Brother 285C Sewing Machine User Manual


 
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6
Appliqué, Patchwork and Quilt Stitching ........................................................................100
Appliqué stitching.........................................................................................................................................101
Patchwork (crazy quilt) stitching ...................................................................................................................102
Piecing..........................................................................................................................................................102
Quilting ........................................................................................................................................................103
Free-motion quilting......................................................................................................................................104
Satin stitching using the sewing speed controller...........................................................................................105
Reinforcement Stitching ..................................................................................................107
Triple stretch stitching...................................................................................................................................107
Bar tack stitching...........................................................................................................................................107
Darning.........................................................................................................................................................109
Eyelet Stitching................................................................................................................111
Decorative Stitching........................................................................................................112
Fagoting........................................................................................................................................................113
Scallop stitching............................................................................................................................................114
Smocking......................................................................................................................................................114
Shell tuck stitching........................................................................................................................................115
Joining ..........................................................................................................................................................116
Heirloom stitching ........................................................................................................................................116
Sewing the Various Built-In Decorative Patterns.............................................................119
Sewing beautiful patterns..............................................................................................................................119
Sewing patterns.............................................................................................................................................119
Combining patterns.......................................................................................................................................120
Repeat sewing patterns..................................................................................................................................121
Checking the selected pattern .......................................................................................................................121
Changing the pattern size..............................................................................................................................122
Changing the stitch density ...........................................................................................................................123
Changing the pattern length ..........................................................................................................................124
Mirror imaging the pattern ............................................................................................................................125
Saving patterns..............................................................................................................................................126
Retrieving a pattern.......................................................................................................................................126
Realigning the pattern...................................................................................................................................127
Designing a Pattern .........................................................................................................129
Drawing a sketch of the pattern.....................................................................................................................129
Entering the pattern data ...............................................................................................................................130
Examples of designs......................................................................................................................................132
APPENDIX 133
Stitch Settings..................................................................................................................134
Utility stitches...............................................................................................................................................134
Other stitches................................................................................................................................................138
Care and Maintenance ....................................................................................................142
Restrictions on oiling.............................................................................................................................................. 142
Cleaning the machine surface................................................................................................................................142
Cleaning the race..........................................................................................................................................142
Troubleshooting ..............................................................................................................144
Frequent troubleshooting topics....................................................................................................................144
Upper thread tightened up.....................................................................................................................................144
Tangled thread on wrong side of fabric .........................................................................................................145
Incorrect thread tension ................................................................................................................................147
Fabric is caught in the machine and cannot be removed...............................................................................148
When the thread became tangled under the bobbin winder seat...................................................................151
List of symptoms ...........................................................................................................................................153
Error messages ..............................................................................................................................................158
Nothing appears in the LCD..........................................................................................................................159
Operation beep.............................................................................................................................................159
Cancelling the operation beep...............................................................................................................................159
Index ................................................................................................................................161