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

 

 

 

 

Presser Foot

 

Stitch Width

Stitch Length

Twin Needle

Reverse/

Walking Foot

Stitch Name

Pattern

Application

[mm (inch)]

[mm (inch)]

Reinforcement

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Stitching

 

 

 

 

 

Auto

Manual

Auto

Manual

 

 

 

 

1

 

Basic stitching, sewing gathers or

0.0

0.0–7.0

2.5

0.2–5.0

Yes

 

 

 

 

 

 

J

Reverse

No

 

 

 

 

pintucks, etc.

(0)

(0–1/4)

(3/32)

(1/64–3/16)

(J)

 

 

Left

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Straight

 

2

 

Basic stitching and sewing

0.0

0.0–7.0

2.5

0.2–5.0

Yes

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

J

Reinforcement

Yes

stitch

 

 

 

gathers or pintucks

(0)

(0–1/4)

(3/32)

(1/64–3/16)

(J)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Center

3

 

Attaching zippers, basic

3.5

0.0–7.0

2.5

0.2–5.0

Yes

 

 

 

 

 

J/I

stitching, sewing gathers or

Reverse

No

 

 

 

(1/8)

(0–1/4)

(3/32)

(1/64–3/16)

(J)

 

 

 

 

pintucks, etc.

 

 

 

 

 

4

 

Attaching sleeves, sewing

0.0

0.0–7.0

2.5

1.5–4.0

Yes

 

 

Triple stretch stitch

 

J

inseams, sewing stretch fabrics

Reinforcement

No

 

(0)

(0–1/4)

(3/32)

(1/16–3/16)

(J)

 

 

 

 

 

and decorative stitching

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5

 

Sewing stretch fabrics and

1.0

1.0–3.0

2.5

1.0–4.0

Yes

 

 

Stretch stitch

 

J

Reinforcement

No

 

decorative stitching

(1/16)

(1/16–1/8)

(3/32)

(1/16–3/16)

(J)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6

 

 

0.0

0.0–7.0

 

 

 

 

 

Basting stitch

 

J

Temporarily securing

No

Reinforcement

No

 

(0)

(0–1/4)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Center

7

 

Overcasting and attaching

3.5

0.0–7.0

1.4

0.0–4.0

Yes

 

 

 

 

 

J

Reverse

No

 

 

 

appliqués

(1/8)

(0–1/4)

(1/16)

(0–3/16)

(J)

Zigzag

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

stitch

 

Right

8

 

Beginning sewing from the right

3.5

2.5–5.0

1.4

0.3–4.0

Yes

 

 

 

 

 

J

Reinforcement

Yes

 

 

 

needle position

(1/8)

(3/32–3/16)

(1/16)

(1/64–3/16)

(J)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2-point

 

9

 

Overcasting on mediumweight

5.0

1.5–7.0

1.0

0.2–4.0

Yes

 

 

 

 

J

or stretch fabrics, attaching

Reinforcement

Yes

zigzag stitch

 

(3/16)

(1/16–1/4)

(1/16)

(1/64–3/16)

(J)

 

 

elastic, darning, etc.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3-point

 

10

 

Overcasting on mediumweight

5.0

1.5–7.0

1.0

0.2–4.0

Yes

 

 

 

 

J

or stretch fabrics, attaching

Reinforcement

No

zigzag stitch

 

(3/16)

(1/16–1/4)

(1/16)

(1/64–3/16)

(J)

 

 

elastic, darning, etc.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

11

G

Overcasting on thin or

3.5

2.5–5.0

2.0

1.0–4.0

No

Reinforcement

No

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

mediumweight fabrics

(1/8)

(3/32–3/16)

(1/16)

(1/16–3/16)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

12

G

Overcasting on thick fabrics

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)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

13

G

Overcasting on thick fabrics and

5.0

3.5–5.0

2.5

1.0–4.0

No

Reinforcement

No

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

decorative stitching

(3/16)

(1/8–3/16)

(3/32)

(1/16–3/16)

Overcasting stitch

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

14

J

Overcasting on stretch fabrics

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)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

15

J

Overcasting on thick or stretch

5.0

0.0–7.0

2.5

0.5–4.0

Yes

Reinforcement

No

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

fabrics

(3/16)

(0–1/4)

(3/32)

(1/32–3/16)

(J)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

16

J

Overcasting on stretch fabrics

4.0

0.0–7.0

4.0

1.0–4.0

Yes

Reinforcement

No

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

and decorative stitching

(3/16)

(0–1/4)

(3/16)

(1/16–3/16)

(J)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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