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UTILITY STITCHES
Sewing Stretch Fabrics and Elastic Tape
Stretch fabrics can be sewn and elastic tape can be attached.
Pattern Numeric
Stitch Name
05
Stretch stitch
09
2-point
zigzag stitch
10
3-point
zigzag stitch
Elastic-
34
attaching
stitch
Observe the corresponding precautions when performing each of the following stitching operations.
Stretch stitching
a
Attach zigzag foot "J".
• For details, refer to "Replacing the presser
foot" (page 41).
05
b
Select stitch
.
• For details, refer to "Selecting stitching" (page
72).
c
Sew the fabric without stretching it.
98
Key
Application
Stretch fabrics
–
Attaching elastic
Attaching elastic to
–
stretch fabrics
J
Stitch Width
[mm (inch)]
Auto
Manual
Auto
1.0
1.0–3.0
2.5
(1/16)
(1/16–1/8)
(3/32)
5.0
1.5–7.0
1.0
(3/16)
(1/16–1/4)
(1/16)
5.0
1.5–7.0
1.0
(3/16)
(1/16–1/4)
(1/16)
4.0
0.0–7.0
1.0
(3/16)
(0–1/4)
(1/16)
Elastic attaching
When elastic tape is attached to the cuff or waist of a
piece of clothing, the finished dimensions will be that
of the stretched elastic tape. therefore, it is necessary
that a suitable length of the elastic tape be used.
a
Pin the elastic tape to the wrong side of the
fabric.
Pin the elastic tape to the fabric at a few points
to make sure that the tape is uniformly
positioned on the fabric.
1
2
a Elastic tape
b Pin
Stitch Length
Presser
[mm (inch)]
Foot
Manual
1.0–4.0
(1/16–3/16)
0.2–4.0
(1/64–3/16)
J
0.2–4.0
(1/64–3/16)
0.2–4.0
(1/64–3/16)
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