Hooping The Fabric; Hooping The Fabric In The Extra-Large And Large Embroidery Frames - Brother 884-T13 Operation Manual

Hooping the Fabric

Hooping the fabric in the extra-large and large embroidery frames

a Loosen the screw on the outer frame.
1 Screw
b Place the fabric with right side up on top of
the outer frame.
• The outer frame does not have a front or back side.
Either side can be used as the front.
c Press the inner frame into the outer frame.
First insert the inner frame at the corner with the screw
A, next insert the nearby one corner B, and then
insert the opposite corner C. Then insert the opposite
corner (non screw) D.
First, align the inner and outer frames at the corner
with the screw A. Then, while lightly pulling the
fabric in the direction indicated by arrow B so that the
fabric is taut, insert the inner frame at corner B. In the
same way, lightly pull the fabric in the direction
indicated by arrow C and insert corner C, and then
lightly pull the fabric in the direction indicated by
arrow D and insert corner D.
• Be sure that there are no wrinkles in the fabric after it
is stretched in the embroidery frame.
OTHER BASIC PROCEDURES
d While stretching the fabric even more,
securely tighten the screw so that the fabric
is taut.
• After stretching the fabric, lightly tapping it should
produce a drum-like sound.
• Firmly clamp together the inner and outer frames so
that their tops are even.
1 Outer frame
2 Inner frame
3 Right side of fabric
4 Top of inner and outer frames are even
• Using the included disc-shaped screwdriver, firmly
tighten the screw.
1 Disc-shaped screwdriver
Memo
• To correctly frame the fabric in the
embroidery frame, we recommend using a
flat surface.
• Refer to "Hooping fabric in the small
embroidery frame" on page 49 for details on
hooping smaller frames.
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