You can spot the zig-zag letters from their zig-zag lines. Let's look at the ‘V’ here. That down up movement makes the zig-zag. ‘W’ is the same, only with more diagonals. Down, up ...

[Grow Your Own Clothes] had finally found their ideal sewing machine for doing zig-zag stitches (/\/\/\) and converting to a treadle drive (mechanically foot-fed) — a Singer 411G. This is a well ...