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SEWING STRETCH FABRICS AND ELASTIC TAPE

Stretch fabrics can be sewn and elastic tape can be attached.

 

 

PresserFoot

 

 

Pattern No.

 

 

 

 

Pattern

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Stitch Name

stitches100 mode

stitches90 mode

stitches80 mode

stitches70 model

stitches60 model

stitches50 model

stitches40 model

Application

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sewing stretch fabrics

Stretch stitch

 

J

03

03

03

03

03

03

03

 

and decorative stitching

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Overcasting on medium

3-point

 

J

05

05

05

05

05

05

05

weight or stretch fabrics,

zigzag stitch

 

attaching elastic, darn-

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ing, etc.

Elastic-

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Attaching elastic to

attaching

 

J

21

21

21

-

-

-

-

 

stretch fabrics

stitch

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Stitch Width

Stitch Length

 

 

 

)

 

[mm (inch.)]

[mm (inch.)]

TwinNeedle

 

WalkingFoot

Reverse(Rev.)/ Reinforcement(Rfc. Stitching

 

 

 

 

 

Auto

Auto

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Manual

Manual

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1.0 (1/16)

2.5 (3/32)

Yes

 

No

Rfc.

 

1.0–3.0

1.0–4.0

 

 

( J )

 

 

(1/16–1/8)

(1/16–3/16)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5.0 (3/16)

1.0 (1/16)

Yes

*

No

Rfc.

 

1.5–7.0

0.2–4.0

 

3

(1/16–1/4)

(1/64–3/16)

( J )

 

 

 

4.0 (3/16)

1.0 (1/16)

 

*

 

 

Yes

No

Rfc.

 

0.0-7.0

0.2-4.0

 

 

(0-1/4)

(1/64-3/16)

( J )

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

*Select a stitch width of 5.0 mm (3/16 inch) or less.

CAUTION

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

Observe the corresponding precautions when performing each of the following stitching operations.

Stretch stitching

aAttach zigzag foot “J”.

bSelect stitch .

cSew the fabric without stretching it.

Elastic attaching

When elastic tape is attached to the cuff or waist of a piece of clothing, the finished dimensions will be that of the stretched elastic tape. Therefore, it is necessary that a suitable length of the elastic tape be used.

aPinfabric.the elastic tape to the wrong side of the Pin the elastic tape to the fabric at a few points to make sure that the tape is uniformly positioned on the fabric.

1

2

aElastic tape

bPin

bAttach zigzag foot “J”.

cSelect a stitch.

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