Replacing And Selecting Needle - Brother BES-1261BC Instruction Manual

Chapter 1 Preparation of Embroidery Machine

4-3 Replacing and Selecting Needle

* Relationship between materials and needles
Material
Denim
Leather
Handkerchief
Shirt
Towel
38
q
w
Needle Needle thickness
#14,
#16, #18
#9, #10
DB x K5
#11,
#12, #13
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Removing needle
Loosen the set screw q and remove the needle
q.
Attaching needle
With the flat side facing the front, insert the
needle all the way until it meets the end of the
needle bar. Tighten the set screw q firmly.
Note) • Set the needle so that the notched part will
come on the rotary hook side.
• The needle should not be angled to the left
(when viewed from the front).
Selecting needle
• When using special threads such as gold,
silver, and rame yarn, use a heavy-duty
needle (#11 ~ #16). For better finish, paste
the waxed paper on the back of the
material.
• In general, use DBxK5 #11 ~ #18 according
to the material thickness.
materials, use DBxK23 #11 because its
rounded point prevents the knit thread from
breaking.
For knitted