Brother HE 120 Sewing Machine User Manual


 
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Contents
Included Accessories............................................................................................... Cover A
Accessories ............................................................................................................................................ Cover A
Names of Machine Parts and Their Functions ......................................................... Cover B
Front view...............................................................................................................................................Cover B
Needle and presser foot section ............................................................................................................ Cover C
Right-side/rear view .............................................................................................................................. Cover C
Operation buttons..................................................................................................................................Cover D
Operation panel......................................................................................................................................Cover E
Optional Accessories...........................................................................................................1
Introduction ........................................................................................................................3
Sewing Machine Features....................................................................................................3
Important Safety Instructions..............................................................................................8
GETTING READY 11
Turning the Machine On/Off.............................................................................................12
Power supply precautions ...............................................................................................................................12
Turning on the machine..................................................................................................................................13
Turning off the machine..................................................................................................................................13
LCD (liquid crystal display) operation...............................................................................14
Viewing the LCD.............................................................................................................................................14
Changing the Machine Settings .......................................................................................................................15
Checking machine operating procedures ........................................................................................................17
Winding/Installing the Bobbin...........................................................................................18
Bobbin precautions.........................................................................................................................................18
Winding the bobbin........................................................................................................................................18
Installing the bobbin .......................................................................................................................................21
Upper Threading ...............................................................................................................23
About the spool of thread................................................................................................................................23
Loading the spool into the thread cassette.......................................................................................................24
Threading the needle ......................................................................................................................................27
Using the extra spool pin ................................................................................................................................29
Thread the needle manually (without using the needle threader).....................................................................30
Using the twin needle .....................................................................................................................................31
Pulling up the bobbin thread...........................................................................................................................33
Replacing the Needle ........................................................................................................35
Needle precautions.........................................................................................................................................35
Needle types and their uses.............................................................................................................................36
Checking the needle .......................................................................................................................................37
Replacing the needle.......................................................................................................................................37
Replacing the Presser Foot ................................................................................................40
Presser foot precautions ..................................................................................................................................40
Replacing the presser foot ...............................................................................................................................40
Removing the presser foot holder....................................................................................................................42
Sewing Cylindrical Pieces..................................................................................................43
Free-arm sewing..............................................................................................................................................43
SEWING BASICS 45
Sewing...............................................................................................................................46
General sewing procedure ..............................................................................................................................46
Selecting stitching ...........................................................................................................................................47
Positioning the fabric ......................................................................................................................................48
Starting to sew.................................................................................................................................................49
Securing the stitching......................................................................................................................................51
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