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SEWING

SEWING	CHAPTER 2

STITCH SELECTION

Selecting a utility stitch

This sewing machine is equipped with 78 built-in utility stitches.

1. Press the SEWING key.

2. Press the PREV or NEXT key until the desired stitch is displayed.

3. Press the key for the stitch that you wish to use.

For details on sewing using the selected utility stitch, refer to page 43.

Selecting a stitch with the stitch guide ( )

The stitch guide can provide beginning sewers with help in selecting the appropriate stitch for the desired sewing application. An example of how the stitch guide can be used is shown below.

Example: To select a stitch for sewing a buttonhole on a shirt

1. If the utility stitch screen is not already displayed, press the SEWING key.

12. Press .

1 Press this key to display more sewing applications.

CONTENTS
SETTING UP
SEWING
STITCHES	UTILITY
STITCH DESIGNS)	(CREATE YOUR OWN	MY CUSTOM STITCHTM
EMBROIDERING

3. Press the BUTTONHOLE key.

MAINTENANCE

4.Press to select the buttonhole stitch for a shirt.

5.Follow the instructions, and then press the NEXT key.

MESSAGES	ERROR
SEWING CHART
IN MACHINE)	(PROGRAMMED	PATTERNS

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Brother PC 6500 Sewing, Stitch Selection, Selecting a utility stitch, Selecting a stitch with the stitch guide, Chapter

