GETTING READY SEWING BASICS UTILITY STITCHES APPENDIX Opertion Mnul Computerized Sewing Mhine Produt Code: 888-V12/V13/V15 Be sure to red this doument efore using the mhine. We reommend tht you keep this doument nery for future referene.
IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS Plese red these sfety instrutions efore ttempting to use the mhine. DANGER - To redue the risk of eletril shok 1 Alwys unplug the mhine from the eletril outlet immeditely fter using, when lening, mking ny user serviing djustments mentioned in this mnul, or if you re leving the mhine unttended. WARNING - To redue the risk of urns, fire, eletril shok, or injury to persons. 2 Alwys unplug the mhine from the eletril outlet when mking ny djustments mentioned in the instrution mnul. To unplug the mhine, swith the mhine to the symol O position to turn it off, then grsp the plug nd pull it out of the eletril outlet. Do not pull on the ord. Plug the mhine diretly into the eletril outlet. Do not use n extension ord. Alwys unplug your mhine if there is power filure. 3 Eletril Hzrds: This mhine should e onneted to n AC power soure within the rnge indited on the rting lel. Do not onnet it to DC power soure or onverter. If you re not sure wht kind of power soure you hve, ontt qulified eletriin. This mhine is pproved for use in the ountry of purhse only. 4 Never operte this mhine if it hs dmged ord or plug, if it is not working properly, hs een dropped or dmged, or wter is spilled on the unit. Return the mhine to the nerest uthorized Brother deler for exmintion, repir, eletril or mehnil djustment. While the mhine is stored or in use if you notie nything unusul, suh s n odor, het, disolortion or deformtion, stop using the mhine immeditely nd unplug the power ord. When trnsporting the mhine, e sure to rry it y its hndle. Lifting the mhine y ny other prt my dmge the mhine or result in the mhine flling, whih ould use injuries. When lifting the mhine, e reful not to mke ny sudden or reless movements, whih my use personl injury. 1
5 Alwys keep your work re ler: Never operte the mhine with ny ir openings loked. Keep ventiltion openings of the mhine nd foot ontrol free from the uild up of lint, dust, nd loose loth. Do not store ojets on the foot ontroller. Do not use extension ords. Plug the mhine diretly into the eletril outlet. Never drop or insert foreign ojets in ny opening. Do not operte where erosol (spry) produts re eing used or where oxygen is eing dministered. Do not use the mhine ner het soure, suh s stove or iron; otherwise, the mhine, power ord or grment eing sewn my ignite, resulting in fire or n eletri shok. Do not ple this mhine on n unstle surfe, suh s n unstedy or slnted tle, otherwise the mhine my fll, resulting in injuries. 6 Speil re is required when sewing: Alwys py lose ttention to the needle. Do not use ent or dmged needles. Keep fingers wy from ll moving prts. Speil re is required round the mhine needle. Swith the mhine to the symol O position to turn it off when mking ny djustments in the needle re. Do not use dmged or inorret needle plte, s it ould use the needle to rek. Do not push or pull the fri when sewing, nd follow reful instrution when free motion stithing so tht you do not deflet the needle nd use it to rek. 7 This mhine is not toy: Your lose ttention is neessry when the mhine is used y or ner hildren. The plsti g tht this mhine ws supplied in should e kept out of the reh of hildren or disposed of. Never llow hildren to ply with the g due to the dnger of suffotion. Do not use outdoors. 8 For longer servie life: When storing this mhine, void diret sunlight nd high humidity lotions. Do not use or store the mhine ner spe heter, iron, hlogen lmp, or other hot ojets. Use only neutrl sops or detergents to len the se. Benzene, thinner, nd souring powders n dmge the se nd mhine, nd should never e used. Alwys onsult the Opertion Mnul when repling or instlling ny ssemlies, the presser feet, needle, or other prts to ssure orret instlltion. 2
9 For repir or djustment: If the light unit is dmged, it must e repled y n uthorized Brother deler. In the event mlfuntion ours or djustment is required, first follow the trouleshooting tle in the k of the Opertion Mnul to inspet nd djust the mhine yourself. If the prolem persists, plese onsult your lol uthorized Brother deler. Use this mhine only for its intended use s desried in the mnul. Use essories reommended y the mnufturer s ontined in this mnul. The ontents of this mnul nd speifitions of this produt re sujet to hnge without notie. For dditionl produt informtion, visit our wesite t www.rother.om SAVE THESE INSTRUCTIONS This mhine is intended for household use. FOR USERS IN COUNTRIES EXCEPT EUROPEAN COUNTRIES This ppline is not intended for use y persons (inluding hildren) with redued physil, sensory or mentl pilities, or lk of experiene nd knowledge, unless they hve een given supervision or instrution onerning use of the ppline y person responsile for their sfety. Children should e supervised to ensure tht they do not ply with the ppline. FOR USERS IN EUROPEAN COUNTRIES This ppline n e used y hildren ged from 8 yers nd ove nd persons with redued physil, sensory or mentl pilities or lk of experiene nd knowledge if they hve een given supervision or instrution onerning use of the ppline in sfe wy nd understnd the hzrds involved. Children shll not ply with the ppline. Clening nd user mintenne shll not e mde y hildren without supervision. 3
