Brother CE 500PRW operation manual Stitch Settings, Utility stitches

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APPENDIX

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

●Select a stitch width of 5.0 mm (3/16 inch) or less, otherwise the needle may break or the machine may be damaged.

●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

Stitch Name

Left

Straight

Center

Triple

stretch stitch

Stretch stitch

Zigzag stitch

3-point zig-

zag stitch

Overcasting

stitch

Pattern	Presser Foot	70 stitches model
	J	00
	J	01
	J	02
	J	03

J04

J 05

G 06

G 07

J 08

Pattern No.				Stitch Width		Stitch Length		NeedleTwin	FootWalking	Reverse/ Reinforcement Stitching
		stitches40 model		[mm (inch.)]		[mm (inch.)]
stitches60 model	stitches50 model
			Application
				Auto	Manual	Auto	Manual
			Basic stitching, sewing	0.0	0.0–7.0	2.5	0.2–5.0		***		*
00	00	00	gathers or pintucks, etc.	(0)	(0–1/4)	(3/32)	(1/64–3/16)	No	Yes	Rev.
01	01	01	Attaching zippers, basic	–	–	2.5	0.2–5.0	Yes	***	Rev.	*
			stitching, and sewing			(3/32)	(1/64–3/16)	( J )	Yes
			gathers or pintucks, etc.
			Attaching sleeves, sew-
02	02	02	ing inseams, sewing	0.0	0.0–7.0	2.5	1.5–4.0	No	No	Rfc.**
			stretch fabrics and deco-	(0)	(0–1/4)	(3/32)	(1/16–3/16)
			rative stitching
			Sewing stretch fabrics	1.0	1.0–3.0	2.5	1.0–4.0	****			**
03	03	03						Yes	No	Rfc.
			and decorative stitching	(1/16)	(1/16–1/8)	(3/32)	(1/16–3/16)	( J )
			Overcasting and attach-	3.5	0.0–7.0	1.4	0.0–4.0	****	***	Rev.*
04	04	04						Yes
			ing appliqués	(1/8)	(0–1/4)	(1/16)	(0–3/16)		Yes
								( J )
			Overcasting on medium					****
05	05	05	weight or stretch fabrics,	5.0	1.5–7.0	1.0	0.2–4.0		No	Rfc.**
								Yes
			attaching elastic, darn-	(3/16)	(1/16–1/4)	(1/16)	(1/64–3/16)	( J )
			ing, etc.
06	06	06	Overcasting on thin or	3.5	2.5–5.0	2.0	1.0–4.0	No	No	Rfc.**
			medium weight fabrics	(1/8)	(3/32–3/16)	(1/16)	(1/16–3/16)
07	07	07	Overcasting on thick fab-	5.0	2.5–5.0	2.5	1.0–4.0	No	No	Rfc.**
			rics	(3/16)	(3/32–3/16)	(3/32)	(1/16–3/16)
			Overcasting on stretch	5.0	0.0–7.0	2.5	0.5–4.0	****			**
08	08	08						Yes	No	Rfc.
			fabrics	(3/16)	(0–1/4)	(3/32)	(1/32–3/16)	( J )

*Rev.: Reverse **Rfc.: Reinforcement ***Do not use reverse stitching.

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

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