Brother PC-8200 User Manual page 5

PATCHWORK STITCH........................................77
FAGOTING ..........................................................78
DECORATIVE STITCHING .................................79
Decorative stitching .......................................79
Shell tacking ..................................................79
HEM-STITCH (HEIRLOOM STITCH) ..................80
" " hem-stitching.........................................80
" " hem-stitching ........................................81
LATERAL SEWING (STRAIGHT/ZIGZAG)..........82
3. CHARACTER AND DECORATIVE STITCHES
..................................................84
CHARACTER SEWING .......................................84
Combinations of characters ...........................85
DECORATIVE STITCHES ...................................86
SATIN STITCHES................................................87
CROSS STITCHING ............................................88
CHARACTER AND
DECORATIVE STITCH ADJUSTMENT...............89
Changing the pattern size (Actual size) .........89
Single/repeat sewing .....................................89
Elongation......................................................90
Changing the stitch length and
the stitch width ...............................................91
Customize patterns by combining satin
stitches or one-point stitches and using the
" " and " " keys......................................92
Confirming entry of combined
stitch patterns ................................................94
Saving combined stitch patterns....................94
SEWING...............................................................96
Sewing attractive finishes ..............................96
Using a pattern sheet.....................................96
Sewing ...........................................................97
ADJUSTING STITCH PATTERN .........................99
4. EMBROIDERING
................................................100
PREPARATION BEFORE SEWING ..................100
Attaching embroidery foot "Q"......................100
Fitting embroidery unit .................................101
Removing the embroidery unit.....................101
Placing the embroidery unit into its case .....102
Initializing the embroidery unit .....................102
SELECTING AND SEWING PATTERNS ..........103
Selecting alphabetical characters ................103
Selecting one-point patterns ........................104
Selecting frame patterns..............................105
Selecting floral alphabets.............................106
Selecting patterns from a memory card.......107
MEMORY ...........................................................109
Saving a pattern combination in memory ....109
EMBROIDERING ...............................................110
Embroidering attractive finishes...................110
Setting the fabric into the embroidery
frame............................................................110
Fitting the embroidery frame to
the embroidery unit ......................................112
Embroidering ...............................................113
Embroidering a single color pattern
when "MULTI COLOR" is displayed ............115
Changing the stitch density for characters
and some frame patterns.............................115
MOVING THE LOCATION (LAYOUT) ...............116
Moving the embroidery location...................117
Checking the embroidering area..................117
Embroidering from a specific starting point..118
Changing the pattern direction.....................118
Reversing patterns.......................................119
Using the "IMAGE" key ................................119
Changing the size of characters and frame
patterns........................................................120
ADJUSTMENTS DURING THE EMBROIDERY
PROCESS..........................................................121
If the thread breaks during embroidering.....121
Continuing a pattern after the power
has been momentarily turned off .................121
When sewing again from the beginning.......122
EMBROIDERY APPLICATIONS........................123
Linking characters........................................123
Embroidering appliques
(using a frame pattern) ................................124
Embroidering onto small pieces
of fabric or onto corners...............................126
5. EDITING EMBROIDERY PATTERNS
................................................127
EDITING FUNCTION .........................................127
One-point pattern and frame pattern
combinations................................................127
One-point pattern and character
combinations................................................127
One-point pattern, frame pattern and
character combinations................................127
Explanation of functions...............................128
EXAMPLE OF PATTERN EDITING...................129
Moving the sewing position..........................132
Changing the character spacing ..................132
Changing the sizes of characters and
frame patterns..............................................133
Rotating patterns .........................................133
Reversing patterns horizontally ...................134
Deleting patterns..........................................134
Editing a memory card pattern.....................135
EMBROIDERING AN EDITED PATTERN .........136
MODIFYING AN EDITED PATTERN.................137
Modifying one pattern while editing a
different pattern............................................137
Correcting a pattern after editing is
finished ........................................................138
SAVING A PATTERN COMBINATION TO
MEMORY ...........................................................139
6. RETRIEVING
................................................141
RETRIEVING CHARACTERS AND
PATTERNS ........................................................141
RETRIEVING AN EMBROIDERY PATTERN ....142
RETRIEVING AN EDITED PATTERN ...............143
DELETING A STORED PATTERN ....................144
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