Brother PQ-1500 Sewing Machine User Manual


 
CONTENTS
Accessories
Names of
Parts
Before You
Begin
Changing
Needles and
Light Bulb
Threading
Stitch
Samples and
Needle Chart
Changing
Presser Feet
Basic
Sewing
Caring for
Your
Machine
Trouble
Shooting
12
Changing Presser Feet
Changing Presser Feet
(Zipper Foot)
1 Raise presser foot, and raise
needle to highest position.
2 Loosen and remove screw using
screwdriver.
Note Make sure the power is off before changing presser feet.
Presser Feet
3 Attach zipper foot and tighten
screw.
Use the same method to attach
the other feet that come with your
PQ1500.
See page 17 for directions on at-
taching the Walking Foot.
Use the position knob on back of
the zipper foot to adjust position
of foot in relation to needle.
Only the zipper foot has a posi-
tion knob. You can begin sewing
with all other presser feet imme-
diately after attaching.
Pin Feed Foot
For perfect stitch-
ing on otherwise
difficult fabrics like
velvet, leather and
suede.
General purpose Foot
This foot is used for
most sewing. (Can also
be used for sewing
thick fabrics or seams.)
When sewing thick
seams, lightly guide
the fabric with your
hand and on the down-
ward side of the seam.
Can also be used
with pin feeding
Rolled Hem Foot
Use on the edges
of fabric, such as
on hems of dress
shirts, to fold the
edge of the fabric in
three while sewing.
Zipper Foot
Use to attach fasten-
ers other than con-
cealed fasteners.
Invisible Zipper
Foot
Use to attach con-
cealed fasteners.
1/4” Foot
For quilt and patch-
work piecing with
1/4” or 1/8” seam
allowance.
Quilting Foot
Spring action foot
for darning, quilting
or free-motion em-
broidery.
Walking Foot
For sewing or quilt-
ing on fabrics which
stick or tend to slip
Useful for sewing
multiple layers as in
quilting.
Use only feet supplied with your PQ1500. Each foot is spe-
cially designed for this machine and has clearance for the pin
at the rear of each foot. Use of other presser feet with the PQ
series machines may damage or break the pin mechanism.