Brother 885-V12/V13, GETTING READY SEWING BASICS UTILITY STITCHES 4. APPENDIX, 3. UTILITY STITCHES

Useful Sewing Tips ............................................................................................................	50
Trial sewing ....................................................................................................................................................	50
Changing the sewing direction .......................................................................................................................	50
Sewing curves ................................................................................................................................................	50
Sewing thick fabrics .......................................................................................................................................	50
Sewing thin fabrics .........................................................................................................................................	51
Sewing stretch fabrics ....................................................................................................................................	51
Sewing hook-and-loop fastener .....................................................................................................................	52
Pulling up the bobbin thread ..........................................................................................................................	52
3. UTILITY STITCHES ........................................................................................	53
Overcasting .......................................................................................................................	53
Sewing overcasting stitches using zigzag foot “J” ..........................................................................................	54
Sewing overcasting stitches using overcasting foot “G” .................................................................................	54
Basic Stitching ...................................................................................................................	55
Blind Hem Stitching ..........................................................................................................	56
Buttonhole Stitching ..........................................................................................................	58
Button sewing .................................................................................................................................................	63
Zipper Insertion .................................................................................................................	65
Inserting a centered zipper .............................................................................................................................	65
Inserting a side zipper ....................................................................................................................................	66
Sewing Stretch Fabrics and Elastic Tape ............................................................................	69
Stretch stitching ..............................................................................................................................................	69
Elastic attaching .............................................................................................................................................	69
Appliqué, Patchwork and Quilt Stitching ..........................................................................	71
Appliqué stitching ...........................................................................................................................................	72
Patchwork (crazy quilt) stitching .....................................................................................................................	73
Piecing ...........................................................................................................................................................	73
Quilting ...........................................................................................................................................................	74
Free-motion quilting .......................................................................................................................................	75
Reinforcement Stitching ....................................................................................................	77
Triple stretch stitching ....................................................................................................................................	77
Bar tack stitching ............................................................................................................................................	78
Decorative stitching ..........................................................................................................	80
Fagoting .........................................................................................................................................................	81
Scallop stitching .............................................................................................................................................	82
Smocking .......................................................................................................................................................	82
Shell tuck stitching .........................................................................................................................................	83
Joining ............................................................................................................................................................	83
Heirloom stitching ...........................................................................................................................................	84
Using the side cutter (optional) ......................................................................................................................	86
4. APPENDIX .....................................................................................................	89
Stitch Settings ....................................................................................................................	89
Utility stitches .................................................................................................................................................	89
Maintenance ......................................................................................................................	95
Restrictions on oiling ......................................................................................................................................	95
Cleaning the machine surface ........................................................................................................................	95
Cleaning the race ...........................................................................................................................................	95
Removing the needle plate ............................................................................................................................	96
Troubleshooting ................................................................................................................	97
Frequent troubleshooting topics .....................................................................................................................	97
Upper thread tightened up .............................................................................................................................	97
Tangled thread on wrong side of fabric ..........................................................................................................	98
Incorrect thread tension ...............................................................................................................................	100
Fabric is caught in the machine and cannot be removed .............................................................................	101
When the thread became tangled under the bobbin winder seat .................................................................	104
List of symptoms ..........................................................................................................................................	106
Error Messages ................................................................................................................	110
Operation Beep ...............................................................................................................	111
Canceling the operation beep ......................................................................................................................	111
Index ...............................................................................................................................	112

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