Reinforcement

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Stitch Name

Buttonhole

stitch

Darning

stitch

Bar tack

stitch

Button- sewing stitch

Eyelet stitch

Side cutter

Pattern

PresserFoot		Stitch Width		Stitch Length		TwinNeedle	Reverse/		WalkingFoot
PresserFoot		Auto	Manual	Auto	Manual	TwinNeedle			WalkingFoot
	Application	[mm (inch)]		[mm (inch)]				Programmed
	Application						Reinforcement	Thread-Cutting
	Horizontal buttonholes						Stitching	Thread-Cutting
							Stitching
A		5.0	3.0–5.0	0.4	0.2–1.0	No	Automatic	Thread-cutting	No
A	on thick fabrics	(3/16)	(1/8–3/16)	(1/64)	(1/64–1/16)	No	reinforcement	Thread-cutting	No
	Secured buttonholes for	5.0	3.0–5.0	0.4	0.2–1.0	No	Automatic	Thread-cutting	No
A	fabrics that have	5.0	3.0–5.0	0.4	0.2–1.0		Automatic
A	fabrics that have	(3/16)	(1/8–3/16)	(1/64)	(1/64–1/16)		reinforcement
	backings
	Buttonholes for stretch or	6.0	3.0–6.0	1.0	0.5–2.0		Automatic
A	Buttonholes for stretch or	6.0	(1/8– 15/	1.0	0.5–2.0	No	Automatic	Thread-cutting	No
A	knit fabrics	(15/54)	(1/8– 15/	(1/16)	(1/32–1/16)	No	reinforcement	Thread-cutting	No
			64)
	Buttonholes for stretch	6.0	3.0–6.0	1.5	1.0–3.0		Automatic
A	Buttonholes for stretch	6.0	(1/8– 15/	1.5	1.0–3.0	No	Automatic	Thread-cutting	No
A	fabrics	(15/54)	(1/8– 15/	(1/16)	(1/16–1/8)	No	reinforcement	Thread-cutting	No
	fabrics	(15/54)	64)	(1/16)	(1/16–1/8)		reinforcement
			64)
A	Bound buttonholes	5.0	0.0–6.0	2.0	0.2–4.0	No	Automatic	Thread-cutting	No
A	Bound buttonholes	(3/16)	(0–15/64)	(1/16)	(1/64–3/16)	No	reinforcement	Thread-cutting	No
A	Keyhole buttonholes for	7.0	3.0–7.0	0.5	0.3–1.0	No	Automatic	Thread-cutting	No
A	thick or furry fabrics	(1/4)	(1/8–1/4)	(1/32)	(1/64–1/16)	No	reinforcement	Thread-cutting	No
	Keyhole buttonholes for	7.0	3.0–7.0	0.5	0.3–1.0		Automatic
A	medium weight and	7.0	3.0–7.0	0.5	0.3–1.0	No	Automatic	Thread-cutting	No
A	medium weight and	(1/4)	(1/8–1/4)	(1/32)	(1/64–1/16)	No	reinforcement	Thread-cutting	No
	thick fabrics
A	Horizontal buttonholes	7.0	3.0–7.0	0.5	0.3–1.0	No	Automatic	Thread-cutting	No
A	for thick or furry fabrics	(1/4)	(1/8–1/4)	(1/32)	(1/64–1/16)	No	reinforcement	Thread-cutting	No
A	Darning medium weight	7.0	2.5–7.0	2.0	0.4–2.5	No	Automatic	Thread-cutting	No
A	fabrics	(1/4)	(3/32–1/4)	(1/16)	(1/64–3/32)	No	reinforcement	Thread-cutting	No
A	Darning thick fabrics	7.0	2.5–7.0	2.0	0.4–2.5	No	Automatic	Thread-cutting	No
A	Darning thick fabrics	(1/4)	(3/32–1/4)	(1/16)	(1/64–3/32)	No	reinforcement	Thread-cutting	No
	Reinforcing openings	2.0	1.0–3.0	0.4	0.3–1.0		Automatic
A	and areas where the	2.0	1.0–3.0	0.4	0.3–1.0	No	Automatic	Thread-cutting	No
A	and areas where the	(1/16)	(1/16–1/8)	(1/64)	(1/64–1/16)	No	reinforcement	Thread-cutting	No
	seam easily comes loose
M	Button sewing	3.5	2.5–4.5	–	–	No	Automatic	Reinforcement +	No
M	Button sewing	(1/8)	(3/32–3/16)	–	–	No	reinforcement	thread-cutting	No
		(1/8)	(3/32–3/16)				reinforcement	thread-cutting
	Sewing eyelets, for		7.0, 6.0,		7.0, 6.0,
N	Sewing eyelets, for	7.0	5.0 (1/4,	7.0	5.0 (1/4,	No	Automatic	Thread-cutting	No
N	example, on belts	(1/4)	15/64,	(1/4)	15/64,	No	reinforcement	Thread-cutting	No
	example, on belts	(1/4)	15/64,	(1/4)	15/64,		reinforcement
			3/16)		3/16)
S	Sewing straight stitches	0.0	0.0–2.5	2.5	0.2–5.0	No	Reinforcement	Reinforcement +	No
	while cutting the fabric	(0)	(0–3/32)	(3/32)	(1/64–3/16)			thread-cutting
S	Sewing zigzag stitches	3.5	3.5–5.0	1.4	0.0–4.0	No	Reinforcement	Reinforcement +	No
	while cutting the fabric	(1/8)	(1/8–3/16)	(1/16)	(0–3/16)			thread-cutting
	Overcasting on thin and	3.5	3.5–5.0	2.0	1.0–4.0			Reinforcement +
S	medium weight fabrics	3.5	3.5–5.0	2.0	1.0–4.0	No	Reinforcement	Reinforcement +	No
	while cutting the fabric	(1/8)	(1/8–3/16)	(1/16)	(1/16–3/16)			thread-cutting
	while cutting the fabric
	Overcasting on thick	5.0	3.5–5.0	2.5	1.0–4.0			Reinforcement +
S	fabrics while cutting the	5.0	3.5–5.0	2.5	1.0–4.0	No	Reinforcement	Reinforcement +	No
	fabric	(3/16)	(1/8–3/16)	(3/32)	(1/16–3/16)			thread-cutting
	fabric
	Overcasting on medium	5.0	3.5–5.0	2.5	1.0–4.0			Reinforcement +
S	weight and thick fabrics	5.0	3.5–5.0	2.5	1.0–4.0	No	Reinforcement	Reinforcement +	No
	while cutting the fabric	(3/16)	(1/8–3/16)	(3/32)	(1/16–3/16)			thread-cutting
	while cutting the fabric

Stitch Settings 137

885-U22, 285C specifications

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Brother 285C, 885-U22 operation manual Reinforcement

Models: 885-U22 285C

Stitch Name

Stitch Settings 137

885-U22, 285C specifications