Brother 885-V12/V13, GETTING READY SEWING BASICS UTILITY STITCHES Contents, 1. GETTING READY, 2. SEWING BASICS

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Contents
IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS ...............................................................................	1
Introduction ........................................................................................................................	8
Names of Machine Parts and Their Functions .....................................................................	8
Machine ............................................................................................................................................................	8
Needle and presser foot section ......................................................................................................................	9
Operation buttons ...........................................................................................................................................	10
Operation panel ..............................................................................................................................................	10
Flat bed attachment .......................................................................................................................................	10
Accessories ........................................................................................................................	11
Included accessories ......................................................................................................................................	11
Optional accessories ......................................................................................................................................	12
1. GETTING READY ..........................................................................................	13
Turning the Machine On/Off .............................................................................................	13
Power supply precautions ..............................................................................................................................	13
Turning on the machine .................................................................................................................................	14
Turning off the machine .................................................................................................................................	14
Preparing for Upper and Lower Threading ........................................................................	15
Winding the bobbin ........................................................................................................................................	15
Installing the bobbin .......................................................................................................................................	18
Threading the upper thread ............................................................................................................................	20
Threading the needle .....................................................................................................................................	23
Threading the needle manually (without using the needle threader) .............................................................	26
Using the twin needle .....................................................................................................................................	26
Replacing the Needle ........................................................................................................	29
Needle precautions ........................................................................................................................................	29
Needle types and their uses ...........................................................................................................................	30
Checking the needle ......................................................................................................................................	31
Replacing the needle .....................................................................................................................................	31
Replacing the Presser Foot ................................................................................................	33
Presser foot precautions ................................................................................................................................	33
Replacing the presser foot .............................................................................................................................	33
Removing the presser foot holder ..................................................................................................................	34
Using the optional walking foot ......................................................................................................................	35
Useful Functions ................................................................................................................	37
Changing the needle stop position .................................................................................................................	37
Changing the initial needle position ...............................................................................................................	38
Sewing Cylindrical or Large Pieces ....................................................................................	39
Stitching cylindrical pieces .............................................................................................................................	39
Sewing large pieces of fabric .........................................................................................................................	39
2. SEWING BASICS ...........................................................................................	41
Starting to Sew ..................................................................................................................	41
Sewing procedure ..........................................................................................................................................	41
Selecting a stitch ............................................................................................................................................	42
Adjusting the stitch length and width ..............................................................................................................	42
Positioning the fabric ......................................................................................................................................	43
Starting to sew ...............................................................................................................................................	44
Securing the stitching .....................................................................................................................................	46
Cutting the thread ...........................................................................................................................................	48
Automatically sewing reverse/reinforcement stitches ....................................................................................	48
Adjusting the thread tension ...........................................................................................................................	49

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