Brother PC 6500 Utility Stitches, Basic Stitching, Reinforced stitching of stretch fabric, 1 2 3

UTILITY STITCHES CHAPTER 3

CONTENTS

BASIC STITCHING

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1Straight (Left) [straight stitch (left needle position)]: for normal sewing

2Straight (Mid) [straight stitch (center needle position)]: for

normal sewing

3Triple stretch stitch: for reinforced stitching

4 Stretch stitch: for sewing stretch fabric

1.Baste or pin together the fabric pieces before sewing, attach presser foot J, and lower the presser foot lever.

2.Press the reverse/reinforcement stitch button to sew reverse/reinforcement stitches, and then press the start/stop button to continue sewing.

1 Reverse stitches at beginning

Note

–Be sure to place the edge of the fabric at least 3 to 4 stitch lengths behind the presser foot so that the reverse/ reinforcement stitches can be sewn.

–If automatic reverse/reinforcement stitching is turned on before you start sewing, pressing just the start/stop button automatically sews reverse/reinforcement stitches before sewing.

3.Slow down the sewing speed near the end of the stitching, and then press the reverse/reinforcement stitch button to sew reverse/reinforcement stitches and stop the machine.

4. Press the thread cutter button to cut the threads.

Note

If automatic thread cutting and automatic reverse/reinforcement stitching are turned on before you start sewing, pressing the reverse/reinforcement stitch button at the end of the stitching automatically sews reverse/reinforcement stitches, trims the threads and stops the machine.

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

Reinforced stitching of stretch fabric

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Baste the fabric beforehand and sew along the basting using a

stretch stitch ( or ).

1Basting

Note

Do not pull the fabric while sewing.

SEWING CHART
IN MACHINE)	PATTERNS (PROGRAMMED

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