Brother 885-U24, Computerized Sewing Machine SEWING BASICS, UTILITY STITCHES

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SEWING BASICS	49
Sewing...............................................................................................................................	50
General sewing procedure ..............................................................................................................................	50
Positioning the fabric ......................................................................................................................................	51
Starting to sew.................................................................................................................................................	52
Securing the stitching ......................................................................................................................................	54
Cutting the thread ...........................................................................................................................................	55
Adjusting the Thread Tension ............................................................................................	57
Thread tension ................................................................................................................................................	57
Changing the tension of the upper thread .......................................................................................................	58
Adjusting the Stitch Width and Length ..............................................................................	59
Adjusting the stitch width ................................................................................................................................	59
Adjusting the stitch length ...............................................................................................................................	60
Useful Functions................................................................................................................	61
Changing the needle stop position .................................................................................................................	61
Automatically sewing reverse/reinforcement stitches...............................................................................................	61
Automatically cutting the thread ....................................................................................................................	63
Saving stitch settings .......................................................................................................................................	64
Hands-free raising and lowering of the presser foot ........................................................................................	65
Useful Sewing Tips ............................................................................................................	66
Trial sewing ....................................................................................................................................................	66
Changing the sewing direction .................................................................................................................................	66
Sewing curves .................................................................................................................................................	66
Sewing thick fabrics ........................................................................................................................................	67
Sewing thin fabrics..........................................................................................................................................	67
Sewing stretch fabrics......................................................................................................................................	67
Sewing leathers or vinyl fabrics ......................................................................................................................	68
Sewing an even seam allowance ....................................................................................................................	68
Sewing hook-and-loop fastener .......................................................................................................................	68
UTILITY STITCHES	69
Selecting Stitching .............................................................................................................	70
Selecting stitch types and patterns ..................................................................................................................	70
Selecting stitching ...........................................................................................................................................	72
Overcasting Stitches..........................................................................................................	76
Sewing overcasting stitches using overcasting foot “G” ...................................................................................	76
Sewing overcasting stitches using zigzag foot “J”.............................................................................................	77
Sewing overcasting stitches using the side cutter .............................................................................................	78
Basic Stitching ...................................................................................................................	80
Basting ............................................................................................................................................................	80
Basic stitching .................................................................................................................................................	81
Blind Hem Stitching ..........................................................................................................	82
Buttonhole Stitching/Button Sewing..................................................................................	84
Buttonhole sewing ..........................................................................................................................................	85
Button sewing .................................................................................................................................................	89
Zipper Insertion.................................................................................................................	91
Inserting a centered zipper ..............................................................................................................................	91
Inserting a side zipper .....................................................................................................................................	93
Zipper/piping Insertion .....................................................................................................	96
Inserting a centered zipper ..............................................................................................................................	96
Inserting a piping ............................................................................................................................................	97
Sewing Stretch Fabrics and Elastic Tape ............................................................................	98
Stretch stitching...............................................................................................................................................	98
Elastic attaching ..............................................................................................................................................	98
Appliqué, Patchwork and Quilt Stitching ........................................................................	100
Appliqué stitching .........................................................................................................................................	101
Patchwork (crazy quilt) stitching ..................................................................................................................	102
Piecing ..........................................................................................................................................................	102

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