Brother Sewing Machines operation manual Basic Stitching, Basic stitching

————————————————————————————————————————————————————

Basic Stitching

Straight stitches are used for sewing plain seams. Three stitches are available for basic stitching.

	Pattern	Numeric		Stitch Width		Stitch Length		Presser
Stitch Name		Key	Application	[mm (inch)]		[mm (inch)]
								Foot
				Auto	Manual	Auto	Manual
Straight stitch	01		Basic stitching and
			sewing gathers or	0.0	0.0–7.0	2.5	0.2-5.0
(left needle
			pintucks (left baseline/	(0)	(0–1/4)	(3/32)	(1/64–3/16)
position)
			reverse stitching)
Straight stitch			Basic stitching and
	02		sewing gathers or
(center				3.5	0.0–7.0	2.5	0.2-5.0	J
			pintucks (center
needle				(1/8)	(0–1/4)	(3/32)	(1/64–3/16)
			baseline/reverse
position)
			stitching)
Triple stretch	03		Reinforcing seams	0.0	0.0–7.0	2.5	1.5–4.0
			and sewing stretch
stitch				(0)	(0–1/4)	(3/32)	(1/16–3/16)
			fabrics

3

Basic stitching

aBaste or pin together the fabric pieces.

bTurn on the sewing machine.

cSelect a stitch.

•For details, refer to “Selecting stitching” (page 67).

dAttach zigzag foot “J”.

J

•For details, refer to “Replacing the presser foot” (page 41).

eLower the needle into the fabric at the beginning of the stitching.

fStart sewing.

•For details, refer to “Starting to sew” (page 52).

•For details on sewing reverse/reinforcement stitches, refer to “Securing the stitching” (page 54).

gWhen sewing is finished, cut the thread.

•For details, refer to “Cutting the thread” (page 56).

Basic Stitching 75