Darning - Brother PC-420 Operation Manual

UTILITY STITCHES ——————————————————————————————————————————————————

Darning

Fabric that has been torn can be darned.
Darning is sewn as shown below.
1 Reinforcement stitching
1 Determine the desired length of the darning.
Set the button guide plate on buttonhole foot
"A" to the desired length. (The distance
between the markings on the presser foot scale
is 5 mm (3/16 inch).)
2
4
1 Presser foot scale
2 Length of darning
3 5 mm (3/16 inch)
4 7 mm (1/4 inch)
• A bar tack with a maximum length of about
28 mm (1-1/8 inch) can be sewn.
2 Attach buttonhole foot "A".
• For details, refer to "Replacing the presser
foot" (page 37).
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3 Select stitch
• For details, refer to "Selecting stitching"
(page 68).
102
1
3
53
or .
1
4 Position the fabric so that the needle is 2 mm
(1/16 inch) in front of the area to be darned,
and then lower the presser foot lever.
1
1 Tear
2 2 mm (1/16 inch)
Pass the upper thread down through the hole
in the presser foot.
• When lowering the presser foot, do not push
in the front of the presser foot, otherwise the
darning will not be sewn with the correct
size.
1 Do not reduce the gap.
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2
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