Brother Brother CP-6500 operation manual Contents

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CONTENTS
IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS	1
1. KNOWING YOUR SEWING MACHINE	6
ACCESSORIES	6
Included accessories	6
Optional accessories	7
Accessory compartment	7
NAMES OF MACHINE PARTS AND THEIR FUNCTIONS	8
The main parts	8
Needle and presser foot section	9
Operation buttons	9
Operation panel	10
Spool pin	10
USING YOUR SEWING MACHINE	12
Power supply precautions	12
Power supply	12
Foot controller	13
Sewing speed controller (for models equipped with the start/stop button)	13
Changing the needle stop position	13
THREADING THE MACHINE	14
Winding the bobbin	14
Lower threading	19
Upper threading	22
Drawing up the lower thread	27
REPLACING THE NEEDLE	28
Needle precautions	28
Needle types and their uses	28
Checking the needle	29
Replacing the needle	29
Sewing with the twin needle	31
REPLACING THE PRESSER FOOT	33
Replacing the presser foot	33
Removing the presser foot holder	34
2. SEWING BASICS	36
SEWING	36
General sewing procedure	36
Selecting stitching	37
Adjusting the stitch length and width	38
Starting to sew	39
Thread tension	41
USEFUL SEWING TIPS	42
Trial sewing	42
Changing the sewing direction	42
Sewing curves	42
Sewing thick fabrics	42
Sewing hook-and-loop fastener	43
Sewing thin fabrics	44
Sewing stretch fabrics	44
Stitching cylindrical pieces	44

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