Cutting The Thread - Brother Innov-is 500D Operation Manual

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SEWING BASICS
After 3 to 5 reverse stitches have been sewn,
release (Reverse/reinforcement stitch
button).
The machine stops sewing.
Press (Start/stop button), or press down
on the foot controller.
At this time, if the start/stop button is held
pressed, the machine sews at a low speed.
The machine starts sewing in the normal
sewing direction.
After sewing to the end of the stitching, the
sewing machine stops.
Release the start/stop button or foot controller.
3
4
Beginning of stitching
End of stitching
■ Sewing stitches
Reverse stitches are set for the
stitches.
When (Reverse/reinforcement stitch button)
is pressed with stitches other than these,
reinforcement stitches are used. Reinforcement
stitches are 3 to 5 stitches sewn on top of each
other in one place.
Reverse stitching
Reinforcement stitching
Memo
The sewing machine can be set to
automatically sew reverse or reinforcement
stitches at the beginning and end of the
stitching. For details, refer to "Automatically
sewing reverse/reinforcement stitches" (page
59).
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Cutting the thread

When you have finished sewing, cut the threads.
■ Using the thread cutter button
1
2
5
6
1 3 7
and
● Do not press the thread cutter button
after the threads have already been cut,
otherwise the needle may break, the
threads may become tangled or damage
to the machine may occur.
● Do not press the thread cutter button if
there is no fabric under the presser foot or
while the machine is sewing, otherwise
damage to the machine may occur.
When you wish to finish the stitching, press
(Thread cutter button) once.
Thread cutter button
The threads are cut and the needle is raised.
Raise the presser foot lever, then remove the
fabric.
Presser foot lever
CAUTION