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Decorative Stitching    

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Heirloom stitching

When sewing with the wing needle, the needle holes 
are enlarged, creating a lace-like decorative stitch. 
This is used to decorate hems and tablecloths on thin 
or mediumweight fabrics in addition to plain weave 
fabrics.

1

Install the wing needle.

• Use a 130/705H 100/16 wing needle.
• For details on installing a needle, refer to 

“Replacing the needle” (page 38).

• The needle threader cannot be used with the 

wing needle, otherwise the sewing machine 
may be damaged. Manually pass the thread 
through the eye of the needle from the front 
to the back.
For details, refer to “Thread the needle 
manually” (page 31)

2

Attach monogramming foot “N”.

• For details, refer to “Replacing the presser 

foot” (page 41).

3

Select a stitch.

The stitches that can be used are 

33

, 

34

, 

35

, 

36

, 

37

, 

38

, 

39

, 

40

 or 

41

.

• For details, refer to “Selecting stitching” 

(page 66).

• Select a stitch width of 6.0 mm (15/64 inch) 

or less.

4

Start sewing.

Partially removing threads is called “drawnwork”. 
This gives a beautiful result with fabrics that have a 
loose weave.
Two ways to create drawnwork are described below.

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Drawnwork (Example 1)

1

Pull out several threads from the fabric.

●

Select a stitch width of 6.0 mm (15/64 
inch) or less, otherwise the needle may 
bend or break.

●

After adjusting the stitch width, slowly 
turn the balance wheel toward you and 
check that the needle does not touch the 
presser foot. If the needle hits the presser 
foot, the needle may bend or break.

CAUTION

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