Brother XT37 - Manual (Page 42)

USING ATTACHMENTS AND APPLICATIONS — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
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Gathering
1
Loosen the tension of the upper thread so
that the lower thread lies on the underside
of the material.
2
Sew a single row (or many rows) of
straight stitches.
3
Pull the lower threads to gather the
material.
Darning
1
Raise the presser foot lever, and then slide
the feed dog position switch to
(see
page 13).
2
Remove both the presser foot and presser
foot holder assembly and then lower the
presser foot lever.
3
Put the section you want to darn under
the presser foot together with fabric for
reinforcement.
4
Turn on the machine.
5
Begin sewing by alternating between
gently drawing the work away from you
and pulling it toward you.
Note
● Sew while holding the fabric stretched in
order to keep the fabric held down.
6
Repeat this motion until the section being
darned is filled with parallel lines of stitching.
7
When you are finished darning, slide the
feed dog position switch to
(see
page 13), and turn the handwheel to raise
the dogs.
Memo
● The feed dog position switch is normally set
to the right side.
● The feed dogs come up when you start
sewing again.
Appliqués
You can create an appliqué by cutting a different piece
of fabric into a shape and applying it as a decoration.
1
Baste the cut design to the fabric.
2
Carefully sew around the edge of the
design with a zigzag stitch.
Stitch Name Pattern
Stitch Length
[mm (inch)]
Straight Stitch 4 (3/16)
Stitch Name Pattern
Stitch Length
[mm (inch)]
Straight Stitch Any
2
2
Stitch
Name
Pattern
Stitch Length
[mm (inch)]
Stitch Width
[mm (inch)]
Zigzag
Stitch
F-2
(1/64-1/16)
Any
3