Overedge Stitching; Elastic Stitching - Brother 888-X53 Operation Manual

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Slide the part that you wish to sew onto
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the arm, make sure that the fabric feeds
correctly, and then start sewing.
1 Arm
After selecting a stitch, slowly turn the
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handwheel toward you
(counterclockwise) until the needle has
moved from the right side to the left.
Position the fabric under the presser foot,
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and then adjust the fabric position until
the needle slightly catches the fold of the
hem when the needle comes to the left
end of the stitch.
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Lower the presser foot lever.
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Sew at a slow speed holding the fabric
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with your hands, so that the needle
slightly catches the fold of the hem.
Remove the basting stitching and turn the
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fabric right side up.
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1 Wrong side of fabric
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1 Wrong side of fabric
2 Fold of hem
3 Needle drop point
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1 Needle
2 Needle drop point
3 Fold of hem
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2 Right side of fabric

Overedge stitching

Stitch Name Pattern
15
Overedge Stitch
* Stitch no. 15 is only available on certain models.
Put the fabric under the presser foot so
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that the seamline (or arrowhead point) is
approximately 3 mm (1/8 inch) to the left
of the center of the presser foot.
• If the seam allowance is wider than the stitch
pattern, trim away any excess fabric after
stitching.

Elastic stitching

Stitch Name Pattern
13
Elastic Stitch
You can use the Elastic Stitch for mending, sewing
elastic or joining fabric. Each is explained below.
Stitch
Stitch Width
Length
[mm (inch)]
[mm (inch)]
2 (1/16) 5 (3/16)
Stitch
Stitch Width
Length
[mm (inch)]
[mm (inch)]
1 (1/16) 5 (3/16)
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