Contents

SEWING MACHINE OPERATION MANUALThis machine is intended for household use only IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONSSAVE THESE INSTRUCTIONS THE LETTER ‘E’, BY THE EARTH SYMBOL OR COLOURED GREEN OR YELLOW FOR USERS IN THE UK, EIRE, MALTA AND CYPRUS ONLYPLEASE READ BEFORE USING THIS MACHINE For a longer service lifeFor repair or adjustment THANK YOU FOR PURCHASING THE PC-6500 COMPUTERIZED SEWING MACHINECONTENTS CHAPTER SETTING UPCHAPTER SEWINGMAINTENANCE ERROR MESSAGESSEWING CHART EMBROIDERINGPRINCIPAL PARTS SETTING UPCHAPTER Removing the flat-bed attachment Accessory compartmentFLAT-BED ATTACHMENT Page a This unit cannot be used together with memory card S1 OPTIONAL ACCESSORIESc When using the walking foot, refer to page POWER SUPPLY For U.S.A. onlyCONTROLS Selection keysOperation buttons 1 SEWING keyCHECK key LCD screenOther basic LCD keys END key Adjusting the density with the main power switch LCD DENSITYLight → Dark →Adjusting the density with the Operation Guide 3. Press the BRIGHTNESS OF LCD keyThis function should not be used as a translation function DISPLAY LANGUAGE3. Press the LANGUAGE SELECTION key PRESSER FEET / FEED DOGS Changing the presser footScrew for securing adapter Installing the presser foot adapter & the walking footAdapter Installing the optional side cutter Page Installing the presser foot holder Raising/lowering the feed dogsFABRIC/THREAD/NEEDLE COMBINATIONS ThreadApplication Size of needleChanging the needle NEEDLEChecking the needle BOBBIN WINDING / LOWER THREADING Winding the bobbin4. Place the bobbin on the bobbin winder shaft so that the Installing the bobbin UPPER THREADING Threading the upper threadPage Needle threader Pulling up the bobbin thread Extra spool pinSpool Spool pinFOOT CONTROLLER SEWING STITCH SELECTIONSelecting a utility stitch Selecting a stitch with the stitch guide6. Follow the instructions, and then press the NEXT key Stitch width and length reference chart Non-adjustableSETTINGUP UTILITYSTITCHES MYCUSTOMSTITCH WIDTH & LENGTH Adjusting the needle position stitch widthAdjusting the stitch length Adjusting the upper thread tension THREAD TENSIONCorrect tension Upper thread is too tightExample To display the instructions for installing the Press the SETTING BOBBIN keyOPERATION GUIDE bobbinAUTOMATIC REVERSE/REINFORCEMENT STITCHING AUTOMATIC THREAD CUTTING Sewing using the straight stitch left needle position BASIC SEWINGBe aware of the needle location at all times while sewing, and4. Lower the presser foot lever USEFUL SEWING SKILLS Sewing cornersSewing thick seams Sewing curvesSewing a curve with a zigzag stitch Sewing thick fabricSewing thin fabric Using the needle plate UTILITY STITCHES BASIC STITCHINGReinforced stitching of stretch fabric 1 2 3DART SEWING GATHERING ZIPPER INSERTING CENTER AND SIDE APPLICATIONS Inserting a centered zipperInserting a side zipper 5. Close the zipper, turn over the fabric, and then sew the PINTUCK SEWING FLAT-FELL SEAM SEWING BASTING 1 Basting stitchZIGZAG STITCHING Overcasting with a zigzag stitchAppliqué sewing with a zigzag stitch Patchwork crazy quilt stitching1 for sewing thin and medium weight fabrics 3 for sewing thick and medium weight stretchOVERCASTING Sewing with , orBLIND HEM STITCHING Blind hem stitchAdjusting the needle position MAINTENANCEBUTTONHOLE STITCHING ButtonholeFor normal buttonholes and rounded buttonholes For keyhole buttonholesSewing order of buttonholes Sewing stretch fabricsAdjusting the buttonhole width Odd-shaped buttons that do not fit into the button guide plateBAR TACK STITCHING 1 Bar tack5. Lower the buttonhole lever so that it is positioned behind the metal bracket on the buttonhole footAdjusting the bar tack width Adjusting the stitch length of the bar tackSewing bar tacks on thick fabrics WIDTH keys and to adjust the width of the bar tackDARNING DarningDarning stitch cycle Adjusting the darning widthAdjusting the stitch length of the darning Straight Left , set the TAPE ATTACHING1 Tape attaching 2 Elastic zigzag EYELET STITCHING 1 EyeletAttaching two-hole buttons 1 Button sewing SETTINGUPBUTTON SEWING Attaching four-hole buttons Attaching a shank to the button1 Zigzag stitch 2 Appliqué APPLIQUÉ STITCHINGSewing around corners of the appliqué 1 Appliqué APPLIQUÉ QUILT STITCHINGSample patterns for appliqué quilts SCALLOP STITCHING Scallop stitchSMOCKING STITCHING 1 Smocking stitchPATCHWORK STITCHING 1 Patchwork stitchFAGOTING 1 Fagoting1 Decorative 2 Satin stitch DECORATIVE STITCHINGShell tuck stitching 1 Heirloom HEIRLOOM STITCHINGHemstitching with Hemstitching with 1 Approx. 5/32 4.0 mm or less 2 Sections of four threads pulled outDESIGNING THE STITCH MY CUSTOM STITCHTM CREATE YOUR OWN STITCH DESIGNS CHAPTERStitch StitchStitch StitchENTERING STITCH DATA 1. Press the MY CUSTOM STITCH key. 1 MY CUSTOM STITCH keyA screen that allows you to see the entered stitch design appears EDITING STITCH DATA Moving a pointposition 2. Use the four arrow keys to move the point to the desiredSETTINGUP Moving part or all of the designInserting new points 2. Press . A new point is inserted and moves to it 3. Use the four arrow keys to move the point to the desired position1 MEMORY key STORING A STITCH DESIGN THAT YOU HAVE CREATEDExample To save the entered stitch design in memory address RETRIEVING A STITCH DESIGN THAT HAS BEEN SAVED 1 MEMORY keySETUP Installing embroidery foot QEMBROIDERING CHAPTERInstalling the embroidery unit Do not touch the connector on the embroidery unitInitializing the embroidery unit Do not carry the machine with the embroidery unit connectedRemoving the embroidery unit Make sure that the power is turned off, otherwise damage may resultEmbroidering screen Creating beautiful embroidery Attaching stabilizer materialInserting the fabric in the embroidery frame 6. Insert the fabric and inner frame back into the outer frame Attaching the embroidery frame to the embroidery arm Removing the embroidery frame from the embroidery armEMBROIDERING Simple embroidering Embroidering multi-color patterns1 2 3 Example To embroider the floral pattern of the letter “B”2 3 4 3 4 5 2. Replace the upper thread with the next colorEMBROIDERY PATTERNS Creating text patterns5. Press the S key Example To select characters to create the word “BUS”1. Press 2. Press the B key 3. Press the NEXT key 4. Press the U key Typing uppercase & lowercase characters Changing the character sizeExample To type in “Aa” LM SExample When “abcdefghijk” have been Checking the texttyped in small-sized lowercase charactersChanging the color of each character in the text Example When “Giel” has been entered instead of “Girl”Editing text Creating frame patterns Selecting one-point patterns Displaying the thread color names Selecting patterns from a memory cardAlways keep the memory card in its case when it is not being used CHANGING THE PATTERN SETTINGS Editing the layout of the patternCharacter patterns Frame patterns One-point patternsOne-point patterns Changing the embroidering positionCharacter & frame patterns flips the pattern back to a normal Changing the pattern directionMirror imaging patterns Embroidering from a specific starting point Checking the embroidery areaFrame patterns One-point patterns Changing the size of patternsCharacter patterns Changing the thread density MEMORY Saving character combinations in the memoryExample To save the character pattern “Girl” in memory address 1 MEMORY buttonRetrieving a pattern which has been saved 1 MEMORY button1 2 3 4 5 ADJUSTMENTS WHILE EMBROIDERINGContinuing embroidering Embroidering again from the beginning Example To embroider “ABC”, then link “DE” EMBROIDERY APPLICATIONSLinking characters Using the extra-large embroidery frame optional EMBROIDERY SHEETConnecting patterns Example To embroider connecting patternsConnecting letters Example To embroider ABCDEFGHIJK appears as refer to page 98, and then use the arrow keys to1 Top installation position Combining a frame pattern with a design Making badges or decorative patchesEmbroidering appliqués using a frame pattern Embroidering onto small pieces of fabric or in corners Case ACase B Case CMAINTENANCE CLEANINGCleaning the screen Cleaning the machine surface3. Remove the needle plate. 1 Needle plate CHANGING THE LIGHT BULB ERROR MESSAGES Warning messagesPage This message appears when the STITCH ADJUST key is pressed before selecting a pattern This message appears while the bobbin is winding Operation messagesmachine is turned on Troubleshooting Thread and stitch problems Mechanical problems MYCUSTOM STITCHTMSEWING CHART sleeves, reinforcingOvercasting medium attaching, darningSTITCH SEWINGAdjustable Non-adjustable L, M, S or L, S PATTERNS PROGRAMMED IN MACHINE Utility stitches Character embroideringFrames Stitches Frame pattern embroideringFloral alphabet CONTENTS