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REINFORCEMENT STITCHING

Reinforce points that will be subject to strain, such as sleeve holes, inseams and pocket corners.

*Auto Rfc.: Automatic Reinforcement

Triple stretch stitching

Use triple stretch stitching to reinforce sleeve holes 
and inseams.

a

Attach zigzag foot “J”.

b

Select stitch 

.

c

Start sewing.

• For details, refer to “Starting to sew” 

(page 29).

Bar tack stitching

Bar tacks are used to reinforce points subject to 
strain, such as pocket corners and openings.
As an example, the procedure for sewing bar tacks at 
pocket corners is described below.

a

Determine the desired length of the bar tack.

Set the button guide plate on buttonhole foot 
“A” to the desired length. (The distance 
between the markings on the presser foot scale 
is 5 mm (3/16 inch).)

a

Presser foot scale

b

Length of bar tack

c

5 mm (3/16 inch)

• A bar tack with a maximum length of about 

28 mm (1-1/8 inch) can be sewn.

b

Attach buttonhole foot “A”.

Stitch Name

Pa

ttern

Presser Fo

ot

Pattern No.

Application

Stitch Width
[mm (inch.)]

Stitch Length 

[mm (inch.)]

Tw

in N

ee

dle

W

alkin

g Fo

ot

Re

ve

rse

(

Rev

.

)

/

Rein

forcem

ent 

(

Rfc.

)

St

itchin

g

100 stitch

es

mode

l

90 stitch

es

mode

l

80 stitch

es

mode

l

70 stitch

es

mode

l

60 stitch

es

mode

l

50 stitch

es

mode

l

40 stitch

es

mode

l

Auto

Manual

Auto

Manual

Triple 

stretch stitch

J

02

02

02

02

02

02

02

Attaching sleeves, sew-

ing inseams, sewing 

stretch fabrics and deco-

rative stitching

0.0 (0)

0.0-7.0

(0-1/4)

2.5 (3/32)

1.5-4.0

(1/16-3/16)

No

No

Rfc.

Bar tack 

stitch

A

42

42

42

36

36

34

30

Reinforcing openings 

and areas where the 

seam easily comes loose

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

No

Auto 

Rfc.

1

2

3

*