5Lower the presser foot lever and then tighten the presser foot screw.

Baje la palanca del pie prensatela y, a continuación, apriete el tornillo del pie.

1

1 Presser foot screw / Tornillo del pie prensatela

CAUTION/PRECAUCIÓN

Use a coin or screwdriver to tighten the

screw securely. If the screw is loose, the

needle may hit the presser foot and you

may be injured.

Before you start sewing, make sure you

turn the handwheel toward you

(counterclockwise) to check that the

needle does not hit the presser foot.

Be careful not to touch the needle,

otherwise you may be injured.

Utilice una moneda o un destornillador

para apretar firmemente el tornillo. Si el

tornillo está suelto, la aguja podría

golpear el pie prensatela y usted podría

resultar lesionado.

Antes de comenzar a coser, asegúrese de

girar la rueda hacia usted (hacia la

izquierda) para comprobar que la aguja

no golpea el pie prensatela.

Tenga cuidado de no tocar la aguja pues,

de lo contrario, podría resultar lesionado.

Note/Nota

When sewing with the walking foot, sew at medium to low speeds.

Cuando cosa con el pie móvil, utilice una velocidad de cosido entre media y baja.

Using the Quilting Foot

Utilización del pie para acolchados

Stitch

 

 

Length

Width

 

Name

 

 

 

Pattern

[mm (inch)]

[mm (inch)]

other

Nombre

Dibujo

Longitud

Anchura

Otro

de la

 

 

[mm (pulg.)]

[mm (pulg.)]

 

puntada

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Straight

 

 

 

 

Darning

Stitch

 

 

Any

2.5

Plate

 

 

Puntada

 

 

Cualquiera

(3/32)

Placa de

 

 

 

 

 

 

recta

 

 

 

 

zurcir

The Quilting Foot is useful for darning and free-motion machine quilting.

El pie para acolchados resulta útil para zurcidos y y acolchados con la máquina en marcha libre.

1Turn off the machine.

 

Desconecte la alimentación de la máquina.

 

2Raise the needle and the presser foot.

 

Levante la aguja y el pie prensatela.

 

Loosen the presser foot screw to remove the

5

3presser foot holder.

Afloje el tornillo del pie prensatela para retirar el soporte del pie.

2

3

1

1Use a coin or screwdriver / Utilice una moneda o un destornillador.

2Presser foot holder / Soporte del pie prensatela

3 Presser foot screw / Tornillo del pie prensatela

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Brother Sewing Machine operation manual Using the Quilting Foot Utilización del pie para acolchados, 1Turn off the machine

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