Brother 885-V67 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

		Stitch Width	Stitch Length
		[mm (inch.)]	[mm (inch.)]
Pattern
	Application
No.		Auto	Auto
		Manual	Manual
	Attaching sleeves, sewing inseams,	0.0 (0)	2.5 (3/32)
02	sewing stretch fabrics and decora-	0.0-7.0	1.5-4.0
	tive stitching	(0-1/4)	(1/16-3/16)
42	Reinforcing openings and areas	2.0 (1/16)	0.4 (1/64)
		1.0-3.0	0.3-1.0
	where the seam easily comes loose
		(1/16-1/8)	(1/64-1/16)

Twin Needle	Walking Foot	Reverse (Rev.)/ Reinforcement (Rfc.) Stitching
**
Yes	No	Rfc.
( J )
		*
No	No	Auto
		Rfc.

*Auto Rfc.: Automatic Reinforcement **Select a stitch width of 5.0 mm (3/16 inch) or less.

CAUTION

●Be sure to turn off the main power before replacing the presser foot. Otherwise, injuries may occur if the foot controller or (start/stop button) is accidentally pressed and the machine starts sewing.

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 39).

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 inches) can be sewn.

bAttach buttonhole foot “A”. cSelect stitch .

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