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Stitch Settings

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

Utility stitches

 

 

 

 

FootPresser

 

Stitch Width

Stitch Length

NeedleTwin

Reverse/ Reinforcement Stitching

FootWalking

cutterSide

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[mm (inch.)]

[mm (inch.)]

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Stitch Name

Pattern

 

Application

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Auto

Manual

Auto

Manual

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Left

 

 

J

Basic stitching, sewing

0.0

0.0–7.0

2.5

0.2–5.0

No

Reverse

No

Yes

Straight

 

 

gathers or pintucks, etc.

(0)

(0–1/4)

(3/32)

(1/64–3/16)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

stitch

Center

 

 

 

Attaching zippers, basic

 

 

2.5

0.2–5.0

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

J/I

stitching, sewing gath-

–

–

Yes

Reverse

No

No

 

 

 

(3/32)

(1/64–3/16)

 

 

 

 

ers or pintucks, etc.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Triple stretch

 

 

 

Attaching sleeves, sew-

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

J

ing inseams, sewing

0.0

0.0–7.0

2.5

1.5–4.0

No

Reinforce-

No

No

stitch

 

 

stretch fabrics and dec-

(0)

(0–1/4)

(3/32)

(1/16–3/16)

ment

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

orative stitching

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Stretch stitch

 

 

J

Sewing stretch fabrics

1.0

1.0–3.0

2.5

1.0–4.0

Yes

Reinforce-

No

No

 

 

and decorative stitching

(1/16)

(1/16–1/8)

(3/32)

(1/16–3/16)

ment

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Zigzag stitch

 

 

J

Overcasting and attach-

3.5

0.0–7.0

1.4

0.0–4.0

Yes

Reverse

No

No

 

 

ing appliqués

(1/8)

(0–1/4)

(1/16)

(0–3/16)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3-point zigzag

 

 

 

Overcasting on medi-

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

J

umweight or stretch

5.0

1.5–7.0

1.0

0.2–4.0

Yes

Reinforce-

No

No

stitch

 

 

fabrics, attaching elas-

(3/16)

(1/16–1/4)

(1/16)

(1/64–3/16)

ment

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

tic, darning, etc.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

G

Overcasting on thin or

3.5

2.5–5.0

2.0

1.0–4.0

No

Reinforce-

No

Yes

 

 

 

 

mediumweight fabrics

(1/8)

(3/32–3/16)

(1/16)

(1/16–3/16)

ment

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Overcasting

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

G

Overcasting on thick

5.0

2.5–5.0

2.5

1.0–4.0

No

Reinforce-

No

Yes

stitch

 

 

fabrics

(3/16)

(3/32–3/16)

(3/32)

(1/16–3/16)

ment

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

J

Overcasting on stretch

5.0

0.0–7.0

2.5

0.5–4.0

Yes

Reinforce-

No

No

 

 

 

 

fabrics

(3/16)

(0–1/4)

(3/32)

(1/32–3/16)

ment

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

R

Blind hem stitching on

0.0

+3– –3

2.0

1.0–3.5

No

Reinforce-

No

No

 

 

 

 

mediumweight fabrics

(0)

(1/16)

(1/16–1/8)

ment

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Blind hem stitch

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

R

Blind hem stitching on

0.0

+3– –3

2.0

1.0–3.5

No

Reinforce-

No

No

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

stretch fabrics

(0)

(1/16)

(1/16–1/8)

ment

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Appliqué stitch

 

 

J

Appliqué stitching

3.5

2.5–5.0

2.5

1.6–4.0

Yes

Reinforce-

No

No

 

 

(1/8)

(3/32–3/16)

(3/32)

(1/16–3/16)

ment

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Satin scallop

 

 

N

Scallop stitching

5.0

2.5–7.0

0.5

0.1–1.0

Yes

Reinforce-

No

No

stitch

 

 

(3/16)

(3/32–1/4)

(1/32)

(1/64–1/16)

ment

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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CS 8060 specifications

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