Brother 885-V33, 885-V31 operation manual Sewing hook-and-loop fastener, Sewing thin fabrics

SEWING BASICS ————————————————————————————————————————————

■If thick seams are being sewn and the fabric does not feed at the beginning of stitching

Zigzag foot "J" is equipped with a feature that keeps the presser foot level.

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aSewing direction

aRaise the presser foot lever.

bPress the black button (presser foot holding pin) on the left side of zigzag foot "J". Keep the button held in and lower the presser foot.

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aPresser foot holding pin

XRelease the button. The foot will lock in place level with the seam, allowing the fabric to feed.

XOnce the trouble spot has been passed, the foot will return to its normal position.

CAUTION

zIf fabric more than 6 mm (15/64 inch) thick is sewn or if the fabric is pushed with too much force, the needle may bend or break.

Sewing hook-and-loop fastener

CAUTION

zUse only the ungummed hook-and-loop fastener which is for sewing. If the glue is attached to the needle or the bobbin hook race, it may cause malfunction.

zIf the hook-and-loop fastener is sewn with the thin needle (65/9-75/11), the needle may bend or break.

Note

zBefore start sewing, baste together the fabric and the hook-and-loop fastener.

Make sure that the needle passes through the hook- and-loop fastener by turning the handwheel and lower the needle into the hook-and-loop fastener before sewing. And then, sew the edge of the hook- and-loop fastener at a slow speed.

If the needle does not pass through the hook-and- loop fastener, replace the needle with the needle for thick fabrics (page 39).

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aEdge of the hook-and-loop fastener

Sewing thin fabrics

When sewing thin fabrics, the stitching may become misaligned or the fabric may not feed correctly.

If this occurs, place thin paper or stabilizer material under the fabric and sew it together with the fabric. When you have finished sewing, tear off any excess paper.

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aStabilizer material or paper

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