Cording Foot
The Cording Foot is mainly used to add
surface embellishment to fabrics, but it has
some practical uses, too. This foot has a
slotted guide on the top which holds up to
three separate lightweight yarns or cords.
The cords are held by the foot, while you
stitch them to the fabric. You can use
one…two…or all three holes, depending
on the effect you want. You’ll have fun
experimenting with different decorative
stitches and combinations of cords!
The Cording
Foot
IN MOTION
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Sewing with the Cording Foot
The Cording Foot snaps onto the
existing shank and presser foot holder.
The guide on the top of the foot has
three slots in which to place cords. To
load the cords into the slots on the top
of the foot, simply slide the cords in
from the right. Load the left cord first,
then the center cord and finally the right
cord.
Tip: Tie the ends of the cords
together with a knot in order to
keep the cords from slipping out
of the back of the foot.
Any type of cord, yarn or thin braid can
be used in the Cording Foot, as long as
it is thin enough to easily pass through
the slots on the top of the foot. The
bottom of the Cording Foot has grooves
which allow the cords and dense
stitching to pass freely underneath.
Select a decorative stitch, with the stitch
width set wide enough to cover the
width of the cords.
Experiment with various types of
stitches and decorative threads to
create unique combinations.
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Sewing Inspiration
Gather Fabrics - The Cording Foot can
also be used to gather fabrics. Because
the gathering cord is thicker than normal
gathering stitches, there is less chance
for the thread to break while drawing
the fabric in to gather it. Place a single
strand of cord into the center groove.
Secure the cord by tying a knot in the
end and bringing the knot behind the
presser foot. Select a narrow zig-zag
stitch that is just wide enough to sew
over the cord, but not sew into the cord.
Stitch the cord to the fabric. When
finished, pull the cord, which will draw
up (or gather) the fabric. Adjust the
fullness of the fabric as desired, then
knot the end of the cord to secure.
Texture Fabric – Combine rows and
rows of cords to create an interesting
texture to embellish fabric. To expose
more of the cords themselves, try using
monofilament thread in the needle. This
makes the stitching almost invisible.
This textured fabric has been used to
embellish a napkin ring. What will use
your textured fabric for?
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Sewing Inspiration
Make Plaid – Make a fun plaid design by
sewing rows of cords across the fabric
horizontally, then sewing rows of cords
down the fabric vertically. Vary the
width between rows and combinations
of cords to add interest to your plaid
design.
Combine different decorative machine
stitches with different combinations of
cords for unique embellishments.
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