Brother Sewing Machines Sewing the Various Built-In Decorative Patterns, Sewing patterns

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Sewing the Various Built-In Decorative Patterns

Satin stitches, cross-stitches and decorative satin stitches can be sewn. All are sewn with monogramming foot “N”.

Sewing beautiful patterns

In order to sew the patterns correctly, the following must be considered.

■Fabric

Before sewing stretch or thin fabrics or fabrics with a coarse weave, affix the optional stabilizer material to the wrong side of the fabric or place a thin sheet of paper, such as tracing paper, under the fabric. Since material puckering or bunched stitches may occur when satin stitches are sewn, be sure to affix stabilizer material to the fabric.

■Needles and threads

When sewing thin, medium weight or stretch fabrics, use the ball point needle. When sewing thick fabrics, use a 90/14 home sewing machine needle. In addition, #50-#60 thread should be used.

■Trial sewing

Depending on the type and thickness of the fabric being sewn and whether or not stabilizer material is used, the desired result may not be achieved.

Be sure to sew a trial piece of fabric before sewing your project. In addition, while sewing, be sure to guide the fabric with your hands in order to prevent the fabric from slipping.

Sewing patterns

aTurn on the sewing machine.

bSelect a stitch.

•For details, refer to steps d through f of “Selecting stitching” (page 67).

cAttach monogramming foot “N”.

dStart sewing.

•The stitching is sewn in the direction indicated by the arrow.

eSew reinforcement stitches.

When sewing with a character stitch, reinforcement stitches are automatically sewn after each character.

•When sewing a pattern with a stitch other than a character stitch, it is useful to first set the automatic reverse/reinforcement stitching setting. For details, refer to “Automatically sewing reverse/reinforcement stitches” (page 60).

fWhen you are finished sewing, use scissors to trim off any excess threads at the beginning of the stitching and between the patterns.

•For details, refer to “Replacing the presser foot” (page 41).

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