Bar Tacks, Making sure that there is no gap behind, Size

Bar Tacks

Use bar tacks to reinforce areas that will be subject to strain, such as pocket corners.

1. Select

CONTENTS

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2.Attach buttonhole foot “A” and set the scale to the length of the bar tack you wish to sew.

Note

Bar tacks can be between 5 mm (3/16 inch) and 30 mm (1-3/16 inch). Bar tacks are usually between 5 mm (3/16 inch) and 10 mm (3/8 inch).

1Presser foot scale

2Completed measurement

3 5 mm (3/16 inch)

CAUTION

Be sure the thread passes under the presser foot.

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5	3.	Set the fabric so that the pocket moves towards you
		during sewing.
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	CAUTION
	•	Slide the outside frame of the buttonhole foot back-
		ward as far as possible as shown in the illustration,
		making sure that there is no gap behind the
		part of the foot marked “A”. If the button-
		hole foot is not slid back as far as possible,
		the bar tack will not be sewn to the correct
		size.

•Pass the thread underneath the presser foot.

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