Make a cut of about 2 cm in the fabric

	5
	1 3
2	B
A	B
	5

	Setting Up
7. Make a cut of about 2 cm in the fabric.	Sewing

12 cm

		Stitches	Utility
		Stitches	Decorative	Characters and
8.	Place the fabric as shown left figure B.	Embroidering
	–Right side of cut: on top of the guide plate	Embroidering
	–Right side of cut: on top of the guide plate
	–Left side of cut: underneath the presser foot
1	Guide plate (lower knife)
2	Presser foot	Patterns	Embroidery	Editing
9.	Thread the needle, and then pull out a long	Patterns	Embroidery	Editing
9.	Thread the needle, and then pull out a long
	section of the upper thread, pass it below the
	presser foot and pull it out in the fabric feed
	direction. (See left figure B)	Retrieving
2	Presser foot	Retrieving
2	Presser foot
3	Upper thread

10. Lower the presser foot lever.

CAUTION

If the width has been adjusted, turn the balance wheel by hand to check that the needle does not touch the side cutter. If the needle touches the side cutter, it may cause the needle to break.

When sewing straight stitches only The seam margin should be about 0.5 cm.

1Seam margin

* Make sure that you touch the “	” key when
using the side cutter.

*Clean the side cutter after use, otherwise dust and scraps of thread will build up on it.

*Add a small amount of oil as required to the cutting edge of the cutter.

Note

–The fabric will not be cut if the whole fabric is simply spread out underneath the presser foot guide plate. Set the fabric as explained in step

8. above, and the start sewing.

–Check that the needle is raised when the presser foot lever is raised.

–One layer of 13-oz denim can be cut.

Stitch TM	Custom	My
Maintenance
Messages	Error
shooting	Trouble
Chart	Sewing
in Machine)	(Programmed	Patterns
Card)	(Memory	Patterns

PC 8500 specifications

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Brother PC 8500 Make a cut of about 2 cm in the fabric, Place the fabric as shown left figure B

Models: PC 8500

7. Make a cut of about 2 cm in the fabric.

Place the fabric as shown left figure B.

Thread the needle, and then pull out a long

Presser foot

Upper thread

10. Lower the presser foot lever.

PC 8500 specifications