Stitch Settings; Stitch Name; Stitch Width- Page 134

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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

Pr

es

se

r Fo

ot

Application

Stitch Width
[mm (inch.)]

Stitch Length 

[mm (inch.)]

T

win

 Need

le

R

ever

se

/

R

einf

o

rcem

en

t

S

tit

chin

g

Pr

ogr

am

m

ed

Thr

ead

-C

ut

tin

g

Wa

lking

 Foo

t

Auto

Manual

Auto

Manual

Straight 

stitch

Left

1

J

Basic stitching, sewing 

gathers or pintucks, 

etc.

0.0

(0)

0.0–7.0

(0–1/4)

2.5

(3/32)

0.2–5.0

(1/64–3/16)

Yes

Reverse

Reverse + 

thread-cut-

ting

No

2

J

Basic stitching and 

sewing gathers or pin-

tucks

0.0

(0)

0.0–7.0

(0–1/4)

2.5

(3/32)

0.2–5.0

(1/64–3/16)

Yes

Reinforce-

ment

Reinforce-

ment + 

thread-cut-

ting

Yes

Ce

n

te

r

3

J/I

Attaching zippers, 

basic stitching, sewing 

gathers or pintucks, 

etc.

–

–

2.5

(3/32)

0.2–5.0

(1/64–3/16)

Yes

Reverse

Reverse + 

thread-cut-

ting

No

Triple stretch 

stitch

4

J

Attaching sleeves, sew-

ing inseams, sewing 

stretch fabrics and dec-

orative stitching

0.0

(0)

0.0–7.0

(0–1/4)

2.5

(3/32)

1.5–4.0

(1/16–3/16)

Yes

Reinforce-

ment

Reinforce-

ment + 

thread-cut-

ting

No

Stretch stitch

5

J

Sewing stretch fabrics 

and decorative stitch-

ing

1.0

(1/16)

1.0–3.0

(1/16–1/8)

2.5

(3/32)

1.0–4.0

(1/16–3/16)

Yes

Reinforce-

ment

Reinforce-

ment + 

thread-cut-

ting

No

Basting stitch

6

J

Temporarily securing

0.0

(0)

0.0–7.0

(0–1/4)

–

–

No

Reinforce-

ment

Reinforce-

ment + 

thread-cut-

ting

No

Zigzag 

stitch

Ce

n

te

r

7

J

Overcasting and 

attaching appliqués

3.5

(1/8)

0.0–7.0

(0–1/4)

1.4

(1/16)

0.0–4.0

(0–3/16)

Yes

Reverse

Reverse + 

thread-cut-

ting

No

R

ight

8

J

Beginning sewing from 

the right needle posi-

tion

3.5

(1/8)

2.5–5.0

(3/32–3/16)

1.4

(1/16)

0.3–4.0

(1/64–3/16)

Yes

Reinforce-

ment

Reinforce-

ment + 

thread-cut-

ting

Yes

2-point zigzag 

stitch

9

J

Overcasting on medi-

umweight or stretch 

fabrics, attaching elas-

tic, darning, etc.

5.0

(3/16)

1.5–7.0

(1/16–1/4)

1.0

(1/16)

0.2–4.0

(1/64–3/16)

Yes

Reinforce-

ment

Reinforce-

ment + 

thread-cut-

ting

Yes

3-point zigzag 

stitch

10

J

Overcasting on medi-

umweight or stretch 

fabrics, attaching elas-

tic, darning, etc.

5.0

(3/16)

1.5–7.0

(1/16–1/4)

1.0

(1/16)

0.2–4.0

(1/64–3/16)

Yes

Reinforce-

ment

Reinforce-

ment + 

thread-cut-

ting

No