Brother PC 8500 manual Stitch

Quick adjustment reference chart for stitch width and stitch length

STITCH	Stitch width	[mm (inch.)]	Stitch length	[mm (inch.)]	STITCH	Stitch width	[mm (inch.)]	Stitch length	[mm (inch.)]
	Auto.	Manual	Auto.	Manual		Auto.	Manual	Auto.	Manual
Straight	[0.0	0.0–7.0	2.5	0.2–5.0
(Left)	(0.0)]	(0–1/4)	(3/32)	(1/64–3/16)
						7.0	3.0–7.0	0.5	0.3–1.0
Straight	–	–	2.5	0.2–5.0
(Middle)			(3/32)	(1/64–3/16)		(1/4)	(1/8–1/4)	(1/32)	(1/64–1/16)
	[0.0	0.0–7.0	2.5	1.5–2.5
	(0.0)]	(0–1/4)	(3/32)	(1/16–3/32)
Stretch stitch
	1.0	1.0–3.0	2.5	1.0–4.0
	(1/16)	(1/16–1/8)	(3/32)	(1/16–3/16)		7.0	2.5–7.0	2.0	0.4–2.5
					Darning
Zigzag	3.5	0.0–7.0	1.4	0.0–4.0		(1/4)	(3/32–1/4)	(1/16)	(1/64–1/16)
	(1/8)	(0–1/4)	(1/16)	(0–3/16)
	5.0	1.5–7.0	1.0	0.2–4.0	Bar tack	2.0	1.0–3.0	0.4	0.3–1.0
	(3/16)	(1/16–1/4)	(1/16)	(1/64–1/16)		(1/16)	(1/16–1/8)	(1/64)	(1/64–1/16)
Elastic zigzag
	5.0	1.5–7.0	1.0	0.2–4.0	Tape attaching	4.0	0.0–7.0	1.0	0.2–4.0
	(3/16)	(1/16–1/4)	(1/16)	(1/64–1/16)		(3/16)	(0.0–1/4)	(1/16)	(1/61–3/16)
	3.5	2.5–5.0	2.0	1.0–4.0	Eyelet	7.0	7.0 6.0 5.0	7.0	7.0 6.0 5.0
	(1/8)	(3/32–3/16)	(1/16)	(1/16–3/16)		(1/4)	(1/4–3/16)	(1/4)	(1/4–3/16)
	5.0	2.5–5.0	2.5	1.0–4.0	Button sewing	3.5	2.5–4.5	–	–
	(3/16)	(3/32–3/16)	(3/32)	(1/16–3/16)		(1/8)	(3/32–3/16)
	5.0	0.0–7.0	2.5	0.5–3.0	Basting	0.0	0.0–7.0	20	5–30
	(3/16)	(0.0–1/4)	(3/32)	(1/32–1/8)		(0.0)	(0–1/4)	(13/16)	(3/16–1-3/16)
Overcasting
	5.0	3.5–5.0	2.5	1.0–4.0		3.5	2.5–5.0	2.5	1.6–2.5
	(3/16)	(1/8–3/16)	(3/32)	(1/16–3/16)		(1/8)	(3/32–3/16)	(3/32)	(1/16–3/32)
					Applique
	5.0	0.0–7.0	2.5	0.5–3.0		1.5	0.5–3.5	1.4	0.8–4.0
	(3/16)	(0.0–1/4)	(3/32)	(1/32–1/8)		(1/16)	(1/32–1/8)	(1/64)	(1/16–3/16)
	4.0	0.0–7.0	4.0	1.0–4.0	Scallop	5.0	2.5–7.0	0.4	0.1–1.0
	(3/16)	(0.0–1/4)	(3/16)	(1/16–3/16)		(3/16)	(3/32–1/4)	(1/64)	(1/64–1/16)
					Smocking stitch	5.0	1.5–7.0	1.6	0.2–4.0
	0.0	+3 – –3	2.0	1.0–3.5		(3/16)	(1/16–1/4)	(1/16)	(1/64–1/16)
Blind hem stitch
	(0.0)		(1/16)	(1/16–1/8)		5.0	2.5–7.0	2.5	1.0–2.5
						(3/16)	(3/32–1/4)	(3/32)	(1/16–3/32)
	5.0	3.0–5.0	0.4	0.2–1.0	Patchwork stitch	4.0	0.0–7.0	1.2	0.2–4.0
	(3/16)	(1/8–3/16)	(1/64)	(1/64–1/16)		(1/16)	(0.0–1/4)	(1/16)	(1/64–1/16)
	5.0	3.0–5.0	0.4	0.2–1.0		5.0	0.0–7.0	1.2	0.2–4.0
	(3/16)	(1/8–3/16)	(1/64)	(1/64–1/16)		(3/16)	(0.0–1/4)	(1/16)	(1/64–1/16)
	5.0	3.0–5.0	0.4	0.2–1.0		5.0	0.0–7.0	2.5	2.5–3.0
	(3/16)	(1/8–3/10)	(1/64)	(1/64–1/10)		(3/16)	(0.0–1/4)	(3/32)	(3/32–1/8)
					Fagoting
Buttonhole	5.0	3.0–5.0	0.4	0.2–1.0		5.0	2.5–7.0	2.5	1.0–2.5
	(3/16)	(1/8–3/16)	(1/64)	(1/64–1/16)		(3/16)	(3/32–1/4)	(3/32)	(1/16–3/32)
	6.0	3.0–6.0	1.0	0.5–2.0
	(1/4)	(1/8–1/4)	(1/16)	(1/32–1/16)
	6.0	3.0–6.0	1.5	1.0–3.0
	(1/4)	(1/8–1/4)	(1/16)	(1/16–1/8)
	5.0	0.0–6.0	2.0	0.2–5.0
	(3/16)	(0.0–1/4)	(1/10)	(1/64–3/16)

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Setting Up
Sewing
Stitches	Utility
Stitches	Decorative	Characters and
Embroidering
Patterns	Embroidery	Editing
Retrieving
Stitch TM	Custom	My
Maintenance
Messages	Error
shooting	Trouble
Chart	Sewing
in Machine)	(Programmed	Patterns
Card)	(Memory	Patterns