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KNOWING YOUR SEWING MACHINE
CONOZCA SU MÁQUINA DE COSER
CONNAITRE SA MACHINE A COUDRE
Recommended Widths and Lengths for Stitches
PATTERN
STITCH NAME
RECOMMENDED WIDTH
RECOMMENDED
INSTRUCTION
SETTING (inch)
LENGTH SETTING (inch)
MANUAL PAGE
1-STEP AUTOMATIC
4-7
F-1.5
47
BUTTONHOLE
(1/8-3/16)
(1/64-1/16)
STRAIGHT STITCH
3.5
1-4.5
35
(Center position)
(1/16-3/16)
ZIGZAG STITCH
0-6.5
F-4.5
37
(0-1/4)
(1/64-3/16)
BLIND HEM STITCH
3-6.5
F-2
38
(1/8-1/4)
(1/64-1/16)
SHELL TUCK STITCH
3-6.5
F-3
39
(1/8-1/4)
(1/64-1/8)
ELASTIC STITCH
3-6.5
F-2.5
40
(1/8-1/4)
(1/64-3/32)
STRETCH BLIND HEM STITCH
3-6.5
F-1.5
38
(1/8-1/4)
(1/64-1/16)
SCALLOP STITCH
3-6.5
F-1.5
42
(1/8-1/4)
(1/64-1/16)
DOUBLE ACTION STITCH
3-6.5
F-3
41
BRIDGING STITCH
RAMPART STITCH
(1/8-1/4)
(1/64-1/8)
ELASTIC SHELL TUCK STITCH
3-6.5
F-3
45
(1/8-1/4)
(1/64-1/8)
BEAD STITCH
43
ARROWHEAD STITCH
3-6.5
F-1
PARALLELOGRAM STITCH
(1/8-1/4)
(1/64-1/16)
TRIANGLE STITCH
LIGHTNING STITCH
6.5
F-1
43
SQUARE STITCH
DECORATIVE STITCH
(1/4)
(1/64-1/16)
TRIPLE STRETCH STITCH
3.5
SS
Fixed
35
(Center position)
2.5 (3/32)
TRIPLE ZIGZAG STRETCH
3-6.5
SS
Fixed
46
STITCH
(1/8-1/4)
2.5 (3/32)
ELASTIC OVERLOCK STITCH
3-6.5
SS
Fixed
45
(1/8-1/4)
2.5 (3/32)
ELASTIC OVERLOCK STITCH
3-6.5
SS
Fixed
45
(1/8-1/4)
2.5 (3/32)
FEATHER STITCH
3-6.5
SS
Fixed
46
(1/8-1/4)
2.5 (3/32)
COMB STITCH
3-6.5
SS
Fixed
45
(1/8-1/4)
2.5 (3/32)
DECORATIVE STITCH
6.5
SS
Fixed
43
(1/4)
2.5 (3/32)
FAGOTING STITCH
3-6.5
SS
Fixed
44
(1/8-1/4)
2.5 (3/32)
DECORATIVE STITCH
3-6.5
SS
Fixed
43
(1/8-1/4)
2.5 (3/32)
DECORATIVE HEM STITCH
3-6.5
SS
Fixed
41
(1/8-1/4)
2.5 (3/32)
DECORATIVE STITCH
6.5
SS
Fixed
43
(1/4)
2.5 (3/32)
LINK STITCH
3-6.5
SS
Fixed
44
(1/8-1/4)
2.5 (3/32)