Chapter 2 Sewing Basics; Sewing; Stitch Types; Basic Sewing - Brother 882-W73 Operation Manual

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Chapter

SEWING

CAUTION
• To avoid injury, pay special attention to the
needle while the machine is in operation. Keep
your hands away from moving parts while the
machine is in operation.
• Do not stretch or pull the fabric during
sewing. Doing so may lead to injury.
• Do not use bent or broken needles. Doing so
may lead to injury.
• Do not attempt to sew over basting pins or
other objects during sewing. Otherwise, the
needle may break and cause injury.
IMPORTANT
• If stitches become bunched, lengthen the
stitch length setting before continuing sewing.
Otherwise, the needle may break and cause
injury.

Stitch Types

 Utility Stitches
1 Straight/Overcasting
2 Decorative Stitches
3 Heirloom Stitches
4 Buttonholes/Bar tacks
5 Multi-directional
6 Sewing Quilting Stitches
7 Other Stitches
8 Stitch Tapering
SEWING BASICS
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2
3
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7
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 Character/Decorative Stitches
1
2
4
7
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A
C
D
1 Decorative stitch patterns
2 7mm decorative stitch patterns
You can set stitch length and width.
3 Satin stitch patterns
4 7mm satin stitch patterns
You can set stitch length and width.
5 Cross stitch
6 Utility decorative stitch patterns
7 Alphabet characters (gothic font)
8 Alphabet characters (handwriting font)
9 Alphabet characters (outline)
0 Cyrillic font
A MY CUSTOM STITCH (page 99)
You can design original stitches.
B Stitch patterns stored in MY CUSTOM STITCH
(page 101)
C Stitch patterns saved in the machine's memory (page 97)
D Stitch patterns saved in USB media (page 97)
E Stitch patterns to be transferred via the wireless network
(page 97)

Basic Sewing

Note
• First, perform a trial sewing, using a piece of fabric
and thread that are the same as those used for
your project.
a
Turn the main power to ON and touch
the utility stitches, and press
button) to raise the needle.
SEWING
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3
5
6
8
9
B
E
to display
(Needle position
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