Brother 885-V32 appendix Basic Stitching, Basting, Basic stitching

UTILITY STITCHES ———————————————————————————————————————————

Basic Stitching

Straight stitches are used for sewing plain seams. Five stitches are available for basic stitching.

			Stitch Width		Stitch Length		Presser
Stitch Name	Pattern	Application	[mm (inch)]		[mm (inch)]
							Foot
			Auto	Manual	Auto	Manual
Basting stitch	6	Temporarily securing			-	-
	1	Basic stitching and sewing	0.0
Straight stitch		gathers or pintucks (left baseline/
		reverse stitching)	(0)
(left needle
		Basic stitching and sewing
position)	2					0.2-5.0
		gathers or pintucks (left baseline/		0.0-7.0
							J
		reinforcement stitching)		(0-1/4)	2.5	(1/64-3/16)
Straight stitch	3	Basic stitching and sewing			(3/32)
(center			3.5
		gathers or pintucks (center
needle			(1/8)
		baseline/reverse stitching)
position)
Triple stretch	4	Reinforcing seams and sewing	0.0			1.5-4.0
stitch		stretch fabrics	(0)			(1/16-3/16)

CAUTION

●Be sure to turn off the main power before replacing the pressor foot. Otherwise, injuries may occur if (Start/stop button) is accidentally pressed and the machine starts sewing.

Basting

aAttach zigzag foot "J".

•For details on replacing the presser foot, refer to "Replacing the presser foot" (page 43).

J

bSelect stitch 6.

•For details, refer to "Selecting stitching" (page 49).

Basic stitching

aBaste or pin together the fabric pieces.

bAttach zigzag foot "J".

J

•For details on replacing the presser foot, refer to "Replacing the presser foot" (page 43).

cSelect a stitch.

•For details, refer to "Selecting stitching" (page 49).

cStart sewing.

• For details, refer to "Starting to sew" (page 51).

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