Brother CPS5XVY Stitch Setting Chart, Utility stitches, Utility Stitches, Left, Center, Right

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

Stitch Setting Chart

Applications, stitch lengths and widths and whether the twin needle can be used are listed for utility stitches in the following table.

Utility stitches

			Presser Foot		Stitch Width		Stitch Length		Twin Needle	Reverse/	Walking Foot
Stitch Name		Pattern		Application	[mm (inch)]		[mm (inch)]			Reinforcement
										Stitching
					Auto	Manual	Auto	Manual
		1		Basic stitching, sewing gathers	0.0	0.0–7.0	2.5	0.2–5.0	Yes
			J							Reverse	No
				or pintucks, etc.	(0)	(0–1/4)	(3/32)	(1/64–3/16)	(J)
	Left
Straight		2		Basic stitching and sewing	0.0	0.0–7.0	2.5	0.2–5.0	Yes
			J							Reinforcement	Yes
stitch				gathers or pintucks	(0)	(0–1/4)	(3/32)	(1/64–3/16)	(J)
	Center	3		Attaching zippers, basic	3.5	0.0–7.0	2.5	0.2–5.0	Yes
			J/I	stitching, sewing gathers or						Reverse	No
					(1/8)	(0–1/4)	(3/32)	(1/64–3/16)	(J)
				pintucks, etc.
		4		Attaching sleeves, sewing	0.0	0.0–7.0	2.5	1.5–4.0	Yes
Triple stretch stitch			J	inseams, sewing stretch fabrics						Reinforcement	No
					(0)	(0–1/4)	(3/32)	(1/16–3/16)	(J)
				and decorative stitching
		5		Sewing stretch fabrics and	1.0	1.0–3.0	2.5	1.0–4.0	Yes
Stretch stitch			J							Reinforcement	No
				decorative stitching	(1/16)	(1/16–1/8)	(3/32)	(1/16–3/16)	(J)
		6			0.0	0.0–7.0	20	5–30
Basting stitch			J	Temporarily securing					No	Reinforcement	No
					(0)	(0–1/4)	(3/4)	(3/16–1-3/16)
	Center	7		Overcasting and attaching	3.5	0.0–7.0	1.4	0.0–4.0	Yes
			J							Reverse	No
				appliqués	(1/8)	(0–1/4)	(1/16)	(0–3/16)	(J)
Zigzag
stitch	Right	8		Beginning sewing from the right	3.5	2.5–5.0	1.4	0.3–4.0	Yes
			J							Reinforcement	Yes
				needle position	(1/8)	(3/32–3/16)	(1/16)	(1/64–3/16)	(J)
2-point		9		Overcasting on medium weight	5.0	1.5–7.0	1.0	0.2–4.0	Yes
			J	or stretch fabrics, attaching						Reinforcement	Yes
zigzag stitch					(3/16)	(1/16–1/4)	(1/16)	(1/64–3/16)	(J)
				elastic, darning, etc.
3-point		10		Overcasting on medium weight	5.0	1.5–7.0	1.0	0.2–4.0	Yes
			J	or stretch fabrics, attaching						Reinforcement	No
zigzag stitch					(3/16)	(1/16–1/4)	(1/16)	(1/64–3/16)	(J)
				elastic, darning, etc.
		11	G	Overcasting on thin or medium	3.5	2.5–5.0	2.0	1.0–4.0	No	Reinforcement	No
				weight fabrics	(1/8)	(3/32–3/16)	(1/16)	(1/16–3/16)
		12	G	Overcasting on thick fabrics	5.0	2.5–5.0	2.5	1.0–4.0	No	Reinforcement	No
					(3/16)	(3/32–3/16)	(3/32)	(1/16–3/16)
		13	G	Preventing fraying in thick fabrics	5.0	3.5–5.0	2.5	1.0–4.0	No	Reinforcement	No
				and fabrics that fray easily	(3/16)	(1/8–3/16)	(3/32)	(1/16–3/16)
Overcasting stitch
		14	J	Overcasting on stretch fabrics	5.0	0.0–7.0	2.5	0.5–4.0	Yes	Reinforcement	No
					(3/16)	(0–1/4)	(3/32)	(1/32–3/16)	(J)
		15	J	Overcasting on thick or stretch	5.0	0.0–7.0	2.5	0.5–4.0	Yes	Reinforcement	No
				fabrics	(3/16)	(0–1/4)	(3/32)	(1/32–3/16)	(J)
		16	J	Overcasting on stretch fabrics	4.0	0.0–7.0	4.0	1.0–4.0	Yes	Reinforcement	No
				and decorative stitching	(3/16)	(0–1/4)	(3/16)	(1/16–3/16)	(J)

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