Necchi 3537 Mechanical Sewing Machine "gather stitches" Questions

can I adjust the stitch length to sew a gathering stitch\/ Pin as needed to hold gathers in place. Adjust sewing machine to balanced tension and appropriate length stitch for seams before stitching ...

...stitches is same on most makes and models, you just set up for a straight stitch but turn stitch length up to 4 and loosen off the top tension by one number, ie turn it down a little.  Then ...

can you gather You can always gather on a sewing machine, no matter its age or model. Usually, I like to set the upper tension looser so the upper thread shows on the bottom of the fabric. Set the ...

...gather material? Janome Model 11590 - There isn't a stitch option for gathering Try loosening both top and bottom tension. while longer stitches are easier, it can be done on shorter stitches ...

Designer 1 my gathering stitch is not working properly I tried to gather a medium weight fabric and it just stitched normal if you have the machine set for the gathering stitch & it's not ...

when i do gathers on my machine i use the largest sticth,but the gathers r hard to pull. y/ Stitch length of 4, loosen your top tension by half a number  and always pull up the bobbin ...

...stitches too tight and it causes the material to gather. To prevent this lock the length of your stitch by going back over the last stitch and through the previous stitch or if near the edge. Do a ...

...and then pull up the gathers. Another method is to make long stitches and pull the thread to gather. Make a sample with the same fabric you will be gathering to see which technique works best for

...stitches, one at 10mm from edge and one at 20mm from edge. Then gather by pulling the bobbin threads (underneath ones) from each end to gather the fabric. If doing lengths of more than 1 metre, then ...

How do I get a good running stitch? I have never managed to get a good running stitch for gathering. What are the correct settings for this, mine is always too small and too tight to pull through ...