Stitch Settings; Utility Stitches - Brother PC-420 Operation Manual

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Stitch Settings

Applications, stitch lengths and widths and whether the twin needle can be used are listed for utility stitches in
the following table.

Utility stitches

Stitch Name Pattern
1
J
2
Straight J
stitch
3
J/I
4
Triple stretch
J
stitch
5
Stretch stitch J
6
Basting stitch J
7
J
Zigzag
stitch
8
J
9
2-point zigzag
J
stitch
10
3-point zigzag
J
stitch
128
Stitch Width
[mm (inch.)]
Application
Auto
Basic stitching, sewing
0.0
gathers or pintucks,
(0)
etc.
Basic stitching and
0.0
sewing gathers or pin-
(0)
tucks
Attaching zippers,
basic stitching, sewing
–
gathers or pintucks,
etc.
Attaching sleeves, sew-
ing inseams, sewing 0.0
stretch fabrics and dec- (0)
orative stitching
Sewing stretch fabrics
1.0
and decorative stitch-
(1/16)
ing
0.0
Temporarily securing
(0)
Overcasting and 3.5
attaching appliqués (1/8)
Beginning sewing from
3.5
the right needle posi-
(1/8)
tion
Overcasting on medi-
umweight or stretch 5.0
fabrics, attaching elas- (3/16)
tic, darning, etc.
Overcasting on medi-
umweight or stretch 5.0
fabrics, attaching elas- (3/16)
tic, darning, etc.
Stitch Length
[mm (inch.)]
Manual Auto Manual
0.0–7.0 2.5 0.2–5.0
(0–1/4) (3/32) (1/64–3/16)
0.0–7.0 2.5 0.2–5.0
(0–1/4) (3/32) (1/64–3/16)
2.5 0.2–5.0
–
(3/32) (1/64–3/16)
0.0–7.0 2.5 1.5–4.0
(0–1/4) (3/32) (1/16–3/16)
1.0–3.0 2.5 1.0–4.0
(1/16–1/8) (3/32) (1/16–3/16)
0.0–7.0
– –
(0–1/4)
0.0–7.0 1.4 0.0–4.0
(0–1/4) (1/16) (0–3/16)
2.5–5.0 1.4 0.3–4.0
(3/32–3/16) (1/16) (1/64–3/16)
1.5–7.0 1.0 0.2–4.0
(1/16–1/4) (1/16) (1/64–3/16)
1.5–7.0 1.0 0.2–4.0
(1/16–1/4) (1/16) (1/64–3/16)
Reverse +
Yes Reverse thread-cut-
ting
Reinforce-
Reinforce- ment +
Yes
ment thread-cut-
ting
Reverse +
Yes Reverse thread-cut-
ting
Reinforce-
Reinforce- ment +
Yes
ment thread-cut-
ting
Reinforce-
Reinforce- ment +
Yes
ment thread-cut-
ting
Reinforce-
Reinforce- ment +
No
ment thread-cut-
ting
Reverse +
Yes Reverse thread-cut-
ting
Reinforce-
Reinforce- ment +
Yes
ment thread-cut-
ting
Reinforce-
Reinforce- ment +
Yes
ment thread-cut-
ting
Reinforce-
Reinforce- ment +
Yes
ment thread-cut-
ting
No
Yes
No
No
No
No
No
Yes
Yes
No