Stitch Selection, Selecting a utility stitch | Brother PC 6500

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 operation manual Stitch Selection, Selecting a utility stitch, Selecting a stitch with the stitch guide

Contents

Sewing Machine Important Safety Instructions For Users in the UK, EIRE, Malta Cyprus only Please Read Before Using this Machine For a longer service lifeFor repair or adjustment For safe operation Contents 122 125132 135 Chapter Principal Parts Removing the flat-bed attachment Accessory compartmentFLAT-BED Attachment Additional Accessories Optional Accessories Power Supply Controls Selection keys Operation buttons Check key LCD screenOther basic LCD keys END key Adjusting the density with the main power switch LCD Density Adjusting the density with the Operation Guide Press the Brightness of LCD key Display Language Press the Language Selection key Presser Feet / Feed Dogs Changing the presser foot Screw for securing adapter Installing the presser foot adapter & the walking footAdapter Installing the optional side cutter Make a cut of about 25/32 2.0 cm long Fabric Installing the presser foot holder Raising/lowering the feed dogs FABRIC/THREAD/NEEDLE Combinations Thread Application Size of needle Type Needle Checking the needle Changing the needle Bobbin Winding / Lower Threading Winding the bobbin Bobbin a. Then, slide the bobbin winder shaft to the right Installing the bobbin Upper Threading Threading the upper thread Contents Needle threader Pulling up the bobbin thread Extra spool pinNet Net Spool Spool pin Spool cap Foot Controller Selecting a stitch with the stitch guide Stitch SelectionSelecting a utility stitch So that it appears as Stitch width and length reference chart Auto Manual 4.0 Stitch Width & Length Adjusting the needle position stitch widthAdjusting the stitch length Adjusting the upper thread tension Thread TensionCorrect tension Upper thread is too tight Upper thread is too loose Operation Guide Automatic 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, Contents Useful Sewing Skills Sewing cornersSewing thick seams Sewing curves Sewing a curve with a zigzag stitch Sewing thick fabricSewing thin fabric Using the needle plate Basic Stitching Reinforced stitching of stretch fabric Dart Sewing Gathering Zipper Inserting Center and Side Applications Inserting a centered zipper Inserting a side zipper Stitchtm MY Custom Pintuck Sewing Iron the folds toward the same direction FLAT-FELL Seam Sewing Basting Basting stitch Zigzag Stitching Overcasting with a zigzag stitchAppliqué sewing with a zigzag stitch Patchwork crazy quilt stitching Overcasting Sewing with , or Blind HEM Stitching Blind hem stitch Adjusting the needle position Buttonhole Stitching Buttonhole For normal buttonholes and rounded buttonholes For keyhole buttonholes Sewing order of buttonholes Sewing stretch fabrics Adjusting the buttonhole width BAR Tack Stitching Bar tackLower the buttonhole lever so that it is positioned behind Metal bracket on the buttonhole foot Buttonhole lever Sewing bar tacks on thick fabrics Adjusting the bar tack widthAdjusting the stitch length of the bar tack Darning Darning Darning stitch cycle Adjusting the darning widthAdjusting the stitch length of the darning Straight Left , set Tape AttachingTape attaching Elastic zigzag Eyelet Stitching Eyelet Attaching two-hole buttons Button sewing SettingupButton Sewing Attaching four-hole buttons Attaching a shank to the button Zigzag stitch Appliqué Appliqué StitchingSewing around corners of the appliqué Appliqué Quilt Stitching Sample patterns for appliqué quilts Scallop Stitching Scallop stitch Smocking Stitching Smocking stitch Patchwork Stitching Patchwork stitch Fagoting Fagoting Decorative Satin stitch Decorative StitchingShell tuck stitching Heirloom Heirloom StitchingHemstitching with Stitchtm MY Custom Designing the Stitch Stitch Entering Stitch Data Press the MY Custom Stitch key MY Custom Stitch key Contents Editing Stitch Data Moving a pointPosition Use the four arrow keys to move the point to the desired Moving part or all of the design Inserting new points Setting UP Sewing Storing a Stitch Design That YOU have Created Example To save the entered stitch design in memory address Retrieving a Stitch Design That has Been Saved Setup Installing embroidery foot Q Installing the embroidery unit Initializing the embroidery unit Embroidering screen Removing the embroidery unit Creating beautiful embroidery Attaching stabilizer material Inserting the fabric in the embroidery frame Setting Attaching the embroidery frame to the embroidery arm Removing the embroidery frame from the embroidery arm Embroidering Simple embroidering Embroidering multi-color patterns Part of the pattern 2 is embroidered, Embroidery Patterns Creating text patterns Example To select characters to create the word BUS Typing uppercase & lowercase characters Changing the character size Checking the text Typed in small-sized lowercase Characters Editing text Changing the color of each character in the text Creating frame patterns Selecting one-point patterns Displaying the thread color names Selecting patterns from a memory card Set the main power switch to I to turn on the sewing machine Changing the Pattern Settings Editing the layout of the patternCharacter patterns Frame patterns One-point patterns Changing the embroidering position Character & frame patterns One-point patterns Changing the pattern direction Mirror imaging patterns Embroidering from a specific starting point Checking the embroidery area Changing the size of patterns Changing the thread density Memory button MemorySaving character combinations in the memory Retrieving a pattern which has been saved Adjustments While Embroidering Continuing embroidering Embroidering again from the beginning Lower the presser foot lever and start embroidering Example To embroider ABC, then link DE Embroidery ApplicationsLinking characters Using the extra-large embroidery frame optional Embroidery Sheet Connecting patterns Example To embroider connecting patterns Connecting letters Example To embroider Abcdefghijk 118 Combining a frame pattern with a design Making badges or decorative patches Embroidering appliqués using a frame pattern Embroidering onto small pieces of fabric or in corners Case aCase B Case C Cleaning Cleaning the screenCleaning the machine surface Cleaning the shuttle 123 Changing the Light Bulb Error Messages 126 127 This message appears while the bobbin is winding Operation messagesMachine is turned on Troubleshooting Thread and stitch problems Symptom Probable cause Remedy Upper thread breaks Mechanical problems Fabric is not fed properly Sewing Chart 133 134 Patterns Programmed in Machine Utility stitches Character embroidering Frames Stitches Frame pattern embroideringFloral alphabet 017 513 205 070 612 810