Brother BES-1261BC - Manual (Page 40)

Chapter 1 Preparation of Embroidery Machine
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4-3 Replacing and Selecting Needle
■ Removing needle
Loosen the set screw q and remove the needle
q .
■ Attaching needle
With the flat side facing the front, insert the
needle all the way until it meets the end of the
needle bar. Tighten the set screw
q
firmly.
Note) • Set the needle so that the notched part will
come on the rotary hook side.
• The needle should not be angled to the left
(when viewed from the front).
■ Selecting needle
• When using special threads such as gold,
silver, and rame yarn, use a heavy-duty
needle (#11 ~ #16). For better finish, paste
the waxed paper on the back of the
material.
• In general, use DBxK5 #11 ~ #18 according
to the material thickness. For knitted
materials, use DBxK23 #11 because its
rounded point prevents the knit thread from
breaking.
* Relationship between materials and needles
Material
Denim
Leather
Handkerchief
Shirt
Towel
Needle
DB x K5
Needle thickness
#14,
#16, #18
#9, #10
#11,
#12, #13