Brother 885-S61 Sewing Machine User Manual


 
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SEWING BASICS .............................................................................................45
Sewing ...............................................................................................................................46
General sewing procedure .............................................................................................................................. 47
Positioning the fabric ...................................................................................................................................... 48
Starting to sew ................................................................................................................................................. 49
Securing the stitching ...................................................................................................................................... 51
Cutting the thread ........................................................................................................................................... 53
Adjusting the Thread Tension ............................................................................................54
Changing the tension of the upper thread ........................................................................................................ 54
Adjusting the Stitch Width and Length .............................................................................. 55
Adjusting the stitch width ................................................................................................................................ 55
Adjusting the stitch length ............................................................................................................................... 56
Useful Functions ................................................................................................................57
Automatically sewing reverse/reinforcement stitches ....................................................................................... 57
Automatically cutting the thread ..................................................................................................................... 59
Saving stitch settings ....................................................................................................................................... 60
Useful Sewing Tips ............................................................................................................62
Trial sewing .................................................................................................................................................... 62
Changing the sewing direction ........................................................................................................................ 62
Sewing curves ................................................................................................................................................. 62
Sewing thick fabrics ........................................................................................................................................ 63
Sewing thin fabrics .......................................................................................................................................... 64
Sewing stretch fabrics ...................................................................................................................................... 64
Sewing leathers or vinyl fabrics ....................................................................................................................... 64
Sewing an even seam allowance ..................................................................................................................... 64
UTILITY STITCHES ..........................................................................................67
Selecting Stitching .............................................................................................................68
Stitch types ...................................................................................................................................................... 68
Selecting stitching ........................................................................................................................................... 68
Overcasting Stitches .......................................................................................................... 70
Sewing overcasting stitches using overcasting foot “G” ................................................................................... 70
Sewing overcasting stitches using zigzag foot “J” ............................................................................................. 71
Sewing overcasting stitches using the optional side cutter ............................................................................... 72
Basic Stitching ...................................................................................................................74
Basting ............................................................................................................................................................ 74
Basic stitching ................................................................................................................................................. 74
Blind Hem Stitching ..........................................................................................................76
Buttonhole Stitching .......................................................................................................... 78
Buttonhole sewing .......................................................................................................................................... 79
Button sewing ................................................................................................................................................. 82
Zipper Insertion .................................................................................................................85
Inserting a centered zipper .............................................................................................................................. 85
Inserting a side zipper ..................................................................................................................................... 86
Zipper/piping Insertion .....................................................................................................89
Inserting a centered zipper .............................................................................................................................. 89
Inserting a piping ............................................................................................................................................ 90
Sewing Stretch Fabrics and Elastic Tape ............................................................................ 91
Stretch stitching ............................................................................................................................................... 91
Elastic attaching .............................................................................................................................................. 91
Appliqué, Patchwork and Quilt Stitching ..........................................................................93
Appliqué stitching ........................................................................................................................................... 93
Patchwork (crazy quilt) stitching ..................................................................................................................... 95
Piecing ............................................................................................................................................................ 95
Quilting .......................................................................................................................................................... 96
Free-motion quilting ........................................................................................................................................ 97
Satin stitching .................................................................................................................................................. 98