Singer Guide ENG 1
OVERLOCK SEWING AND EMBELLISHMENT PIPING FOOT #27
0 550622 M/C Code: SA The Piping Foot is sometimes called a Cording Foot. It is used to cover cording to make piping or for inserting piping into seams. The groove in the bottom of the foot guides the cording or piping while stitching. Setting up the Serger: Needle: One or two Stitch Type: Three or four-thread overlock stitch Stitch Length: 3-5 mm Differential Feed: Normal Upper Knife: Engaged or disengaged To make piping: 1. Cut bias strips wide enough to cover the cording and seam allowances. 2. Fold fabric (wrong sides together) and position the cord inside the fold. 3. Snap the Piping Foot onto the machine. 4. Place the fabric with the cord under the Piping Foot making sure that the cord is in the groove on the underside of the foot while sewing. To stitch piping into a seam: 1. Snap on the Piping Foot. 2. Place fabric (right side up), piping, and then the second layer of fabric (right side down) under the presser foot with the piping positioned in the groove of the foot. 3. Sew, keeping the piping in the groove of the foot. Note: Depending on the width of the seam allowance desired, the knife will be engaged to trim the fabric or not engaged so that the seam allowance will not be trimmed. 38