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Sewing with a Wing Needle
Use a Wing Needle to create a beautiful heirloom look on pillowcases,
napkins, or special occasion garments. A Wing Needle is very wide and
makes a large opening or hole in the fabric every time it stitches. Several
different types of stitches can be used. For best results, use a stitch with
forward-back movement, so that the needle penetrates the same hole
more than once.
Machine Set-Up:
Stitch: Zigzag Stitch
Stitch Width: 1
Stitch Length: 5
Presser Foot: Transparent Satin Foot or Standard Foot
Needle: Wing Needle
Materials:
Linen or other natural fiber fabric, spray-starched for added firmness
60-80 weight sewing thread
60-80 weight sewing thread in bobbin
Procedure:
Pull one or two threads to establish a guideline for stitching.
Stitch along the pulled threads. Notice the pronounced holes that are
created by the stitching.
Note: An alternative method is to trace a design onto fabric using
chalk, water-soluble or air soluble marker. (Use stencils, templates or
create a design.) Stitch along the drawn lines of the design.
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