Brother FS-20 - Manual (Page 7)

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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 race ........................................................................................................................................... 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