Sewing Stretch Fabrics and Elastic Tape

Stretch fabrics can be sewn and elastic tape can be attached.

 

 

Stitch

 

Stitch Width

Stitch Length

Presser

Stitch Name

Pattern

Application

[mm (inch.)]

[mm (inch.)]

Key

 

 

 

 

Foot

 

 

 

Auto

Manual

Auto

Manual

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Stretch

5

 

Stretch fabrics

1.0

1.0–3.0

2.5

1.0–4.0

 

stitch

 

 

(1/16)

(1/16–1/8)

(3/32)

(1/16–3/16)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2-point

9

 

5.0

1.5–7.0

1.0

0.2–4.0

 

zigzag stitch

 

 

(3/16)

(1/16–1/4)

(1/16)

(1/64–3/16)

 

 

 

Attaching elastic

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

J

3-point

10

 

5.0

1.5–7.0

1.0

0.2–4.0

 

 

 

 

 

zigzag stitch

 

 

 

(3/16)

(1/16–1/4)

(1/16)

(1/64–3/16)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Elastic-

28

 

Attaching elastic to stretch

4.0

0.0–7.0

1.0

0.2–4.0

 

attaching

 

 

fabrics

(3/16)

(0–1/4)

(1/16)

(1/64–3/16)

 

stitch

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Observe the corresponding precautions when performing each of the following stitching operations.

3

Stretch stitching

1Attach zigzag foot “J”.

J

For details, refer to “Replacing the presser foot” (page 37).

2Select stitch 5 .

For details, refer to “Selecting stitching” (page 68).

3Sew the fabric without stretching it.

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.

1Pinfabric.the elastic tape to the wrong side of the 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

1Elastic tape

2 Pin

2Attach zigzag foot “J”.

J

For details, refer to “Replacing the presser foot” (page 37).

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Brother 885-S61 operation manual Sewing Stretch Fabrics and Elastic Tape, Stretch stitching, Elastic attaching