FOR USERS IN THE UK, EIRE, MALTA AND CYPRUS ONLY IMPORTANT In the event of repling the plug fuse, use fuse pproved y ASTA to BS 1362, i.e. rrying the mrk, rting s mrked on plug. Alwys reple the fuse over. Never use plugs with the fuse over omitted. If the ville eletril outlet is not suitle for the plug supplied with this equipment, you should ontt your uthorized Brother deler to otin the orret led. 4
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Contents IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS...1 Introdution...8 Nmes of Mhine Prts nd Their Funtions...8 Mhine... 8 Needle nd presser foot setion... 9 Opertion uttons... 10 Opertion pnel... 10 Flt ed tthment... 10 Aessories...11 Inluded essories... 11 Optionl essories... 12 1. GETTING READY...13 Turning the Mhine On/Off...13 Power supply preutions... 13 Turning on the mhine... 14 Turning off the mhine... 14 Prepring for Upper nd Lower Threding...15 Winding the oin... 15 Instlling the oin... 18 Threding the upper thred... 20 Threding the needle... 23 Threding the needle mnully (without using the needle threder)... 26 Using the twin needle... 26 Repling the Needle...29 Needle preutions... 29 Needle types nd their uses... 30 Cheking the needle... 31 Repling the needle... 31 Repling the Presser Foot...33 Presser foot preutions... 33 Repling the presser foot... 33 Removing the presser foot holder... 34 Using the optionl wlking foot... 35 Useful Funtions...37 Chnging the needle stop position... 37 Chnging the initil needle position... 38 Sewing Cylindril or Lrge Piees...39 Stithing ylindril piees... 39 Sewing lrge piees of fri... 39 2. SEWING BASICS...41 Strting to Sew...41 Sewing proedure... 41 Seleting stith... 42 Adjusting the stith length nd width... 42 Positioning the fri... 43 Strting to sew... 44 Seuring the stithing... 46 Cutting the thred... 48 Automtilly sewing reverse/reinforement stithes... 48 Adjusting the thred tension... 49 6
Useful Sewing Tips...50 Tril sewing... 50 Chnging the sewing diretion... 50 Sewing urves... 50 Sewing thik fris... 50 Sewing thin fris... 51 Sewing streth fris... 51 Sewing hook-nd-loop fstener... 52 Pulling up the oin thred... 52 3. UTILITY STITCHES...53 Oversting...53 Sewing oversting stithes using zigzg foot J... 54 Sewing oversting stithes using oversting foot G... 54 Bsi Stithing...55 Blind Hem Stithing...56 Buttonhole Stithing...58 Button sewing... 63 Zipper Insertion...65 Inserting entered zipper... 65 Inserting side zipper... 66 Sewing Streth Fris nd Elsti Tpe...69 Streth stithing... 69 Elsti tthing... 69 Appliqué, Pthwork nd Quilt Stithing...71 Appliqué stithing... 72 Pthwork (rzy quilt) stithing... 73 Pieing... 73 Quilting... 74 Free-motion quilting... 75 Stithing...77 Triple streth stithing... 77 Br tk stithing... 78 Deortive stithing...80 Fgoting... 81 Sllop stithing... 82 Smoking... 82 Shell tuk stithing... 83 Joining... 83 Heirloom stithing... 84 Using the side utter (optionl)... 86 4. APPENDIX...89 Stith Settings...89 Utility stithes... 89 Mintenne...95 Restritions on oiling... 95 Clening the mhine surfe... 95 Clening the re... 95 Removing the needle plte... 96 Trouleshooting...97 Frequent trouleshooting topis... 97 Upper thred tightened up... 97 Tngled thred on wrong side of fri... 98 Inorret thred tension... 100 Fri is ught in the mhine nd nnot e removed... 101 When the thred eme tngled under the oin winder set... 104 List of symptoms... 106 Error Messges...110 Opertion Beep...111 Cneling the opertion eep... 111 Index...112 7
Introdution Thnk you for hoosing this produt. Before using this sewing mhine, refully red Importnt Sfety Instrutions, nd then study this mnul for the orret opertion of the vrious funtions. In ddition, fter you hve finished reding this mnul, store it where it n quikly e essed for future referene. Nmes of Mhine Prts nd Their Funtions Mhine Boin winder (pge 15) Use the oin winder when winding the oin. Spool pin (pge 15, 20) Ple spool of thred on the spool pin. Thred tension dil (pge 49) Use the thred tension dil to djust the tension of the upper thred. d Boin-winding thred guide nd pretension dis (pge 15) Pss the thred under this thred guide nd round the pretension dis when winding the oin thred. e Thred tke-up lever (pge 23) Slide the thred into the thred tke-up lever from the right side of slot to the left side of slot. f Thred utter (pge 48) Pss the threds through the thred utter to ut them. g Flt ed tthment (pge 10, 11, 39) Store presser feet nd oins in the flt ed tthment. Remove the flt ed tthment when sewing ylindril piees suh s sleeve uffs. h Opertion uttons nd sewing speed ontroller (pge 10) Use these uttons nd the slide to operte the sewing mhine. i Opertion pnel (pge 10) Use to selet stithes nd vrious other stith settings. j Pttern seletion dil (pge 42) Use to selet the pttern to sew. 8 k Hndwheel Turn the hndwheel towrd you to sew one stith or to rise or lower the needle. l Min power swith (pge 14) Use this swith to turn the sewing mhine on nd off. m Power supply jk (pge 14) Insert the plug on the power ord into the power supply jk. n Foot ontroller jk (pge 45) Insert the plug on the end of the foot ontroller le into the foot ontroller jk. o Feed dog position swith (pge 75) Use this swith to lower the feed dogs. p Presser foot lever (pge 20) Rise nd lower this lever to rise nd lower the presser foot. q Thred guide (pge 16) Pss the thred under this thred guide when winding the oin thred nd threding the mhine. r Thred guide over (pge 16) Pss the thred under this thred guide when winding the oin thred nd threding the mhine. s Air vent This vent llows the ir surrounding the motor to irulte. t Hndle Crry the sewing mhine y its hndle when trnsporting the mhine.
