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VARIOUS STITCHES 

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SEWING STRETCH FABRICS AND ELASTIC TAPE

Stretch fabrics can be sewn and elastic tape can be attached.

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.

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.

a

Elastic tape

b

Pin

b

Attach zigzag foot “J”.

c

Select stitch 

.

d

Sew the elastic tape to the fabric while 
stretching the tape so that it is the same length 
as the fabric.

While pulling the fabric behind the presser foot 
with your left hand, pull the fabric at the pin nearest 
the front of the presser foot with your right hand.

Stitch Name

Pa

tt

er

n

Pr

es

se

r Foot

Pattern No.

Application

Stitch Width
[mm (inch.)]

Stitch Length 

[mm (inch.)]

Twi

n Ne

ed

le

W

alk

ing

 Foo

t

R

eve

rs

e 

(

Rev.

)

/

Re

inforc

eme

nt 

(

Rfc

.

)

Stitc

hing

10

0 stitche

s

mod

e

90

 stitche

s

mod

e

80

 stitche

s

mod

e

70

 stitche

s

mo

del

60

 stitche

s

mo

del

50

 stitche

s

mo

del

40

 stitche

s

mo

del

Auto

Manual

Auto

Manual

Stretch stitch

J

03

03

03

03

03

03

03 Sewing stretch fabrics 

and decorative stitching

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

( J )

No

Rfc.

3-point

zigzag stitch

J

05

05

05

05

05

05

05

Overcasting on medium 

weight or stretch fabrics, 

attaching elastic, darn-

ing, 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

( J )

No

Rfc.

Elastic-

attaching 

stitch

J

21

21

21

-

-

-

-

Attaching elastic to 

stretch fabrics

4.0 (3/16)

0.0-7.0

(0-1/4)

1.0 (1/16)

0.2-4.0

(1/64-3/16)

Yes

( J )

No

Rfc.

1

2

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When sewing, be sure that the needle does 
not touch any pins, otherwise the needle may 
bend or break.

CAUTION