Stitch Settings; Utility Stitches - Brother CS-8150 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
2
Straight
stitch
3
4
Triple stretch
stitch
5
Stretch stitch
6
Basting stitch
7
Zigzag
stitch
8
9
2-point zigzag
stitch
10
3-point zigzag
stitch
11
12
13
Overcasting
stitch
14
15
16
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Application
Auto
Basic stitching, sewing
0.0
J gathers or pintucks,
(0)
etc.
Basic stitching and
0.0
J sewing gathers or pin-
(0)
tucks
Attaching zippers,
basic stitching, sewing
J/I
gathers or pintucks,
etc.
Attaching sleeves, sew-
ing inseams, sewing 0.0
J
stretch fabrics and dec- (0)
orative stitching
Sewing stretch fabrics
1.0
J and decorative stitch-
(1/16)
ing
0.0
J Temporarily securing
(0)
Overcasting and 3.5
J
attaching appliqués (1/8)
Beginning sewing from
3.5
J the right needle posi-
(1/8)
tion
Overcasting on medi-
umweight or stretch 5.0
J
fabrics, attaching elas- (3/16)
tic, darning, etc.
Overcasting on medi-
umweight or stretch 5.0
J
fabrics, attaching elas- (3/16)
tic, darning, etc.
Overcasting on thin or 3.5
G
mediumweight fabrics (1/8)
Overcasting on thick 5.0
G
fabrics (3/16)
Overcasting on thick
5.0
G fabrics and decorative
(3/16)
stitching
Overcasting on stretch 5.0
J
fabrics (3/16)
Overcasting on thick or 5.0
J
stretch fabrics (3/16)
Overcasting on stretch
4.0
J fabrics and decorative
(3/16)
stitching
Stitch Width Stitch Length
[mm (inch.)] [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)
2.5–5.0 2.0 1.0–4.0
(3/32–3/16) (1/16) (1/16–3/16)
2.5–5.0 2.5 1.0–4.0
(3/32–3/16) (3/32) (1/16–3/16)
3.5–5.0 2.5 1.0–4.0
(1/8–3/16) (3/32) (1/16–3/16)
0.0–7.0 2.5 0.5–4.0
(0–1/4) (3/32) (1/32–3/16)
0.0–7.0 2.5 0.5–4.0
(0–1/4) (3/32) (1/32–3/16)
0.0–7.0 4.0 1.0–4.0
(0–1/4) (3/16) (1/16–3/16)
Yes Reverse No
Reinforce-
Yes Yes
ment
Yes Reverse No
Reinforce-
Yes No
ment
Reinforce-
Yes No
ment
Reinforce-
– No No
ment
Yes Reverse No
Reinforce-
Yes Yes
ment
Reinforce-
Yes Yes
ment
Reinforce-
Yes No
ment
Reinforce-
No No
ment
Reinforce-
No No
ment
Reinforce-
No No
ment
Reinforce-
Yes No
ment
Reinforce-
Yes No
ment
Reinforce-
Yes No
ment