Brother NX 200 manual Heirloom stitching, 1Install the wing needle, 2Attach monogramming foot N

Heirloom stitching

When sewing with the wing needle, the needle holes are enlarged, creating a lace-like decorative stitch. This is used to decorate hems and tablecloths on thin or mediumweight fabrics in addition to plain weave fabrics.

1Install the wing needle.

•Use a 130/705H 100/16 wing needle.

•For details on installing a needle, refer to “Replacing the needle” (page 28).

•The needle threader cannot be used with the wing needle, otherwise the sewing machine may be damaged. Manually pass the thread through the eye of the needle from the front to the back.

2Attach monogramming foot “N”.

•For details, refer to “Replacing the presser foot” (page 29).

3Select a stitch.

The stitches that can be used are ,

, , or .

•For details, refer to “Selecting stitching” (page 54).

•Select a stitch width of 6.0 mm (15/64 inch) or less.

4Start sewing.

CAUTION

●Select a stitch width of 6.0 mm (15/64 inch) or less, otherwise the needle may bend or break.

●After adjusting the stitch width, slowly turn the balance wheel toward you and check that the needle does not touch the presser foot. If the needle hits the presser foot, the needle may bend or break.

Partially removing threads is called “drawnwork”. This gives a beautiful result with fabrics that have a loose weave.

Two ways to create drawnwork are described below.

■Drawnwork (Example 1)

The fabric is turned and sewn twice.

1Pull out several threads from the fabric.

2Attach monogramming foot “N”.

•For details, refer to “Replacing the presser foot” (page 29).

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