Brother PC-420 - Manual (Page 134)

APPENDIX —————————————————————————————————————————————————————
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GETTING READ
Y
CONTENTS
SEWING BASICS
U
T
IL
IT
Y
S
T
ITCHES
APPENDIX
INDEX
Stitch Settings
Applications, stitch lengths and widths and whether the twin needle can be used are listed for utility stitches in
the following table.
Utility stitches
Stitch Name Pattern
Pr
es
se
r Fo
ot
Application
Stitch Width
[mm (inch.)]
Stitch Length
[mm (inch.)]
T
win
Need
le
R
ever
se
/
R
einf
o
rcem
en
t
S
tit
chin
g
Pr
ogr
am
m
ed
Thr
ead
-C
ut
tin
g
Wa
lking
Foo
t
Auto Manual Auto Manual
Straight
stitch
Left
1
J
Basic stitching, sewing
gathers or pintucks,
etc.
0.0
(0)
0.0–7.0
(0–1/4)
2.5
(3/32)
0.2–5.0
(1/64–3/16)
Yes Reverse
Reverse +
thread-cut-
ting
No
2
J
Basic stitching and
sewing gathers or pin-
tucks
0.0
(0)
0.0–7.0
(0–1/4)
2.5
(3/32)
0.2–5.0
(1/64–3/16)
Yes
Reinforce-
ment
Reinforce-
ment +
thread-cut-
ting
Yes
Ce
n
te
r
3
J/I
Attaching zippers,
basic stitching, sewing
gathers or pintucks,
etc.
– –
2.5
(3/32)
0.2–5.0
(1/64–3/16)
Yes Reverse
Reverse +
thread-cut-
ting
No
Triple stretch
stitch
4
J
Attaching sleeves, sew-
ing inseams, sewing
stretch fabrics and dec-
orative stitching
0.0
(0)
0.0–7.0
(0–1/4)
2.5
(3/32)
1.5–4.0
(1/16–3/16)
Yes
Reinforce-
ment
Reinforce-
ment +
thread-cut-
ting
No
Stretch stitch
5
J
Sewing stretch fabrics
and decorative stitch-
ing
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
Reinforce-
ment
Reinforce-
ment +
thread-cut-
ting
No
Basting stitch
6
J Temporarily securing
0.0
(0)
0.0–7.0
(0–1/4)
– – No
Reinforce-
ment
Reinforce-
ment +
thread-cut-
ting
No
Zigzag
stitch
Ce
n
te
r
7
J
Overcasting and
attaching appliqués
3.5
(1/8)
0.0–7.0
(0–1/4)
1.4
(1/16)
0.0–4.0
(0–3/16)
Yes Reverse
Reverse +
thread-cut-
ting
No
R
ight
8
J
Beginning sewing from
the right needle posi-
tion
3.5
(1/8)
2.5–5.0
(3/32–3/16)
1.4
(1/16)
0.3–4.0
(1/64–3/16)
Yes
Reinforce-
ment
Reinforce-
ment +
thread-cut-
ting
Yes
2-point zigzag
stitch
9
J
Overcasting on medi-
umweight or stretch
fabrics, attaching elas-
tic, darning, 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
Reinforce-
ment
Reinforce-
ment +
thread-cut-
ting
Yes
3-point zigzag
stitch
10
J
Overcasting on medi-
umweight or stretch
fabrics, attaching elas-
tic, darning, 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
Reinforce-
ment
Reinforce-
ment +
thread-cut-
ting
No