Brother V61 Sewing Machine User Manual


 
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3. UTILITY STITCHES ........................................................................................45
OVERCASTING STITCHES ................................................................................................45
Using zigzag foot ............................................................................................................................................45
Using overcasting foot ....................................................................................................................................46
BASIC STITCHING ............................................................................................................47
Basic stitching ................................................................................................................................................47
BLIND HEM STITCHING ..................................................................................................48
BUTTONHOLE SEWING ...................................................................................................51
Button sewing .................................................................................................................................................55
ZIPPER INSERTION ...........................................................................................................57
SEWING STRETCH FABRICS AND ELASTIC TAPE ............................................................59
Stretch stitching ..............................................................................................................................................59
Elastic attaching .............................................................................................................................................59
APPLIQUÉ, PATCHWORK AND QUILT STITCHING ........................................................61
Appliqués .......................................................................................................................................................62
Patchwork (crazy quilt) stitching ..................................................................................................................... 62
Piecing ...........................................................................................................................................................62
Quilting ...........................................................................................................................................................63
Free-motion quilting .......................................................................................................................................64
REINFORCEMENT STITCHING .........................................................................................66
Triple stretch stitching ....................................................................................................................................66
Bar tack stitching ............................................................................................................................................66
DECORATIVE STITCHING ................................................................................................68
Fagoting .........................................................................................................................................................69
Scallop stitching .............................................................................................................................................70
Smocking ....................................................................................................................................................... 70
Shell tuck stitching .........................................................................................................................................71
Joining ............................................................................................................................................................ 71
Heirloom stitching ...........................................................................................................................................72
4. APPENDIX .....................................................................................................73
STITCH SETTINGS .............................................................................................................73
Utility stitches .................................................................................................................................................73
MAINTENANCE ................................................................................................................80
Restrictions on oiling ......................................................................................................................................80
Precautions on storing the machine ...............................................................................................................80
Cleaning the machine surface ........................................................................................................................ 80
Cleaning the race ...........................................................................................................................................80
TROUBLESHOOTING .......................................................................................................83
Frequent troubleshooting topics ..................................................................................................................... 83
Upper thread tightened up ............................................................................................................................. 83
Tangled thread on wrong side of fabric ..........................................................................................................84
Incorrect thread tension .................................................................................................................................87
Fabric is caught in the machine and cannot be removed ............................................................................... 88
List of symptoms ............................................................................................................................................92
ERROR MESSAGES ............................................................................................................97
Operation beep (for models equipped with the operation beep) ....................................................................97
INDEX ...............................................................................................................................98