Bar Tacks

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

1. Select .

2. Attach buttonhole foot “A+” and set the scale to the length of the bar tack you wish to sew.

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

   
   1. Presser foot scale
   2. Completed length measurement
   3. 5 mm (approx. 3/16 inch)
      • Instead of setting the bar tack length with the buttonhole foot, it can be set on the screen. (Setting the Slit Length)

3. Set the fabric so that the pocket moves toward you during sewing.

   
   • After lowering the presser foot, make sure that there is no gap in 1.
     

4. Check the first needle drop point and lower the presser foot.

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

5. Gently hold the end of the upper thread and begin sewing.

   • When sewing is completed, the machine will sew reinforcement stitches and stop automatically.
     • If the fabric does not feed, for example, because it is too thick, refer to Sewing Thick Fabrics.