Brother HS-3000 - Manual (Page 59)

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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 **Select a stitch width of 5.0 mm (3/16 inch) or less.
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)
Yes
( J )
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
*
**