Brother 885-S61 operation manual Selecting Stitching, Stitch types, Selecting stitching

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Selecting Stitching

You can select any of the various types of stitching available.

Stitch types

A total of 8 groups of stitch types (utility stitches, decorative stitches, satin stitches, cross-stitches, decorative satin stitches and 3 types of character stitches) are available.

For details on the types of stitches available, refer to “Stitch Settings” (page 128).

■Utility stitches

There are 67 utility stitches, including straight stitches, overcasting stitches and buttonhole stitches.

■Decorative stitches

There are 31 decorative stitches, including hearts, leaves and flowers.

■Satin stitches

There are 16 satin stitches.

■Cross-stitches

There are 5 types of cross-stitches.

■Decorative satin stitches

There are 10 decorative satin stitches.

■Character stitch—Gothic font There are 55 characters, including letters, symbols and numbers, in the Gothic font.

■Character stitch—Script font

There are 55 characters, including letters, symbols and numbers, in the Script font.

■Character stitch—Outline style There are 55 characters, including letters, symbols and numbers, in the outline style.

Selecting stitching

Using the operation panel keys, select the desired stitch from those shown in the LCD. Twelve of the most often used utility stitches can quickly be selected with the stitch keys.

When the sewing machine is turned on, the straight stitch (left needle position) is selected.

1Determine the stitch that you wish to use.

•Refer to “Stitch types” (at the left).

2Determine which presser foot should be used with the selected stitch.

The presser feet are stored in the accessory compartment.

•For details on the stitches that can be sewn with the twin needle, refer to “Stitch Settings” (page 128).

3Attach the presser foot.

•For details, refer to “Replacing the presser foot” (page 37).

4Turn on the sewing machine.

XThe straight stitch (left needle position) is shown selected in the LCD.

5Press (stitch selection key) in the

operation panel.

To select a stitch using the stitch keys, press the key of the desired stitch.

Continue with step 0.

XThe screen containing the various types of stitches appears.

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