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I recently used 3 step zig-zag on the hems and centre front seam of a morphed stretch terry hoody, also on neck and hood, it looks cute, I set my manual machine to stitch length 1, and zig-zag 4.
5/1/04 0:21 AM
Will try this as an alternative to the TWIN-needle hems I've been doing on knits. (Those stretch twin needles are expensive! BTW, for lycra or spandex hems, I have used stretch-twin needle, with regular zigzag stitch .5 cm wide, 3 cm long; for other seams on same, difficult fabrics, I usually use .5 cm w, 1 cm long--always testing first, of course.) I'll definitely try your 3 step zigzag suggestion for hems and edgestitching.
5/1/04 6:15 AM
Nice idea! Love sewing with knits, esp. for kids -- don't like having the seams rip apart when they "be kids."
5/2/04 8:20 PM
One thing though, is this the same as Brothers "Triple Zig Zag Stitch"?
5/10/04 4:09 PM
Cliff-a 3-step zigzag is a unique stitch. It takes 3 stitches to one side, then 3 stitches back, to make one 'zigzag'. A triple zigzag is a normal zigzag that goes forward, then backward, then forward again, over itself...triple the thread in each zigzag. Hope this explains it so you understand. I'm not familiar with a Brother machine, to know if it has a 3-step zigzag. My machine depicts this stitch as a broken-line-zigzag [or like a "Z" made of dashes].
5/10/04 5:15 PM
Thanks for that tip, I've been afraid to sew with knit, but with this tip I'm tempted to try!
5/10/04 10:18 PM
I find that if I hang on to the threads when I begin sewing, fabrics don't bunch up.Will try the 3-step zig-zag! Stitchit
5/27/04 1:55 AM