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Gathering foot

Features

You can create beautiful gathers using the 
gathering foot on various garment and home 
decorating applications.

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Preparation

Attach the gathering foot (see CHAPTER 1 
"Attaching/ Removing presser foot").

Machine setting (type of stitch):

-   2 needle 4 thread overlock
-   1 needle 3 thread overlock (Either needle can 

be used.)

How to set fabric

1

2

3

1 

Surface      

2 

Reverse

1.  Raise the presser foot lever.
2.  Turn the hand wheel so that the mark on 

the hand wheel is aligned to the line on the 
machine (see CHAPTER 1 "Turning direction 
of hand wheel").

3.  Position the bottom piece of fabric (the fabric 

that will be gathered 

1

 under the guide 

3

 just 

below the needle).

4.  Position the top piece of fabric 

2

 between the 

gathering foot and the guide 

3

 on top of the 

bottom fabric 

1

.

5.  Lower the presser foot lever.

Test sewing

1.  Set the stitch length to 3mm.
2.  Set the differential feed ratio to 2.
3.  Set the stitch width to 5mm.
4.  Adjust the other settings to those used during 

normal overlock sewing.

5.  Sew while keeping the fabric aligned with the 

fabric guide 

3

. 

- Adjust the size of the gathers by setting the 

sitich length between 2mm and 5mm.

- Adjust the amount of fabric that is gathered 

by setting the differential feed ratio between 1.0 
and  2.0.

NOTE: 
Do not pull or stretch the fabric.