Brother 885-V64, 885-V65, 885-V66, 885-V67 62

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dSew the elastic tape to the fabric while stretching the tape so that it is the same length as the fabric.

While pulling the fabric behind the presser foot with your left hand, pull the fabric at the pin nearest the front of the presser foot with your right hand.

CAUTION

●When sewing, be sure that the needle does not touch any pins, otherwise the needle may bend or break.

Contents

http://solutions.brother.com Page IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS Please read these safety instructions before attempting to use the machine DANGER Always WARNING any all not 7 For a longer service life: 8 For repair or adjustment: SAVE THESE INSTRUCTIONS This machine is intended for household use FOR USERS IN THE UK, EIRE, MALTA AND CYPRUS ONLY IMPORTANT CONTENTS 3. UTILITY STITCHES 4. APPENDIX 1KNOWING YOUR SEWING MACHINE ACCESSORIES Included accessories Optional accessories Accessory compartment NAMES OF MACHINE PARTS AND THEIR FUNCTIONS The main parts Needle and presser foot section Operation buttons Operation panel Spool pin ■Storing the spool pin ■Installing the spool pin USING YOUR SEWING MACHINE Power supply precautions Power supply Foot controller Sewing speed controller (for models equipped with the start/stop button) Changing the needle stop position Changing the initial needle position Cancelling the operation beep THREADING THE MACHINE Winding the bobbin Page Page ■For models equipped with the fast bobbin winding system Page Lower threading Page Page Upper threading Page Page Page Page Drawing up the lower thread REPLACING THE NEEDLE Needle precautions Needle types and their uses Checking the needle Replacing the needle Page Sewing with the twin needle Page REPLACING THE PRESSER FOOT Replacing the presser foot Removing the presser foot holder 2 SEWING BASICS SEWING General sewing procedure Selecting a stitch Adjusting the stitch length and width Starting to sew Page Thread tension USEFUL SEWING TIPS Trial sewing Changing the sewing direction Sewing curves Sewing thick fabrics Sewing hook-and-loop fastener Sewing thin fabrics Sewing stretch fabrics Stitching cylindrical pieces 3 UTILITY STITCHES OVERCASTING STITCHES Using zigzag foot Using overcasting foot BASIC STITCHING Basic stitching BLIND HEM STITCHING Page Page BUTTONHOLE SEWING Page Page Page Button sewing Page ZIPPER INSERTION Page SEWING STRETCH FABRICS AND ELASTIC TAPE Stretch stitching Elastic attaching Page APPLIQUÉ, PATCHWORK AND QUILT STITCHING Appliqués Patchwork (crazy quilt) stitching Piecing Quilting Free-motionquilting Page REINFORCEMENT STITCHING Triple stretch stitching Bar tack stitching Page DECORATIVE STITCHING Fagoting Scallop stitching Smocking Shell tuck stitching Joining Heirloom stitching SEWING CHARACTERS Selecting characters Page Checking characters Deleting characters Sewing the character stitches ADJUSTING STITCHES Page 4 APPENDIX STITCH SETTINGS Utility stitches Page Page Page Page Page Character stitches (for models equipped with character stitches) MAINTENANCE Restrictions on oiling Precautions on storing the machine Cleaning the machine surface Cleaning the race Page Page TROUBLESHOOTING Frequent troubleshooting topics Upper thread tightened up Tangled thread on wrong side of fabric Page Page Incorrect thread tension Fabric is caught in the machine and cannot be removed Page Page Page List of symptoms Page Page Page Page ERROR MESSAGES Operation beep INDEX