The document provides instructions for various sewing techniques including sewing off material, staying within material, back tacking, sewing over 3 sides of a fabric, top stitching, back tacking again, and basting fabric in a chain. The objective is to learn how to properly execute these techniques. Detailed steps are provided for each technique with images to illustrate the proper form and method.

1. Fabric Sewing Techniques
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2. Objective
By the end of this session we would be able to understand
 Sewing 6”x 6” Sewing off the material
 Sewing 6”x 6” Staying Within Material
 Sewing 6”x 6” back tack
 Sew Over 3 Sides 6”x 12”
 12 X 6 Top stitch
 Backtack 6”x 1`2”
 Baste 6” X 6” in Chain

3. Sewing 6”x 6” Sewing off the material
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The timekeeper starts the
chronometer. Take fabric with Left Hand and
scissors with Right Hand
simultaneously.
Move fabric to the front, and lift
machine toot.
Place fabric under foot and
up to guide at a 1/4" margin.
Sew at maximum speed until the
first edge, respecting the margin
of 1/4".
Stop when fabric leaves the
machine and cut threads.
Lift machine foot and turn fabric counterclockwise, Place fabric
under foot and up to guide at a 1/4” margin.

4. Sewing 6”x 6” Sewing off the material
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Lower machine foot.
Sew at maximum speed until
the second edge, respecting the
margin of V.
Stop when fabric leaves the
machine and cut threads.
Lift machine foot.
Place fabric under foot and up
to guide at a 1/4" margin.
Lower machine foot.
Sew at maximum speed until
the third edge, respecting the
margin of 1/4" Stop when
fabric leaves the machine and
cut threads.

5. Sewing 6”x 6” Sewing off the material
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Lift machine foot and tum
cloth counterclockwise.
Place fabric under foot and
up to guide at a 1/4"
margin.
Lower machine foot.
Sew at maximum speed
until the fourth edge,
respecting the margin 1/4"
Stop when fabric leaves
the machine and cut
threads.
Take fabric with Left Hand
and scissors with Right
Hand and cut threads.

6. Sewing 6”x 6” Staying Within Material
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The timekeeper starts
the chronometer.
Take fabric with Left
Hand and scissors with
Right Hand
simultaneously.
Move fabric to the
front, and lift machine
foot.
Place fabric under foot
and up to guide at a ¼”
margin.
Lower machine foot,
Sew at maximum speed
until the first edge,
respecting the margin
of ¼” (+-1/16).
Stop with the needle at
the lowest position
exactly 1/4” from the
edge.
Lift machine foot and
turn fabric
counterclockwise.

7. Sewing 6”x 6” Staying Within Material
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Lower machine foot.
Sew at maximum speed
until the second edge,
respecting the margin of
1/4“ (+-1/16”).
Stop with the needle at
the lowest position exactly
¼” from the edge.
Lift machine foot and turn
fabric counterclockwise,
Lower machine foot.
Sew at maximum speed
until the third edge,
respecting the margin of
¼”(+-1/16”).

8. Sewing 6”x 6” Staying Within Material
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Stop with the needle at the lowest position exactly %“ from
the edge, lift machine foot and turn cloth
counterclockwise, lower machine foot.
Sew at maximum speed until the fourth edge,
respecting the margin of ¼” (+-1/16”) stop when
fabric leaves the machine and cut threads.
Take fabric with left hand and scissors with
right hand and cut threads, timekeeper stops
the chronometer.

9. Sewing 6”x 6” back tack
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Pick two pieces of the
fabrics one with each hand.
Align the fabric while
moving to the needle.
Place the fabric under the
needle! 1/4” from its top &
1/4” from its side. Start
sewing, with back tack
Stop sewing at 1/4” from
the bottom edge with
needle down. Turn the
fabric CCW 90 degree &
start sewing in the same
way for next 3 sides.
When sewing the 4th side!
Stop where the stitch has
started & back tack (3 to 4
stitches).

10. Sew Over 3 Sides 6”x 12”
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The timekeeper starts the
chronometer.
Take corners of fabric with
both hands. Lift machine
root.
Place fabric under foot
and up to guide at a ¼”
margin.
Lower machine foot. Sew at maximum
speed until the first edge, respecting the
margin of ¼” (+-1/16”).
Stop with the needle at the lowest
position exactly ¼” from the edge.

11. Sew Over 3 Sides 6”x 12”
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Lift machine foot and turn fabric
counterclockwise with Left Hand.
Lower machine foot.
Sew at maximum speed until the second edge,
respecting the margin of ¼” (+-1/16”) Stop with
the needle at the lowest position exactly 1/4”
from the edge.
Lift machine foot and turn fabric
counterclockwise. Lower machine foot.

12. Sew Over 3 Sides 6”x 12”
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Sew at maximum speed until the third
edge, respecting the margin of’ 1/4”
(+.l/16”).
Stop when fabric leaves the machine and
cut threads.
Take fabric with Left Hand and scissors
with Right Hand and cut threads.
Timekeeper stops the chronometer.

13. 12 X 6 Top stitch
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Pick up the fabric from the side at the corners facing
towards you with both hands.
Keep Right Hand side open corner near (under) the needle
make sure of the stitch margin (1/4”) using the scale near
needle. Put presser foot down.

14. 12 X 6 Top stitch
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Start sewing maintaining straight line & stitch margin. Stop the needle at 1/4” from
both sides. At that time needle should be down . Turn the fabric 90 Degrees
anticlockwise. Start sewing st line and margin of 1/4”.
Keeping needle down at that point , turn fabric 90 degree anticlockwise and sew off
maintaining straight line and margin Lift the presser foot with knee lift and pull the
fabric with left hand. Take the trimmer with Right Hand and cut the thread. Time
starts right from picking to the cutting of the thread. No back tack

15. Backtack 6”x 1`2”
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This exercise is carried on the
fabric which comes from the
exercise 12x6 top stitch.
Initial markings have to be done
on the fabric for backtacking.
For this fold the given fabric, such
that both edges coincide and
crease at the center.
Now fold on the folded fabric, such
that edges coincides & crease

16. Backtack 6”x 1`2”
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When the folded fabric is
opened, it looks as
indicated.
Now you see three crease
lines at A.B,C. Mark 3/8”
above and creased line.
Repeat above said step for
‘B’ and C.
The fabric is ready for
backtacking.
Places at which back
tacking have to be carried
out.
Backtack at point-I and
sew tilt pcint-2 and at
potnt-2 backtack and sew
till -3 and at point-4
backtack and sew till
point-5 backtack & stop.
At point-5 stop and cut the
thread using clipper and
dispose

17. Baste 6” X 6” in Chain
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The timekeeper
starts the
chronometer.
Take fabric with
LH.
Fold fabric lightly
on one side.
Move towards
machine foot.
Lift machine foot.
Verify the fold is
½”.
Place fabric under
foot and up to
guide at a ¼”
margin.

18. Baste 6” X 6” in Chain
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Lower machine foot.
Sew fabric with rhythm
guiding it with the RH
while the LH takes another
fabric.
Repeat the previous
instructions until 5 pieces
are sewn.
Take fabric with LH and
scissors with RH and cut
threads.
Timekeeper stops the
chronometer.

19. Summary
By the end of this session we are now able to stitch
 Sewing 6”x 6” Sewing off the material
 Sewing 6”x 6” Staying Within Material
 Sewing 6”x 6” back tack
 Sew Over 3 Sides 6”x 12”
 12 X 6 Top stitch
 Backtack 6”x 1`2”
 Baste 6” X 6” in Chain
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