Brother PC 6500 operation manual Sewing bar tacks on thick fabrics, Adjusting the bar tack width

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6.Gently hold the end of the upper thread, and then press the start/stop button to start the machine. Once sewing is completed, the machine automatically sews reinforcement stitches, and then stops.

Note

–If automatic thread cutting is turned on before you start sewing, both threads are automatically cut after the reinforcement stitches are sewn.

–If the fabric does not feed (for example, because it is too

thick), press the STITCH LENGTH key to increase the stitch length.

CONTENTSSETTING UPSEWING

Sewing bar tacks on thick fabrics

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Place a piece of folded fabric or cardboard beside the fabric being sewn to level off the buttonhole foot and allow for easier feeding.

1Buttonhole foot

2Folded fabric or cardboard

STITCHES	UTILITY
STITCH DESIGNS)	(CREATE YOUR OWN	MY CUSTOM STITCHTM

Adjusting the bar tack width

EMBROIDERING

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Press the STITCH ADJUST key, and then use the STITCH

WIDTH keys and to adjust the width of the bar tack.

1Pressing STITCH WIDTH key increases the width of

the bar tack.

2Standard bar tack width

3Pressing STITCH WIDTH key decreases the width of the bar tack.

MAINTENANCE

Adjusting the stitch length of the bar tack

ERROR MESSAGES

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Press the STITCH ADJUST key, and then use the STITCH

LENGTH keys and to adjust the stitch length of the bar tack.

1Pressing STITCH LENGTH key lengthens the bar tack stitch length.

2Standard bar tack stitch length

3Pressing STITCH LENGTH key shortens the bar tack stitch length.

Note

If the fabric does not feed (for example, because it is too thick),

press the STITCH LENGTH key to increase the stitch length.

SEWING CHART
IN MACHINE)	PATTERNS (PROGRAMMED

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