SEWING THE STITCHES

Elastic Zigzag Stitches

Use elastic zigzag stitches for tape attaching, overcasting, darning, or a wide variety of other uses.

 

 

Presser

 

Stitch width

Stitch length

Twin

Stitch

Stitch name

Applications

[mm (inch)]

[mm (inch)]

foot

needle

 

 

 

Auto

Manual

Auto

Manual

 

 

 

 

 

 

2 steps elastic

 

Overcasting (medium weight

5.0

1.5 - 7.0

1.0

0.2 - 4.0

OK

 

zigzag

 

and stretch fabrics), tape and

 

 

(3/16)

(1/16 - 1/4)

(1/16)

(1/64 - 1/16)

( J )

 

 

 

elastic

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2 steps elastic

 

Overcasting (medium weight

5.0

1.5 - 7.0

1.0

0.2 - 4.0

OK

 

zigzag

 

and stretch fabrics), tape and

 

 

(3/16)

(1/16 - 1/4)

(1/16)

(1/64 - 1/16)

( J )

 

 

 

elastic

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3 steps elastic

 

Overcasting (medium,

5.0

1.5 - 7.0

1.0

0.2 - 4.0

OK

 

zigzag

 

heavyweight and stretch fabrics),

 

 

(3/16)

(1/16 - 1/4)

(1/16)

(1/64 - 1/16)

( J )

 

 

 

tape and elastic

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

aSelect a stitch.

bAttach presser foot “J”.

Tape Attaching

Stretch the tape flat. While stretching the tape flat, sew the tape to the fabric.

aTape

Overcasting

Use this stitch to sew overcasting on the edge of stretch fabrics. Sew the overcasting along the edge of the fabric while positioning the right-hand side needle drop point just outside the edge of the fabric.

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