Needle nd presser foot setion Needle threder lever Use the needle threder to thred the needle. Buttonhole lever Lower the uttonhole lever when sewing uttonholes nd r tks. Presser foot holder The presser foot is tthed to the presser foot holder. d Presser foot holder srew Use the presser foot holder srew to hold the presser foot holder in ple. e Presser foot The presser foot pplies pressure to the fri during sewing. Atth the pproprite presser foot for the seleted stith. f Needle plte over Remove the needle plte over to len the oin se nd re. g Feed dogs The feed dogs feed the fri. h Quik-set oin Begin sewing without pulling up the oin thred. i Boin over Remove the oin over nd then insert the oin into the oin se. j Needle plte The needle plte is mrked with guides to help sew stright sems. k Needle r thred guide Pss the upper thred through the needle r thred guide. l Presser foot lever Rise nd lower this lever to rise nd lower the presser foot. m Needle lmp srew Use the needle lmp srew to hold the needle in ple. 9
Opertion uttons The opertion uttons help you to esily perform vrious si sewing mhine opertions. Strt/stop utton Press the strt/stop utton to strt or stop sewing. The mhine sews t low speed t the eginning of sewing while the utton is ontinuously pressed. When sewing is stopped, the needle is lowered into the fri. For detils, refer to Strting to sew (pge 44). Reverse/reinforement stith utton Press the reverse/reinforement stith utton to sew reverse stithes or reinforement stithes. Reverse stithes re sewn y keeping the utton pressed down to sew in the opposite diretion. stithes re sewn y sewing 3 to 5 stithes on top of eh other. For detils, refer to Seuring the stithing (pge 46). Needle position utton Press the needle position utton to rise or lower the needle. Pressing the utton twie sews one stith. d Sewing speed ontroller Slide the sewing speed ontroller to the left or right to djust the sewing speed. Slide the sewing speed ontroller to the left to redue the sewing speed, or slide the speed ontroller to the right to inrese the sewing speed. Opertion pnel The opertion pnel, loted on the front of the sewing mhine, llows you to selet stith nd speify how the stith will e sewn. Flt ed tthment The essories re stored in the storge spe in the flt ed tthment. Swing the lid of the flt ed tthment towrd you to open the storge spe. LCD (liquid rystl disply) The numer of the seleted stith (1), the presser foot to e used (2), the stith length (mm) (3), nd the stith width (mm) (4) re displyed here. Stith length key (pge 42) Use to djust the length of the stith. (Press the side for shorter stith length, or press the + side for longer stith length.) Stith width key (pge 43) Use to djust the width of the stith. (Press the side for more nrrow stith width, or press the + side for wider stith width.) d Automti reverse/reinforement stith key (pge 48) The sewing mhine n e set to utomtilly sew reverse or reinforement stithes t the eginning nd end of the stithing. e Needle mode seletion key (single/twin) (pge 26) Press this key to selet the twin needle sewing setting. Eh time this key is pressed, the setting swithes etween tht for single needle sewing nd for twin needle sewing. Flt ed tthment Aessory omprtment The g of essories is in the storge spe. te Ple the essories in the g efore storing them in the flt ed tthment. If the essories re not pled in the essory g when stored in the flt ed tthment, essories my fll out nd e lost or dmged. 10
Aessories After opening the ox, hek tht the following essories re inluded. If ny item is missing or dmged, ontt your deler. Inluded essories The following items should lso e inluded in the ox. te The srew for the presser foot holder is ville through your uthorized deler. (Prt ode: XA4813-051) 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.* 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. 26.** * 75/11 2 needles 90/14 2 needles 90/14 2 needles: Bll point needle (gold olored) ** The type of se tht is inluded depends on the mhine.. Prt Nme Prt Code Prt Code. Prt Nme Ameris Others Ameris Others 1 Buttonhole foot A XC2691-033 15 Srewdriver (smll) X55468-021 2 Oversting foot G XC3098-031 16 Spool p (lrge) 130012-024 3 Monogrmming foot N XD0810-031 17 Spool p (medium) XE1372-001 4 Zipper foot I X59370-021 18 Spool p (smll) 130013-124 5 Zigzg foot J (on mhine) XC3021-051 19 Extr spool pin XE2241-001 6 Blind stith foot R XE2650-001 20 Spool net XA5523-020 7 Button fitting foot M XE2643-001 XD0501-121 (EU re) 21 Foot ontroller 8 Sem ripper XF4967-001 XC8816-071 (other res) 9 Boin (4) SA156 SFB (XA5539-151) 22 Opertion mnul XE2417-401 10 Needle set X58358-021 23 Quik referene guide *** 11 Twin needle X59296-121 24 Aessory g XC4487-021 12 Clening rush X59476-051 25 Dis-shped srewdriver XC1074-051 13 Eyelet punh XZ5051-001 Hrd se XE2446-001 26 14 Srewdriver (lrge) XC8349-021 Soft over XC1103-022 ***Contt your deler or the nerest uthorized servie enter. 11
Atthing the stith pttern plte (for s equipped with the stith pttern plte) The stith pttern plte shows the stithes nd the stith numers. A letter (A, G, J, N or R) inditing the presser foot tht should e used ppers elow the stith numer. Atth the stith pttern plte to the stith pttern plte holder, nd then tth the holder to the hndle of the sewing mhine s shown in the illustrtion elow. Optionl essories The following re ville s optionl essories to e purhsed seprtely. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. Prt Code Prt Code. Prt Nme. Prt Nme Ameris Others Ameris Others 1 Side utter SA177 F054 (XC3879-152) 7 n stik foot SA114 F007N (XC1949-052) 2 Quilting guide SA132 F016N (XC2215-052) SA186 F060 (XE1094-101) 8 Open toe foot 3 Wide tle SA552 WT8 (XE2472-001) SA147 F027N (XC1964-052) 4 Wlking foot SA140 F033N (XC2214-052) 5 Quilting foot SA129 F005N (XC1948-052) 6 Adjustle zipper/piping foot SA161 F036N (XC1970-052) 9 Stith guide foot P SA160 F035N (XC1969-052) 10 1/4 inh quilting foot SA125 F001N (XC1944-052) 11 1/4 inh quilting foot with guide SA185 F057 (XC7416-252) Memo To otin optionl essories or prts, ontt the nerest uthorized delership. All speifitions re orret t the time of printing. The prt odes re sujet to hnge without notie. Visit your Brother deler for omplete listing of optionl essories ville for your mhine. 12
