Table Of Contents - Brother 888-X64 Operation Manual

CONTENTS
IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS .......... 1
3. BUILT-IN STITCHES ................. 29
1. KNOWING YOUR SEWING
MACHINE .................................. 5
ACCESSORIES ................................................ 5
Optional accessories .......................................... 5
Straight stitching ................................................ 29
Zig.zag stitching ................................................. 29
Blind hem stitching ........................................... 30
Overedge stitching ............................................ 31
Elastic stitching ........................................•........ 31
Double action stitching ..................................... 32
THE MAIN PARTS ..........................................
6
Flat bed attachment ............................................ 6
4 . . SEWING BUTTONHOLES ........ 33
USING YOUR SEWING MACHINE ................
7
Connecting plugs ................................................ 7
Main power and sewing light switch ......... , ........ 6
Foot controller .................................................... 6
Making a buttonhole ......................................... 33
Adjusting buttonholes ....................................... 34
Checking the needle ........................................... 6
Replacing the needle .......................................... 8
Changing the presser foot ................................. 10
5. USING ATTACHMENTS AND
APPLICATIONS ....................... 35
THE CONTROL S .......................................... 11
Pattern selection dial ........................................ 11
Zipper insertion ................................................. 35
Patterns and stitch names ................................. 11
Gatheri ng .......................................................... 36
Reverse sewing lever ........................................ 12
THREADING THE MACHINE ....................... 13
Appl iques ......................................................... .36
USING OPTIONAL ACCESSORIES ............... 37
Winding the bobbin ......................................... 13
Lower threading ............................................... 15
Lower threading (for models equipped w ith a
qu ick-set bobbin) .............................................. 16
Upper threading ............................................... 17
Using the needle threader (for models equipped
with a needle threader) ..................................... 19
D rawing up the lower thread ............................ 21
FABRIC, THREAD, ANO NEEDLE
COMBINATIONS ......................................... 22
Sewing buttons .................................................. 37
Darning ............................................................. 36
Using the blind stitch foot ................................. 39
6 . . APPENDIX ................................ 40
MAINTENANCE ............................................ 40
Restrictions on o il ing ........................................ .40
Precautions on storing the machine .................. .40
Cleaning ........................................................... 40
2. SEWING BASICS ....................... 23
TROUBLESHOOTING .................................. 42
INDEX .......................................................... 45
Please read before sewing ................................ 23
Starting sewing ................................................. 23
Trial sewing ...................................................... 24
Changing the sewing direction ......................... 24
S ewing thick fabrics .......................................... 24
Sewing thin fabrics ........................................... 2S
Sewing stretch fabrics ....................................... 25
Stitching cyli ndrical pieces ............................... 25
Sewing with a twin needle (Option) ...... .......... .. 2S
Thread tension .................................................. 27
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