Sewing Stretch Fabrics And Elastic Tape; Stretch Stitching; Elastic Attaching - Brother NX-250 Operation Manual

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UTILITY STITCHES

Sewing Stretch Fabrics and Elastic Tape

Stretch fabrics can be sewn and elastic tape can be attached.
Stitch Name Pattern
03
Stretch
Stretch fabrics
stitch
05
3-point
Attaching elastic
zigzag stitch
Observe the corresponding precautions when performing each of the following stitching operations.

Stretch stitching

Attach zigzag foot "J".
1
• For details, refer to "Replacing the presser
foot" (page 33).
03
2 Select stitch .
• For details, refer to "Selecting stitching"
(page 56).
3 Sew the fabric without stretching it.
76
Application
J
Stitch Width
[mm (inch)]
Auto Manual Auto
1.0 1.0–3.0 2.5
(1/16) (1/16–1/8) (3/32)
5.0 1.5–7.0 1.0
(3/16) (1/16–1/4) (1/16)

Elastic attaching

When elastic tape is attached to the cuff or waist of a
piece of clothing, the finished dimensions will be that
of the stretched elastic tape. Therefore, it is necessary
that a suitable length of the elastic tape be used.
1 Pin the elastic tape to the wrong side of the
fabric.
Pin the elastic tape to the fabric at a few points
to make sure that the tape is uniformly
positioned on the fabric.
1
2
1 Elastic tape
2 Pin
2 Attach zigzag foot "J".
• For details, refer to "Replacing the presser
foot" (page 33).
Stitch Length
Presser
[mm (inch)]
Foot
Manual
1.0–4.0
(1/16–3/16)
J
0.2–4.0
(1/64–3/16)
J