Sewing the Various Built-In Decorative Patterns; Sewing beautiful patterns; Needles and threads- Page 114

UTILITY STITCHES 

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Sewing the Various Built-In Decorative Patterns

Decorative stitches, satin stitches and cross-stitches can be sewn. All are sewn with monogramming foot “N”.

Sewing beautiful patterns

In order to sew the patterns correctly, the following 
must be considered.

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Fabric

Before sewing stretch or thin fabrics or fabrics 
with a coarse weave, affix the optional stabilizer 
material to the wrong side of the fabric or place a 
thin sheet of paper, such as tracing paper, under 
the fabric. Since material puckering or bunched 
stitches may occur when satin stitches are sewn, 
be sure to affix stabilizer material to the fabric.

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Needles and threads

When sewing thin, mediumweight or stretch 
fabrics, use the ball point needle. When sewing 
thick fabrics, use a 90/14 home sewing machine 
needle. In addition, 75/11 to 90/14 thread should 
be used.

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Trial sewing

Depending on the type and thickness of the fabric 
being sewn and whether or not stabilizer material 
is used, the desired result may not be achieved. 
Be sure to sew a trial piece of fabric before sewing 
your project. In addition, while sewing, be sure to 
guide the fabric with your hands in order to 
prevent the fabric from slipping.

Sewing patterns

1

Attach monogramming foot “N”.

• For details, refer to “Replacing the presser 

foot” (page 41).

2

Select a stitch.

• For details, refer to steps 

4

 through 

9

 of 

“Selecting stitching” (page 66).

3

Start sewing.

• The stitching is sewn in the direction 

indicated by the arrow.

4

Sew reinforcement stitches.

• When sewing a pattern, it is useful to first set 

the automatic reverse/reinforcement 
stitching setting. For details, refer to 
“Automatically sewing reverse/
reinforcement stitches” (page 59).

5

When you are finished sewing, use scissors to 
trim off any excess threads at the beginning of 
the stitching and between the patterns.

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