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and easily. You can also use this foot to gather one fabric
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2. Place the fabric to be gathered underneath the gathering
foot.
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and increase upper thread tension slightly.
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2. Place the fabric to be gathered underneath the gathering
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the foot.
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thread ends taut.
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the lower fabric with your right hand. Though they will feed
together through the machine, they will feed at different
rates.
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2. For approximately 1 inch of the beginning of the fabric,
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hem.
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settings for the stitch.
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