UTILITY STITCHES
Stitch Setting Chart
Applications, stitch lengths and widths and whether the twin needle can be used are listed for utility stitches in the following table.
Utility stitches
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| Basic stitching, sewing gathers or | 0.0 | 2.5 | Yes |
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| pintucks, etc. | (0) | (3/32) | (J) | ||||||
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| Basic stitching and sewing | 0.0 | 2.5 | Yes |
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| gathers or pintucks | (0) | (3/32) | (J) | ||||||
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| Attaching zippers, basic | 3.5 | 2.5 | Yes |
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| Attaching sleeves, sewing | 0.0 | 2.5 | Yes |
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| Sewing stretch fabrics and | 1.0 | 2.5 | Yes |
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| Overcasting on mediumweight | 5.0 | 1.0 | Yes |
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| Overcasting on mediumweight | 5.0 | 1.0 | Yes |
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| 13 | G | Overcasting on thick fabrics and | 5.0 | 2.5 | No | Reinforcement | No | |||
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