Selecting stitching, Selecting stitch types and patterns – Brother Sewing Machines User Manual

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UTILITY STITCHES

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Selecting Stitching

You can select any of the various types of stitching available.

Selecting stitch types and
patterns

A stitch can be selected from the following types
available.
Stitch patterns can be selected through either direct
select (by pressing the key for a specific stitch) or
number selection (by entering the number for the
stitch pattern).
For details on the types of stitches available, refer to
“Stitch Settings” (page 120).

■ Direct selection

After pressing

(Preset utility stitch/saved

pattern key) to select the stitch mode, press the

numeric key assigned with the desired stitch.

With direct selection, there are two stitch modes:

preset utility stitch mode

and saved pattern

mode

. When the machine is turned on or

when the

(Preset utility stitch/saved pattern

key) is pressed, the machine enters preset utility

stitch mode, indicated by

in the lower-left

corner of the screen. To enter saved pattern

mode, indicated by

in the lower-left corner

of the screen, press the

(Preset utility stitch/

saved pattern key). Each press of

(Preset

utility stitch/saved pattern key) switches the mode

between the preset utility stitch mode

and

saved pattern mode

a Preset utility stitch/saved pattern key
b Numeric keys

Preset utility stitch

The most frequently used utility stitches
have been assigned to the numeric keys.
These stitches can be selected simply by
pressing the key.

Saved patterns

Frequently used patterns and combined

patterns can be saved on the machine's

memory and easily retrieved using

(Preset utility stitch/saved pattern key) and

the numeric keys. For details, refer to

“Saving patterns” (page 114).

■ Number selection

After pressing

(Utility stitch key) or

(Character/utility decorative stitch key) to select
the stitch mode, use the numeric keys to type in
the number for the desired stitch.

a Utility stitch key
b Character/utility decorative stitch key
c Numeric keys

Utility stitches (No.01-80)

There are 80 utility stitches, including
straight stitches, overcasting stitches,
buttonhole stitches, decorative stitches,
satin stitches and cross-stitches.

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