Useful Sewing Tips; Trial Sewing; Changing The Sewing Direction; Sewing Curves - Brother 885-V31 Operation Manual

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Useful Sewing Tips

Various ways to achieve better results for your sewing projects are described below. Refer to these tips when
sewing your project.

Trial sewing

After you have set up the machine with the thread
and needle appropriate for the type of fabric being
sewn, the machine automatically sets the stitch
length and width for the stitch that is selected.
However, a trial piece of fabric should be sewn since,
depending on the type of fabric and stitching being
sewn, the desired results may not be achieved.
For the trial sewing, use a piece of fabric and thread
that are the same as those used for your project, and
check the thread tension and stitch length and width.
Since the results differ depending on the type of
stitching and the number of layers of fabric sewn,
perform the trial sewing under the same conditions
that will be used with your project.

Changing the sewing direction

a When the stitching reaches a corner, stop the
sewing machine.
Leave the needle lowered (in the fabric). If the
needle remained up when the machine stopped
sewing, press
lower the needle.
b Raise the presser foot lever, and then turn the
fabric.
Turn the fabric using the needle as a pivot.
c Lower the presser foot lever and continue
sewing.
(Needle position button) to

Sewing curves

Stop sewing, and then slightly change the sewing
direction to sew around the curve. For details on
sewing with an even seam allowance, refer to
"Sewing an even seam allowance" (page 67).
When sewing along a curve while using a zigzag
stitch, select a shorter stitch length in order to obtain
a finer stitch.

Sewing thick fabrics

■ If the fabric does not fit under the presser foot
Raise the presser foot lever even higher to bring
the presser foot to its highest position.

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