Brother NX 600 Sewing Machine User Manual


 
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GETTING READYCONTENTS SEWING BASICS UTILITY STITCHES APPENDIX INDEX
General sewing procedure ..............................................................................................................................46
Positioning the fabric ......................................................................................................................................47
Starting to sew.................................................................................................................................................48
Securing the stitching......................................................................................................................................50
Cutting the thread ...........................................................................................................................................51
Adjusting the Thread Tension ............................................................................................53
Thread tension ................................................................................................................................................53
Changing the tension of the upper thread........................................................................................................54
Adjusting the Stitch Width and Length..............................................................................55
Adjusting the stitch width................................................................................................................................55
Adjusting the stitch length...............................................................................................................................56
Useful Functions................................................................................................................57
Automatically sewing reverse/reinforcement stitches.......................................................................................57
Automatically cutting the thread .....................................................................................................................58
Saving stitch settings .......................................................................................................................................60
Hands-free raising and lifting of the presser foot..............................................................................................61
Useful Sewing Tips ............................................................................................................62
Trial sewing ....................................................................................................................................................62
Changing the sewing direction........................................................................................................................62
Sewing curves.................................................................................................................................................62
Sewing thick fabrics ........................................................................................................................................63
Sewing thin fabrics..........................................................................................................................................63
Sewing stretch fabrics......................................................................................................................................63
Sewing leathers or vinyl fabrics.......................................................................................................................64
Sewing an even seam allowance.....................................................................................................................64
UTILITY STITCHES 65
Selecting Stitching.............................................................................................................66
Stitch types......................................................................................................................................................66
Selecting stitching ...........................................................................................................................................66
Overcasting Stitches..........................................................................................................68
Sewing overcasting stitches using overcasting foot "G" ....................................................................................68
Sewing overcasting stitches using zigzag foot "J" .............................................................................................69
Sewing overcasting stitches using the side cutter.............................................................................................70
Basic Stitching...................................................................................................................72
Basting ............................................................................................................................................................72
Basic stitching.................................................................................................................................................73
Blind Hem Stitching ..........................................................................................................74
Buttonhole Stitching..........................................................................................................76
Buttonhole sewing ..........................................................................................................................................77
Button sewing .................................................................................................................................................81
Zipper Insertion.................................................................................................................83
Inserting a centered zipper..............................................................................................................................83
Inserting a side zipper .....................................................................................................................................85
Zipper/piping Insertion .....................................................................................................88
Inserting a centered zipper..............................................................................................................................88
Inserting a piping ............................................................................................................................................89
Sewing Stretch Fabrics and Elastic Tape............................................................................90
Stretch stitching...............................................................................................................................................90
Elastic attaching ..............................................................................................................................................90
Appliqué, Patchwork and Quilt Stitching ..........................................................................92
Appliqué stitching...........................................................................................................................................93
Patchwork (crazy quilt) stitching .....................................................................................................................94
Piecing............................................................................................................................................................94
Quilting ..........................................................................................................................................................96
Free-motion quilting........................................................................................................................................97
Satin stitching..................................................................................................................................................98
Reinforcement Stitching ..................................................................................................100
Triple stretch stitching...................................................................................................................................100