Brother Sewing Machines Stitch Settings, Utility stitches, Appendix, Left, Center, Zigzag

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Stitch Settings

Applications, stitch lengths and widths and whether the twin needle can be used are listed for utility stitches in the following table.

Utility stitches

Stitch Name

Straight	Left
stitch	Center

Triple

stretch

stitch

Stretch

stitch

Zigzag	Center
stitch

2-point

zigzag stitch

3-point

zigzag stitch

Overcasting

stitch

Pattern

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02

03

04

05

06

07

08

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Foot	Application
Presser
J	Basic stitching, sewing
	gathers or pintucks, etc.
	Attaching zippers, basic
J/I stitching, sewing gathers
	or pintucks, etc.
	Attaching sleeves,
J	sewing inseams, sewing
	stretch fabrics and
	decorative stitching
J	Sewing stretch fabrics
	and decorative stitching
J	Overcasting and
	attaching appliqués
	Overcasting on medium
J	weight or stretch fabrics,
	attaching elastic,
	darning, etc.
	Overcasting on medium
J	weight or stretch fabrics,
	attaching elastic,
	darning, etc.

GOvercasting on thin or medium weight fabrics

G	Overcasting on thick
	fabrics

Preventing fraying in

Gthick fabrics and fabrics that fray easily

Stitch Width		Stitch Length		TwinNeedle	Reverse/	WalkingFoot
Auto	Manual	Auto	Manual
[mm (inch)]		[mm (inch)]
					Reinforcement
					Stitching
0.0	0.0–7.0	2.5	0.2–5.0	Yes
					Reverse	No
(0)	(0–1/4)	(3/32)	(1/64–3/16)	(J)
3.5	0.0–7.0	2.5	0.2–5.0	Yes	Reverse	No
(1/8)	(0–1/4)	(3/32)	(1/64–3/16)	(J)
0.0	0.0–7.0	2.5	1.5–4.0	Yes Reinforcement		No

(0)(0–1/4) (3/32) (1/16–3/16) (J)

1.0	1.0–3.0	2.5	1.0–4.0	Yes	Reinforcement	No
(1/16)	(1/16–1/8)	(3/32)	(1/16–3/16)	(J)
3.5	0.0–7.0	1.4	0.0–4.0	Yes	Reverse	No
(1/8)	(0–1/4)	(1/16)	(0–3/16)	(J)
5.0	1.5–7.0	1.0	0.2–4.0	Yes	Reinforcement	Yes
(3/16)	(1/16–1/4)	(1/16)	(1/64–3/16)	(J)
5.0	1.5–7.0	1.0	0.2–4.0	Yes	Reinforcement	No
(3/16)	(1/16–1/4)	(1/16)	(1/64–3/16)	(J)
3.5	2.5–5.0	2.0	1.0–4.0	No	Reinforcement	No
(1/8)	(3/32–3/16) (1/16) (1/16–3/16)
5.0	2.5–5.0	2.5	1.0–4.0	No	Reinforcement	No
(3/16)	(3/32–3/16) (3/32) (1/16–3/16)
5.0	3.5–5.0	2.5	1.0–4.0	No	Reinforcement	No
(3/16)	(1/8–3/16)	(3/32)	(1/16–3/16)

Overcasting

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J

J

Overcasting on stretch fabrics

Overcasting on thick or stretch fabrics

Overcasting on stretch

5.0	0.0–7.0	2.5	0.5–4.0	Yes	Reinforcement	No
(3/16)	(0–1/4)	(3/32)	(1/32–3/16)	(J)
5.0	0.0–7.0	2.5	0.5–4.0	Yes	Reinforcement	No
(3/16)	(0–1/4)	(3/32)	(1/32–3/16)	(J)
4.0	0.0–7.0	4.0	1.0–4.0	Yes

stitch

Blind hem

stitch

14

15

Jfabrics and decorative stitching

RBlind hem stitching on medium weight fabrics

RBlind hem stitching on stretch fabrics

(3/16)	(0–1/4)	(3/16)	(1/16–3/16) (J)		Reinforcement	No
00	– 3← →3	2.0	1.0–3.5	No	Reinforcement	No
(0)		(1/16)	(1/16–1/8)
00	– 3← →3	2.0	1.0–3.5	No	Reinforcement	No
(0)		(1/16)	(1/16–1/8)

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