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Brother PC 6500 operation manual Zigzag Stitching, Overcasting with a zigzag stitch

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ZIGZAG STITCHING

ZIGZAG STITCHING	J

1Zigzag stitch: for normal zigzag sewing

2 Elastic zigzag: for sewing stretch fabric

3 Elastic zigzag: for sewing stretch fabric

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Overcasting with a zigzag stitch

			Sew the overcasting along the edge of the fabric with the
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			needle dropping off the edge of the fabric at the right.

1Needle drop point

CONTENTS
SETTING UP
SEWING
STITCHES	UTILITY

Appliqué sewing with a zigzag stitch

STITCHTM (CREATE YOUROWN STITCH DESIGNS)

MY CUSTOM

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Before sewing an appliqué, attach it to the fabric either with adhesive or by basting it. Sew the zigzag stitch so that the needle drops off the edge of the appliqué.

EMBROIDERING

MAINTENANCE

Patchwork (crazy quilt) stitching

Fold over the desired width of the top fabric and position it over the lower fabric. Then, sew the zigzag stitch so that the stitching bridges both pieces of fabric.

1 Upper fabric

2Lower fabric

MESSAGES	ERROR
SEWING CHART
IN MACHINE)	(PROGRAMMED	PATTERNS

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Brother PC 6500 operation manual Zigzag Stitching, Overcasting with a zigzag stitch, Appliqué sewing with a zigzag stitch

