Bartacking; Memorizing Bartacking; Adjusting The Evenness Of Bartacking - Janome Sewing Machine Instruction Book

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Bartacking

q Stitch pattern:

w Thread tension dial:

e Presser foot:

Tacking is used to reinforce pockets, crotches and belt

carriers where extra stretch is needed. Select pattern 19

and attach the satin stitch foot F.

The machine will sew a tacking of 5/8˝ (1.5 cm) length

automatically.

q 5/8˝ (1.5 cm)

• To sew a shorter tack

When you sew a tack less than 5/8˝ (1.5 cm) in length,

set the machine to "Low" speed setting.

Sew to the required length w and press the reverse

button e and the machine will memorize the tack

length r.

To sew another tack in the same size, simply restart the

machine and it will stop automatically when finished

sewing.

Make a test on an extra piece of fabric to check your

settings. If the bartacking is uneven, adjust the stitch

by turning the feed balancing dial as follows.

• Stitch does not meet start position q. Turn dial toward

"+" for even stitch w.

• Stitch does not meet return position e. Turn dial toward

"–" for even stitch w.

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Satin stitch foot: F

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