Brother 885-V64, 885-V65, 885-V66, 885-V67 4. APPENDIX, 3. UTILITY STITCHES

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3. UTILITY STITCHES ........................................................................................	45
OVERCASTING STITCHES ................................................................................................	45
Using zigzag foot ............................................................................................................................................	45
Using overcasting foot ....................................................................................................................................	46
BASIC STITCHING ............................................................................................................	47
Basic stitching ................................................................................................................................................	47
BLIND HEM STITCHING ..................................................................................................	48
BUTTONHOLE SEWING ...................................................................................................	51
Button sewing .................................................................................................................................................	55
ZIPPER INSERTION ...........................................................................................................	57
SEWING STRETCH FABRICS AND ELASTIC TAPE ............................................................	59
Stretch stitching ..............................................................................................................................................	59
Elastic attaching .............................................................................................................................................	59
APPLIQUÉ, PATCHWORK AND QUILT STITCHING ........................................................	61
Appliqués .......................................................................................................................................................	62
Patchwork (crazy quilt) stitching .....................................................................................................................	62
Piecing ...........................................................................................................................................................	62
Quilting ...........................................................................................................................................................	63
Free-motion quilting .......................................................................................................................................	64
REINFORCEMENT STITCHING .........................................................................................	66
Triple stretch stitching ....................................................................................................................................	66
Bar tack stitching ............................................................................................................................................	66
DECORATIVE STITCHING ................................................................................................	68
Fagoting .........................................................................................................................................................	69
Scallop stitching .............................................................................................................................................	70
Smocking .......................................................................................................................................................	70
Shell tuck stitching .........................................................................................................................................	71
Joining ............................................................................................................................................................	71
Heirloom stitching ...........................................................................................................................................	72
SEWING CHARACTERS (for models equipped with character stitches) ............................	73
Selecting characters .......................................................................................................................................	73
Checking characters ......................................................................................................................................	75
Deleting characters ........................................................................................................................................	75
Sewing the character stitches ........................................................................................................................	76
ADJUSTING STITCHES (for models equipped with character stitches) .............................	77
4. APPENDIX .....................................................................................................	79
STITCH SETTINGS .............................................................................................................	79
Utility stitches .................................................................................................................................................	79
Character stitches (for models equipped with character stitches) ..................................................................	85
MAINTENANCE ................................................................................................................	86
Restrictions on oiling ......................................................................................................................................	86
Precautions on storing the machine ...............................................................................................................	86
Cleaning the machine surface ........................................................................................................................	86
Cleaning the race ...........................................................................................................................................	86
TROUBLESHOOTING .......................................................................................................	89
Frequent troubleshooting topics .....................................................................................................................	89
Upper thread tightened up .............................................................................................................................	89
Tangled thread on wrong side of fabric ..........................................................................................................	90
Incorrect thread tension .................................................................................................................................	93
Fabric is caught in the machine and cannot be removed ...............................................................................	94
List of symptoms ............................................................................................................................................	98
ERROR MESSAGES ..........................................................................................................	103
Operation beep ............................................................................................................................................	103
INDEX .............................................................................................................................	104

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