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Index

 

Numerics

 

1/4 inch quilting foot

9

1/4 inch quilting foot with guide

9

2-point zigzag stitch

77

3-point zigzag stitch

77

crazy quilt stitching

.....................................................102

cross-stitch

119

cross-stitches

71, 119, 138

curves

65

cylindrical pieces

46

A

 

 

accessories

8

accessory bag

9

adjustable zipper/piping foot

9, 96

air vent

11

appliqué

101

automatic reinforcement stitching

60

automatic reverse stitching

60

automatic reverse/reinforcement stitch key

13

automatic thread cutting key

13

automatic thread-cutting

7, 62

B

 

 

bar tack

107

baseline

81

basic stitching

81

basting

80

blind hem stitch

82

blind stitch foot

9

bobbin

9, 26

bobbin case

142

bobbin cover

11, 27

bobbin thread

26

pulling up

36

bobbin winder

10

bobbin winder shaft spring

23

bobbin winding thread guide and pretension disk ..

10, 24

bobbin-winding

7, 22

brightness

21

built-in stitches

7

button fitting foot

9

button sewing

84, 89

buttonhole foot

9, 88

buttonhole lever

11, 86, 108, 110

buttonhole stitching

84

C

 

 

cancel/clear key

13

care

142

changing machine settings

19

changing sewing direction

65

changing the settings

19

character stitch key

13

character stitches

71, 119, 140

checking patterns

121

cleaning

142

cleaning brush

9, 143

combining patterns

120

D

darning

109

 

decorative satin stitches

71, 119, 138

 

decorative stitch key

13

 

decorative stitches

71, 119, 138

 

decorative stitching

112

 

designing patterns

129

 

direct selection

70

 

disk-shaped screwdriver

9

 

E

 

 

 

 

 

elastic tape

98

4

electrical outlet

17

error messages

158

even seam allowance

67

 

extra spool pin

9, 34

 

eyelet

111

 

eyelet punch

9, 87, 111

 

F

 

 

 

 

 

fagoting

113

 

features

7

 

feed dog position switch

11, 105

 

feed dogs

11, 104

 

flat bed attachment

10

 

flipping

125

 

foot controller

9, 52

 

foot controller jack

11

 

free-arm sewing

46

 

free-motion quilting

104

 

G

 

 

 

 

 

grid sheet set

9

 

H

 

 

 

 

 

handle

11

 

handwheel

11, 51

 

hard case

9

 

heirloom stitching

116

 

I

 

 

 

 

 

included accessories

8

 

Inserting a piping

97

 

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Brother 285C, 885-U22 operation manual Index, Numerics

885-U22, 285C specifications

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