Brother NX 200 Sewing Machine User Manual


 
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GETTING READYCONTENTS SEWING BASICS UTILITY STITCHES APPENDIX INDEX
Adjusting the Stitch Width and Length ..............................................................................45
Adjusting the stitch width ................................................................................................................................45
Adjusting the stitch length ............................................................................................................................... 46
Useful Functions ................................................................................................................47
Changing the needle stop position ..................................................................................................................47
Automatically sewing reverse/reinforcement stitches .......................................................................................47
Useful Sewing Tips ............................................................................................................49
Trial sewing ....................................................................................................................................................49
Changing the sewing direction ........................................................................................................................49
Sewing curves .................................................................................................................................................49
Sewing thick fabrics ........................................................................................................................................50
Sewing thin fabrics ..........................................................................................................................................51
Sewing stretch fabrics ......................................................................................................................................51
Sewing an even seam allowance ..................................................................................................................... 51
UTILITY STITCHES ..........................................................................................53
Selecting Stitching .............................................................................................................54
Selecting stitching ...........................................................................................................................................54
Overcasting Stitches ..........................................................................................................56
Sewing overcasting stitches using overcasting foot “G” ................................................................................... 56
Sewing overcasting stitches using zigzag foot “J” .............................................................................................57
Sewing overcasting stitches using the optional side cutter ...............................................................................58
Basic Stitching ...................................................................................................................60
Basic stitching .................................................................................................................................................60
Blind Hem Stitching ..........................................................................................................61
Buttonhole Stitching ..........................................................................................................63
Buttonhole sewing ..........................................................................................................................................64
Button sewing .................................................................................................................................................67
Zipper Insertion .................................................................................................................70
Inserting a centered zipper ..............................................................................................................................70
Inserting a side zipper ..................................................................................................................................... 71
Sewing Stretch Fabrics and Elastic Tape ............................................................................74
Stretch stitching ...............................................................................................................................................74
Elastic attaching ..............................................................................................................................................74
Appliqué, Patchwork and Quilt Stitching ..........................................................................76
Appliqué stitching ...........................................................................................................................................77
Patchwork (crazy quilt) stitching ..................................................................................................................... 78
Piecing ............................................................................................................................................................78
Quilting ..........................................................................................................................................................79
Free-motion quilting ........................................................................................................................................80
Reinforcement Stitching ....................................................................................................82
Triple stretch stitching .....................................................................................................................................82
Bar tack stitching .............................................................................................................................................82
Eyelet Stitching...................................................................................................................84
Decorative Stitching ..........................................................................................................85
Fagoting ..........................................................................................................................................................86
Scallop stitching ..............................................................................................................................................87
Smocking ........................................................................................................................................................87
Joining ............................................................................................................................................................ 88
Heirloom stitching ..........................................................................................................................................89
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