Brother MS-4 Sewing Machine User Manual


 
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3. UTILITY STITCHES ........................................................................................34
OVERCASTING STITCHES ................................................................................................34
BASIC STITCHING ............................................................................................................35
Basic stitching ................................................................................................................................................35
BLIND HEM STITCHING ..................................................................................................36
BUTTONHOLE SEWING ...................................................................................................39
Button sewing .................................................................................................................................................42
ZIPPER INSERTION ...........................................................................................................44
SEWING STRETCH FABRICS AND ELASTIC TAPE ............................................................45
Stretch stitching ..............................................................................................................................................45
Elastic attaching .............................................................................................................................................45
APPLIQUÉ, PATCHWORK AND QUILT STITCHING ........................................................46
Appliqués .......................................................................................................................................................46
Patchwork (crazy quilt) stitching .....................................................................................................................47
Piecing ...........................................................................................................................................................47
Quilting ...........................................................................................................................................................48
Free-motion quilting .......................................................................................................................................49
REINFORCEMENT STITCHING .........................................................................................50
Triple stretch stitching ....................................................................................................................................50
Bar tack stitching ............................................................................................................................................50
DECORATIVE STITCHING ................................................................................................52
Fagoting .........................................................................................................................................................53
Scallop stitching .............................................................................................................................................53
Smocking .......................................................................................................................................................54
Shell tuck stitching .........................................................................................................................................54
Joining ............................................................................................................................................................55
Heirloom stitching ...........................................................................................................................................55
4. APPENDIX .....................................................................................................56
STITCH SETTINGS .............................................................................................................56
Utility stitches .................................................................................................................................................56
MAINTENANCE ................................................................................................................61
Cleaning the machine surface ........................................................................................................................ 61
Cleaning the bobbin case ............................................................................................................................... 61
TROUBLESHOOTING .......................................................................................................63
ERROR MESSAGES ............................................................................................................66
Operation beep (for models equipped with the operation beep) ....................................................................66
INDEX ...............................................................................................................................67