Sewing thin fabrics, Sewing stretch fabrics | Brother 885-V67

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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.

aStabilizer material or paper

Sewing stretch fabrics

First, baste the pieces of fabric together, and then sew without stretching the fabric.

aBasting

Stitching cylindrical pieces

Removing the flat bed attachment makes it easier to sew cylindrical pieces such as cuffs and pant legs, or hard-to-reach areas.

aSlide the flat bed attachment to the left to release it.

aFlat bed attachment

XWith the flat bed attachment removed,

free-arm sewing is possible.

•When sewing cylindrical pieces, follow the next step.

Note

●When you are finished with free-arm sewing, install the flat bed attachment back in its original position.

bSlide the part that you wish to sew onto the arm, and then sew from the top.

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Brother 885-V67 operation manual Sewing thin fabrics, Sewing stretch fabrics, Stitching cylindrical pieces

Contents

Sewing Machine Product CodePage Important Safety Instructions Electrical Hazards For a longer service life For repair or adjustment This machine is intended for household use Contents 106 107 Included accessories AccessoriesAbout zigzag foot J Optional accessories Accessory compartment Names of Machine Parts and Their Functions Main parts Operation buttons Needle and presser foot sectionButtons provided on some models Spool pin Keys and indicators provided on some modelsOperation panel Storing the spool cap Hole on the back of the machine, as Shown.1 Installing the spool pinStoring the spool pin BPushplace.the spool pin down until it locks into Power supply Using Your Sewing MachinePower supply precautions Sewing light comes on when the machine is turned on Needle stop position changes to the raised position Foot controllerChanging the needle stop position Aright to select the desired sewing speed Changing the initial needle position Cancelling the operation beepMachine is now set so that it will not beep Spool pin swings up Threading the MachineWinding the bobbin BRemove the spool cap DSlide the spool cap onto the spool pin KTrim the excess thread above the bobbin Make sure that the thread passes under the pre-tension diskPull 1 cm 3/8 inch of thread from the hole on the bobbin For models equipped with the fast bobbin winding system Thread is cut to a suitable length Lower threading Actual size 11.5 mm 7/16 inch This model For models equipped with the quick-set bobbin Then, pull the thread toward you to cut it with the cutter c Upper threading Remove the spool cap GSlide the spool cap onto the spool pin Thread take-up lever Needle bar thread guide DFully lower the needle threader lever Catch the thread on the hook as shown below Lightly hold the end of the upper thread Drawing up the lower threadFor models equipped with the quick-set bobbin Bobbin cover should still be removed Needle types and their uses Needle precautionsReplacing the Needle Denim Ball point needle Checking the needleReplacing the needle Transparent nylon thread Install the twin needle in the same way CLower the presser foot lever Thread the upper thread for the left needle Installthread.the thread spool and thread the upperSewing with the twin needle For details, refer to steps a through l of Upper threading Models equipped with a needle threader Two lines of stitching are sewn parallel to each otherHAttach zigzag foot J Turn on the sewing machine Select a stitch Replace the presser foot as described below Replacing the Presser FootReplacing the presser foot Mark on the wheel points up. With models Attaching the presser foot holder Removing the presser foot holderPresser foot is attached Remove the presser foot Follow the basic procedures below to sew General sewing procedureSewing Stitch is selected Ifwidth.necessary, adjust the stitch lengthSelecting a stitch DAttach the presser foot indicated in the LCD Adjusting the stitch length and width On the wheel points up. With models equipped Starting to sewMachine starts sewing BRaise the presser foot lever Sewing reinforcement stitches Machine stops sewingRaise the presser foot lever Each other Upper tension is too tight Thread tensionCorrect tension Upper tension is too