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GETTING READYCONTENTS SEWING BASICS UTILITY STITCHES APPENDIX INDEX
SEWING BASICS .............................................................................................41
Sewing ...............................................................................................................................42
General sewing procedure .............................................................................................................................. 43
Positioning the fabric ......................................................................................................................................44
Starting to sew .................................................................................................................................................45
Securing the stitching ......................................................................................................................................47
Cutting the thread ...........................................................................................................................................49
Adjusting the Thread Tension ............................................................................................50
Changing the tension of the upper thread ........................................................................................................50
Adjusting the Stitch Width and Length ..............................................................................51
Adjusting the stitch width ................................................................................................................................51
Adjusting the stitch length ............................................................................................................................... 52
Useful Sewing Tips ............................................................................................................53
Trial sewing ....................................................................................................................................................53
Changing the sewing direction ........................................................................................................................53
Sewing curves .................................................................................................................................................53
Sewing thick fabrics ........................................................................................................................................54
Sewing thin fabrics ..........................................................................................................................................55
Sewing stretch fabrics ......................................................................................................................................55
Sewing an even seam allowance ..................................................................................................................... 55
UTILITY STITCHES ..........................................................................................57
Selecting Stitching .............................................................................................................58
Selecting stitching ...........................................................................................................................................58
Overcasting Stitches ..........................................................................................................60
Sewing overcasting stitches using overcasting foot “G” ................................................................................... 60
Sewing overcasting stitches using zigzag foot “J” .............................................................................................61
Sewing overcasting stitches using the optional side cutter ...............................................................................62
Basic Stitching ...................................................................................................................64
Basic stitching .................................................................................................................................................64
Blind Hem Stitching ..........................................................................................................65
Buttonhole Stitching ..........................................................................................................67
Buttonhole sewing ..........................................................................................................................................68
Button sewing .................................................................................................................................................71
Zipper Insertion .................................................................................................................73
Inserting a centered zipper ..............................................................................................................................73
Inserting a side zipper ..................................................................................................................................... 74
Sewing Stretch Fabrics and Elastic Tape ............................................................................77
Stretch stitching ...............................................................................................................................................77
Elastic attaching ..............................................................................................................................................77
Appliqué, Patchwork and Quilt Stitching ..........................................................................79
Appliqué stitching ...........................................................................................................................................80
Patchwork (crazy quilt) stitching ..................................................................................................................... 81
Piecing ............................................................................................................................................................81
Quilting ..........................................................................................................................................................82
Free-motion quilting ........................................................................................................................................83
Reinforcement Stitching ....................................................................................................85
Triple stretch stitching .....................................................................................................................................85
Bar tack stitching .............................................................................................................................................85
Eyelet Stitching ..................................................................................................................87
Decorative Stitching ..........................................................................................................88
Fagoting ..........................................................................................................................................................89
Scallop stitching ..............................................................................................................................................90
Smocking ........................................................................................................................................................90
Joining ............................................................................................................................................................ 91
Heirloom stitching ..........................................................................................................................................92
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