Hooping The Fabric In The Embroidery Frame - Brother 884-T23 Operation Manual

No. of Backing Pieces
Fabric/
Garment
1 tear-away
A higher stitch density or more under
Corduroy
stitches, as well as a topping, may be
necessary to prevent stitches from sinking
into the fabric.
1 or 2 lightweight tear-
away
Reduce embroidery speed. The thread
tension should be low. Use topping for
Lingerie or
designs with high detail or small lettering. For
silk
very fine fabrics, use a thinner thread. Avoid
extremely narrow satin stitching on letters or
details; instead increase satin stitch width or
use a bean stitch. Gently remove (don't pull)
backing and topping from garment.
1 cut-away or iron-on
cut-away
Sweater knit
Use tightly woven organza or curtain fabric
in a matching color as a backing for bulky or
"holey" knits.
1 cut-away or adhesive
tear-away
Highly detailed designs may require two
Sweatshirt
layers of lightweight cut-away stabilizer. Use
a topping on extra-thick fabrics or with fine-
detail designs.
1 light-weight cut-away
or iron-on cut-away
T-shirt
Use a topping on designs with fine detail or
small lettering. Tensions should be light.
Avoid stitch-heavy designs.
Note
• Due to the wide variety of fabrics and stabilizers
available, the above information should be used as
guideline only. If unsure of a particular fabric/
stabilizer combination, please embroider a test
sample prior to the finished garment.

Hooping the fabric in the embroidery frame

Note
• If the fabric is not taut, the pattern may be
misaligned or the fabric may pucker. Follow the
procedure described below to firmly smooth the
fabric in the embroidery frame so that the fabric is
not loose. In addition, be sure to work on a level
surface when putting the fabric in the embroidery
frame.
No. of Topping
Pieces
Comments
1 water-soluble
Optional
1 water-soluble
Optional
Optional
a Select an embroidery frame.
From the sizes of embroidery frames indicated in the
screen, select the embroidery frame that you wish to
use.
Embroidery frames that can be used appear lighter
( ) embroidery frames that cannot be used appear
darker ( ).
Memo
• If the embroidery frame holder is not attached to
the machine, the embroidering area will not display
the correct frame size. (page 66)
■ Embroidery frame types
There are four sizes of embroidery frames included with
this machine, which are used with the included
embroidery frame holder A. For details on the uses for
each frame, refer to "Correctly using the embroidery
frames" on page 67.
Icon
Embroidery area
Extra-large embroidery frame
300 mm (W) × 200 mm (H)
(11-3/4 inches (W) × 7-7/8 inches (H))
Large embroidery frame
180 mm (W) × 130 mm (H)
(7-1/8 inches (W) × 5-1/8 inches (H))
Medium embroidery frame
100 mm (W) × 100 mm (H)
(4 inches (W) × 4 inches (H))
Small embroidery frame
60 mm (W) × 40 mm (H)
(2-3/8 inches (W) × 1-1/2 inches (H))
If you use any of the optional embroidery frames, the
following icons appear in the screen.
: Embroidery frame holder B
: Embroidery frame holder C
: Embroidery frame holder D
: Embroidery frame holder E
: Embroidery frame holder F
: Cap frame
: Cylinder frame
: Magnetic sash frame
BASIC EMBROIDERY
Name
63
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