Brother HE 120 operation manual Stitch Settings, Utility stitches

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

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

			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
			J						Yes	Reverse	No
	Left			or pintucks, etc.	(0)	(0–1/4)	(3/32)	(1/64–3/16)
Straight		2		Basic stitching and sewing	0.0	0.0–7.0	2.5	0.2–5.0
			J						Yes	Reinforcement	Yes
stitch				gathers or pintucks	(0)	(0–1/4)	(3/32)	(1/64–3/16)
	Center	3		Attaching zippers, basic			2.5	0.2–5.0
			J/I	stitching, sewing gathers or	–	–			Yes	Reverse	No
							(3/32)	(1/64–3/16)
				pintucks, etc.
		4		Attaching sleeves, sewing	0.0	0.0–7.0	2.5	1.5–4.0
Triple stretch stitch			J	inseams, sewing stretch fabrics					Yes	Reinforcement	No
					(0)	(0–1/4)	(3/32)	(1/16–3/16)
				and decorative stitching
		5		Sewing stretch fabrics and	1.0	1.0–3.0	2.5	1.0–4.0
Stretch stitch			J						Yes	Reinforcement	No
				decorative stitching	(1/16)	(1/16–1/8)	(3/32)	(1/16–3/16)
		6			0.0	0.0–7.0
Basting stitch			J	Temporarily securing			–	–	No	Reinforcement	No
					(0)	(0–1/4)
	Center	7		Overcasting and attaching	3.5	0.0–7.0	1.4	0.0–4.0
			J						Yes	Reverse	No
				appliqués	(1/8)	(0–1/4)	(1/16)	(0–3/16)
Zigzag
stitch	Right	8		Beginning sewing from the right	3.5	2.5–5.0	1.4	0.3–4.0
			J						Yes	Reinforcement	Yes
				needle position	(1/8)	(3/32–3/16)	(1/16)	(1/64–3/16)
2-point		9		Overcasting on mediumweight	5.0	1.5–7.0	1.0	0.2–4.0
			J	or stretch fabrics, attaching					Yes	Reinforcement	Yes
zigzag stitch					(3/16)	(1/16–1/4)	(1/16)	(1/64–3/16)
				elastic, darning, etc.
3-point		10		Overcasting on mediumweight	5.0	1.5–7.0	1.0	0.2–4.0
			J	or stretch fabrics, attaching					Yes	Reinforcement	No
zigzag stitch					(3/16)	(1/16–1/4)	(1/16)	(1/64–3/16)
				elastic, darning, etc.
		11	G	Overcasting on thin or	3.5	2.5–5.0	2.0	1.0–4.0	No	Reinforcement	No
				mediumweight 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	Overcasting on thick fabrics and	5.0	3.5–5.0	2.5	1.0–4.0	No	Reinforcement	No
				decorative stitching	(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)
		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)
		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)

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