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

BLIND HEM STITCHING

You can use the Blind Hem Stitch to finish the edge of a project, like the hem of a pair of trousers, without the stitch showing.

Stitch Name

Blind hem stitch

Pattern

Presser Foot

 

R

 

R

 

 

 

 

 

Stitch Width

Stitch Length

 

 

 

[mm (inch.)]

[mm (inch.)]

Pattern

 

 

 

 

Application

 

 

No.

Auto

Auto

 

 

 

 

 

Manual

Manual

 

 

 

 

 

10

Blind hem stitching on medium

0 (0)

2.0 (1/16)

1.0–3.5

weight fabrics

-33

 

(1/16–1/8)

 

 

 

 

11

Blind hem stitching on stretch fab-

0 (0)

2.0 (1/16)

1.0–3.5

rics

-33

 

(1/16–1/8)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Twin Needle

Walking Foot

Reverse (Rev.)/ Reinforcement (Rfc.) Stitching

No

No

Rfc.

No

No

Rfc.

 

 

 

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.

Memo

When selecting stitch or . Stitch numbers “0”, “-1”, “-2” or “-3” may be displayed on the LCD by pressing “-” side of the stitch width adjustment key, then the needle drop point will be changed to the left. Stitch numbers “0”, “1”, “2” or “3” may be displayed on the LCD by pressing “+” side of the stitch width adjustment key, then the needle drop point will be changed to the right.

When the size of cylindrical pieces is too small to slide onto the arm or the length is too short, the fabric will not feed and desired results may not be achieved.

aReverse the skirt or pants.

2

1 4

3

aWrong side of fabric

bRight side of fabric

cEdge of fabric

dBottom side

bFold the fabric along the desired edge of the hem, and press.

a Wrong side of fabric b Right side of Fabric

2c Edge of fabric

4 d Desired edge of hem

1

1

3

2

 

 

<Thick fabric>

1

 

2

 

<Normal fabric>

 

 

 

 

3

<Seen

 

from the side>

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Brother 885-V67 operation manual Blind HEM Stitching, Reverse the skirt or pants