Sewing Thin Fabrics; Sewing Stretch Fabrics; Stitching Cylindrical Pieces - Brother 885-E47 Operation Manual

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Sewing thin fabrics

When sewing thin fabrics, the stitching may become
misaligned or the fabric may not feed correctly.
Move the needle (be to use a fine needle) to the
furthest left or righthand position so that the fabric
does not get pulled down into the feed dog area. If
this occurs, place thin paper or stabilizer material
under the fabric and sew it together with the fabric.
When you have finished sewing, tear off any excess
paper.
a Stabilizer material or paper

Sewing stretch fabrics

First, baste the pieces of fabric together, and then
sew without stretching the fabric.
a Basting
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Stitching cylindrical pieces

Removing the flat bed attachment makes it easier to
sew cylindrical pieces such as cuffs and pant legs, or
hard-to-reach areas.
a Pull the flat bed attachment to the left to
release it.
a Flat bed attachment
With the flat bed attachment removed,
free-arm sewing is possible.
• When sewing cylindrical pieces, follow the
next step.
Note
● When you are finished with free-arm
sewing, install the flat bed attachment back
in its original position.
b Slide the part that you wish to sew onto the
arm, and then sew from the top.