Brother 885-V64 Sewing Machine User Manual


 
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3. UTILITY STITCHES ........................................................................................45
OVERCASTING STITCHES ................................................................................................45
Using zigzag foot ............................................................................................................................................45
Using overcasting foot ....................................................................................................................................46
BASIC STITCHING ............................................................................................................47
Basic stitching ................................................................................................................................................47
BLIND HEM STITCHING ..................................................................................................48
BUTTONHOLE SEWING ...................................................................................................51
Button sewing .................................................................................................................................................55
ZIPPER INSERTION ...........................................................................................................57
SEWING STRETCH FABRICS AND ELASTIC TAPE ............................................................59
Stretch stitching ..............................................................................................................................................59
Elastic attaching .............................................................................................................................................59
APPLIQUÉ, PATCHWORK AND QUILT STITCHING ........................................................61
Appliqués .......................................................................................................................................................62
Patchwork (crazy quilt) stitching ..................................................................................................................... 62
Piecing ...........................................................................................................................................................62
Quilting ...........................................................................................................................................................63
Free-motion quilting .......................................................................................................................................64
REINFORCEMENT STITCHING .........................................................................................66
Triple stretch stitching ....................................................................................................................................66
Bar tack stitching ............................................................................................................................................66
DECORATIVE STITCHING ................................................................................................68
Fagoting .........................................................................................................................................................69
Scallop stitching .............................................................................................................................................70
Smocking ....................................................................................................................................................... 70
Shell tuck stitching .........................................................................................................................................71
Joining ............................................................................................................................................................ 71
Heirloom stitching ...........................................................................................................................................72
SEWING CHARACTERS (for models equipped with character stitches) ............................73
Selecting characters .......................................................................................................................................73
Checking characters ......................................................................................................................................75
Deleting characters ........................................................................................................................................75
Sewing the character stitches ........................................................................................................................76
ADJUSTING STITCHES (for models equipped with character stitches) .............................77
4. APPENDIX .....................................................................................................79
STITCH SETTINGS .............................................................................................................79
Utility stitches .................................................................................................................................................79
Character stitches (for models equipped with character stitches) ..................................................................85
MAINTENANCE ................................................................................................................86
Restrictions on oiling ......................................................................................................................................86
Precautions on storing the machine ...............................................................................................................86
Cleaning the machine surface ........................................................................................................................ 86
Cleaning the race ...........................................................................................................................................86
TROUBLESHOOTING .......................................................................................................89
Frequent troubleshooting topics ..................................................................................................................... 89
Upper thread tightened up ............................................................................................................................. 89
Tangled thread on wrong side of fabric ..........................................................................................................90
Incorrect thread tension .................................................................................................................................93
Fabric is caught in the machine and cannot be removed ............................................................................... 94
List of symptoms ............................................................................................................................................98
ERROR MESSAGES ..........................................................................................................103
Operation beep ............................................................................................................................................103
INDEX .............................................................................................................................104