Brother Sewing Machines Selecting Stitching, Selecting stitch types and, Saved patterns

UTILITY STITCHES ———————————————————————————————————————————

Selecting Stitching

You can select any of the various types of stitching available.

Selecting stitch types and					†	Preset utility stitch
						The most frequently used utility stitches
patterns						have been assigned to the numeric keys.
						These stitches can be selected simply by
A stitch can be selected from the following types						pressing the key.
available.					†	Saved patterns
Stitch patterns can be selected through either direct
						Frequently used patterns and combined
select (by pressing the key for a specific stitch) or
number selection (by entering the number for the						patterns can be saved on the machine's
stitch pattern).						memory and easily retrieved using
For details on the types of stitches available, refer to
						(Preset utility stitch/saved pattern key) and
“Stitch Settings” (page 120).
						the numeric keys. For details, refer to
■ Direct selection						“Saving patterns” (page 114).
After pressing		(Preset utility stitch/saved			■ Number selection
pattern key) to select the stitch mode, press the
numeric key assigned with the desired stitch.					After pressing			(Utility stitch key) or
					(Character/utility decorative stitch key) to select
With direct selection, there are two stitch modes:
					the stitch mode, use the numeric keys to type in
preset utility stitch mode			and saved pattern
					the number for the desired stitch.
mode	. When the machine is turned on or
when the	(Preset utility stitch/saved pattern
key) is pressed, the machine enters preset utility
stitch mode, indicated by			in the lower-left				1
corner of the screen. To enter saved pattern						/	2
mode, indicated by		in the lower-left corner
of the screen, press the			(Preset utility stitch/				3
saved pattern key). Each press of				(Preset
utility stitch/saved pattern key) switches the mode						a Utility stitch key
between the preset utility stitch mode				and
						b Character/utility decorative stitch key
saved pattern mode		.				c Numeric keys
					†	Utility stitches (No.01-80)
/	1					There are 80 utility stitches, including
						straight stitches, overcasting stitches,
						buttonhole stitches, decorative stitches,
						satin stitches and cross-stitches.

2

aPreset utility stitch/saved pattern key

bNumeric keys

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