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Stitch Name

Fagoting

stitch

Elastic-

attaching

stitch

Ladder

stitch

Rick-rack

stitch

Decorative

stitch

Serpentine

stitch

Hem-

stitching

Buttonhole

stitch

Pattern

Presser Foot		Stitch Width		Stitch Length		Twin Needle
	Application	[mm (inch)]		[mm (inch)]			Reverse/
	Application						Reinforcement
							Stitching
		Auto	Manual	Auto	Manual		Stitching
		Auto	Manual	Auto	Manual
J	Fagoting and decorative	5.0	0.0–7.0	2.5	1.0–4.0	Yes	Reinforcement
	stitching	(3/16)	(0–1/4)	(3/32)	(1/16–3/16)	(J)
J	Fagoting and decorative	5.0	2.5–7.0	2.5	1.0–4.0	Yes	Reinforcement
	stitching	(3/16)	(3/32–1/4)	(3/32)	(1/16–3/16)	(J)
J	Attaching elastic to	4.0	0.0–7.0	1.0	0.2–4.0	Yes	Reinforcement
	stretch fabrics	(3/16)	(0–1/4)	(1/16)	(1/64–3/16)	(J)
J	Decorative stitching	4.0	0.0–7.0	3.0	2.0–4.0	No	Reinforcement
J	Decorative stitching	(3/16)	(0–1/4)	(1/8)	(1/16–3/16)	No	Reinforcement
J	Decorative stitching	4.0	0.0–7.0	2.5	1.0–4.0	Yes	Yes
J	Decorative stitching	(3/16)	(0–1/4)	(3/32)	(1/16–3/16)	(J)	(J)
		(3/16)	(0–1/4)	(3/32)	(1/16–3/16)	(J)	(J)
J	Decorative stitching	5.5	0.0–7.0	1.6	1.0–4.0	Yes	Yes
J	Decorative stitching	(7/32)	(0–1/4)	(1/16)	(1/16–3/16)	(J)	(J)
		(7/32)	(0–1/4)	(1/16)	(1/16–3/16)	(J)	(J)
N	Decorative stitching and	5.0	1.5–7.0	1.0	0.2–4.0	Yes	Yes
N	elastic-attaching	(3/16)	(1/16–1/4)	(1/16)	(1/64–3/16)	(J)	(J)
	elastic-attaching	(3/16)	(1/16–1/4)	(1/16)	(1/64–3/16)	(J)	(J)
	Lace sewing, decorative	3.5	1.5–7.0	2.5	1.6–4.0
N	hemming, heirloom	3.5	1.5–7.0	2.5	1.6–4.0	No	Reinforcement
N	hemming, heirloom	(1/8)	(1/16–1/4)	(3/32)	(1/16–3/16)	No	Reinforcement
	stitching, etc.
N	Decorative hemming,	6.0	1.5–7.0	3.0	1.5–4.0	No	Reinforcement
N	heirloom stitching, etc.	(15/64)	(1/16–1/4)	(1/8)	(1/16–3/16)	No	Reinforcement
	Decorative hemming on
N	thin, medium weight and	5.0	1.5–7.0	3.5	1.5–4.0	No	Reinforcement
N	plain weave fabrics,	(3/16)	(1/16–1/4)	(1/8)	(1/16–3/16)	No	Reinforcement
	heirloom stitching, etc.
	Decorative hemming on
N	thin, medium weight and	5.0	1.5–7.0	4.0	1.5–4.0	No	Reinforcement
N	plain weave fabrics,	(3/16)	(1/16–1/4)	(3/16)	1/16–3/16)	No	Reinforcement
	plain weave fabrics,	(3/16)	(1/16–1/4)	(3/16)	1/16–3/16)
	heirloom stitching, etc.
	Decorative hemming on
N	thin, medium weight and	5.0	1.5–7.0	2.5	1.5–4.0	No	Reinforcement
N	plain weave fabrics,	(3/16)	(1/16–1/4)	(3/32)	(1/16–3/16)	No	Reinforcement
	heirloom stitching, etc.
	Decorative hemming on
N	thin, medium weight and	5.0	1.5–7.0	2.0	1.5–4.0	No	Reinforcement
N	plain weave fabrics,	(3/16)	(1/16–1/4)	(1/16)	(1/16–3/16)	No	Reinforcement
	heirloom stitching, etc.
	Decorative hemming,	5.0	1.5–7.0	3.0	1.5–4.0
N	ribbon threading,	5.0	1.5–7.0	3.0	1.5–4.0	No	Reinforcement
N	ribbon threading,	(3/16)	(1/16–1/4)	(1/8)	(1/16–3/16)	No	Reinforcement
	heirloom stitching, etc.
	Decorative stitching,	6.0	1.5–7.0	1.6	1.0–4.0
N	smocking stitching,	6.0	1.5–7.0	1.6	1.0–4.0	No	Reinforcement
N	smocking stitching,	(15/64)	(1/16–1/4)	(1/16)	(1/16–3/16)	No	Reinforcement
	heirloom stitching, etc.
	Decorative stitching,	5.0	1.5–7.0	1.6	1.0–4.0
N	smocking stitching,	5.0	1.5–7.0	1.6	1.0–4.0	No	Reinforcement
N	smocking stitching,	(3/16)	(1/16–1/4)	(1/16)	(1/16–3/16)	No	Reinforcement
	heirloom stitching, etc.
	Horizontal buttonholes	5.0	3.0–5.0	0.4	0.2–1.0		Automatic
A	on thin and medium	5.0	3.0–5.0	0.4	0.2–1.0	No	Automatic
A	on thin and medium	(3/16)	(1/8–3/16)	(1/64)	(1/64–1/16)	No	reinforcement
	weight fabrics
	Horizontal buttonholes	5.0	3.0–5.0	0.4	0.2–1.0		Automatic
A	on areas that are subject	5.0	3.0–5.0	0.4	0.2–1.0	No	Automatic
A	on areas that are subject	(3/16)	(1/8–3/16)	(1/64)	(1/64–1/16)	No	reinforcement

Programmed

Thread-Cutting

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Thread-cutting

Walking Foot

136 885-U22, 285C specifications

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Models: 885-U22 285C

Stitch Name

Auto

885-U22, 285C specifications