Reinforcement Stitching; Triple Stretch Stitching; Bar Tack Stitching - Brother 885-V95 Operation Manual

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UTILITY STITCHES

Reinforcement Stitching

Reinforce points that will be subject to strain, such as sleeve holes, inseams and pocket corners.
Stitch Name Pattern
Triple stretch 4 Reinforcing the seams of sleeves
stitch and inseams
Reinforcing the ends of
60
Bar tack stitch openings, such as the corners of
pockets
58
Darning mediumweight fabrics
Darning stitch
59
Darning thick fabrics
CAUTION
● Be sure to turn off the main power before replacing the presser foot. Otherwise, injuries may
occur if (Start/stop button) is accidentally pressed and the machine starts sewing.

Triple stretch stitching

Use triple stretch stitching to reinforce sleeve holes
and inseams.
a Attach zigzag foot "J".
• For details on replacing the presser foot, refer
to "Replacing the presser foot" (page 43).
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b Select stitch .
• For details, refer to "Selecting stitching" (page
51).
c Start sewing.
• For details, refer to "Starting to sew" (page 55).
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Application
J
Stitch Width
[mm (inch)]
Auto Manual Auto
0.0 0.0-7.0 2.5
(0) (0-1/4) (3/32)
2.0 1.0-3.0 0.4
(1/16) (1/16-1/8) (1/64)
7.0 2.5-7.0 2.0
(1/4) (3/32-1/4) (1/16)

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.
Stitch Length
Presser
[mm (inch)]
Foot
Manual
1.5-4.0
J
(1/16-3/16)
0.3-1.0
(1/64-1/16)
A
0.4-2.5
(1/64-3/32)