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Brother PC 6500 operation manual Heirloom Stitching, Hemstitching with

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HEIRLOOM STITCHING

HEIRLOOM STITCHING	N

Use these stitches for sewing tablecloths, and for making decorative hems on clothing and decorative stitching on shirt fronts.

A more attractive finish can be obtained if a wing needle (130/705H) is used. When a wing needle is used and the stitch width has been set manually, before starting to sew, carefully turn the balance wheel toward you and check that the needle does not touch the presser foot.

1 Heirloom

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Hemstitching with

1.Pull out several threads and remove them from one section of a piece of fabric so that the fabric is frayed. Removing about 5 or 6 threads will leave a 1/8" (3.0 mm) frayed area.

2.Attach presser foot N.

3.With the wrong side of the fabric facing up, sew along one

edge of the frayed section. 1 Wrong side of fabric

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

4.Turn the fabric around, keeping the reverse side of the fabric facing up, and sew along the other edge of the frayed section so that the stitches are parallel and appear as shown below.

1 Wrong side of fabric

MAINTENANCE
MESSAGES	ERROR
SEWING CHART
IN MACHINE)	(PROGRAMMED	PATTERNS

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Brother PC 6500 operation manual Heirloom Stitching, Hemstitching with

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SEWING MACHINE OPERATION MANUALIMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS SAVE THESE INSTRUCTIONSThis machine is intended for household use only THE LETTER ‘E’, BY THE EARTH SYMBOL OR COLOURED GREEN OR YELLOW FOR USERS IN THE UK, EIRE, MALTA AND CYPRUS ONLYFor repair or adjustment PLEASE READ BEFORE USING THIS MACHINEFor a longer service life THANK YOU FOR PURCHASING THE PC-6500 COMPUTERIZED SEWING MACHINECHAPTER CONTENTSCHAPTER SETTING UP SEWINGSEWING CHART MAINTENANCEERROR MESSAGES EMBROIDERINGSETTING UP CHAPTERPRINCIPAL PARTS Accessory compartment FLAT-BED ATTACHMENTRemoving the flat-bed attachment Page OPTIONAL ACCESSORIES c When using the walking foot, refer to pagea This unit cannot be used together with memory card S1 POWER SUPPLY For U.S.A. onlyOperation buttons CONTROLSSelection keys 1 SEWING keyLCD screen Other basic LCD keys END keyCHECK key Light → Adjusting the density with the main power switchLCD DENSITY Dark →Adjusting the density with the Operation Guide 3. Press the BRIGHTNESS OF LCD keyDISPLAY LANGUAGE 3. Press the LANGUAGE SELECTION keyThis function should not be used as a translation function PRESSER FEET / FEED DOGS Changing the presser footInstalling the presser foot adapter & the walking foot AdapterScrew for securing adapter Installing the optional side cutter Page Installing the presser foot holder Raising/lowering the feed dogsApplication FABRIC/THREAD/NEEDLE COMBINATIONSThread Size of needleNEEDLE Checking the needleChanging 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 Spool Pulling up the bobbin threadExtra spool pin Spool pinFOOT CONTROLLER Selecting a utility stitch SEWINGSTITCH SELECTION Selecting a stitch with the stitch guide6. Follow the instructions, and then press the NEXT key Stitch width and length reference chart Non-adjustableSTITCHES SETTINGUPUTILITY MYCUSTOMAdjusting the needle position stitch width Adjusting the stitch lengthSTITCH WIDTH & LENGTH Correct tension Adjusting the upper thread tensionTHREAD TENSION Upper thread is too tightOPERATION GUIDE Example To display the instructions for installing thePress the SETTING BOBBIN key bobbinAUTOMATIC REVERSE/REINFORCEMENT STITCHING AUTOMATIC THREAD CUTTING Be aware of the needle location Sewing using the straight stitch left needle positionBASIC SEWING at all times while sewing, and4. Lower the presser foot lever Sewing thick seams USEFUL SEWING SKILLSSewing corners Sewing curvesSewing thick fabric Sewing thin fabricSewing a curve with a zigzag stitch Using the needle plate Reinforced stitching of stretch fabric UTILITY STITCHESBASIC STITCHING 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 stitchAppliqué sewing with a zigzag stitch ZIGZAG STITCHINGOvercasting with