Brother 885-V67 Basic Stitching, Basic stitching, When sewing is finished, cut the thread

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BASIC STITCHING

Straight stitches are used for sewing plain seams. Three stitches are available for basic stitching.

						Stitch Width	Stitch Length				)
			PresserFoot					NeedleTwin	WalkingFoot		Reverse(Rev.)/ Reinforcement(Rfc. Stitching
		Pattern				[mm (inch.)]	[mm (inch.)]
Stitch Name				Pattern	Application
				No.		Auto	Auto
						Manual	Manual
					Basic stitching, sewing gathers or	0.0 (0)	2.5 (3/32)	**		*
Straight	Left		J	00	pintucks, etc.	0.0–7.0	0.2–5.0	Yes	Yes		Rev.
						3.5 (1/8)	2.5 (3/32)	**
						(0–1/4)	(1/64–3/16)	( J )
	Center		J	01	Attaching zippers, basic stitching,	0.0–7.0	0.2–5.0	Yes		*	Rev.
					and sewing gathers or pintucks, etc.				Yes
						(0–1/4)	(1/64–3/16)	( J )
					Attaching sleeves, sewing inseams,	0.0 (0)	2.5 (3/32)	**
Triple stretch
			J	02	sewing stretch fabrics and decora-	0.0–7.0	1.5–4.0	Yes	No		Rfc.
stitch
					tive stitching	(0–1/4)	(1/16–3/16)	( J )

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*Do not use reverse stitching. **Select a stitch width of 5.0 mm (3/16 inch) or less.

CAUTION

●Be sure to turn off the main power before replacing the presser foot. Otherwise, injuries may occur if the foot controller or (start/stop button) is accidentally pressed and the machine starts sewing.

Basic stitching

aBaste or pin together the fabric pieces.

bAttach zigzag foot “J”.

cSelect a stitch.

•For details, refer to “Selecting a stitch” (page 37).

dLower the needle into the fabric at the beginning of the stitching.

eStart sewing.

•For details, refer to “Starting to sew” (page 39).

•For details on sewing reverse/reinforcement stitches, refer to “Sewing reinforcement stitches” (page 40).

fWhen sewing is finished, cut the thread.

•For details, refer to “Starting to sew” (page 39).

■Changing the needle position

With the straight stitch (left needle position) and the triple stretch stitch, the needle position can be adjusted. Pressing the “+” side of the stitch width adjustment key moves the needle to the right; pressing the “–” side of the stitch width adjustment key moves the needle to the left.

aStitch width

bStitch width adjustment key

cLeft needle position

dRight needle position

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