqueàaiguille.
2.Continuezàtournerlevolantjusqu’àceque
l’aiguilleremonteau-dessusdelaplaqueà
aiguille.
•Tirelégèrementsurlefild’aiguillepourfaire
remonterlabouchedufildecanette.
3.Défaiteslaboucleaveclesdoigts.
4.Passezlefildel’aiguilledanslafentegauche
dupiedpresseur.
•Placezlesdeuxfilsversl’arrièredelamachine.
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