Brother SB4138 - Manual (Page 8)

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Quilting ........................................................................................................................................................ 104
Free-motion quilting......................................................................................................................................105
Satin stitching using the sewing speed controller .......................................................................................... 106
Reinforcement Stitching ..................................................................................................108
Triple stretch stitching ................................................................................................................................... 108
Bar tack stitching........................................................................................................................................... 108
Darning......................................................................................................................................................... 110
Eyelet Stitching................................................................................................................112
Horizontal Stitching ........................................................................................................113
Decorative Stitching........................................................................................................115
Fagoting ........................................................................................................................................................ 116
Scallop stitching ............................................................................................................................................ 117
Smocking ...................................................................................................................................................... 117
Shell tuck stitching ........................................................................................................................................ 118
Joining .......................................................................................................................................................... 119
Heirloom stitching ........................................................................................................................................ 119
Sewing the Various Built-In Decorative Patterns.............................................................122
Sewing beautiful patterns .............................................................................................................................. 122
Sewing patterns ............................................................................................................................................. 122
Combining patterns ....................................................................................................................................... 123
Repeat sewing patterns.................................................................................................................................. 124
Checking the selected pattern ....................................................................................................................... 124
Changing the pattern size .............................................................................................................................. 125
Changing the stitch density ........................................................................................................................... 126
Changing the pattern length .......................................................................................................................... 127
Shifting patterns ............................................................................................................................................ 128
Mirror imaging the pattern ............................................................................................................................ 129
Saving patterns.............................................................................................................................................. 130
Retrieving a pattern ....................................................................................................................................... 130
Realigning the pattern ................................................................................................................................... 131
Designing a Pattern .........................................................................................................133
Drawing a sketch of the pattern.................................................................................................................... 133
Entering the pattern data ............................................................................................................................... 134
Examples of designs ......................................................................................................................................136
APPENDIX 137
Stitch Settings..................................................................................................................138
Utility stitches ............................................................................................................................................... 138
Other stitches................................................................................................................................................ 144
Care and Maintenance ....................................................................................................149
Restrictions on oiling..................................................................................................................................... 149
Cleaning the machine surface ................................................................................................................................ 149
Cleaning the race .......................................................................................................................................... 149
Troubleshooting ..............................................................................................................151
Frequent troubleshooting topics .................................................................................................................... 151
Upper thread tightened up ..................................................................................................................................... 151
Tangled thread on wrong side of fabric ........................................................................................................ 152
Incorrect thread tension ................................................................................................................................ 154
Fabric is caught in the machine and cannot be removed ............................................................................... 155
When the thread became tangled under the bobbin winder seat .................................................................. 158
List of symptoms ........................................................................................................................................... 160
Error messages .............................................................................................................................................. 165
Nothing appears in the LCD .......................................................................................................................... 166
Operation beep ............................................................................................................................................. 166
Cancelling the operation beep ............................................................................................................................... 166
Index ................................................................................................................................168