Bar tacks -59 – Brother SuperGalaxie 3000 3000C 3000D 3100D User Manual
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Sewing Utility Stitches
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Bar Tacks
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.
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).
1 Presser foot scale
2 Completed measurement
3 5 mm (3/16 inch)
CAUTION
Be sure the thread passes under the presser foot.
3. Set the fabric so that the pocket moves towards you
during sewing.
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.