Brother 4. APPENDIX, 3. UTILITY STITCHES

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3. UTILITY STITCHES ........................................................................................	45
OVERCASTING STITCHES ................................................................................................	45
Using zigzag foot ............................................................................................................................................	45
Using overcasting foot ....................................................................................................................................	46
BASIC STITCHING ............................................................................................................	47
Basic stitching ................................................................................................................................................	47
BLIND HEM STITCHING ..................................................................................................	48
BUTTONHOLE SEWING ...................................................................................................	51
Button sewing .................................................................................................................................................	55
ZIPPER INSERTION ...........................................................................................................	57
SEWING STRETCH FABRICS AND ELASTIC TAPE ............................................................	59
Stretch stitching ..............................................................................................................................................	59
Elastic attaching .............................................................................................................................................	59
APPLIQUÉ, PATCHWORK AND QUILT STITCHING ........................................................	61
Appliqués .......................................................................................................................................................	62
Patchwork (crazy quilt) stitching .....................................................................................................................	62
Piecing ...........................................................................................................................................................	62
Quilting ...........................................................................................................................................................	63
Free-motion quilting .......................................................................................................................................	64
REINFORCEMENT STITCHING .........................................................................................	66
Triple stretch stitching ....................................................................................................................................	66
Bar tack stitching ............................................................................................................................................	66
DECORATIVE STITCHING ................................................................................................	68
Fagoting .........................................................................................................................................................	69
Scallop stitching .............................................................................................................................................	70
Smocking .......................................................................................................................................................	70
Shell tuck stitching .........................................................................................................................................	71
Joining ............................................................................................................................................................	71
Heirloom stitching ...........................................................................................................................................	72
4. APPENDIX .....................................................................................................	73
STITCH SETTINGS .............................................................................................................	73
Utility stitches .................................................................................................................................................	73
MAINTENANCE ................................................................................................................	78
Cleaning the machine surface ........................................................................................................................	78
Cleaning the bobbin case ...............................................................................................................................	78
TROUBLESHOOTING .......................................................................................................	81
Frequent troubleshooting topics .....................................................................................................................	81
Upper thread tightened up .............................................................................................................................	81
Tangled thread on wrong side of fabric ..........................................................................................................	82
Incorrect thread tension .................................................................................................................................	85
Fabric is caught in the machine and cannot be removed ...............................................................................	86
List of symptoms ............................................................................................................................................	90
ERROR MESSAGES ............................................................................................................	95
Operation beep (for models equipped with the operation beep) .....................................................................	95
INDEX ...............................................................................................................................	96

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