Brother 885-V65 - 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
SEWING CHARACTERS (for models equipped with character stitches) ............................ 73
Selecting characters ....................................................................................................................................... 73
Checking characters ...................................................................................................................................... 75
Deleting characters ........................................................................................................................................ 75
Sewing the character stitches ........................................................................................................................ 76
ADJUSTING STITCHES (for models equipped with character stitches) ............................. 77
4. APPENDIX .....................................................................................................79
STITCH SETTINGS ............................................................................................................. 79
Utility stitches ................................................................................................................................................. 79
Character stitches (for models equipped with character stitches) .................................................................. 85
MAINTENANCE ................................................................................................................ 86
Restrictions on oiling ...................................................................................................................................... 86
Precautions on storing the machine ............................................................................................................... 86
Cleaning the machine surface ........................................................................................................................ 86
Cleaning the race ........................................................................................................................................... 86
TROUBLESHOOTING ....................................................................................................... 89
Frequent troubleshooting topics ..................................................................................................................... 89
Upper thread tightened up ............................................................................................................................. 89
Tangled thread on wrong side of fabric .......................................................................................................... 90
Incorrect thread tension ................................................................................................................................. 93
Fabric is caught in the machine and cannot be removed ............................................................................... 94
List of symptoms ............................................................................................................................................ 98
ERROR MESSAGES ..........................................................................................................103
Operation beep ............................................................................................................................................ 103
INDEX .............................................................................................................................104