UTILITY STITCHES ———————————————————————————————————————————

Selecting Stitching

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

Selecting stitch types and

 

†

Preset utility stitch

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The most frequently used utility stitches

patterns

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

have been assigned to the numeric keys.

A stitch can be selected from the following types

 

 

These stitches can be selected simply by

 

 

pressing the key.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

available.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

†

Saved patterns

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Stitch patterns can be selected through either direct

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

select (by pressing the key for a specific stitch) or

 

 

Frequently used patterns and combined

number selection (by entering the number for the

 

 

patterns can be saved on the machine's

stitch pattern).

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

memory and easily retrieved using

 

 

For details on the types of stitches available, refer to

 

 

 

 

(Preset utility stitch/saved pattern key) and

“Stitch Settings” (page 134).

 

 

 

 

 

 

■ Direct selection

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

the numeric keys. For details, refer to

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

“Saving patterns” (page 126).

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

After pressing

 

 

(Preset utility stitch/saved

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

pattern key) to select the stitch mode, press the

■ Number selection

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

numeric key assigned with the desired stitch.

After pressing

 

(Utility stitch key),

With direct selection, there are two stitch modes:

(Decorative stitch key) or

(Character stitch

preset utility stitch mode

and saved pattern

key) to select the stitch mode, use the numeric

keys to type in the number for the desired stitch.

mode

. When the machine is turned on or

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

when the

 

 

 

 

 

(Preset utility stitch/saved pattern

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

key) is pressed, the machine enters preset utility

 

 

 

 

1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

stitch mode, indicated by

in the lower-left

 

 

/

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

corner of the screen. To enter saved pattern

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

/

/

3

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

mode, indicated by

 

 

in the lower-left corner of

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

the screen, press the

 

 

 

(Preset utility stitch/

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

a Utility stitch key

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

saved pattern key). Each press of

 

 

(Preset

 

b Decorative stitch key

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

c Character stitch key

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

utility stitch/saved pattern key) switches the mode

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

d Numeric keys

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

between the preset utility stitch mode

and

†

 

 

Utility stitches (No.01-67)

 

 

saved pattern mode

.

 

 

 

 

 

 

There are 67 utility stitches, including

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

straight stitches, overcasting stitches and

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1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

buttonhole stitches.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2

aPreset utility stitch/saved pattern key

bNumeric keys

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Brother 885-U22, 285C operation manual Selecting Stitching, Selecting stitch types, Patterns

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