1 GETTING READY Turning the Mhine On/Off 1 This setion explins how to turn the sewing mhine on nd off. Power supply preutions Be sure to oserve the following preutions onerning the power supply. WARNING Use only regulr household eletriity for the power soure. Using other power soures my result in fire, eletri shok, or dmge to the mhine. Mke sure tht the plugs on the power ord re firmly inserted into the eletril outlet nd the power supply jk on the mhine. Otherwise, fire or eletri shok my result. Do not insert the plug on the power ord into n eletril outlet tht is in poor ondition. Turn off the min power nd remove the plug in the following irumstnes: When you re wy from the mhine After using the mhine When the power fils during use When the mhine does not operte orretly due to d onnetion or disonnetion During eletril storms Use only the power ord inluded with this mhine. Do not use extension ords or multi-plug dpters with mny other pplines plugged in to them. Fire or eletri shok my result. Do not touh the plug with wet hnds. Eletri shok my result. When unplugging the mhine, lwys turn off the min power first. Alwys grsp the plug to remove it from the outlet. Pulling on the ord my dmge the ord, or led to fire or eletri shok. Do not llow the power ord to e ut, dmged, modified, forefully ent, pulled, twisted, or undled. Do not ple hevy ojets on the ord. Do not sujet the ord to het. These things my dmge the ord nd use fire or eletri shok. If the ord or plug is dmged, tke the mhine to your uthorized deler for repirs efore ontinuing use. Unplug the power ord if the mhine is not to e used for long period of time. Otherwise fire my result. 13
GETTING READY Turning on the mhine Prepre the inluded power ord. Mke sure tht the sewing mhine is turned off (the min power swith is set to ), nd then plug the power ord into the power supply jk on the right side of the mhine. Insert the plug of the power ord into household eletril outlet. Turning off the mhine When you re finished using the sewing mhine, turn it off. In ddition, efore trnsporting the sewing mhine to nother lotion, e sure to turn it off. Mke sure tht the mhine is not sewing. Press the left side of the min power swith on the right side of the mhine (set it to ). The sewing lmp nd the LCD go off when the mhine is turned off. Min power swith Power ord Press the right side of the min power swith on the right side of the mhine (set it to ). d Unplug the power ord from the eletril outlet. Grsp the plug when unplugging the power ord. Unplug the power ord from the power supply jk. The sewing lmp nd the LCD ome on when the mhine is turned on. Memo When the mhine is turned on, the needle nd the feed dogs will mke sound when they move; this is not mlfuntion. te If power outge ours while the sewing mhine is eing operted, turn off the sewing mhine nd unplug the power ord. When restrting the sewing mhine, follow the neessry proedure to orretly operte the mhine. (For U.S.A. only) This ppline hs polrized plug (one lde wider thn the other). To redue the risk of eletril shok, this plug is intended to fit in polrized outlet only one wy. If the plug does not fit fully in the outlet, reverse the plug. If it still does not fit, ontt qulified eletriin to instll the proper outlet. Do not modify the plug in ny wy. 14
Prepring for Upper nd Lower Threding Winding the oin Wind the thred onto the oin. Hook of the oin-winding thred guide Pretention disk Boin winder shft d Boin 1 Only use the oin (prt ode: SA156, SFB(XA5539-151)) designed speifilly for this sewing mhine. Use of ny other oin my result in injuries or dmge to the mhine. The inluded oin ws designed speifilly for this sewing mhine. If oins from other s re used, the mhine will not operte orretly. Use only the inluded oin or oins of the sme type (prt ode: SA156, SFB(XA5539-151)). This Other 11.5 mm (7/16 inh) (tul size) Turn on the sewing mhine. d Swing up the spool pin, nd then remove the spool p. Ple the oin on the oin winder shft so tht the spring on the shft fits into the noth in the oin. e Spool pin Spool p Fully insert the spool of thred for the oin onto the spool pin. Slide the spool onto the pin so tht the spool is horizontl nd the thred unwinds to the front t the ottom. th Boin winder shft spring Slide the oin winder shft to the right until it snps into ple. If the spool is not positioned so tht the thred unwinds orretly, the thred my eome tngled round the spool pin. 15
GETTING READY f Slide the spool p onto the spool pin. With the slightly rounded side of the spool p positioned towrd the left, slide the spool p onto the spool pin s fr s possile to the right so tht the spool is moved to the right end of the spool pin. g While holding the spool with your right hnd, pull the thred with your left hnd, nd then pss the thred under the thred guide. Memo When sewing with fine, ross-wound thred, use the smll spool p, nd leve smll spe etween the p nd the spool. 1 Thred guide Pss the thred under the thred guide over h from the k to the front. Hold the thred with your right hnd so tht there is no slk in the thred tht is pulled out, nd then pss the thred under the thred guide over with your left hnd. Spool p (smll) Spool (ross-wound thred) Spe When using thred tht winds off quikly, suh s trnsprent nylon thred or metlli thred, ple the spool net over the spool efore pling the spool of thred onto the spool pin. If the spool net is too long, fold it to fit the size of the spool. When the spool net is used, the tension of the upper thred will slightly inrese. Be sure to hek the thred tension. For detils, refer to Adjusting the thred tension (pge 49). i Thred guide over Pull the thred to the right, pss it under the hook of the oin-winding thred guide, nd then wind the thred ounterlokwise etween the diss, pulling it in s fr s possile. 1 2 3 Hook of the oin-winding thred guide Pretension disk Spool net Spool Spool p d Spool pin 4 16
j While using your left hnd to hold the thred tht ws pssed through the oin-winding thred guide, use your right hnd to wind the end of the thred lokwise round the oin five or six times. Press (strt/stop utton) one. m When the foot ontroller is plugged in, press down on the foot ontroller. The oin strts spinning nd the thred is wound round the oin. 1 k Pss the end of the thred through the slit in the oin winder set, nd then pull the thred to the right to ut it. Slit in oin winder set (with uilt-in utter) The thred is ut to suitle length. Be sure to ut the thred s desried. If the oin is wound without utting the thred using the utter uilt into the slit in the oin winder set, the oin my not e wound orretly. In ddition, the thred my eome tngled in the oin or the needle my end or rek when the oin thred strts to run out. Strt/stop utton When the oin winding eomes slow, n press (strt/stop utton) one to stop the mhine. When the foot ontroller is plugged in, remove your foot from the foot ontroller. o When the oin winding eomes slow, stop the mhine, otherwise the sewing mhine my e dmged. Cut the thred, slide the oin winder shft to the left, nd then remove the oin from the shft. l Slide the sewing speed ontroller to the right to inrese the oin winding speed nd slide to left to derese. Sewing speed ontroller Memo When the sewing mhine is strted or the hndwheel is turned fter winding the thred round the oin, the mhine will mke liking sound; this is not mlfuntion. The needle nnot move (sewing is not possile) while the oin winder shft is moved to the right. 17
