Brother XL-3500 operation manual Contents

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CONTENTS
1. KNOWING YOUR SEWING MACHINE	10
THE MAIN PARTS	10
ACCESSORIES	12
Optional Accessories	13
USING YOUR SEWING MACHINE	14
Connecting Plugs	15
Main Power and Sewing Light Switch	15
Foot Controller	15
Checking the Needle	16
Replacing the Needle	16
Changing the Presser Foot	18
Flat Bed Attachment	19
Using a Free-arm Style	19
THE CONTROLS	20
Pattern Selection Dial	20
Patterns and Stitch Names	21
Stitch Length Dial	24
Stretch Stitching	24
Stitch Width Dial	25
Reverse Sewing Lever	25
THREADING THE MACHINE	26
Winding the Bobbin	26
Lower Threading	28
Lower Threading (for models equipped with a quick-set bobbin)	30
Upper Threading	32
Using the Needle Threader (for models equipped with a needle threader)	34
Drawing up the Lower Thread	36
Sewing with a Twin Needle	36
Thread Tension	38
FABRIC, THREAD, AND NEEDLE COMBINATIONS	39
2. STRAIGHT AND ZIGZAG STITCHING	41
Please Read Before Sewing	41
Straight Stitching	41
Zigzag Stitching	43
3. BUILT-IN STITCHES	45
Blind Hem Stitching	45
Shell Tuck Stitching	46
Elastic Stitching	46
Double Action Stitching	47
Patchworking	48
Overedge Stitching	48
Feather Stitching	49
Triple Zigzag Stretch Stitching	50
Decorative Stitching	50
4. SEWING BUTTONHOLES AND BUTTONS	52
Making a Buttonhole	52
Adjusting Buttonholes	54
Sewing Buttons	55

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