Brother 885-V12 Stitch settings, Utility stitches

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Stitch settings

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

CAUTION

●When using the twin needle, be sure to attach zigzag foot “J”, otherwise the needle may break or the machine may be damaged.

Utility stitches

		Presser Foot		Stitch Width		Stitch Length
	Pattern			[mm (inch)]		[mm (inch)]
Stitch Name			Application	Auto	Manual	Auto	Manual

Twin Needle

Walk-	Reverse/
ing	Reinforcement
Foot	Stitching

			Basic stitching,	0.0	0.0–7.0	2.5	0.2–5.0
	Left	J	sewing gathers or
stitch				(0)	(0–1/4)	(3/32)	(1/64–3/16)
			pintucks, etc.
Straight			Attaching zippers,
	Center	J	basic stitching, and	3.5	0.0–7.0	2.5	0.2–5.0
			sewing gathers or	(1/8)	(0–1/4)	(3/32)	(1/64–3/16)
			pintucks, etc.
			Attaching sleeves,
			sewing inseams,

Yes

(J)

Yes

(J)

*1 Reverse Yes

*1 Reverse Yes

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Triple stretch	J sewing stretch fab-		0.0	0.0–7.0	2.5	1.5–4.0
stitch			(0)	(0–1/4)	(3/32)	(1/16–3/16)
		rics and decorative
		stitching
		Sewing stretch fab-	1.0	1.0–3.0	2.5	1.0–4.0
Stretch stitch	J	rics and decorative
			(1/16)	(1/16–1/8)	(3/32)	(1/16–3/16)
		stitching
Zigzag stitch	J	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)
		Overcasting on
3-point zigzag		medium weight or	5.0	1.5–7.0	1.0	0.2–4.0
	J	stretch fabrics,
stitch			(3/16)	(1/16–1/4)	(1/16)	(1/64–3/16)
		attaching elastic,
		darning, etc.
*1Do not use reverse stitching.

Yes

(J)

Yes

(J)

Yes

(J)

Yes

(J)

No Reinforcement

No Reinforcement

*1 Reverse Yes

No Reinforcement

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