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SEWING THE STITCHES
Bar Tacks
Use bar tacks to reinforce areas that will be subject
to strain, such as pocket corners.
Stitch
Stitch name
Bar tack
a
Select
.
b
Attach buttonhole foot "A+" and set the
scale to the length of the bar tack you wish
to sew.
a Presser foot scale
b Completed length measurement
c 5 mm (approx. 3/16 inch)
Memo
• Bar tacks can be between 10 mm (approx.
25/64 inch) and 50 mm (approx. 1-31/32
inches).
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Presser foot
a
c
b
c
Set the fabric so that the pocket moves
toward you during sewing.
Note
• Pass the thread underneath the presser
foot.
• Slide the outside frame of the buttonhole
foot backward as far as possible as shown
in the illustration, making sure that there is
no gap behind the part of the foot marked
"A+". If the buttonhole foot is not slid back
as far as possible, the bar tack will not be
sewn to the correct size.
d
Check the first needle drop point and lower
the presser foot.
a 2 mm (approx. 1/16 inch)
e
Gently hold the end of the upper thread and
begin sewing.
When sewing is completed, the machine will sew
reinforcement stitches and stop automatically.
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