Brother NV1250D Sewing Machine User Manual


 
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Contents
IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS ...............................................................................1
Introduction ........................................................................................................................9
Sewing Machine Features....................................................................................................9
Accessories........................................................................................................................10
Included accessories .......................................................................................................................................10
Optional accessories.......................................................................................................................................12
Names of Machine Parts and Their Functions ...................................................................13
Front view.......................................................................................................................................................13
Needle and presser foot section ......................................................................................................................14
Right-side/rear view ........................................................................................................................................14
Operation buttons...........................................................................................................................................15
Operation panel..............................................................................................................................................16
GETTING READY 17
Turning the Machine On/Off.............................................................................................18
Power supply precautions ...............................................................................................................................18
Turning on the machine..................................................................................................................................19
Turning off the machine..................................................................................................................................19
LCD (Liquid Crystal Display) Operation............................................................................20
Viewing the LCD.............................................................................................................................................20
Changing the machine settings........................................................................................................................21
Checking machine operating procedures ........................................................................................................23
Winding/Installing the Bobbin...........................................................................................25
Bobbin precautions.........................................................................................................................................25
Winding the bobbin........................................................................................................................................25
Installing the bobbin .......................................................................................................................................29
Upper Threading ...............................................................................................................31
About the spool of thread................................................................................................................................31
Threading the upper thread.............................................................................................................................31
Threading the needle ......................................................................................................................................34
Threading the needle manually (without using the needle threader)................................................................35
Using the twin needle .....................................................................................................................................36
Pulling up the bobbin thread...........................................................................................................................38
Replacing the Needle ........................................................................................................40
Needle precautions.........................................................................................................................................40
Needle types and their uses.............................................................................................................................41
Checking the needle .......................................................................................................................................42
Replacing the needle.......................................................................................................................................42
Replacing the Presser Foot ................................................................................................44
Presser foot precautions ..................................................................................................................................44
Replacing the presser foot ...............................................................................................................................44
Removing and attaching the presser foot holder..............................................................................................46
Sewing Cylindrical Pieces..................................................................................................47
Free-arm sewing..............................................................................................................................................47
SEWING BASICS 49
Sewing...............................................................................................................................50
General sewing procedure ..............................................................................................................................50
Selecting stitching...........................................................................................................................................51
Positioning the fabric ......................................................................................................................................52
Starting to sew.................................................................................................................................................53
Securing the stitching......................................................................................................................................55
Cutting the thread ...........................................................................................................................................56
Setting the Stitch ...............................................................................................................58
Adjusting the stitch width................................................................................................................................58
Adjusting the stitch length...............................................................................................................................59
Adjusting the thread tension............................................................................................................................59