GETTING READY Instlling the oin Instll the oin wound with thred. Use oin tht hs een orretly wound, otherwise the needle my rek or the thred tension will e inorret. Turn off the sewing mhine (set it to ). Slide the lth on the right side of the oin over to the right, nd then remove the oin over. The oin ws designed speifilly for this sewing mhine. If oins from other s re used, the mhine will not operte orretly. Use only the inluded oin or oins of the sme type (prt ode: SA156, SFB(XA5539-151)). This Other 11.5 mm (7/16 inh) (tul size) Before instlling the oin or repling the needle, e sure to turn off the sewing mhine, otherwise injuries my our if the strt/stop utton is identlly pressed nd the mhine strts sewing. d Boin over Lth Insert the oin with your right hnd so tht the end of the thred is on the left, nd then, fter pulling the thred firmly round the t with your left hnd s shown, lightly pull the thred to guide it through the slit. Press (needle position utton) one or twie to rise the needle, nd then rise the presser foot lever. T Needle position utton Be sure to hold down the oin with your finger nd instll the oin so tht the thred unwinds in the orret diretion, otherwise the needle my rek or the thred tension will e inorret. 18
e While lightly holding down oin with your right hnd s shown, guide the thred through the slit (1 nd 2). At this time, hek tht the oin esily rottes ounterlokwise. Then, pull the thred towrd you to ut it with the utter (3). f Retth the oin over. Insert the t in the lower-left orner of the oin over (A), nd then press down on the right side (B). A B 1 Slit Cutter (Cut the thred with the utter.) Mke sure tht the thred is orretly pssed through the flt spring of the oin se. If it is not inserted orretly, reinstll the oin. Memo You n egin sewing without pulling up the oin thred. If you wish to pull up the oin thred efore strting to sew, finish threding the mhine, nd then pull up the thred ording to the proedure in Pulling up the oin thred (pge 52). Flt spring 1 Memo The diretion for feeding the oin thred is indited y mrks round the needle plte over. Be sure to thred the mhine s indited. 19
GETTING READY Threding the upper thred In this setion, the proedures for instlling the spool for the upper thred nd threding the needle re desried. Spool pin Mrk on hndwheel When threding the mhine, refully follow the instrutions. If the upper threding is not performed orretly, the thred my eome tngled nd the needle my end or rek. The needle threder n e used with sewing mhine needles 75/11 through 100/16. Use pproprite thred nd needle omintions. For detils on pproprite needle nd thred omintions, refer to Needle types nd their uses (pge 30). Thred with thikness of 130/20 or thiker nnot e used with the needle threder. The needle threder nnot e used with the wing needle or the twin needle. If the needle threder nnot e used, refer to Threding the needle mnully (without using the needle threder) (pge 26). Turn on the sewing mhine. Rise the presser foot lever. Presser foot lever If the presser foot is not rised, the sewing mhine nnot e threded orretly. 20
Press (needle position utton) one or twie to rise the needle. e Fully insert the spool for the upper thred onto the spool pin Slide the spool onto the pin so tht the spool is horizontl nd the thred unwinds to the front t the ottom. 1 Needle position utton If the needle is not orretly rised, the sewing mhine nnot e threded. Chek tht the mrk on the hndwheel points up s shown in the illustrtion elow. If the hndwheel is not in this position, e sure to press the needle position utton to rise the needle efore ontinuing the proedure. If the spool is not positioned so tht the thred unwinds orretly, the thred my eome tngled round the spool pin nd the thred or needle my rek. If the spool p tht is used is smller thn the spool, the thred my th, for exmple, on the noth in the spool, or the needle my rek. d Mrk on hndwheel Swing up the spool pin, nd then remove the spool p. Spool pin Spool p 21
GETTING READY Slide the spool p onto the spool pin. f g While holding the spool with your right hnd, pull the thred with your left hnd, nd then pss the thred under the thred guide. Memo When sewing with fine, ross-wound thred, use the smll spool p, nd leve smll spe etween the p nd the spool. 1 Thred guide Spool p (smll) Spool (ross-wound thred) Spe When using thred tht winds off quikly, suh s trnsprent nylon thred or metlli thred, ple the spool net over the spool efore pling the spool of thred onto the spool pin. If the spool net is too long, fold it to fit the size of the spool. When the spool net is used, the tension of the upper thred will slightly inrese. Be sure to hek the thred tension. For detils, refer to Adjusting the thred tension (pge 49). 1 2 Pss the thred under the thred guide over h from the k to the front. Hold the thred with your right hnd so tht there is no slk in the thred tht is pulled out, nd then pss the thred under the thred guide over with your left hnd. i Thred guide over Thred the mhine y guiding the thred long the pth indited y the numer on the mhine. 3 Spool net Spool Spool p d Spool pin 4 22
j Slide the thred into the thred tke-up lever from the right to the left. Thred tke-up lever Memo If the needle is not rised, the thred tkeup lever nnot e threded. Be sure to press the needle position utton to rise the needle efore threding the thred tke-up lever. Threding the needle This setion desries how to thred the needle. For s equipped with the thred guide disk Pull the end of the thred, whih hs een pssed through the needle r thred guide, to the left (A), nd then firmly pull it from the front (B) through the slit in the thred guide disk. Mke sure tht the thred psses the noth of the thred guide. 1 k Pss the thred ehind the needle r thred guide. The thred n esily e pssed ehind the needle r thred guide y holding the thred in your left hnd, nd pulling the thred into the guide from right to left. B A Thred guide disk th of the thred guide Needle r thred guide Lower the presser foot lever. l Presser foot lever 23
