Utility Stitches
Various Stitches
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Use bar tacks to reinforce areas that will be
subject to strain, such as pocket corners.
1 Select .
2 Attach buttonhole foot “A+” and set the
scale to the length of the bar tack you
wish to sew.
Position the upper thread under the presser foot by
guiding thread through the hole in the presser foot
before attaching the buttonhole foot “A+”.
a Presser foot scale
b Completed length measurement
c 5 mm (approx. 3/16 inch)
3 Set the fabric so that the pocket moves
toward you during sewing.
4 Check the first needle drop point and
lower the presser foot.
a 2 mm (approx. 1/16 inch)
5 Gently hold the end of the upper thread
and begin sewing.
When sewing is completed, the machine will sew
reinforcement stitches and stop automatically.
Use darning stitches for mending and other
applications.
Darning is performed by sewing from the front of
the presser foot to the back as shown below.
a Reinforcement stitches
1 Select a stitch, and attach buttonhole
foot “A+”.
Position the upper thread under the presser foot by
guiding thread through the hole in the presser foot
before attaching the buttonhole foot “A+”.
Bar Tacks
• Instead of setting the bar tack length with the
buttonhole foot, it can be set on the screen.
(page 89)
• After lowering the presser foot, make sure that
there is no gap in 1.
a
c
b
• If the fabric does not feed, for example,
because it is too thick, refer to “Sewing Thick
Fabrics” on page 90.
Darning
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