Brother NX-450 - Manual (Page 6)

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SEWING BASICS 49
Sewing...............................................................................................................................50
General sewing procedure .............................................................................................................................. 50
Positioning the fabric ...................................................................................................................................... 51
Starting to sew................................................................................................................................................. 52
Securing the stitching ...................................................................................................................................... 54
Cutting the thread ........................................................................................................................................... 55
Adjusting the Thread Tension ............................................................................................57
Changing the tension of the upper thread ........................................................................................................ 57
Adjusting the Stitch Width and Length ..............................................................................58
Adjusting the stitch width................................................................................................................................ 58
Adjusting the stitch length ............................................................................................................................... 59
Useful Functions................................................................................................................60
Changing the needle stop position .................................................................................................................. 60
Automatically sewing reverse/reinforcement stitches................................................................................................ 60
Automatically cutting the thread ..................................................................................................................... 62
Saving stitch settings ....................................................................................................................................... 63
Hands-free raising and lowering of the presser foot ......................................................................................... 64
Useful Sewing Tips ............................................................................................................65
Trial sewing .................................................................................................................................................... 65
Changing the sewing direction ................................................................................................................................. 65
Sewing curves ................................................................................................................................................. 65
Sewing thick fabrics ........................................................................................................................................ 66
Sewing thin fabrics.......................................................................................................................................... 66
Sewing stretch fabrics...................................................................................................................................... 66
Sewing leathers or vinyl fabrics ....................................................................................................................... 67
Sewing an even seam allowance ..................................................................................................................... 67
UTILITY STITCHES 69
Selecting Stitching .............................................................................................................70
Selecting stitch types and patterns ................................................................................................................... 70
Selecting stitching ........................................................................................................................................... 72
Overcasting Stitches..........................................................................................................76
Sewing overcasting stitches using overcasting foot “G” ................................................................................... 76
Sewing overcasting stitches using zigzag foot “J”............................................................................................. 77
Sewing overcasting stitches using the optional side cutter ............................................................................... 78
Basic Stitching ...................................................................................................................80
Basting ............................................................................................................................................................ 80
Basic stitching ................................................................................................................................................. 81
Blind Hem Stitching ..........................................................................................................82
Buttonhole Stitching/Button Sewing..................................................................................84
Buttonhole sewing .......................................................................................................................................... 85
Button sewing ................................................................................................................................................. 89
Zipper Insertion.................................................................................................................91
Inserting a centered zipper .............................................................................................................................. 91
Inserting a side zipper ..................................................................................................................................... 93
Zipper/piping Insertion .....................................................................................................96
Inserting a centered zipper .............................................................................................................................. 96
Inserting a piping ............................................................................................................................................ 97
Sewing Stretch Fabrics and Elastic Tape ............................................................................98
Stretch stitching............................................................................................................................................... 98
Elastic attaching .............................................................................................................................................. 98