Stitch Settings, Utility stitches, 134

APPENDIX ——————————————————————————————————————————————

Stitch Settings

Applications, stitch lengths and widths and whether the twin needle can be used are listed for utility stitches in the following table.

Utility stitches

Stitch Name

Left

Straight

stitch

Center

Triple stretch stitch

Stretch

stitch

Basting stitch

Zigzag	Center
Zigzag
stitch	Right
	Right

2-point

zigzag stitch

3-point

zigzag stitch

Overcasting

stitch

Pattern					Presser Foot
01
02					J
					J





03					J
					J





04					J/I







05					J
					J



					J
06
					J
07


					J
08
					J
09
					J
10
					J

	Stitch Width		Stitch Length
Application	[mm (inch)]		[mm (inch)]
Application

	Auto	Manual	Auto	Manual
Basic stitching, sewing	0.0	0.0–7.0	2.5	0.2–5.0
gathers or pintucks, etc.	(0)	(0–1/4)	(3/32)	(1/64–3/16)
Basic stitching and	0.0	0.0–7.0	2.5	0.2–5.0
sewing gathers or	0.0	0.0–7.0	2.5	0.2–5.0
sewing gathers or	(0)	(0–1/4)	(3/32)	(1/64–3/16)
pintucks	(0)	(0–1/4)	(3/32)	(1/64–3/16)
pintucks
Attaching zippers, basic	3.5	0.0–7.0	2.5	0.2–5.0
stitching, sewing gathers	3.5	0.0–7.0	2.5	0.2–5.0
stitching, sewing gathers	(1/8)	(0–1/4)	(3/32)	(1/64–3/16)
or pintucks, etc.	(1/8)	(0–1/4)	(3/32)	(1/64–3/16)
or pintucks, etc.
Attaching sleeves,
sewing inseams, sewing	0.0	0.0–7.0	2.5	1.5–4.0
stretch fabrics and	(0)	(0–1/4)	(3/32)	(1/16–3/16)
decorative stitching
Sewing stretch fabrics	1.0	1.0–3.0	2.5	1.0–4.0
and decorative stitching	(1/16)	(1/16–1/8)	(3/32)	(1/16–3/16)
Temporarily securing	0.0	0.0–7.0	–	–
Temporarily securing	(0)	(0–1/4)	–	–
	(0)	(0–1/4)
Overcasting and	3.5	0.0–7.0	1.4	0.0–4.0
attaching appliqués	(1/8)	(0–1/4)	(1/16)	(0–3/16)
Beginning sewing from	3.5	2.5–5.0	1.4	0.3–4.0
the right needle position	(1/8)	(3/32–3/16)	(1/16)	(1/64–3/16)
Overcasting on medium
weight or stretch fabrics,	5.0	1.5–7.0	1.0	0.2–4.0
attaching elastic,	(3/16)	(1/16–1/4)	(1/16)	(1/64–3/16)
darning, etc.
Overcasting on medium
weight or stretch fabrics,	5.0	1.5–7.0	1.0	0.2–4.0
attaching elastic,	(3/16)	(1/16–1/4)	(1/16)	(1/64–3/16)
darning, etc.
Overcasting on thin or	3.5	2.5–5.0	2.0	1.0–4.0
medium weight fabrics	(1/8)	(3/32–3/16)	(1/16)	(1/16–3/16)
Overcasting on thick	5.0	2.5–5.0	2.5	1.0–4.0
fabrics	(3/16)	(3/32–3/16)	(3/32)	(1/16–3/16)
Preventing fraying in	5.0	3.5–5.0	2.5	1.0–4.0
thick fabrics and fabrics	5.0	3.5–5.0	2.5	1.0–4.0
thick fabrics and fabrics	(3/16)	(1/8–3/16)	(3/32)	(1/16–3/16)
that fray easily	(3/16)	(1/8–3/16)	(3/32)	(1/16–3/16)
that fray easily
Overcasting on stretch	5.0	0.0–7.0	2.5	0.5–4.0
fabrics	(3/16)	(0–1/4)	(3/32)	(1/32–3/16)
Overcasting on thick or	5.0	0.0–7.0	2.5	0.5–4.0
stretch fabrics	(3/16)	(0–1/4)	(3/32)	(1/32–3/16)

Twin Needle

Yes

(J)

Yes

(J)

Yes

(J)

Yes

(J)

Yes

(J)

Yes

(J)

Yes

(J)

Yes

(J)

Yes

(J)

Yes

(J)

Yes

(J)

	Reverse/	Programmed
	Reinforcement	Programmed
	Reinforcement	Thread-Cutting
	Stitching	Thread-Cutting
	Stitching
	Reverse	Reverse +
	Reverse	thread-cutting
		thread-cutting
	Reinforcement	Reinforcement +
		thread-cutting
	Reverse	Reverse +
	Reverse	thread-cutting
		thread-cutting
	Reinforcement	Reinforcement +
		thread-cutting
	Reinforcement	Reinforcement +
		thread-cutting
	Reinforcement	Reinforcement +
		thread-cutting
	Reverse	Reverse +
	Reverse	thread-cutting
		thread-cutting
	Reinforcement	Reinforcement +
		thread-cutting
	Reinforcement	Reinforcement +
		thread-cutting
	Reinforcement	Reinforcement +
		thread-cutting
	Reinforcement	Reinforcement +
		thread-cutting
	Reinforcement	Reinforcement +
		thread-cutting
	Reinforcement	Reinforcement +
		thread-cutting
	Reinforcement	Reinforcement +
		thread-cutting
	Reinforcement	Reinforcement +
		thread-cutting

Walking Foot

Yes

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Brother 885-U22, 285C operation manual Stitch Settings, Utility stitches, 134

Models: 885-U22 285C

Stitch Settings

Utility stitches

Stitch Name

Auto

Manual

Reverse/

Programmed

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