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Stitch Length

Stitch Length – The length of your stitch. Think of it as a dashed line. The size of each dash. #stitchlength

Stitch Length

Stitch Length - The length of your stitch. Think of it as a dashed line. The size of each dash.

That is the individual stitch. You can do a tight small stitch or a long stitch.

Your sewing machine has a setting so you can adjust the length.

Changing the stitch length adjusts the feed dogs, which controls how much fabric is pulled through with each stitch. For a shorter length, less fabric is pulled through. For a longer stitch, more fabric is pulled through. (threadistry.com)

3.0 means each stitch is 3 millimeters long (or just under 1/8″). Stitch lengths typically range from 0 to 5, but can be up to 7, depending on the machine. The same applies to 5.0, making it 5 millimeters. Yes! It uses metrics.

In graphic design, I have found that millimeters can help get more precise than inches.

In older sewing machines, they dial will read 4-60, meaning stitches per inch. The bigger the number, the smaller the stitch.

Conversion formulas …

stitches per inch = 25.4 ÷ stitch length (in mm)

stitch length (in mm) = 25.4 ÷ stitches per inch

A shorter stitch is harder to remove and could shred the fabric.


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