Caution, Reinforcement stitching, Triple stretch stitching – Brother SQ9185 User Manual

Page 70: Bar tack stitching

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UTILITY STITCHES —————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————

REINFORCEMENT STITCHING

Reinforce points that will be subject to strain, such as sleeve holes, inseams and pocket corners.

*Auto Rfc.: Automatic Reinforcement

**Select a stitch width of 5.0 mm (3/16 inch) or less.

Triple stretch stitching

Use triple stretch stitching to reinforce sleeve holes
and inseams.

a

Attach zigzag foot “J”.

b

Select stitch

.

c

Start sewing.

• For details, refer to “Starting to sew”

(page 41).

Bar tack stitching

Bar tacks are used to reinforce points subject to
strain, such as pocket corners and openings.
As an example, the procedure for sewing bar tacks at
pocket corners is described below.

a

Determine the desired length of the bar tack.
Set the button guide plate on buttonhole foot
“A” to the desired length. (The distance
between the markings on the presser foot scale
is 5 mm (3/16 inch).)

a Presser foot scale
b Length of bar tack
c 5 mm (3/16 inch)

• A bar tack with a maximum length of about

28 mm (1-1/8 inches) can be sewn.

b

Attach buttonhole foot “A”.

c

Select stitch

.

Stitch Name

Patte

rn

Pre

sser F

oot

Pattern

No.

Application

Stitch Width

[mm (inch)]

Stitch Length

[mm (inch)]

Tw

in

Ne

edle

W

alk

ing Foot

Rev

erse

(

Re

v.

)

/

Re

inforce

men

t

(

Rfc.

)

Stitch

ing

Auto

Manual

Auto

Manual

Triple stretch

stitch

J

02

Attaching sleeves, sewing inseams,

sewing stretch fabrics and decora-

tive stitching

0.0 (0)

0.0–7.0

(0–1/4)

2.5 (3/32)

1.5–4.0

(1/16–3/16)

**

Yes

( J )

No

Rfc.

Bar tack stitch

A

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Reinforcing openings and areas

where the seam easily comes loose

2.0 (1/16)

1.0–3.0

(1/16–1/8)

0.4 (1/64)

0.3–1.0

(1/64–1/16)

No

No

*

Auto

Rfc.

Be sure to turn off the main power before replacing the presser foot. Otherwise, injuries may occur if

the foot controller or

(start/stop button) is accidentally pressed and the machine starts sewing.

CAUTION

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