Brother Innov-is 85e - Manual (Page 102)

UTILITY STITCHES
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Reinforcement Stitching
Reinforce points that will be subject to strain, such as sleeve holes, inseams and pocket corners.
Triple stretch stitching
Use triple stretch stitching to reinforce sleeve holes
and inseams.
a
Turn on the sewing machine.
b
Select stitch
03
.
• For details, refer to “Selecting stitching” (page
67).
c
Attach zigzag foot “J”.
• For details, refer to “Replacing the presser
foot” (page 41).
d
Start sewing.
• For details, refer to “Starting to sew” (page
52).
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
Turn on the sewing machine.
Stitch Name
Pattern Numeric
Key
Application
Stitch Width
[mm (inch)]
Stitch Length
[mm (inch)]
Presser
Foot
Auto Manual Auto Manual
Triple stretch
stitch
03
Reinforcing the seams
of sleeves and
inseams
0.0
(0)
0.0–7.0
(0–1/4)
2.5
(3/32)
1.5–4.0
(1/16–3/16)
J
Bar tack
stitch
52
–
Reinforcing the ends
of openings, such as
the corners of pockets
2.0
(1/16)
1.0–3.0
(1/16–1/8)
0.4
(1/64)
0.3–1.0
(1/64–1/16)
A
J
3
1
2