Brother 681B-UG- Manuals

Page 2 - CAUTION

CAUTION WHEN CHANGING NEEDLE, BOBBIN OR LIGHT BULB, ORWHEN SEWING MACHINE IS NOT IN USE, IT IS RECOMMENDED THAT ELECTRICAL SUPPLY ISDISCONNECTED TO AVOID ELECTRICAL HAZARDS.

Page 3 - CONTENTS; How to thread and insert

CONTENTS 1. Knowing Your Sewing Machine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 PRINCIPAL PARTS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 ACCESSORIES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 OPERATING YOUR SEWING MACHINE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Connecting plug....

Page 4 - Knowing Your Sewing Machine; Principal Parts

1. Knowing Your Sewing Machine Principal Parts 1. Top Cover 2. Zigzag Width Lever (See page 12) 3. Upper Thread Guide and Bobbin Winder Tension Disc 4. Front Thread Guide 5. Pressure Adjuster (See page 13) 6. Face Plate 7. Thread Tension Dial (See page 15) 8. Thread Cutter 9. Presser Foot Screw 10. ...

Page 8 - lever from right to left. And

Upper (Needle) Thread Before threading, make sure to raise presser foot and take-up lever to the highest position. Then place spool of thread on the spool. 1. Pass thread through the upper thread guide, (rear) and thread guide (front). 2. Now bring thread down and up through thread tension dial from...

Page 13 - Presser Foot; To attach the presser foot, place grooved side of the

Sew-Light To change the bulb: 1. Swing open face plate. 2. Remove bulb by turning counter- clockwise. 3. After replacement, close the face plate. NOTE: 1. Make sure new bulb is the same specification as old one. 2. Make sure to switch off the light and pull out supply plug when you replace the bulb ...

Page 14 - STITCH LENGTH; The “0” on the dial means that the; ZIGZAG WIDTH

STITCH LENGTH The stitch length is regulated by turning the stitch length dial. Numerals on the dial represent the stitch length. THE HIGHER THE NUMBER, THE LONGER THE STITCH. To increase the stitch length, turn stitch length dial counter-clockwise to larger number on the dial. To decrease the stitc...

Page 15 - PRESSURE ADJUSTER; Push outer ring of pressure adjuster

PRESSURE ADJUSTER Correct pressure on presser foot is important to obtain the smooth sewing. Regulate presser according to type and thickness of the materials to be sewn. 1. To regulate the pressure, lower presser foot. 2. Push outer ring of pressure adjuster down, and inner pin will spring up to it...

Page 17 - NOTE: The zigzag stitch requires less upper; LOWER THREAD TENSION; To decrease tension: Turn

THREAD TENSIONS It is important that tension of upper and lower threads be equal to prevent puckering of material or other problems. It is recommended that a test sample be made before starting to sew. UPPER THREAD TENSION To regulate upper thread tension, merely turn thread tension dial with your t...

Page 18 - PERFECT STITCHING; is made before starting to sew.

PERFECT STITCHING Tension of upper and lower threads should be equal, just sufficiently strong to lock both threads in material. Perfect stitching appears flat with no puckering of material. INCORRECT STITCH (A) When the upper thread lies on the surface of the material by pulling the lower thread up...

Page 19 - Straight Stitching; SET YOUR SEWING MACHINE AS PER FOLLOWING TABLE.

2. Straight Stitching SET YOUR SEWING MACHINE AS PER FOLLOWING TABLE. HOW TO START SEWING 1. Raise needle to its highest position and lift presser foot. 2. Place material under presser foot and position needle about one half inch (10mm) from material edge. 3. Lower presser foot. 4. For reverse sewin...

Page 20 - HOW TO GUIDE AND SUPPORT MATERIAL

HOW TO FINISH YOUR SEWING PROJECT (REVERSE STITCHING) Reverse stitching is used to reinforce stitches near the edge of material or wherever reinforcement is needed. 1. That is done by stitching to the material edge… then stopping. 2. Push Reverse Sewing Button and stitch backwards for ½ inch (10mm) ...

Page 21 - SIMPLE ZIGZAG STITCH; Set zigzag width lever to your desired; SATIN STITCH

3. Zigzag Stitching SET YOUR SEWING MACHINE AS PER FOLLOWING TABLE. SIMPLE ZIGZAG STITCH Set the Stitch zigzag, sew about 1-4 to obtain simple zigzag stitch. 1. Before stitching zigzag, sew about 5-6 Straight stitches with stitch length between for reinforcement. 2. Set zigzag width lever to your de...

