White 1066 - Some Useful Sewing Hints; To Turn Corners; To Sew Elastic Fabrics; Basting

15.
SOME
USEFUL
SEWING
HINTS
TO TURN
CORNERS:
1.
Stop
the machine
while
the
needle
is
still
in
the
material.
2.
Raise
the presser
foot
and
turn
the
fabric
using
the needle
as
a
pivot.
3.
Lower
the presser
foot
and
resume
sewing.
TO
SEW
ELASTIC
FABRICS:
In
sewing
such
elastic
materials
as jerseys,
bias
Cut cloths
etc.,
it
is
advisable
to
sew
them
with
reduced
upper
thread
tension
otherwise
the
thread
will
break
when
the sewn
materials
are
stretched.
TO
SEW
VERY
THEN
CLOTH:
When
sewing
very
thin
cloth
which
tends
to
gather
as
you
sew,
place
a
sheet
of
newspaper
or
any
other
thin
paper
underneath
the
material
and
sew
with
the shortest
stitch
possible.
This
will
keep
your
work
from
gathering.
BASTING:
1.
Reduce
the
tension
of
the
upper
thread
and
employ
the
longest
stitch
possible.
2.
The
stitches
may
then
be
easily
removed
by pulling
the lower
thread.
TO KEEP
YOUR
MACHINE
IN
PERFECT
CONDITION:
1, Keep
all
moving
parts
of
the
machine
constantly
oiled
and
clean.
Do
not
over-oil
machine.
2. Always
turn
handwheel
toward
you.
3.
Do not run
machine
without
cloth.
4.
When
sewing,
do
not pull
the
material
otherwise
you
will
bend
the needle.
The
machine
is
designnd
to
feed
the
materfar
automatically.
5.
Do
net operate
machine
when
the
presser
bar
lifter
is
raised.