Brother REINFORCEMENT STITCHING, Triple stretch stitching, Bar tack stitching

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REINFORCEMENT STITCHING

Reinforce points that will be subject to strain, such as sleeve holes, inseams and pocket corners.

Stitch Name

Triple

stretch stitch

Bar tack

stitch

	Presser Foot			Pattern No.
Pattern
		100 stitches model	90 stitches model	80 stitches model	70 stitches model	60 stitches model	50 stitches model	40 stitches model
	J	02	02	02	02	02	02	02
	A	42	42	42	36	36	34	30

	Stitch Width	Stitch Length
	[mm (inch.)]	[mm (inch.)]
Application
	Auto	Auto
	Manual	Manual
Attaching sleeves, sew-
	0.0 (0)	2.5 (3/32)
ing inseams, sewing
	0.0-7.0	1.5-4.0
stretch fabrics and deco-
	(0-1/4)	(1/16-3/16)
rative stitching
Reinforcing openings	2.0 (1/16)	0.4 (1/64)
and areas where the	1.0-3.0	0.3-1.0
seam easily comes loose	(1/16-1/8)	(1/64-1/16)

Twin Needle	Walking Foot	Reverse (Rev.)/ Reinforcement (Rfc.) Stitching
**
Yes	No	Rfc.
( J )
		*
No	No	Auto
		Rfc.

*Auto Rfc.: Automatic Reinforcement **Select a stitch width of 5.0 mm (3/16 inch) or less.

CAUTION

●Be sure to turn off the main power before replacing the presser foot. Otherwise, injuries may occur if the foot controller or (start/stop button) is accidentally pressed and the machine starts sewing.

Triple stretch stitching

Use triple stretch stitching to reinforce sleeve holes and inseams.

aAttach zigzag foot “J”.

bSelect stitch .

cStart sewing.

•For details, refer to “Starting to sew” (page 39).

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.

aDetermine 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).)

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aPresser foot scale

bLength of bar tack

c5 mm (3/16 inch)

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

bAttach buttonhole foot “A”. cSelect stitch .

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