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Useful sewing skills, Sewing corners sewing thick seams sewing curves, Sewing corners – Brother PC 6500 User Manual

Page 43: Sewing thick seams, Sewing curves

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CONTENTS

SETTING UP

SEWING

UTILITY

STITCHES

MY CUSTOM

STITCH

TM

(CREATE

YOUR

OWN

STITCH

DESIGNS)

EMBROIDERING

MAINTENANCE

ERROR

MESSAGES

SEWING CHART

PATTERNS

(PROGRAMMED

IN MACHINE)

Sewing corners

6

When you reach the corner, leave the needle in the fabric, raise
the presser foot lever, and then turn the fabric. Lower the
presser foot lever and continue sewing.

Sewing thick seams

If the presser foot angles up as it approaches a thick seam,
leave the needle in the fabric and raise the presser foot lever.
After levelling off the sewing area by placing a piece of folded
fabric or cardboard under the back of the presser foot, lower the
presser foot lever and continue sewing.

Sewing curves

5

3

Sewing a curve with a straight stitch
Sew slowly while keeping the seam parallel with the fabric edge
as you guide the fabric around the curve.

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For stitches that are shorter than 13/64" (5.0 mm):

Before you begin sewing, baste the corner. After turning the
fabric at the corner, continue sewing while pulling the basting
thread out toward the back.

USEFUL SEWING SKILLS