Brother NX 400 manual Darning, 3Select stitch 52 or

UTILITY STITCHES ——————————————————————————————————————————————————

Darning

Fabric that has been torn can be darned. Darning is sewn as shown below.

1Reinforcement stitching

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CONTENTS GETTING READY

1Determine the desired length of the darning. Set the button guide plate on buttonhole foot “A” to the desired length. (The distance between the markings on the presser foot scale is 5 mm (3/16 inch).)

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1Presser foot scale

2 Length of darning

3 5 mm (3/16 inch)

4 7 mm (1/4 inch)

•A bar tack with a maximum length of about 28 mm (1-1/8 inch) can be sewn.

2Attach buttonhole foot “A”.

•For details, refer to “Replacing the presser foot” (page 37).

3Select stitch 52 or 53 .

•For details, refer to “Selecting stitching” (page 68).

4Position the fabric so that the needle is 2 mm (1/16 inch) in front of the area to be darned, and then lower the presser foot lever.

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1Tear

22 mm (1/16 inch)

Pass the upper thread down through the hole in the presser foot.

•When lowering the presser foot, do not push in the front of the presser foot, otherwise the darning will not be sewn with the correct size.

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1Do not reduce the gap.

SEWING BASICS UTILITY STITCHES APPENDIX

INDEX

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