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

Basic Stitching

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

 

Pattern

Numeric

 

Stitch Width

Stitch Length

Presser

Stitch Name

 

 

 

 

Key

Application

[mm (inch)]

[mm (inch)]

 

 

 

 

 

Foot

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Auto

Manual

Auto

Manual

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basting stitch

06

 

 

 

Temporarily securing

0.0

0.0–7.0

20

5-30

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(0)

(0–1/4)

(3/4)

(3/16-1-3/16)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

01

 

 

 

 

Basic stitching and

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

sewing gathers or

0.0

0.0–7.0

2.5

0.2-5.0

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

pintucks (left baseline/

(0)

(0–1/4)

(3/32)

(1/64–3/16)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Straight stitch

 

 

 

 

 

reverse stitching)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(left needle

 

 

 

 

 

Basic stitching and

 

 

 

 

 

position)

02

 

 

 

sewing gathers or

0.0

0.0–7.0

2.5

0.2-5.0

 

 

 

 

 

pintucks (left baseline/

 

 

 

 

 

 

(0)

(0–1/4)

(3/32)

(1/64–3/16)

J

 

 

 

 

 

 

reinforcement

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

stitching)

 

 

 

 

 

Straight stitch

 

 

 

 

 

Basic stitching and

 

 

 

 

 

03

 

 

 

 

sewing gathers or

 

 

 

 

 

(center

 

 

 

 

3.5

0.0–7.0

2.5

0.2-5.0

 

 

 

 

 

pintucks (center

 

needle

 

 

 

 

 

(1/8)

(0–1/4)

(3/32)

(1/64–3/16)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

baseline/reverse

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

position)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

stitching)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Triple stretch

04

 

 

 

 

Reinforcing seams

0.0

0.0–7.0

2.5

1.5–4.0

 

 

 

 

 

and sewing stretch

 

stitch

 

 

 

 

 

(0)

(0–1/4)

(3/32)

(1/16–3/16)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

fabrics

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basting

Sew basting with a stitch length between 5 mm (3/16 inch) and 30 mm (1-3/16 inches).

aAttach zigzag foot “J”.

J

For details, refer to “Replacing the presser foot” (page 41).

bSelect stitch 06 .

For details, refer to “Selecting stitching” (page 72).

cStart sewing.

For details, refer to “Starting to sew” (page 52).

1

a5-30 mm (3/16-1-3/16 inches)

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