Brother HE 120 Cutting the thread, Release the start/stop button or foot controller

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SEWING BASICS ————————————————————————————————————————————

gAfter 3 to 5 reverse stitches have been sewn,

release (Reverse/reinforcement stitch button).

XThe machine stops sewing.

hPress (Start/stop button), or press down on the foot controller.

At this time, if the start/stop button is held pressed, the machine sews at a low speed.

XThe machine starts sewing in the normal sewing direction.

iAfter sewing to the end of the stitching, the sewing machine stops.

Release the start/stop button or foot controller.

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Cutting the thread

When you have finished sewing, cut the threads.

■Using the thread cutter button

aWhen you wish to finish the stitching, press

(Thread cutter button) once.

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aThread cutter button

XThe threads are cut and the needle is raised. bRaisefabric.the presser foot lever, then remove the

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aBeginning of stitching b End of stitching

■Sewing stitches

Reverse stitches are set for the 1 3 and 7 stitches.

When (Reverse/reinforcement stitch button) is pressed with stitches other than these,

reinforcement stitches are used. Reinforcement stitches are 3 to 5 stitches sewn on top of each other in one place.

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aReverse stitching

bReinforcement stitching

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zThe sewing machine can be set to automatically sew reverse or reinforcement stitches at the beginning and end of the stitching. For details, refer to "Automatically sewing reverse/reinforcement stitches" (page 59).

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aPresser foot lever

CAUTION

●Do not press the thread cutter button after the threads have already been cut, otherwise the needle may break, the threads may become tangled or damage to the machine may occur.

●Do not press the thread cutter button if there is no fabric under the presser foot or while the machine is sewing, otherwise damage to the machine may occur.

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