a zigzag stitch Patchwork crazy quilt stitchingOVERCASTING 1 for sewing thin and medium weight fabrics3 for sewing thick and medium weight stretch 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 plate5. Lower the buttonhole lever so that it is positioned behind the BAR TACK STITCHING1 Bar tack metal bracket on the buttonhole footSewing bar tacks on thick fabrics Adjusting the bar tack widthAdjusting the stitch length of the bar tack WIDTH keys and to adjust the width of the bar tackDARNING DarningAdjusting the darning width Adjusting the stitch length of the darningDarning stitch cycle TAPE ATTACHING 1 Tape attaching 2 Elastic zigzagStraight Left , set the EYELET STITCHING 1 Eyelet1 Button sewing SETTINGUP BUTTON SEWINGAttaching two-hole buttons Attaching four-hole buttons Attaching a shank to the buttonAPPLIQUÉ STITCHING Sewing around corners of the appliqué1 Zigzag stitch 2 Appliqué APPLIQUÉ QUILT STITCHING Sample patterns for appliqué quilts1 Appliqué SCALLOP STITCHING Scallop stitchSMOCKING STITCHING 1 Smocking stitchPATCHWORK STITCHING 1 Patchwork stitchFAGOTING 1 FagotingDECORATIVE STITCHING Shell tuck stitching1 Decorative 2 Satin stitch HEIRLOOM STITCHING Hemstitching with1 Heirloom 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 position EDITING STITCH DATAMoving a point 2. Use the four arrow keys to move the point to the desiredMoving part or all of the design Inserting new pointsSETTINGUP 2. Press . A new point is inserted and moves to it 3. Use the four arrow keys to move the point to the desired positionSTORING A STITCH DESIGN THAT YOU HAVE CREATED Example To save the entered stitch design in memory address1 MEMORY key RETRIEVING A STITCH DESIGN THAT HAS BEEN SAVED 1 MEMORY keyEMBROIDERING SETUPInstalling embroidery foot Q CHAPTERInitializing the embroidery unit Installing the embroidery unitDo not touch the connector on the embroidery unit Do not carry the machine with the embroidery unit connectedMake sure that the power is turned off, otherwise damage may result Embroidering screenRemoving the embroidery unit 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 arm1 2 3 EMBROIDERINGSimple embroidering Embroidering multi-color patterns 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 patternsExample To select characters to create the word “BUS” 1. Press 2. Press the B key 3. Press the NEXT key 4. Press the U key5. Press the S key Example To type in “Aa” Typing uppercase & lowercase charactersChanging the character size LM Styped in small-sized lowercase Example When “abcdefghijk” have beenChecking the text charactersExample When “Giel” has been entered instead of “Girl” Editing textChanging 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 cardAlways keep the memory card in its case when it is not being used Character patterns CHANGING THE PATTERN SETTINGSEditing the layout of the pattern Frame patterns One-point patternsChanging the embroidering position Character & frame patternsOne-point patterns Changing the pattern direction Mirror imaging patternsflips the pattern back to a normal Embroidering from a specific starting point Checking the embroidery areaChanging the size of patterns Character patternsFrame patterns One-point patterns Changing the thread density Example To save the character pattern “Girl” in memory address MEMORYSaving character combinations in the memory 1 MEMORY buttonRetrieving a pattern which has been saved 1 MEMORY buttonADJUSTMENTS WHILE EMBROIDERING Continuing embroidering1 2 3 4 5 Embroidering again from the beginning EMBROIDERY APPLICATIONS Linking charactersExample To embroider “ABC”, then link “DE” 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 Case B Embroidering onto small pieces of fabric or in cornersCase A Case CCleaning the screen MAINTENANCECLEANING 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 Operation messages machine is turned onThis message appears while the bobbin is winding Troubleshooting Thread and stitch problems Mechanical problems MYCUSTOM STITCHTMOvercasting medium SEWING CHARTsleeves, reinforcing attaching, darningSTITCH SEWINGAdjustable Non-adjustable L, M, S or L, S PATTERNS PROGRAMMED IN MACHINE Utility stitches Character embroideringFrame pattern embroidering Floral alphabetFrames Stitches CONTENTS