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UTILITY STITCHES
UTILITY STITCHES
■ Bar tack stitching
Available on models with the following stitch.
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 length of the bar tack.
Set the button guide plate on buttonhole
foot “A” to the length of the bar tack. (The
distance between the markings on the
presser foot scale is 5 mm (3/16 inch).)
3
1
2
1 Presser foot scale
2 Length of bar tack
3 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”.
Before attaching the buttonhole foot “A”,
pass the upper thread underneath the
presser foot through the hole.
c
Select a stitch.
* Check the stitch number on the
machine’s body, and set the machine
for that stitch.
d
Position the fabric so that the opening of
the pocket faces toward you, and then
lower the presser foot lever so that the
needle drops 2 mm (1/16 inch) in front of
the pocket opening.
1
1 2 mm (1/16 inch)
e
Pull down the buttonhole lever as far as
possible.
f
Gently hold the end of the upper thread
in your left hand, and then start sewing.
g
After sewing is finished, raise the presser
foot lever, remove the fabric, and then
cut the threads.
h
Raise the buttonhole lever to its original
position.