Brother PC 6500 - Manual (Page 5)

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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 using the straight stitch (left needle
position) .........................................................38
USEFUL SEWING SKILLS ..................................40
Sewing corners ..............................................40
Sewing thick seams .......................................40
Sewing curves ...............................................40
Sewing thick fabric.........................................41
Sewing thin fabric ..........................................41
Using the needle plate ...................................42
....................................................4
PRINCIPAL PARTS ...............................................4
FLAT-BED-ATTACHMENT ....................................5
Removing the flat-bed attachment...................5
Accessory compartment ..................................5
ADDITIONAL ACCESSORIES...............................6
OPTIONAL ACCESSORIES ..................................7
POWER SUPPLY ..................................................8
CONTROLS ...........................................................9
Selection keys..................................................9
Operation buttons ............................................9
LCD screen....................................................10
LCD DENSITY .....................................................11
Adjusting the density with the main power
switch.............................................................11
Adjusting the density with the Operation
Guide .............................................................12
DISPLAY LANGUAGE .........................................13
PRESSER FEET / FEED DOGS..........................14
Changing the presser foot .............................14
Installing the presser foot adapter & the
walking foot....................................................15
Installing the optional side cutter ...................16
Installing the presser foot holder....................18
Raising/lowering the feed dogs......................18
FABRIC/THREAD/NEEDLE COMBINATIONS ....19
NEEDLE...............................................................20
Checking the needle ......................................20
Changing the needle......................................20
BOBBIN WINDING / LOWER THREADING ........21
Winding the bobbin ........................................21
Installing the bobbin.......................................23
UPPER THREADING...........................................24
Threading the upper thread ...........................24
Needle threader .............................................26
Pulling up the bobbin thread ..........................27
Extra spool pin ...............................................27
Net .................................................................27
FOOT CONTROLLER..........................................28
CONTENTS
CHAPTER 1
CHAPTER 2
CHAPTER 3
SETTING UP
SEWING
..................................................29
STITCH SELECTION...........................................29
Selecting a utility stitch ..................................29
Selecting a stitch with the stitch guide (
) ...29
Stitch width and length reference chart .........31
STITCH WIDTH & LENGTH ................................33
Adjusting the needle position (stitch width)....33
Adjusting the stitch length..............................33
THREAD TENSION .............................................34
Correct tension ..............................................34
Adjusting the upper thread tension ................34
OPERATION GUIDE............................................35
AUTOMATIC REVERSE/REINFORCEMENT
STITCHING..........................................................36
AUTOMATIC THREAD CUTTING .......................37
BASIC SEWING...................................................38
UTILITY STITCHES
..................................................43
BASIC STITCHING ..............................................43
Reinforced stitching of stretch fabric..............43
DART SEWING....................................................44
GATHERING........................................................45
ZIPPER INSERTING (CENTER AND SIDE
APPLICATIONS)..................................................46
Inserting a centered zipper ............................46
Inserting a side zipper....................................47
PINTUCK SEWING..............................................49
FLAT-FELL SEAM SEWING................................50
BASTING .............................................................51
ZIGZAG STITCHING ...........................................52
Overcasting with a zigzag stitch ....................52
Appliqué sewing with a zigzag stitch .............52
Patchwork (crazy quilt) stitching ...................52
OVERCASTING ...................................................53
Sewing with , or ...............................53
Sewing with , or ...............................53
BLIND HEM STITCHING .....................................54
Adjusting the needle position.........................55
BUTTONHOLE STITCHING ................................56
Sewing order of buttonholes ..........................58
Sewing stretch fabrics....................................58
Odd-shaped buttons that do not fit into the
button guide plate ..........................................59
Adjusting the buttonhole width.......................59
Adjusting the stitch length of the buttonhole ..59
BAR TACK STITCHING.......................................60
Sewing bar tacks on thick fabrics ..................61
Adjusting the bar tack width...........................61
Adjusting the stitch length of the bar tack ......61
DARNING.............................................................62
Adjusting the darning width............................63
Adjusting the stitch length of the darning.......63
Darning stitch cycle........................................63
TAPE ATTACHING ..............................................64
EYELET STITCHING ...........................................65
BUTTON SEWING...............................................66
Attaching two-hole buttons ............................66
Attaching four-hole buttons............................67
Attaching a shank to the button .....................67
APPLIQUÉ STITCHING.......................................68
Sewing around corners of the appliqué .........68
APPLIQUÉ QUILT STITCHING ...........................69
Sample patterns for appliqué quilts ...............69
SCALLOP STITCHING .......................................70
SMOCKING STITCHING .....................................71
PATCHWORK STITCHING .................................72