Reinforcement Stitching; Triple Stretch Stitching; Bar Tack Stitching - Brother 885-V31 Operation Manual

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Reinforcement Stitching

Reinforce points that will be subject to strain, such as sleeve holes, inseams and pocket corners.
Stitch Name Pattern
Triple stretch
stitch
Bar tack stitch
Darning stitch
CAUTION
● Be sure to turn off the main power before replacing the pressor foot. Otherwise, injuries may
occur if

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).
b
Select stitch
• For details, refer to "Selecting stitching" (page
49).
c Start sewing.
• For details, refer to "Starting to sew" (page 51).
Application
4 Reinforcing the seams of sleeves
and inseams
Reinforcing the ends of
60
openings, such as the corners of
pockets
58
Darning mediumweight fabrics
59
Darning thick fabrics
(Start/stop button) is accidentally pressed and the machine starts sewing.
J
4
.
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.

Reinforcement Stitching 103

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)
3