Brother PC 6500 Manual

A SERVICE OF

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CONTENTS

SETTING UP

SEWING

UTILITY

STITCHES

MY CUSTOM

STITCH

TM

(CREATE YOUR OWN

STITCH DESIGNS)

EMBROIDERING

MAINTENANCE

ERROR

MESSAGES

SEWING CHART

PATTERNS

(PROGRAMMED

IN MACHINE)

GATHERING

J

Create gathers on the waists of skirts or on shirt sleeves.

1. Set the stitch length to 5/32" (4.0 mm) and select a weak

thread tension.

Note

If you pressed then GATHERING, the stitch length

automatically adjusts to 5/32" (4.0 mm) and a weak thread

tension is automatically selected.

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2. Attach presser foot J, and pull out about 2" (5.0 cm) of both

the upper and bobbin threads.

1 Upper thread

2 Bobbin thread

3 About 2" (5.0 cm)

3. Turn off automatic thread cutting and automatic

reverse/reinforcement stitching, sew two rows of straight

stitches parallel to the seamline, and then remove the fabric

from the machine, leaving about 2” (5.0 cm) of thread on the

ends.

1 Seamline

2 3/8" to 1/2" (1.0 to 1.5 cm)

3 About 2" (5.0 cm)

4. Pull the bobbin threads to obtain the desired amount of

gather, and then tie the thread ends together.

1 Straight (Left) [straight stitch (left needle position)]

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5. Smooth the gathers by ironing them.