loose Changing the sewing direction Useful Sewing TipsTrial sewing Sewing curves Sewing hook-and-loop Fastener Presser foot remains level, allowing the fabric to be fed Stitching cylindrical pieces Sewing thin fabricsSewing stretch fabrics Slide the flat bed attachment to the left to release it Attach zigzag foot J Select a stitch Using zigzag footOvercasting Stitches CSew with the edge of the fabric Using overcasting foot Attach overcasting foot G Select stitch or Basic stitching When sewing is finished, cut the threadBasic Stitching Changing the needle position Blind HEM Stitching Reverse the skirt or pants Fold back the fabric inside along the basting Stitch width Thick fabric Normal fabric If the needle does not catch the hem fold Buttonholes can be sewn and buttons can be sewn on Buttonhole SewingAuto Rfc. Automatic Reinforcement Size of the buttonhole is set Once sewing is completed, Raiseposition.the buttonhole lever to its original Sewing buttonholes on stretch fabrics Trim off any excess of the gimp thread Button sewing Feed dogs are lowered After sewing for about 10 seconds at low Normally, the feed dog position lever is Positioned at Zipper Insertion Refer to Basic stitching on FSelect stitch Sew the stitching in order, from a to c Elastic attaching Sewing Stretch Fabrics and Elastic TapeStretch stitching BAttach zigzag foot J CSelect a stitch Utility Stitches APPLIQUÉ, Patchwork and Quilt Stitching 7/32 1/16 Piecing AppliquésPatchwork crazy quilt stitching Remove the basting, if necessary DSelect stitch QuiltingFor a seam allowance on the left side Sewing † Walking foot † Presser foot holder Using the optional quilting guideFree-motion quilting ARemoveholder. the presser foot and the presser foot Pattern Bar tack stitching Reinforcement StitchingTriple stretch stitching Attach zigzag foot J Select stitch Start sewing Once sewing is completed, Pullpossible.down the buttonhole lever as far as Decorative Stitching Fagoting DTrim along the stitches Scallop stitchingSmocking CSew parallel stitching at intervals of 10 mm 3/8 inch Fold the fabric along the bias BAttach zigzag foot J Shell tuck stitchingJoining Unfold the fabric, and then iron the tucks down to one side Heirloom stitching Following display is shown on Characters can be sewn by following the procedure belowSelecting characters Attach the presser foot indicated on the LCD Aftersewing.checking the entered characters, start Combining charactersRepeat steps band c to add M No and E No Adding new characters after sewing Last character will be deleted Checking charactersDeleting characters Making a new combination of characters after sewing Select a character stitch Sewing the character stitchesStitch is sewn in the direction indicated by the arrow Attach monogramming foot N Characters 1 changes to Select No for making adjustmentsCombine the character stitches 034 No + No + No Display returns to the normal character stitching mode Sew the characters 034 again Stitch Settings Utility stitches Satin scallop Auto Rfc.Automatic Reinforcement 1/4 3/32 1/4 1/64 Select a stitch width of 5.0 mm 3/16 inch or less Mirror image stitches Stitch Width Hemming, heirloom Walking Foot Reverse Rev Reinforcement Rfc. Stitching Stitch Type Precautions on storing the machine MaintenanceCleaning the race Cleaning the machine surface Do not put oil on the race Remove the bobbin caseGrasp the bobbin case, and then pull it out Align the S and z marks Needle plate cover Frequent troubleshooting topics TroubleshootingUpper thread tightened up Tangled thread on wrong side of fabric SymptomFor details, refer to Cleaning the race on Cause Incorrect upper threading HFeed the upper thread as shown in the illustration below Thread take-up lever Incorrect thread tension Symptoms† Symptom Cause/remedy/check details DRemoveholder. the presser foot and presser foot Fabric is caught in the machine and cannot be removedIf threads remain in the bobbin case, remove them Be careful not to drop the removed screws in the machine Memo Turn on the machine Select middle needle position stitch 100Checking machine operations Correctly thread the machine List of symptoms 101 102 Fabric is 103Is tangled or Wrinkled 104 105 Operation beep Error Messages106 Numerics Index107 108 Page English 885-V67 XF3961-1011