Page 22 - DECORATIVE STITCHES

DECORATIVE STITCHES SET YOUR SEWING MACHINE AS PER FOLLOWING TABLE. Using the “SATIN STITCH” various decorative stitches are produced by using the zigzag width lever as follows: -20-

Page 24 - BLIND STITCH; a blind stitched hem as in Figure C.; SHELL STITCH; The “SHELL STITCH” requires a little

BLIND STITCH SET YOUR SEWING MACHINE AS PER FOLLOWING TABLE. SET BLIND STITCH AND STRETCH STITCH LEVER AT 1. Fold material to size of hem desired and then fold back as shown in Figure A, leaving ¼ inch (6mm) overlap at edge. 2. Sew on fold as in Figure B. 3. When material is unfolded you will have a...

Page 25 - Various Other Stitches; BUTTONHOLE

5. Various Other Stitches BUTTONHOLE SET YOUR SEWING MACHINE AS PER FOLLOWING TABLE. Step A: 1. Set zigzag width lever to 2. 2. Set drop feed to Up. 3. Lower presser foot and commence to sew predetermined length. 4. Stop machine when the needle is in the material at the right side of row. Step B: 1....

Page 26 - MENDING; Place reinforcement material under; ATTACHING LACE; Place lace under material edge letting it

MENDING SET YOUR SEWING MACHINE AS PER FOLLOWING TABLE. 1. Place reinforcement material under material to be repaired. 2. Sew both edges of tear together. 3. Use satin stitch to strengthen and secure ends of tear as in illustrations. ATTACHING LACE SET YOUR SEWING MACHINE AS PER FOLLOWING TABLE. 1. ...

Page 27 - APPLIQUÉING; Cut away the surplus material close to the; CORDING; In accordance with thickness of cord being

APPLIQUÉING SET YOUR SEWING MACHINE AS PER FOLLOWING TABLE. 1. Baste cut design to the material. 2. Following the design, commence to sew carefully. 3. Cut away the surplus material close to the design. 4. Remove basting. CORDING SET YOUR SEWING MACHINE AS PER FOLLOWING TABLE. 1. In accordance with ...

Page 29 - Position the hoop under the needle and

EMBROIDERING, USING EMBROIDERY HOOP SET YOUR SEWING MACHINE AS PER FOLLOWING TABLE. 1. Remove presser foot. 2. Draw design on the material. 3. Use embroidery hoop as you would for monogramming. 4. Position the hoop under the needle and lower presser bar. 5. Pull lower thread up through material. 6. ...

Page 30 - BUTTON SEWING; BUTTON SEWING WITH THREAD SHANK

BUTTON SEWING SET YOUR SEWING MACHINE AS PER FOLLOWING TABLE. 1. Put button in place on material to be sewn. Place under presser foot. 2. Set zigzag width control to regulate distance of stitch between the holes in the button. 3. Lower presser foot and check to see that needle enters holes in button...

Page 31 - Repeat this motion until the portion to be

DARNING SET YOUR SEWING MACHINE AS PER FOLLOWING TABLE. 1. Place portion to be darned under the presser foot. 2. Lower presser foot. 3. Sew alternately drawing the work gently away from you and pulling it toward you. 4. Repeat this motion until the portion to be darned is filled with parallel lines ...

Page 33 - Lower needle into side notch located on

ZIPPER INSERTION Zipper foot is used to sew various types of zippers and can easily be positioned to right or left side of needle. When zipper is being sewn at left side of needle, position zipper foot by loosening thumb screw and sliding zipper foot to right. When zipper is being sewn at right side...

Page 34 - Maintenance and Care of Your Machine; Cleaning; REMOVING SHUTTLE HOOK

6. Maintenance and Care of Your Machine Cleaning The sliding parts of the shuttle race body and the hook must be cleaned regularly so that lint does not accumulate. REMOVING SHUTTLE HOOK 1. Raise needle to its highest position. 2. Open the shuttle race cover. 3. Take out bobbin case. 4. Push latch l...

Page 36 - Check List for Better Sewing; Tension of upper or lower thread is; IF MATERIAL SHOULD PUCKER

Check List for Better Sewing Check this list if you are having the following problems: IF MATERIAL IS NOT FED 1. Feed dog is down . 2. Stop motion knob is loose. 3. Stitch length regulator is at 0. IF NEEDLE BREAKS 1. Needle is inserted incorrectly. 2. Needle clamp screw is loose. 3. Bent needle is ...

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Page 39 - Replacement Sewing Manuals; From; May 2006

Replacement Sewing Manuals From http://www.mastersewusa.com Thank you for your purchase. We try to scan original manuals at the highest DPI settings without compromising the readability of the manual. We also have a technical team that has been working over a year retyping hard to find and in poor s...