Brother CS6000I Reinforcement Stitching, Triple stretch stitching, Bar tack stitching

UTILITY STITCHES ——————————————————————————————————————————————————

REINFORCEMENT STITCHING

Reinforce points that will be subject to strain, such as sleeve holes, inseams and pocket corners.

Stitch Name

Triple

stretch stitch

Bar tack

stitch

Pattern	Presser Foot
	J
	A

	Pattern No.				Stitch Width		Stitch Length
					[mm (inch.)]		[mm (inch.)]
				Application
stitches70 model	stitches60 model	stitches50 model	stitches40 model
					Auto	Manual	Auto	Manual
				Attaching sleeves, sew-
02	02	02	02	ing inseams, sewing	0.0	0.0-7.0	2.5	1.5-4.0
				stretch fabrics and deco-	(0)	(0-1/4)	(3/32)	(1/16-3/16)
				rative stitching
				Reinforcing openings	2.0	1.0-3.0	0.4	0.3-1.0
36	36	34	30	and areas where the
					(1/16)	(1/16-1/8)	(1/64)	(1/64-1/16)
				seam easily comes loose

Twin Needle	Walking Foot	Reverse/ Reinforcement Stitching
No	No	Rfc.*
No	No	Auto**
		Rfc.

*Rfc.: Reinforcement **Auto Rfc.: Automatic Reinforcement

Triple stretch stitching

Use triple stretch stitching to reinforce sleeve holes and inseams.

aAttach zigzag foot “J”.

bSelect stitch .

cStart sewing.

•For details, refer to “Starting to sew” (page 28).

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.

aDetermine 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).)

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aPresser foot scale

bLength of bar tack

c5 mm (3/16 inch)

•A bar tack with a maximum length of about 28 mm (1-1/8 inch) can be sewn.

bAttach buttonhole foot “A”.

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