Brother CS-8150 - Manual (Page 78)

UTILITY STITCHES ———————————————————————————————————————————————————————
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Basic Stitching
Straight stitches are used for sewing plain seams. Five stitches are available for basic stitching.
Basting
Sew basting with a stitch length of 5 mm (3/16 inch).
1
Attach zigzag foot “J”.
• For details, refer to “Replacing the presser
foot” (page 41).
2
Select stitch 6 .
• For details, refer to “Selecting stitching”
(page 66).
3
Start sewing.
• For details, refer to “Starting to sew”
(page 51).
1 5 mm (3/16 inch)
Basic stitching
1
Baste or pin together the fabric pieces.
2
Attach zigzag foot “J”.
• For details, refer to “Replacing the presser
foot” (page 41).
3
Select a stitch.
• For details, refer to “Selecting stitching”
(page 66).
4
Lower the needle into the fabric at the
beginning of the stitching.
Stitch Name Pattern Application
Stitch Width
[mm (inch.)] Stitch Length
[mm (inch.)] Presser
Foot
Auto Manual Auto Manual
Basting
stitch
6
Temporarily securing
0.0
(0)
0.0–7.0
(0–1/4)
– –
J
Straight
stitch (left
needle
position)
1
Basic stitching and sewing gathers or
pintucks (left baseline/reverse
stitching)
0.0
(0)
0.0–7.0
(0–1/4)
2.5
(3/32)
0.2–5.0
(1/64–3/16)
2
Basic stitching and sewing gathers or
pintucks (left baseline/reinforcement
stitching)
0.0
(0)
0.0–7.0
(0–1/4)
2.5
(3/32)
0.2–5.0
(1/64–3/16)
Straight
stitch
(center
needle
position)
3
Basic stitching and sewing gathers or
pintucks (center baseline/reverse
stitching)
– –
2.5
(3/32)
0.2–5.0
(1/64–3/16)
Triple
stretch
stitch
4 Reinforcing seams and sewing stretch
fabrics
0.0
(0)
0.0–7.0
(0–1/4)
2.5
(3/32)
1.5–4.0
(1/16–3/16)
J
1
J
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