Brother PC-420PRW manual Reinforcement Stitching, Triple stretch stitching, Bar tack stitching

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	4		Reinforcing the seams of	0.0	0.0–7.0	2.5	1.5–4.0
stretch								J
			sleeves and inseams	(0)	(0–1/4)	(3/32)	(1/16–3/16)
stitch
Bar tack	54		Reinforcing the ends of	2.0	1.0–3.0	0.4	0.3–1.0
		–	openings, such as the corners
stitch				(1/16)	(1/16–1/8)	(1/64)	(1/64–1/16)
			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 SEWING

Triple stretch stitching

Use triple stretch stitching to reinforce sleeve holes and inseams.

1Attach zigzag foot “J”.

J

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

2Select stitch 4 .

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

3Start• Forsewing.details, refer to “Starting to sew” (page 49).

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.

1Determine 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

1Presser foot scale

2 Length of bar tack

3 5 mm (3/16 inch)

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

BASICS UTILITY STITCHES APPENDIX

INDEX

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