Brother NX 200 manual Basic Stitching, Basic stitching, Position, 3Select a stitch

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

Basic Stitching

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

			Stitch Width		Stitch Length		Presser
Stitch Name	Pattern	Application	[mm (inch.)]		[mm (inch.)]
							Foot
			Auto	Manual	Auto	Manual
Straight		Basic stitching and sewing
stitch (left			0.0	0.0–7.0	2.5	0.2–5.0
		gathers or pintucks (left baseline/
needle			(0)	(0–1/4)	(3/32)	(1/64–3/16)
		reverse stitching)
position)
Straight		Basic stitching and sewing
stitch					2.5	0.2–5.0	J
(center		gathers or pintucks (center	–	–
					(3/32)	(1/64–3/16)
needle		baseline/reverse stitching)
position)
Triple		Reinforcing seams and sewing	0.0	0.0–7.0	2.5	1.5–4.0
stretch
		stretch fabrics	(0)	(0–1/4)	(3/32)	(1/16–3/16)
stitch

CONTENTS GETTING READY SEWING

Basic stitching

1Baste or pin together the fabric pieces.

2Attach zigzag foot “J”.

J

•For details, refer to “Replacing the presser foot” (page 29).

3Select a stitch.

•For details, refer to “Selecting stitching” (page 54).

4Lower the needle into the fabric at the beginning of the stitching.

5Start• Forsewing.details, refer to “Starting to sew” (page 39).

•For details on sewing reverse/reinforcement stitches, refer to “Securing the stitching” (page 41).

6When sewing is finished, cut the thread.

•For details, refer to “Cutting the thread” (page 43).

■Changing the needle position

With the straight stitch (left needle position) and the triple stretch stitch, the needle position can be adjusted. Sliding the stitch width adjustment slider up moves the needle to the right; sliding the slider down moves the needle to the left.

BASICS UTILITY STITCHES APPENDIX

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