Sewing stretch fabrics and elastic tape, Stretch stitching, Elastic attaching – Brother CS-6000i User Manual

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SEWING STRETCH FABRICS AND ELASTIC TAPE

Stretch fabrics can be sewn and elastic tape can be attached.

*Rfc.: Reinforcement
Observe the corresponding precautions when performing each of the following stitching operations.

Stretch stitching

a

Attach zigzag foot “J”.

b

Select stitch

.

c

Sew the fabric without stretching it.

Elastic attaching

When elastic tape is attached to the cuff or waist of a
piece of clothing, the finished dimensions will be that
of the stretched elastic tape. Therefore, it is necessary
that a suitable length of the elastic tape be used.

a

Pin the elastic tape to the wrong side of the
fabric.
Pin the elastic tape to the fabric at a few points to make
sure that the tape is uniformly positioned on the fabric.

a Elastic tape
b Pin

b

Attach zigzag foot “J”.

c

Select stitch

.

d

Sew the elastic tape to the fabric while
stretching the tape so that it is the same length
as the fabric.
While pulling the fabric behind the presser foot
with your left hand, pull the fabric at the pin nearest
the front of the presser foot with your right hand.

Stitch Name

Pat

ter

n

Pr

ess

er Foot

Pattern No.

Application

Stitch Width

[mm (inch.)]

Stitch Length

[mm (inch.)]

Tw

in

N

ee

dle

W

alki

ng Foot

Rever

se/

Rei

nf

orc

em

en

t

St

it

ch

in

g

70 st

it

ches

m

odel

60 st

it

ches

m

odel

50 st

it

ches

m

odel

40 st

it

ches

m

odel

Auto

Manual

Auto

Manual

Stretch stitch

J

03

03

03

03 Sewing stretch fabrics

and decorative stitching

1.0

(1/16)

1.0–3.0

(1/16–1/8)

2.5

(3/32)

1.0–4.0

(1/16–3/16)

Yes

( J )

No

Rfc.

3-point

zigzag stitch

J

05

05

05

05

Overcasting on medium

weight or stretch fabrics,

attaching elastic, darn-

ing, etc.

5.0

(3/16)

1.5–7.0

(1/16–1/4)

1.0

(1/16)

0.2–4.0

(1/64–3/16)

Yes

( J )

No

Rfc.

1

2

When sewing, be sure that the needle does

not touch any pins, otherwise the needle may
bend or break.

CAUTION

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