Brother SuperGalaxie 3000 3000C 3000D 3100D - Manual (Page 10)

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CONTENTS
Index
Saving Stitch Patterns .......................... 4-27
■ If You Can Not Save the Stitch Pattern 4-28
Retrieving Saved Stitch Patterns ........... 4-31
Chapter 5 Embroidery
PREPARING TO EMBROIDER............... 5-1
Before Beginning................................... 5-1
■ Copyright Information .................... 5-1
■ About the Embroidery Unit ............. 5-1
■ About Embroidery Cards
(Sold Separately) ............................. 5-1
■ About Floppy Disks ........................ 5-2
BASIC EMBROIDERY ............................ 5-3
Attaching Embroidery Foot “Q” ............. 5-4
Attaching the Embroidery Unit .............. 5-5
■ Removing the Embroidery Unit ...... 5-7
SELECTING PATTERNS ......................... 5-8
One Point Patterns ................................ 5-9
Character Patterns ................................ 5-11
Floral Alphabet Patterns ...................... 5-13
Frame Patterns .................................... 5-15
Selecting Patterns from an Embroidery
Card .................................................... 5-17
Selecting a Pattern from a Floppy Disk
(Only for Machines with Floppy Disk Drives) .. 5-18
VIEWING THE SEWING SCREEN ....... 5-19
PREPARING THE EMBROIDERY
FRAME ................................................ 5-20
Attaching a Stabilizer Material to the
Fabric .................................................. 5-20
Setting the Fabric in the Embroidery
Frame .................................................. 5-21
■ Inserting the Fabric ....................... 5-22
■ Using the Embroidery Sheet ......... 5-23
Attaching the Embroidery Frame ......... 5-24
■ Removing the Embroidery Frame .. 5-25
DETERMINING THE PATTERN
POSITION .......................................... 5-26
Changing the Pattern Position ............. 5-26
Checking the Pattern’s Position ........... 5-27
Previewing the Completed Pattern ...... 5-28
SEWING AN EMBROIDERY PATTERN 5-29
Sewing Attractive Finishes ................... 5-29
■ Needle Plate Cover ...................... 5-29
Basic Embroidery Method ................... 5-30
■ Embroidering Order for Pattern Parts .. 5-32
Sewing Embroidery Patterns Which Use
Appliqué ............................................. 5-33
■ Directions for Appliqué ................ 5-33
ADJUSTMENTS DURING
THE EMBROIDERY PROCESS ............. 5-35
The Bobbin Runs Out of Thread .......... 5-35
The Thread Breaks During Sewing ...... 5-36
Sewing Again from the Beginning ....... 5-38
Continuing Embroidery After Turning off
the Power ............................................ 5-39
MAKING EMBROIDERY ADJUSTMENTS .. 5-40
Adjusting Thread Tension .................... 5-40
■ Correct Thread Tension ................ 5-40
■ If the Upper Thread Tension is Too
Strong ........................................... 5-40
■ If the Upper Thread Tension is Too
Weak ............................................ 5-41
Adjusting the Embroidery Speed.......... 5-41
Changing the Thread Color Display .... 5-42
Changing the Embroidery Frame
Display ............................................... 5-43
REVISING THE PATTERN ................... 5-44
■ Key Functions ............................... 5-44
Changing the Size of the Pattern.......... 5-45
Rotating the Pattern ............................. 5-46
Creating a Horizontal Mirror Image ..... 5-46
Changing the Density of a Pattern
(Character and Border Patterns Only) .. 5-47
Changing the Colors of Character
Patterns ............................................... 5-48
MEMORY FUNCTION ........................ 5-49
Saving Embroidery Patterns ................. 5-49
■ Saving a Pattern ............................ 5-49
■ If You Can Not Save the Pattern .... 5-50
Retrieving Patterns from Memory ........ 5-53
EMBROIDERY APPLICATIONS ........... 5-55
Aligning the Left Side of a Pattern and
Sewing ................................................ 5-55
Connecting Characters ........................ 5-56
Embroidering an Outline of a Pattern .. 5-58