Brother CS-8060 User Manual
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GETTING READ
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CONTENTS
SEWING BASICS
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ITCHES
APPENDIX
INDEX
The fabric is
wrinkled.
The upper thread was not threaded
correctly, or the bobbin is incor-
rectly installed.
Correctly thread the upper thread
and correctly install the bobbin
thread.
The spool is incorrectly installed.
Correctly install the spool.
The combination of fabric, thread
and needle is not correct.
Select a thread and needle that are
appropriate for the type of fabric
being sewn.
The needle is bent or blunt.
Replace the needle.
If thin fabrics are being sewn, the
stitch is too coarse.
Shorten the stitch length or sew with
stabilizer material under the fabric.
The thread tension is incorrect.
Adjust the tension of the upper
thread.
Stitches are
skipped.
The upper thread was not threaded
correctly.
Correct the upper threading.
The combination of fabric, thread
and needle is not correct.
Select a thread and needle that are
appropriate for the type of fabric
being sewn.
The needle is bent or blunt.
Replace the needle.
The needle is incorrectly installed.
Correctly install the needle.
Dust has accumulated under the
needle plate or in the shuttle.
Remove the needle plate cover and
clean the shuttle.
A high-pitched
noise is made
while sewing.
Dust has accumulated in the feed
dogs or in the shuttle.
Clean the shuttle.
The upper thread was not threaded
correctly.
Correct the upper threading.
The shuttle is scratched, or has a
burr on it.
Replace the shuttle.
Contact your retailer or the nearest
authorized service center.
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A bobbin designed specifically for
this machine is not used.
Incorrect bobbins will not work prop-
erly. Only use a bobbin designed spe-
cifically for this machine.
The thread does
not pass through
the eye of the
needle.
The needle was not raised.
The thread cassette indicator is lit in
red.
Press the needle position button. The
thread cassette indicator lights up in
green.
The needle is incorrectly installed.
Correctly install the needle.
The stitch is not
sewn correctly.
The presser foot that is used is not
appropriate for the type of stitch that
you wish to sew.
Attach the presser foot that is appro-
priate for the type of stitch that you
wish to sew.
The thread tension is incorrect.
Adjust the tension of the upper
thread.
The thread is tangled, for example,
in the shuttle.
Remove the tangle thread. If the
thread is tangled in the shuttle, clean
the shuttle.
Symptom
Probable Cause
Remedy
Reference
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