Saturday, February 20, 2010

Serger Saturday: Pin Tuck Stitching

I know, a bit anticlimatic after Flatlock Stitching, but pin tucks are cool, too, I guess.

Locate your blind stitch presser foot.  Hint: if you can't find it, and you *just * had it, check to see if you used it as a book mark in your owner's manual.  It may have taken me 30 minutes to find mine this way today.  Maybe.

Thread machine as for 3thread overlock.  Remove RIGHT needle. Keep your left needle securely in place, though.
remove stitch finger, as with a rolled hem

Set your machine as follows (also use these settings for a narrow overlock stitch, fyi)
Stitch width and stitch length to "R" (or as small/narrow as they go)

All thread tensions set to 4
Mark the wrong side of your fabric where you want your pin tucks to be

fold fabric, wrong sides facing.  Place under presser foot so that needle *just* hits on the fold.  Adjust foot position guide using little screw thing to the folded edge

Sew and repeat for all tucks


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