Bar Tacks

Use bar tacks to reinforce areas that will be subject to strain, such as pocket corners.

  1. Select the stitch below.

  2. 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 (approx. 3/16 inch).)

    1. Presser foot scale
    2. Length of bar tack
    3. 5 mm (approx. 3/16 inch)
    • A bar tack can be sewn with a maximum length of about 28 mm (approx. 1–1/8 inches).

  3. Attach buttonhole foot “A”.

    Position the upper thread under the presser foot by guiding thread through the hole in the presser foot before attaching the buttonhole foot “A”.

  4. Position the fabric so that the opening of the pocket faces toward you, and then lower the presser foot lever so that the needle drops 2 mm (approx. 1/16 inch) in front of the pocket opening.

    1. 2 mm (approx. 1/16 inch)

  5. Pull down the buttonhole lever as far as possible.

  6. Gently hold the end of the upper thread in your left hand, and then start sewing.

  7. After sewing is finished, raise the presser foot lever, remove the fabric, and then cut the threads.

  8. Raise the buttonhole lever to its original position.

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