decorative stitching
Your sewing machine has several stitches which are purely decorative. These versatile stitches
allow you to add imagination and creativity to your sewing projects. With these decorative
stitches, you can apply to clothes and household items: interesting details, youthful and
feminine accents, and personalized effects. Some of the many applications of the decorative
stitches include border designs, applique's, twin-needle stitching, finished hems, smocking,
embroidering, monograms and topstitching accent lines on clothes. The following pages illus
trate decorative stitches on your machine and provide examples for their creative use.
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BORDER DESIGNS
Border designs that add a decorative touch to
wearing apparel and household items can be
created by combining different types of
straight stitching and zig-zag stitching. Sim
ple or elaborate, delicate or bold, they can be
varied to suit the application. Use them as you
would a braid or to simulate horizontal, verti
cal or bias stripes on plain fabric.
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Marking a Border Design
Procedure
Mark or crease fabric for the center line of
first row of stitching. If spacing between rows
is not greater than 1/2-inch (1.3cm), gauge
additional rows with the presser foot. If spac
ing is wider, mark for each line of stitching.
Use a backing of crisp lawn, organdy or a fusi
ble interfacing. Be sure to make a test sample
on a swatch of your fabric to check stitch set
tings and thread tension, being sure to dupli
cate thickness and interfacing or backing if
appropriate.
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