Contents

OPERATION MANUAL SEWING MACHINESAVE THESE INSTRUCTIONS IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONSThis machine is intended for household use only FOR USERS IN THE UK, EIRE, MALTA AND CYPRUS ONLY THE LETTER ‘E’, BY THE EARTH SYMBOL OR COLOURED GREEN OR YELLOWTHANK YOU FOR PURCHASING THE PC-6500 COMPUTERIZED SEWING MACHINE PLEASE READ BEFORE USING THIS MACHINEFor a longer service life For repair or adjustmentSEWING CONTENTSCHAPTER SETTING UP CHAPTEREMBROIDERING MAINTENANCEERROR MESSAGES SEWING CHARTCHAPTER SETTING UPPRINCIPAL PARTS FLAT-BED ATTACHMENT Accessory compartmentRemoving the flat-bed attachment Page c When using the walking foot, refer to page OPTIONAL ACCESSORIESa This unit cannot be used together with memory card S1 For U.S.A. only POWER SUPPLY1 SEWING key CONTROLSSelection keys Operation buttonsOther basic LCD keys END key LCD screenCHECK key Dark → Adjusting the density with the main power switchLCD DENSITY Light →3. Press the BRIGHTNESS OF LCD key Adjusting the density with the Operation Guide3. Press the LANGUAGE SELECTION key DISPLAY LANGUAGEThis function should not be used as a translation function Changing the presser foot PRESSER FEET / FEED DOGSAdapter Installing the presser foot adapter & the walking footScrew for securing adapter Installing the optional side cutter Page Raising/lowering the feed dogs Installing the presser foot holderSize of needle FABRIC/THREAD/NEEDLE COMBINATIONSThread ApplicationChecking the needle NEEDLEChanging the needle Winding the bobbin BOBBIN WINDING / LOWER THREADING4. Place the bobbin on the bobbin winder shaft so that the Installing the bobbin Threading the upper thread UPPER THREADINGPage Needle threader Spool pin Pulling up the bobbin threadExtra spool pin SpoolFOOT CONTROLLER Selecting a stitch with the stitch guide SEWINGSTITCH SELECTION Selecting a utility stitch6. Follow the instructions, and then press the NEXT key Non-adjustable Stitch width and length reference chartMYCUSTOM SETTINGUPUTILITY STITCHESAdjusting the stitch length Adjusting the needle position stitch widthSTITCH WIDTH & LENGTH Upper thread is too tight Adjusting the upper thread tensionTHREAD TENSION Correct tensionbobbin Example To display the instructions for installing thePress the SETTING BOBBIN key OPERATION GUIDEAUTOMATIC REVERSE/REINFORCEMENT STITCHING AUTOMATIC THREAD CUTTING at all times while sewing, and Sewing using the straight stitch left needle positionBASIC SEWING Be aware of the needle location4. Lower the presser foot lever Sewing curves USEFUL SEWING SKILLSSewing corners Sewing thick seamsSewing thin fabric Sewing thick fabricSewing a curve with a zigzag stitch Using the needle plate 1 2 3 UTILITY STITCHESBASIC STITCHING Reinforced stitching of stretch fabricDART SEWING GATHERING Inserting a centered zipper ZIPPER INSERTING CENTER AND SIDE APPLICATIONSInserting a side zipper 5. Close the zipper, turn over the fabric, and then sew the PINTUCK SEWING FLAT-FELL SEAM SEWING 1 Basting stitch BASTINGPatchwork crazy quilt stitching ZIGZAG STITCHINGOvercasting with a zigzag stitch Appliqué sewing with a zigzag stitchSewing with , or 1 for sewing thin and medium weight fabrics3 for sewing thick and medium weight stretch OVERCASTINGBlind hem stitch BLIND HEM STITCHINGMAINTENANCE Adjusting the needle positionButtonhole BUTTONHOLE STITCHINGFor keyhole buttonholes For normal buttonholes and rounded buttonholesSewing stretch fabrics Sewing order of buttonholesOdd-shaped buttons that do not fit into the button guide plate Adjusting the buttonhole widthmetal bracket on the buttonhole foot BAR TACK STITCHING1 Bar tack 5. Lower the buttonhole lever so that it is positioned behind theWIDTH keys and to adjust the width of the bar tack Adjusting the bar tack widthAdjusting the stitch length of the bar tack Sewing bar tacks on thick fabricsDarning DARNINGAdjusting the stitch length of the darning Adjusting the darning widthDarning stitch cycle 1 Tape attaching 2 Elastic zigzag TAPE ATTACHINGStraight Left , set the 1 Eyelet EYELET STITCHINGBUTTON SEWING 1 Button sewing SETTINGUPAttaching two-hole buttons Attaching a shank to the button Attaching four-hole buttonsSewing around corners of the appliqué APPLIQUÉ STITCHING1 Zigzag stitch 2 Appliqué Sample patterns for appliqué quilts APPLIQUÉ QUILT STITCHING1 Appliqué Scallop stitch SCALLOP STITCHING1 Smocking stitch SMOCKING STITCHING1 Patchwork stitch PATCHWORK STITCHING1 Fagoting FAGOTINGShell tuck stitching DECORATIVE STITCHING1 Decorative 2 Satin stitch Hemstitching with HEIRLOOM STITCHING1 Heirloom 1 Approx. 5/32 4.0 mm or less 2 Sections of four threads pulled out Hemstitching withMY CUSTOM STITCHTM CREATE YOUR OWN STITCH DESIGNS CHAPTER DESIGNING THE STITCHStitch StitchStitch Stitch1. Press the MY CUSTOM STITCH key. 1 MY CUSTOM STITCH key ENTERING STITCH DATAA screen that allows you to see the entered stitch design appears 2. Use the four arrow keys to move the point to the desired EDITING STITCH DATAMoving a point positionInserting new points Moving part or all of the designSETTINGUP 3. Use the four arrow keys to move the point to the desired position 2. Press . A new point is inserted and moves to itExample To save the entered stitch design in memory address STORING A STITCH DESIGN THAT YOU HAVE CREATED1 MEMORY key 1 MEMORY key RETRIEVING A STITCH DESIGN THAT HAS BEEN SAVEDCHAPTER SETUPInstalling embroidery foot Q EMBROIDERINGDo not carry the machine with the embroidery unit connected Installing the embroidery unitDo not touch the connector on the embroidery unit Initializing the embroidery unitEmbroidering screen Make sure that the power is turned off, otherwise damage may resultRemoving the embroidery unit Attaching stabilizer material Creating beautiful embroideryInserting the fabric in the embroidery frame 6. Insert the fabric and inner frame back into the outer frame Removing the embroidery frame from the embroidery arm Attaching the embroidery frame to the embroidery armExample To embroider the floral pattern of the letter “B” EMBROIDERINGSimple embroidering Embroidering multi-color patterns 1 2 32. Replace the upper thread with the next color 2 3 4 3 4 5Creating text patterns EMBROIDERY PATTERNS1. Press 2. Press the B key 3. Press the NEXT key 4. Press the U key Example To select characters to create the word “BUS”5. Press the S key LM S Typing uppercase & lowercase charactersChanging the character size Example To type in “Aa”characters Example When “abcdefghijk” have beenChecking the text typed in small-sized lowercaseEditing text Example When “Giel” has been entered instead of “Girl”Changing the color of each character in the text Creating frame patterns Selecting one-point patterns Selecting patterns from a memory card Displaying the thread color namesAlways keep the memory card in its case when it is not being used Frame patterns One-point patterns CHANGING THE PATTERN SETTINGSEditing the layout of the pattern Character patternsCharacter & frame patterns Changing the embroidering positionOne-point patterns Mirror imaging patterns Changing the pattern directionflips the pattern back to a normal Checking the embroidery area Embroidering from a specific starting pointCharacter patterns Changing the size of patternsFrame patterns One-point patterns Changing the thread density 1 MEMORY button MEMORYSaving character combinations in the memory Example To save the character pattern “Girl” in memory address1 MEMORY button Retrieving a pattern which has been savedContinuing embroidering ADJUSTMENTS WHILE EMBROIDERING1 2 3 4 5 Embroidering again from the beginning Linking characters EMBROIDERY APPLICATIONSExample To embroider “ABC”, then link “DE” EMBROIDERY SHEET Using the extra-large embroidery frame optionalExample To embroider connecting patterns Connecting patternsappears as refer to page 98, and then use the arrow keys to Connecting letters Example To embroider ABCDEFGHIJK1 Top installation position Making badges or decorative patches Combining a frame pattern with a designEmbroidering appliqués using a frame pattern Case C Embroidering onto small pieces of fabric or in cornersCase A Case BCleaning the machine surface MAINTENANCECLEANING Cleaning the screen3. Remove the needle plate. 1 Needle plate CHANGING THE LIGHT BULB Warning messages ERROR MESSAGESPage This message appears when the STITCH ADJUST key is pressed before selecting a pattern machine is turned on Operation messagesThis message appears while the bobbin is winding Troubleshooting Thread and stitch problems MYCUSTOM STITCHTM Mechanical problemsattaching, darning SEWING CHARTsleeves, reinforcing Overcasting mediumSEWING STITCHAdjustable Non-adjustable L, M, S or L, S Utility stitches Character embroidering PATTERNS PROGRAMMED IN MACHINEFloral alphabet Frame pattern embroideringFrames Stitches CONTENTS