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

REINFORCEMENT STITCHING

Reinforce points that will be subject to strain, such as sleeve holes, inseams and pocket corners.

Stitch Name

Triple

stretch stitch

Bar tack

stitch

Pattern

Presser Foot

 

 

J

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

A

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Pattern No.

 

 

Stitch Width

Stitch Length

 

 

 

[mm (inch.)]

[mm (inch.)]

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Application

 

 

 

 

stitches70 model

stitches60 model

stitches50 model

stitches40 model

 

 

 

 

 

Auto

Manual

Auto

Manual

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Attaching sleeves, sew-

 

 

 

 

02

02

02

02

ing inseams, sewing

0.0

0.0-7.0

2.5

1.5-4.0

stretch fabrics and deco-

(0)

(0-1/4)

(3/32)

(1/16-3/16)

 

 

 

 

rative stitching

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Reinforcing openings

2.0

1.0-3.0

0.4

0.3-1.0

36

36

34

30

and areas where the

(1/16)

(1/16-1/8)

(1/64)

(1/64-1/16)

 

 

 

 

seam easily comes loose

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Twin Needle

Walking Foot

Reverse/ Reinforcement Stitching

No

No

Rfc.*

No

No

Auto**

Rfc.

 

 

 

 

 

*Rfc.: Reinforcement **Auto Rfc.: Automatic Reinforcement

Triple stretch stitching

Use triple stretch stitching to reinforce sleeve holes and inseams.

aAttach zigzag foot “J”.

bSelect stitch .

cStart sewing.

For details, refer to “Starting to sew” (page 28).

Bar tack stitching

Bar tacks are used to reinforce points subject to strain, such as pocket corners and openings.

As an example, the procedure for sewing bar tacks at pocket corners is described below.

aDetermine the desired length of the bar tack. Set the button guide plate on buttonhole foot “A” to the desired length. (The distance between the markings on the presser foot scale is 5 mm (3/16 inch).)

1

2

3

aPresser foot scale

bLength of bar tack

c5 mm (3/16 inch)

A bar tack with a maximum length of about 28 mm (1-1/8 inch) can be sewn.

bAttach buttonhole foot “A”.

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Brother CE 500PRW operation manual Reinforcement Stitching, Triple stretch stitching, Bar tack stitching

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