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UTILITY STITCHES
The various stitches and their applications are described in this chapter.
Selecting Stitching ............................... 70
Selecting stitch types and patterns....... 70
Selecting stitching .......................... 72
Overcasting Stitches............................ 76
Sewing overcasting stitches
using overcasting foot "G" ............. 76
Sewing overcasting stitches
using zigzag foot "J" ...................... 77
Sewing overcasting stitches using the
side cutter ...................................... 78
Basic Stitching ..................................... 80
Basting ........................................... 80
Basic stitching ................................ 81
Blind Hem Stitching ............................ 82
Buttonhole Stitching/Button Sewing.... 84
Buttonhole sewing.......................... 85
Button sewing ................................ 89
Zipper Insertion................................... 91
Inserting a centered zipper ............ 91
Inserting a side zipper .................... 93
Zipper/piping Insertion ....................... 96
Inserting a centered zipper ............ 96
Inserting a piping ........................... 97
Sewing Stretch Fabrics
and Elastic Tape................................... 98
Stretch stitching ............................. 98
Elastic attaching ............................. 98
Appliqué, Patchwork
and Quilt Stitching ............................ 100
Appliqué stitching ........................ 101
Patchwork (crazy quilt) stitching....... 102
Piecing ......................................... 102
Quilting........................................ 104
Free-motion quilting..................... 105
Satin stitching using the sewing
speed controller ........................... 106
Reinforcement Stitching ....................108
Triple stretch stitching..................108
Bar tack stitching..........................108
Darning ........................................110
Eyelet Stitching..................................112
Horizontal Stitching ..........................113
Decorative Stitching..........................115
Fagoting........................................116
Scallop stitching ...........................117
Smocking......................................117
Shell tuck stitching .......................118
Joining ..........................................119
Heirloom stitching........................119
Sewing the Various Built-In
Decorative Patterns...........................122
Sewing beautiful patterns .............122
Sewing patterns ............................122
Combining patterns ......................123
Repeat sewing patterns.................124
Checking the selected pattern ......124
Changing the pattern size.............125
Changing the stitch density ..........126
Changing the pattern length .........127
Shifting patterns ...........................128
Mirror imaging the pattern...........129
Saving patterns .............................130
Retrieving a pattern......................130
Realigning the pattern ..................131
Designing a Pattern ...........................133
Drawing a sketch of the pattern ...133
Entering the pattern data..............134
Examples of designs......................136
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