Brother CS6000I Sewing Stretch Fabrics and Elastic Tape, Stretch stitching, Elastic attaching

SEWING STRETCH FABRICS AND ELASTIC TAPE

Stretch fabrics can be sewn and elastic tape can be attached.

Pattern No.

Stitch Width

Stitch Length

NeedleTwin

FootWalking

Reverse/ Reinforcement Stitching

Pattern

FootPresser

stitches70 model

stitches40 model

[mm (inch.)]

[mm (inch.)]

stitches60 model

stitches50 model

Stitch Name

Application

Auto

Manual

Auto

Manual

Stretch stitch

J

03

03

03

03

Sewing stretch fabrics

1.0

1.0–3.0

2.5

1.0–4.0

Yes

No

Rfc.

*

and decorative stitching

(1/16)

(1/16–1/8)

(3/32)

(1/16–3/16)

( J )

Overcasting on medium

*

3-point

J

05

05

05

05

weight or stretch fabrics,

5.0

1.5–7.0

1.0

0.2–4.0

Yes

No

Rfc.

zigzag stitch

attaching elastic, darn-

(3/16)

(1/16–1/4)

(1/16)

(1/64–3/16)

( J )

ing, etc.

*Rfc.: Reinforcement

Observe the corresponding precautions when performing each of the following stitching operations.

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Stretch stitching

aAttach zigzag foot “J”.

bSelect stitch .

cSew the fabric without stretching it.

Elastic attaching

When elastic tape is attached to the cuff or waist of a piece of clothing, the finished dimensions will be that of the stretched elastic tape. Therefore, it is necessary that a suitable length of the elastic tape be used.

aPinfabric.the elastic tape to the wrong side of the Pin the elastic tape to the fabric at a few points to make sure that the tape is uniformly positioned on the fabric.

1

2

aElastic tape

bPin

bAttach zigzag foot “J”.

cSelect stitch .

dSew the elastic tape to the fabric while stretching the tape so that it is the same length as the fabric.

While pulling the fabric behind the presser foot with your left hand, pull the fabric at the pin nearest the front of the presser foot with your right hand.

CAUTION

●When sewing, be sure that the needle does not touch any pins, otherwise the needle may bend or break.

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