Bar Tacks - Brother Quattro 2 6700D Operation Manual

SEWING THE STITCHES

Bar Tacks

Use bar tacks to reinforce areas that will be subject to strain, such as pocket corners.
Stitch Stitch name
Bar tack
a
Select .
b
Attach buttonhole foot "A" and set the
scale to the length of the bar tack you wish
to sew.
a Presser foot scale
b Completed length measurement
c 5 mm (approx. 3/16 inch)
Memo
• Bar tacks can be between 5 mm (approx.
3/16 inch) and 28 mm (approx. 1-1/16
inches). Bar tacks are usually between 5
mm (approx. 3/16 inch) and 10 mm (approx.
3/8 inch).
140
Presser
Applications
foot
Reinforcement at opening of
pocket, etc.
Stitch width
[mm (inch)]
Auto Manual
2.0 1.0 - 3.0
(1/16) (1/16 - 1/8)
c
Set the fabric so that the pocket moves
toward you during sewing.
Note
• Pass the thread underneath the presser
foot.
• Slide the outside frame of the buttonhole
foot backward as far as possible as shown in
the illustration, making sure that there is no
gap behind the part of the foot marked "A". If
the buttonhole foot is not slid back as far as
possible, the bar tack will not be sewn to the
correct size.
d
Check the first needle drop point and lower
the presser foot.
a 2 mm (approx. 1/16 inch)
Stitch length
Twin
[mm (inch)]
needle
Auto Manual
0.4 0.3 - 1.0
NO
(1/64) (1/64 - 1/16)