Caution – Brother SB4138 User Manual
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UTILITY STITCHES
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g
Select stitch
03
.
• For details, refer to “Selecting stitching” (page
72).
CAUTION
h
Sew the zipper to the piece of fabric with the
extra 3 mm (1/8 inch), starting from the base
of the zipper.
CAUTION
i
When you are about 5 cm (2 inches) from the
end of the zipper, stop the sewing machine
with the needle lowered (in the fabric), raise
the presser foot lever, and then open the
zipper and continue sewing.
j
Close the zipper, turn over the fabric, and then
baste the other side of the zipper to the fabric.
a Basting stitching
k
Attach the presser foot holder to the other pin
of zipper foot “I”.
If the presser foot holder was attached to the
right pin in step
f
, change it to the left pin.
a Pin on the left side
b Needle drop point
l
Topstitch around the zipper.
Sew reverse stitches at the end of the zipper
opening and align the zipper teeth with the side
of the presser foot.
a Right side of fabric
b End of zipper opening
c Reverse stitches
d Beginning of stitching
e Basting stitching
CAUTION
● When using zipper foot “I”, be sure to
select the straight stitch (center needle
position), and slowly turn the handwheel
toward you (counterclockwise) to check
that the needle does not touch the presser
foot. If a different stitch is selected or the
needle hits the presser foot, the needle
may bend or break.
● When sewing, be sure that the needle
does not touch the zipper, otherwise the
needle may bend or break.
● When sewing, be sure that the needle
does not touch the zipper, otherwise the
needle may bend or break.
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