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Sewing Stretch Fabrics and Elastic Tape ............. 25
Stretch stitching ................................................................... 25
Elastic attaching ................................................................... 25
Appliqué, Patchwork and Quilt Stitching ........... 26
Appliqué stitching ................................................................ 26
Patchwork (crazy quilt) stitching .......................................... 27
Piecing................................................................................. 27
Quilting ............................................................................... 29
Free motion quilting............................................................. 30
Satin stitching using the sewing speed controller.................. 34
Reinforcement Stitching ..................................... 35
Triple stretch stitching .......................................................... 35
Bar tack stitching ................................................................. 35
Darning ............................................................................... 36
Eyelet Stitching................................................... 38
Attaching Patches or Emblems to Shirt Sleeves..... 39
Decorative Stitching........................................... 41
Fagoting ............................................................................... 41
Scallop stitching................................................................... 42
Smocking ............................................................................. 42
Shell tuck stitching ............................................................... 43
Joining ................................................................................. 43
Heirloom stitching ............................................................... 44
D Decorative sewing
Chapter 1 CHARACTER / DECORATIVE
STITCHES
Selecting Stitch Patterns ....................................... 2
Selecting decorative stitch patterns/satin stitch patterns/
7 mm satin stitch patterns/cross stitch/utility decorative stitch
patterns .................................................................................. 2
Characters.............................................................................. 2
Sewing Stitch Patterns .......................................... 4
Sewing attractive finishes ....................................................... 4
Basic sewing .......................................................................... 4
Making adjustments ............................................................... 5
Editing Stitch Patterns .......................................... 7
Changing the size .................................................................. 9
Changing the length (for 7 mm satin stitch patterns only) ....... 9
Creating a horizontal mirror image ........................................ 9
Sewing a pattern continuously ............................................... 9
Changing thread density (for satin stitch patterns only) ......... 10
Returning to the beginning of the pattern ............................. 10
Checking the image ............................................................. 11
Combining Stitch Patterns .................................. 12
Before combining ................................................................ 12
Combining various stitch patterns ........................................ 12
Combining large and small stitch patterns ............................ 12
Combining horizontal mirror image stitch patterns............... 13
Combining stitch patterns of different length ........................ 13
Making step stitch patterns ................................................... 14
Using The Memory Function .............................. 15
Stitch data precautions ......................................................... 15
Saving stitch patterns in the machine's memory ................... 15
Saving stitch patterns to USB flash drive............................... 16
Retrieving stitch patterns from the machine's memory.......... 17
Recalling from USB flash drive............................................. 17
Chapter 2 MY CUSTOM STITCH
Designing a Stitch............................................... 19
Entering Stitch Data ........................................... 21
Editing a built-in sample pattern........................................... 23
Using Stored Custom Stitches............................. 24
Storing custom stitches in your list ....................................... 24
Retrieving stored stitches...................................................... 24
E Embroidering
Chapter 1 EMBROIDERY
Selecting Patterns................................................. 2
Selecting embroidery patterns/Brother "Exclusives"/floral
alphabet patterns .................................................................... 2
Selecting character patterns .................................................... 2
Selecting frame patterns ......................................................... 4
Editing Patterns .................................................... 5
Moving the pattern ................................................................. 6
Changing the size of the pattern ............................................. 6
Rotating the pattern ................................................................ 6
Changing the thread color ...................................................... 7
Creating a horizontal mirror image ......................................... 7
Changing the density (alphabet character and frame
patterns only) ......................................................................... 7
Deleting the pattern................................................................ 7
Displaying patterns in the screen magnification...................... 8
After editing ........................................................................... 8
Editing Character Patterns ................................... 9
Changing the colors of alphabet character patterns ................ 9
Switching between text written vertically and horizontally ..... 9
Changing the font of entered characters ............................... 10
Changing character spacing ................................................. 10
Reducing character spacing.................................................. 10
Separating combined character patterns ............................... 10
Editing single characters ....................................................... 11
Changing the configuration of character patterns.................. 12
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Combining Patterns............................................ 13
Editing combined patterns .................................................... 13
Embroidering combined patterns .......................................... 14
Editing All Patterns............................................. 15
Moving the pattern ............................................................... 15
Rotating the pattern .............................................................. 15
Aligning the pattern and the needle ...................................... 15
Embroidering linked characters ............................................ 16
Embroidery Applications.................................... 18
Sewing embroidery patterns which use appliqué .................. 18
Using a frame pattern to make an appliqué (1) ..................... 20
Using a frame pattern to make an appliqué (2) ..................... 21
Sewing split embroidery patterns .......................................... 22
Adjustments During the Embroidery Process ..... 23
If the bobbin runs out of thread ............................................ 23
If the thread breaks during sewing ........................................ 24
Restarting from the beginning ............................................... 24
Resuming embroidery after turning off the power ................. 24
Making Embroidery Adjustments ....................... 26
Adjusting thread tension ....................................................... 26
Adjusting the bobbin case (with no color on the screw)........ 27
Using the automatic thread cutting function
(END COLOR TRIM) ............................................................ 28
Adjusting the embroidery speed ........................................... 28
Changing the "Embroidery Frame Display" .......................... 28
Selecting/displaying patterns according to the embroidery
frame size............................................................................. 29
Changing the background colors of the embroidery
patterns ................................................................................ 30
Specifying the size of pattern thumbnails.............................. 30
Using the Memory Function............................... 31
Embroidery data precautions ................................................ 31
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Saving embroidery patterns in the machine's memory .......... 32
Saving embroidery patterns to USB flash drive ..................... 33
Retrieving patterns from the machine's memory ................... 33
Recalling from USB flash drive ............................................. 34
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