Brother NX 400 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.

		Stitch		Stitch Width		Stitch Length		Presser
Stitch Name	Pattern		Application	[mm (inch.)]		[mm (inch.)]
		Key						Foot
				Auto	Manual	Auto	Manual
Stretch	5		Stretch fabrics	1.0	1.0–3.0	2.5	1.0–4.0
stitch				(1/16)	(1/16–1/8)	(3/32)	(1/16–3/16)
2-point	9	–		5.0	1.5–7.0	1.0	0.2–4.0
zigzag stitch				(3/16)	(1/16–1/4)	(1/16)	(1/64–3/16)
			Attaching elastic
								J
3-point	10			5.0	1.5–7.0	1.0	0.2–4.0
zigzag stitch				(3/16)	(1/16–1/4)	(1/16)	(1/64–3/16)
Elastic-	28		Attaching elastic to stretch	4.0	0.0–7.0	1.0	0.2–4.0
attaching		–
			fabrics	(3/16)	(0–1/4)	(1/16)	(1/64–3/16)
stitch

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

CONTENTS GETTING READY SEWING

Stretch stitching

1Attach zigzag foot “J”.

J

•For details, refer to “Replacing the presser foot” (page 37).

2Select stitch 5 .

•For details, refer to “Selecting stitching” (page 68).

3Sew 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.

1Pinfabric.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

1Elastic tape

2 Pin

2Attach zigzag foot “J”.

J

BASICS UTILITY STITCHES APPENDIX

INDEX

•For details, refer to “Replacing the presser foot” (page 37).

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