Selecting Stitching ............................... 70; Overcasting Stitches............................ 76; Basic Stitching ..................................... 80- Page 71

3

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 optional 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........................................ 103
Free-motion quilting..................... 104
Satin stitching using the sewing 
speed controller ........................... 105

Reinforcement Stitching ....................107

Triple stretch stitching..................107
Bar tack stitching..........................107
Darning ........................................109

Eyelet Stitching..................................111
Decorative Stitching..........................112

Fagoting........................................113
Scallop stitching ...........................114
Smocking......................................114
Shell tuck stitching .......................115
Joining ..........................................116
Heirloom stitching........................116

Sewing the Various Built-In 
Decorative Patterns...........................119

Sewing beautiful patterns .............119
Sewing patterns ............................119
Combining patterns ......................120
Repeat sewing patterns.................121
Checking the selected pattern ......121
Changing the pattern size.............122
Changing the stitch density ..........123
Changing the pattern length .........124
Mirror imaging the pattern...........125
Retrieving a pattern......................126
Realigning the pattern ..................127

Designing a Pattern ...........................129

Drawing a sketch of the pattern ...129
Entering the pattern data..............130
Examples of designs......................132