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Brother 885-U24, Computerized Sewing Machine manual 50

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Read before use Page IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS SAVE THESE INSTRUCTIONS This machine is intended for household use FOR USERS IN THE UK, EIRE, MALTA AND CYPRUS ONLY IMPORTANT Contents SEWING BASICS UTILITY STITCHES APPENDIX Introduction Sewing Machine Features Accessories Optional accessories Names of Machine Parts and Their Functions Needle and presser foot section Right-side/rearview Operation buttons CAUTION Operation panel Page 1 GETTING READY Turning the Machine On/Off Turning on the machine Turning off the machine Understanding the LCD Screens Changing the Machine Settings Page Adjusting the brightness of the LCD Changing the screen language Winding/Installing the Bobbin Page Page Page Installing the bobbin Page Upper Threading Page Page Threading the needle Page Using the twin needle Page Page Pulling up the bobbin thread Replacing the Needle Needle types and their uses Checking the needle Replacing the needle Page Replacing the Presser Foot Page Adjusting the pressure of the presser foot Removing the presser foot holder Using the walking foot Page Sewing Cylindrical or Large Pieces Page Page SEWING BASICS Sewing Positioning the fabric Starting to sew Page Securing the stitching Cutting the thread Page Adjusting the Thread Tension Changing the tension of the upper thread Adjusting the Stitch Width and Length Adjusting the stitch length Useful Functions Page Automatically cutting the thread Saving stitch settings Hands-freeraising and lowering of the presser foot Useful Sewing Tips Sewing thick fabrics Sewing thin fabrics Sewing stretch fabrics Sewing leathers or vinyl fabrics Sewing an even seam allowance Sewing hook-and-loopfastener 3 UTILITY STITCHES Selecting Stitching Page Selecting stitching Page Page Page Overcasting Stitches Sewing overcasting stitches using zigzag foot “J” Sewing overcasting stitches using the side cutter Page Basic Stitching Basic stitching Blind Hem Stitching Page Buttonhole Stitching/Button Sewing Buttonhole sewing Page Page Page Button sewing Page Zipper Insertion Page Inserting a side zipper Page Page Zipper/piping Insertion Inserting a piping Sewing Stretch Fabrics and Elastic Tape Page Appliqué, Patchwork and Quilt Stitching Appliqué stitching Patchwork (crazy quilt) stitching Piecing Page Quilting Free-motionquilting Satin stitching using the sewing speed controller Page Reinforcement Stitching Page Darning Page Eyelet Stitching Horizontal Stitching Page Decorative Stitching Fagoting Scallop stitching Smocking Shell tuck stitching Joining Heirloom stitching Page Page Sewing the Various Built-InDecorative Patterns Combining patterns Repeat sewing patterns Checking the selected pattern Page Changing the stitch density Changing the pattern length Shifting patterns Mirror imaging the pattern Saving patterns Retrieving a pattern Realigning the pattern Page Designing a Pattern Entering the pattern data Page Examples of designs 4 APPENDIX Stitch Settings Page Page Page Page Page Other stitches Page Page Page Page Care and Maintenance Page Troubleshooting Tangled thread on wrong side of fabric Page Incorrect thread tension Fabric is caught in the removed Page Page When the thread became tangled under the bobbin winder seat Page List of symptoms Page Page Page Page Error messages Nothing appears in the LCD Operation beep Cancelling the operation beep