GETTING READY Cut the thred with the thred utter on the left side of the mhine. Lower the needle threder lever on the left side of the mhine, nd then slowly return the lever to its originl position. Thred utter te When using thred tht quikly winds off the spool, suh s metlli thred, it my e diffiult to thred the needle if the thred is ut. Therefore, insted of using the thred utter, pull out out 80 mm (pprox. 3 inhes) of thred fter pssing it through the thred guide disks (mrked 7 ). Needle threder lever The thred is pssed through the eye of the needle. te If the needle ws not ompletely threded, ut loop in the thred ws formed in the eye of the needle, refully pull the loop through the eye of the needle to pull out the end of the thred. 1 80 mm (3 inhes) or more When pulling out the thred, do not pull it with extreme fore, otherwise the needle my rek or end. 24
Rise the presser foot lever, pss the end of d the thred through the presser foot, nd then pull out out 5 m (2 inhes) of thred towrd the rer of the mhine. Cth the thred on the hook s shown elow. 1 5 m (2 inhes) The upper threding is finished. w tht the upper threding nd the lower threding re finished, you re redy to egin sewing. Needle threder lever Rise the needle threder lever, nd then pull the end of the thred whih pssed through the eye of the needle. te If the needle is not rised, the needle threder nnot thred the needle. Be sure to press (needle position utton) to rise the needle efore using the needle threder. For s without the thred guide disk While lowering the needle threder lever, hook the thred onto the guide. Be reful not to pull on the thred with fore or it my end the needle. Rise the presser foot lever, pss the end of d the thred through the presser foot, nd then pull out out 5 m (2 inhes) of thred towrd the rer of the mhine. 5 m (2 inhes) The upper threding is finished. Needle threder Thred Guide 25
GETTING READY Threding the needle mnully (without using the needle threder) When using speilty thred, suh s trnsprent nylon thred or metlli thred, wing needle or twin needle whih nnot e used with the needle threder, thred the needle s desried elow. Thred the mhine to the needle r thred guide. For detils, refer to Threding the upper thred (pge 20). Using the twin needle With the twin needle, you n sew two prllel lines of the sme stith with two different threds. Both upper threds should hve the sme thikness nd qulity. Be sure to use the twin needle nd the extr spool pin. For detils on the stithes tht n e sewn with the twin needle, refer to Stith Settings (pge 89). Lower the presser foot lever. Twin needle Extr spool pin Pressor foot lever Pss the thred through the eye of the needle from front to k. Only use the twin needle (prt ode: X59296-121). Use of ny other needle my end the needle or dmge the mhine. Never use ent needles. Bent needles n esily rek, possily resulting in injuries. The needle threder nnot e used with the twin needle. If the needle threder is used with the twin needle, the sewing mhine my e dmged. Instll the twin needle. For detils on instlling needle, refer to Repling the needle (pge 31). Thred the upper thred for the left needle. For detils, refer to steps through j of Threding the upper thred (pge 20). Do not touh the (strt/stop utton), (needle position utton) or (reverse/ reinforement stith utton). If one of the uttons is identlly pressed, the mhine will egin sewing nd your finger my e priked with the needle or the needle my rek. Mnully thred the left needle with the upper thred. Pss the thred through the eye of the needle from the front to the k. d Rise the presser foot lever, pss the end of the thred through the presser foot, nd then pull out out 5 m (2 inhes) of thred towrd the rer of the mhine. 26
d Insert the extr spool pin onto the end of the oin winder shft. Boin winder shft Extr spool pin Thred spool Atth zigzg foot J. h For detils on hnging the presser foot, refer to Repling the presser foot (pge 33). When using the twin needle, e sure to tth zigzg foot J, otherwise the needle my rek or the mhine my e dmged. Turn on the sewing mhine. i 1 e f Instll the thred spool nd thred the upper thred. Memo When setting the thred spool, set it so tht the thred winds off from the front of the spool. Thred the upper thred for the right side in the sme wy tht the upper thred for the left side ws threded. 1 j The LCD omes on. Selet stith. For detils on seleting stith, refer to Seleting stith (pge 42). For detils on the stithes tht n e sewn with the twin needle, refer to Stith Settings (pge 89). After djusting the stith width, slowly turn the hndwheel towrd you (ounterlokwise) nd hek tht the needle does not touh the presser foot. If the needle hits the presser foot, the needle my end or rek. Thred guide over For detils, refer to step through j of Threding the upper thred (pge 20). Press k (Needle mode seletion key). g Without pssing the thred through the needle r thred guide, mnully thred the right needle. Pss the thred through the eye of the needle from the front to the k. The twin needle n now e used. To return to single needle sewing, press (Needle mode seletion key). Even fter the sewing mhine is turned off, the twin needle setting is not nelled. When using the twin needle, e sure to selet the twin needle setting, otherwise the needle my rek or the mhine my e dmged. 27
GETTING READY l Strt sewing. For detils on strting to sew, refer to Strting to sew (pge 44). Two lines of stithing re sewn prllel to eh other. te When using the twin needle, the stithes my eome unhed together, depending on the types of thred nd fri tht re used. If this ours, inrese the stith length. For detils on djusting the stith length, refer to Adjusting the stith length nd width (pge 42). When hnging the sewing diretion, press (needle position utton) to rise the needle from the fri, nd then rise the presser foot lever nd turn the fri. Otherwise the needle my rek or the mhine my e dmged. Do not try turning the fri with the twin needle left down in the fri, otherwise the needle my rek or the mhine my e dmged. 28
Repling the Needle This setion provides informtion on sewing mhine needles. Needle preutions 1 Be sure to oserve the following preutions onerning the hndling of the needle. Filure to oserve these preutions is extremely dngerous, for exmple, if the needle reks nd frgments re dispersed. Be sure to red nd refully follow the instrutions elow. Only use home sewing mhine needles. Use of ny other needle my end the needle or dmge the mhine. Never use ent needles. Bent needles n esily rek, possily resulting in injuries. 29
