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

Reinforcement Stitching

Reinforce points that will be subject to strain, such as sleeve holes, inseams and pocket corners.

 

 

Stitch

 

Stitch Width

Stitch Length

Presser

Stitch Name

Pattern

Application

[mm (inch.)]

[mm (inch.)]

 

 

Key

 

 

 

 

 

Foot

 

 

 

Auto

Manual

Auto

Manual

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Triple stretch

4

 

Reinforcing the seams of

0.0

0.0–7.0

2.5

1.5–4.0

J

stitch

 

 

sleeves and inseams

(0)

(0–1/4)

(3/32)

(1/16–3/16)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Bar tack

54

 

Reinforcing the ends of

2.0

1.0–3.0

0.4

0.3–1.0

 

openings, such as the

 

stitch

 

(1/16)

(1/16–1/8)

(1/64)

(1/64–1/16)

 

 

 

corners of pockets

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

52

Darning mediumweight

7.0

2.5–7.0

2.0

0.4–2.5

A

Darning

 

fabrics

(1/4)

(3/32–1/4)

(1/16)

(1/64–3/32)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

stitch

53

Darning thick fabrics

7.0

2.5–7.0

2.0

0.4–2.5

 

 

 

 

 

(1/4)

(3/32–1/4)

(1/16)

(1/64–3/32)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CONTENTS GETTING READY

Triple stretch stitching

Use triple stretch stitching to reinforce sleeve holes and inseams.

aAttach zigzag foot "J".

J

For details, refer to "Replacing the presser foot" (page 37).

bSelect stitch 4 .

For details, refer to "Selecting stitching" (page 66).

cStart sewing.

For details, refer to "Starting to sew" (page 48).

Bar tack stitching

Bar tacks are used to reinforce points subject to strain, such as pocket corners and openings.

As an example, the procedure for sewing bar tacks at pocket corners is described below.

aDetermine the desired length of the bar tack. Set the button guide plate on buttonhole foot "A" to the desired length. (The distance between the markings on the presser foot scale is 5 mm (3/16 inch).)

1

2

3

aPresser foot scale

bLength of bar tack

c5 mm (3/16 inch)

A bar tack with a maximum length of about 28 mm (1–1/8 inch) can be sewn.

SEWING BASICS UTILITY STITCHES APPENDIX

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Brother NX 600 operation manual Reinforcement Stitching, Triple stretch stitching, Bar tack stitching

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