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Bar Tacks 

Use bar tacks to reinforce areas that will be subject to strain, such as pocket corners. 

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)

c

Set the fabric so that the pocket moves 
toward you during sewing.

d

Check the first needle drop point and lower 
the presser foot.

a

2 mm (approx. 1/16 inch) 

Stitch

Stitch name

Presser 

foot

Applications

Stitch width 

[mm (inch)]

Stitch length 

[mm (inch)]

Twin 

needle

Auto

Manual

Auto

Manual

Bar tack

Reinforcement at opening of 
pocket, etc.

2.0

(1/16)

1.0 - 3.0

(1/16 - 1/8)

0.4

(1/64)

0.3 - 1.0

(1/64 - 1/16)

NO

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).

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.