Brother Sewing Machines - Manual (Page 99)

UTILITY STITCHES
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e
Slide the drop feed lever, located at the rear of
the machine on the base, to
(to the left as
seen from the rear of the machine).
a Feed dog position switch (as seen from the rear of
the machine)
X The feed dogs are lowered.
f
Turn on the sewing machine, and then select a
stitch.
• For details, refer to “Selecting stitching” (page
67).
g
Use both hands to hold the fabric taut, and
then move the fabric to follow the pattern.
Reinforcement stitches are sewn at the
beginning and end of sewing.
a Pattern
h
After sewing is finished, slide the drop feed
lever to
(to the right as seen from the rear
of the machine) to raise the feed dogs.
a Drop feed lever (as seen from the rear of the
machine)
• Normally, the drop feed lever is positioned at
the right.
Satin stitching using the
sewing speed controller
A decorative stitch can be sewn by changing the
stitch width of a satin stitch. If the sewing machine is
set so that the stitch width can be adjusted using the
sewing speed controller, the stitch width can quickly
and easily be adjusted. In this case, the sewing speed
is adjusted with the foot controller.
a
Connect the foot controller.
• For details, refer to “Starting to sew” (page
52).
b
Turn on the sewing machine.
c
Attach zigzag foot “J”.
• For details, refer to “Replacing the presser
foot” (page 41).
d
Press (Settings key) in the operation
panel.
X The settings screen appears.
e
Press or (Stitch length keys) until
is displayed.
X The screen for specifying that the stitch
width can be controlled with the sewing
speed controller appears.
a
a
a
J