Brother 885-X23 Manuals

Table of Contents

• • 1

    Sewing Machine

• 2

  Important Safety Instructions

  • 4

    Table of Contents

• 5

  Accessories

  • 5

    Optional Accessories

• 5

  1 Knowing Your Sewing Machine

• 6

  The Main Parts

  • 6

    Flat Bed Attachment

• 7

  Using Your Sewing Machine

  • 7

    Connecting Plugs
  • 8

    Main Power and Sewing Light Switch
  • 8

    Foot Controller
  • 8

    Checking the Needle
  • 8

    Replacing the Needle
  • 9

    Changing the Presser Foot

• 10

  The Controls

  • 10

    Pattern Selection Dial
  • 10

    Stretch Stitching
  • 11

    Patterns and Stitch Names
  • 12

    Stitch Length Dial
  • 12

    Reverse Sewing Lever

• 13

  Threading the Machine

  • 13

    Winding the Bobbin
  • 15

    Lower Threading
  • 16

    Lower Threading (For Models Equipped with a Quick-Set Bobbin)
  • 17

    Upper Threading
  • 19

    Using the Needle Threader (For Models Equipped with a Needle Threader)
  • 20

    Drawing Up the Lower Thread

• 22

  Fabric, Thread, and Needle Combinations

• 23

  2 Sewing Basics

  • 23

    Please Read before Sewing
  • 23

    Starting Sewing
  • 24

    Trial Sewing
  • 24

    Changing the Sewing Direction
  • 24

    Sewing Thick Fabrics
  • 25

    Sewing Thin Fabrics
  • 25

    Sewing Stretch Fabrics
  • 25

    Stitching Cylindrical Pieces
  • 25

    Sewing with a Twin Needle (Option)
  • 27

    Thread Tension

• 28

  3 Built-In Stitches

  • 28

    Straight Stitching
  • 28

    Zigzag Stitching
  • 28

    Blind Hem Stitching
  • 30

    Shell Tuck Stitching
  • 30

    Elastic Stitching
  • 31

    Double Action Stitching
  • 31

    Fagoting
  • 32

    Overedge Stitching
  • 32

    Feather Stitching
  • 33

    Triple Zigzag Stretch Stitching
  • 33

    Decorative Stitching

• 34

  4 Sewing Buttonholes and Buttons

  • 34

    Making a Buttonhole
  • 35

    Adjusting Buttonholes
  • 36

    Sewing Buttons

• 37

  5 Using Attachments and Applications

  • 37

    Zipper Insertion
  • 38

    Gathering
  • 38

    Darning
  • 38

    Appliqués

• 39

  Optional Accessories

  • 39

    Using the Blind Stitch Foot

• 41

  6 Appendix

• 41

  Maintenance

  • 41

    Restrictions On Oiling
  • 41

    Precautions On Storing the Machine
  • 41

    Cleaning

• 43

  Troubleshooting

• 46

  Index