Sewing Stretch Fabrics And Elastic Tape; Stretch Stitching; Elastic Attaching - Brother 888-E43 Operation Manual

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SEWING STRETCH FABRICS AND ELASTIC TAPE

Stretch fabrics can be sewn and elastic tape can be attached.
Stitch Name
Stretch stitch
3-point
zigzag stitch
Elastic-attaching
stitch
*Select a stitch width of 5.0 mm (3/16 inch) or less.
CAUTION
● Be sure to turn off the main power before replacing the presser foot. Otherwise, injuries may occur if
the foot controller or
Observe the corresponding precautions when performing each of the following stitching operations.

Stretch stitching

a Attach zigzag foot "J".
b Select stitch
c
Sew the fabric without stretching it.
Pattern
Application
No.
Sewing stretch fabrics and decora-
J 04
tive stitching
Overcasting on medium weight or
J 06 stretch fabrics, attaching elastic,
darning, etc.
J 24 Attaching elastic to stretch fabrics
(start/stop button) is accidentally pressed and the machine starts sewing.
.
Stitch Width Stitch Length
[mm (inch)] [mm (inch)]
Auto
Manual Manual
1.0 (1/16) 2.5 (3/32)
1.0–3.0 1.0–4.0
(1/16–1/8) (1/16–3/16)
5.0 (3/16) 1.0 (1/16)
1.5–7.0 0.2–4.0
(1/16–1/4) (1/64–3/16)
4.0 (3/16) 1.0 (1/16)
0.0–7.0 0.2–4.0
(0–1/4) (1/64–3/16)

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.
a 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
a Elastic tape
b Pin
b Attach zigzag foot "J".
c
Select a stitch.
Auto
Yes
No Reinf.
( J )
*
Yes No Reinf.
( J )
*
Yes No Reinf.
( J )
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