GETTING READY Needle types nd their uses The sewing mhine needle tht should e used depends on the fri nd thred thikness. Refer to the following tle when hoosing the thred nd needle pproprite for the fri tht you wish to sew. Fri Type/Applition Type Thred Size Size of Needle Medium weight fris Brodloth Cotton thred 60 90 Tffet Syntheti thred Flnnel, Grdine Silk thred 50 75/11 90/14 Thin fris Lwn Georgette Cotton thred Syntheti thred 60 90 65/9 75/11 Chllis, Stin Silk thred 50 Thik fris Denim Corduroy Tweed Cotton thred Syntheti thred Silk thred 30 100/16 50 90/14 100/16 50-60 Streth fris Jersey Triot Thred for knits 50 60 Bll point needle 75/11 90/14 (golden olored) Esily fryed fris Cotton thred Syntheti thred 50 90 65/9 90/14 Silk thred 50 For top-stithing Syntheti thred Silk thred 30 100/16 50 60 90/11 90/14 te Never use thred of weight 20 or lower. It my use mlfuntions. Memo The smller the thred numer, the thiker the thred, nd the lrger the needle numer, the thiker the needle. Use the ll point needle when sewing on streth fris or fris where skipped stithes esily our. Use 90/14 to 100/16 needle with trnsprent nylon threds, regrdless of the fri eing sewn. The pproprite fri, thred nd needle omintions re shown in the tle ove. If the omintion of the fri, thred nd needle is not orret, prtiulrly when sewing thik fris (suh s denim) with thin needles (suh s 65/9 to 75/11), the needle my end or rek. In ddition, the stithing my e uneven or pukered or there my e skipped stithes. 30
Cheking the needle Sewing with ent needle is extremely dngerous sine the needle my rek while the mhine is eing operted. Before using the needle, ple the flt side of the needle on flt surfe nd hek tht the distne etween the needle nd the flt surfe is even. Repling the needle Reple the needle s desried elow. Use the srewdriver nd orret needle, s desried in Cheking the needle. Press (needle position utton) one or twie to rise the needle. 1 Flt side Needle type mrking Needle position utton Turn off the sewing mhine. Flt surfe If the distne etween the needle nd the flt surfe is not even, the needle is ent. Do not use ent needle. Before repling the needle, e sure to turn off the sewing mhine, otherwise injuries my our if the strt/stop utton is identlly pressed nd the mhine strts sewing. Lower the presser foot lever. Flt surfe Presser foot lever Before repling the needle, ple fri or pper under the presser foot to prevent the needle from flling into the hole in the needle plte. 31
GETTING READY d Loosen the needle lmp srew nd remove the needle. Hold the needle with your left hnd, nd then turn the srewdriver ounterlokwise with your right hnd. f While holding the needle with your left hnd, tighten the needle lmp srew. Turn the srewdriver lokwise. Instll the twin needle in the sme wy. Needle lmp srew Srewdriver Do not pply extreme fore when loosening or tightening the needle lmp srew, otherwise dmge to the mhine my result. Be sure to insert the needle until it touhes the needle stopper nd seurely tighten the needle lmp srew with the srewdriver, otherwise the needle my rek or dmge my result. e With the flt side of the needle towrd the rer of the mhine, insert the needle until it touhes the needle stopper. Needle stopper 32
Repling the Presser Foot Presser foot preutions Be sure to oserve the following preutions onerning the presser feet. 1 Use the presser foot pproprite for the type of stith tht you wish to sew, otherwise the needle my hit the presser foot, using the needle to end or rek. Only use presser feet designed speifilly for this sewing mhine. Use of ny other presser foot my result in injuries or dmge to the mhine. Repling the presser foot Reple the presser foot s desried elow. Press (needle position utton) one or twie to rise the needle. Rise the presser foot lever. Presser foot lever Needle position utton Turn off the sewing mhine. d Press the lk utton t the k of the presser foot holder to remove the presser foot. Before repling the presser foot, e sure to turn off the sewing mhine, otherwise injuries my our if the strt/stop utton is identlly pressed nd the mhine strts sewing. Mke sure tht the presser foot is instlled in the orret diretion, otherwise the needle my strike the presser foot, using it to rek nd use injuries. Blk utton Presser foot holder 33
GETTING READY e Ple the presser foot to e instlled elow the holder so tht the presser foot pin is ligned with the noth in the holder. Position the presser foot so the letter inditing the presser foot type (J, A, et.) is positioned to e red. g Rise the presser foot lever to hek tht the presser foot is seurely tthed. J 4 f Presser foot holder th Pin d Presser foot type Memo The ode for the presser foot to e used with eh stith ppers in the LCD. For detils on seleting stith, refer to Seleting stith (pge 42). Slowly lower the presser foot lever so tht the presser foot pin snps into the noth in the presser foot holder. Removing the presser foot holder Remove the presser foot holder when lening the sewing mhine or when instlling the optionl wlking foot. Remove the presser foot. For detils, refer to Repling the presser foot (pge 33). Loosen the presser foot holder srew, nd then remove the presser foot holder. Turn the srewdriver ounterlokwise. Presser foot lever Presser foot holder th d Pin Srewdriver Presser foot holder Srew d The presser foot is tthed. 34
Atthing the presser foot holder Align the presser foot holder with the presser r. Using the optionl wlking foot With the optionl wlking foot, oth piees of fri re fed evenly y the feed dogs nd the teeth on the presser foot. This is useful when sewing fris tht re hrd to feed suh s vinyl nd lether nd when sewing fris tht esily slip suh s velvets or when quilting. Use the srewdriver to tth the wlking foot. 1 Presser r Presser foot holder Hold up the presser foot holder with your right hnd, nd tighten the srew. With your left hnd, turn the srewdriver lokwise. te Thred the needle mnully when using the wlking foot, or only tth the wlking foot fter threding the needle using the needle threder. Atthing the wlking foot Remove the presser foot holder. For detils, refer to Removing the presser foot holder (pge 34). Hook the onneting fork of the wlking foot onto the needle lmp srew. te If the presser foot holder is not orretly instlled, the thred tension will e inorret. Be sure to seurely tighten the presser foot holder srew, otherwise the presser foot holder my fll off nd the needle my strike it, using the needle to end or rek. Conneting fork Needle lmp srew 35
