Brother SB4138 - Manual (Page 7)

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SEWING BASICS 49
Sewing...............................................................................................................................50
General sewing procedure .............................................................................................................................. 50
Positioning the fabric ...................................................................................................................................... 51
Starting to sew................................................................................................................................................. 52
Securing the stitching ...................................................................................................................................... 54
Cutting the thread ........................................................................................................................................... 55
Adjusting the Thread Tension ............................................................................................57
Thread tension ................................................................................................................................................ 57
Changing the tension of the upper thread ....................................................................................................... 58
Adjusting the Stitch Width and Length ..............................................................................59
Adjusting the stitch width ................................................................................................................................ 59
Adjusting the stitch length ............................................................................................................................... 60
Useful Functions................................................................................................................61
Changing the needle stop position ................................................................................................................. 61
Automatically sewing reverse/reinforcement stitches............................................................................................... 61
Automatically cutting the thread .................................................................................................................... 63
Saving stitch settings ....................................................................................................................................... 64
Hands-free raising and lowering of the presser foot ........................................................................................ 65
Useful Sewing Tips ............................................................................................................66
Trial sewing .................................................................................................................................................... 66
Changing the sewing direction ................................................................................................................................. 66
Sewing curves ................................................................................................................................................. 66
Sewing thick fabrics ........................................................................................................................................67
Sewing thin fabrics.......................................................................................................................................... 67
Sewing stretch fabrics...................................................................................................................................... 67
Sewing leathers or vinyl fabrics ...................................................................................................................... 68
Sewing an even seam allowance .................................................................................................................... 68
Sewing hook-and-loop fastener ....................................................................................................................... 68
UTILITY STITCHES 69
Selecting Stitching .............................................................................................................70
Selecting stitch types and patterns .................................................................................................................. 70
Selecting stitching ........................................................................................................................................... 72
Overcasting Stitches..........................................................................................................76
Sewing overcasting stitches using overcasting foot “G” ................................................................................... 76
Sewing overcasting stitches using zigzag foot “J”............................................................................................. 77
Sewing overcasting stitches using the side cutter ............................................................................................. 78
Basic Stitching ...................................................................................................................80
Basting ............................................................................................................................................................ 80
Basic stitching ................................................................................................................................................. 81
Blind Hem Stitching ..........................................................................................................82
Buttonhole Stitching/Button Sewing..................................................................................84
Buttonhole sewing .......................................................................................................................................... 85
Button sewing ................................................................................................................................................. 89
Zipper Insertion.................................................................................................................91
Inserting a centered zipper .............................................................................................................................. 91
Inserting a side zipper ..................................................................................................................................... 93
Zipper/piping Insertion .....................................................................................................96
Inserting a centered zipper .............................................................................................................................. 96
Inserting a piping ............................................................................................................................................ 97
Sewing Stretch Fabrics and Elastic Tape ............................................................................98
Stretch stitching............................................................................................................................................... 98
Elastic attaching .............................................................................................................................................. 98
Appliqué, Patchwork and Quilt Stitching ........................................................................100
Appliqué stitching ......................................................................................................................................... 101
Patchwork (crazy quilt) stitching .................................................................................................................. 102
Piecing .......................................................................................................................................................... 102