Gathering; Darning; Appliqués - Brother 885-X36 Operation Manual

USING ATTACHMENTS AND APPLICATIONS — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —

Gathering

Stitch Name
Straight Stitch
Loosen the tension of the upper thread so
1
that the lower thread lies on the underside
of the material.
Sew a single row (or many rows) of
2
straight stitches.
Pull the lower threads to gather the
3
material.

Darning

Stitch Name
Straight Stitch
Raise the presser foot lever, and then slide
1
the feed dog position switch to
page 15).
Remove both the presser foot and presser
2
foot holder assembly and then lower the
presser foot lever.
Put the section you want to darn under
3
the presser foot together with fabric for
reinforcement.
Turn on the machine.
4
CAUTION
●
Do not turn on the machine while
pressing down the foot controller.
43
Stitch Length
Pattern
[mm (inch)]
2
4 (3/16)
Stitch Length
Pattern
[mm (inch)]
2
Any
(see
Begin sewing by alternating between
5
gently drawing the work away from you
and pulling it toward you.
Note
● Sew while holding the fabric stretched in
order to keep the fabric held down.
Repeat this motion until the section being
6
darned is filled with parallel lines of stitching.
When you are finished darning, slide the feed
7
dog position switch to
and turn the handwheel to raise the dogs.
Memo
● The feed dog position switch is normally set
to the right side.
● The feed dogs come up when you start
sewing again.
Appliqués
Stitch Stitch Length
Pattern
Name [mm (inch)]
3
Zigzag
Stitch (1/64-1/16)
You can create an appliqué by cutting a different piece
of fabric into a shape and applying it as a decoration.
Baste the cut design to the fabric.
1
Carefully sew around the edge of the
2
design with a zigzag stitch.
(see page 15),
Stitch Width
[mm (inch)]
F-2
Any