GETTING READY Lower the presser foot lever, insert the presser foot holder srew, nd then tighten the srew with the srewdriver. Rise the presser foot lever. Presser foot holder srew Be sure to seurely tighten the srew with the srewdriver, otherwise the needle my touh the presser foot, using it to end or rek. Before strting to sew, slowly turn the hndwheel towrd you (ounterlokwise) nd hek tht the needle does not touh the presser foot. If the needle hits the presser foot, the needle my end or rek. te When sewing with the wlking foot, sew t speed etween slow nd medium. Removing the wlking foot Press (needle position utton) one or twie to rise the needle. Presser foot lever The presser foot is rised. With srewdriver, loosen the presser foot d holder srew, nd then remove the wlking foot. Presser foot holder srew Atth the presser foot holder. e For detils, refer to Removing the presser foot holder (pge 34). Memo Only the stright stith (with reinforement stithing) nd the zigzg stith n e used with the wlking foot. For detils on the stithes, refer to Stith Settings (pge 89). The optionl wlking foot is ville through your Brother deler. Needle position utton The needle is rised. Turn off the sewing mhine. 36
Useful Funtions Funtions useful in improving sewing effiieny re desried elow. Chnging the needle stop position rmlly, the sewing mhine is set to leve the needle in the fri when sewing is stopped. Insted, the mhine n e set to leve the needle rised when sewing is stopped. When the needle stops in the rised position The needle stops in the rised position when sewing ends. 1 Turn off the sewing mhine. Memo After sewing is finished, the fri n e pulled out. While pressing (utomti reverse/ reinforement stith key), turn on the sewing mhine. When mhine eeps twie, relese the utomti reverse/reinforement stith key. When the needle stops in the lowered position The needle stops in the lowered position when sewing ends. Memo Use this position to hnge the sewing diretion ( Chnging the sewing diretion (pge 50)) or to stop while sewing. Automti reverse/reinforement stith key The needle stop position hnges to the rised position. Memo Perform the sme opertion to hnge the needle stop position to the lowered position. 37
GETTING READY Chnging the initil needle position rmlly, the stright stith (left needle position) is utomtilly seleted when the sewing mhine is turned on. The mhine n e set so tht the stright stith (enter needle position) is utomtilly seleted when it is turned on. Turn off the sewing mhine. While pressing (needle mode seletion key), turn on the sewing mhine. When the mhine eeps twie, relese the needle mode seletion key. Needle mode seletion key (single/twin) The initil needle position is hnged to the enter needle position. Memo The speified initil needle position is mintined even fter the mhine is turned off. Perform the sme opertion to hnge the initil needle position to the left needle position. 38
Sewing Cylindril or Lrge Piees When sewing ylindril or lrge piees of fri, remove the flt ed tthment. Stithing ylindril piees Removing the flt ed tthment mkes it esier to sew ylindril piees suh s uffs nd pnt legs. Sewing lrge piees of fri The optionl wide tle mkes sewing lrge piees of fri esier. 1 Pull the flt ed tthment off to the left. Open up the legs t the ottom of the wide tle. Pull out the four legs until they snp into ple. With the flt ed tthment removed, free-rm sewing is possile. Slide the prt tht you wish to sew onto the rm, nd then sew from the top. Pull the flt ed tthment off to the left. When you re finished with free-rm sewing, instll the flt ed tthment k in its originl position. 39
GETTING READY Instll the wide tle. Keeping the wide tle level, fully slide it into ple. The lower right orner setion of the wide tle extends over the front setion of the sewing mhine ed. f Instll the flt ed tthment k in its originl position. Lower right orner Sewing mhine ed 1 2 te The optionl wide tle is ville through your Brother deler. d Turn the srew t the ottom of eh leg to djust their height so the wide tle will e level with the sewing mhine ed. Do not move the sewing mhine while the wide tle is tthed, otherwise dmge or injuries my our. e When you re finished using the wide tle, remove it. While slightly lifting up the wide tle, pull it off to the left. 40
2 SEWING BASICS Strting to Sew Bsi sewing opertions re desried elow. Before operting the sewing mhine, red the following preutions. While the mhine is in opertion, py speil ttention to the needle. In ddition, keep your hnds wy from ll moving prts suh s the needle, hndwheel, nd thred tke-up lever, otherwise injuries my our. Do not pull or push the fri too hrd while sewing, otherwise injuries my our or the needle my rek. Never use ent needles. Bent needles n esily rek, possily resulting in injuries. Use the orret presser foot for the type of stith tht you wish to sew, otherwise the needle my hit the presser foot, using the needle to end or rek. When sewing, mke sure tht the needle does not strike sting pins, otherwise the needle my rek or end. Before repling the presser foot, e sure to turn off the sewing mhine, otherwise injuries my our if the strt/stop utton is identlly pressed nd the mhine strts sewing. 2 Sewing proedure The si sewing proedure is shown elow. 1 Turn on the mhine. Turn on the sewing mhine. For detils, refer to Turning on the mhine (pge 14). 2 Selet stith. Selet stith pproprite for the pplition. For detils, refer to Seleting stith (pge 42). 3 Atth the presser foot. Atth the presser foot tht is pproprite for the type of stith tht you wish to sew. For detils, refer to Repling the presser foot (pge 33). 4 Strt sewing. Position the fri, nd then strt sewing. When sewing is finished, ut the threds. For detils, refer to Positioning the fri (pge 43), Strting to sew (pge 44), nd Cutting the thred (pge 48). 41
SEWING BASICS Seleting stith Selet eh stith y using the pttern seletion dil. Turn on the sewing mhine. Turn the pttern seletion dil to selet the stith to e sewn. Turn the dil to the right to inrese the numer, or turn the dil to the left to derese the numer. Adjusting the stith length nd width Exmple: To selet stith Turn the pttern seletion dil until 05 ppers in the LCD. Press + or side of (stith length key) to djust the stith length. Stith length key Stith length Fine d Corse + Pttern seletion dil The stith ppers in the LCD. Atth the presser foot indited in the LCD. Presser foot type For detils, refer to Repling the presser foot (pge 33). Memo The presser foot to e used is indited y the letter (J, A, et.) tht ppers ove the stith numer. d If neessry, djust the stith width nd stith length. For detils on mking djustments, refer to the next setion, Adjusting the stith length nd width 42