UTILITY STITCHES —————————————————————————————————————————————————
REINFORCEMENT STITCHING
Reinforce points that will be subject to strain, such as sleeve holes, inseams and pocket corners.
Stitch Name
Triple
J
02
stretch stitch
Bar tack
A
36
stitch
*Rfc.: Reinforcement
**Auto Rfc.: Automatic Reinforcement
Triple stretch stitching
Use triple stretch stitching to reinforce sleeve holes
and inseams.
a
Attach zigzag foot "J".
b
Select stitch
.
c
Start sewing.
• For details, refer to "Starting to sew"
(page 28).
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Pattern No.
Application
Attaching sleeves, sew-
ing inseams, sewing
02
02
02
stretch fabrics and deco-
rative stitching
Reinforcing openings
36
34
30
and areas where the
seam easily comes loose
Stitch Width
Stitch Length
[mm (inch.)]
[mm (inch.)]
Auto
Manual
Auto
0.0
0.0-7.0
2.5
(0)
(0-1/4)
(3/32)
2.0
1.0-3.0
0.4
(1/16)
(1/16-1/8)
(1/64)
Bar tack stitching
Bar tacks are used to reinforce points subject to
strain, such as pocket corners and openings.
As an example, the procedure for sewing bar tacks at
pocket corners is described below.
a
Determine the desired length of the bar tack.
Set the button guide plate on buttonhole foot
"A" to the desired length. (The distance
between the markings on the presser foot scale
is 5 mm (3/16 inch).)
1
2
a Presser foot scale
b Length of bar tack
c 5 mm (3/16 inch)
• A bar tack with a maximum length of about
28 mm (1-1/8 inch) can be sewn.
b
Attach buttonhole foot "A".
Manual
1.5-4.0
No
No
Rfc.
(1/16-3/16)
0.3-1.0
Auto
No
No
(1/64-1/16)
Rfc.
3
*
**