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1 ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS Please read these safety instructions before attempting to use the machine. DANGER - To reduce the risk of electric shock: 1 Always unplug the machi...
3 ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— 8 For repair or adjustment: • If the Light unit (light-emitting diode) is damaged, it must be replaced by authorized dealer.• In the event a malfunction occurs or adjustment is r...
4 —————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— CONTENTS IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS ............................................................................... 1 1. KNOWING YOUR SEWING MACHINE ..............................
6 KNOWING YOUR SEWING MACHINE ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— 1 KNOWING YOUR SEWING MACHINE ACCESSORIES Included accessories After opening the box, check that the following accessories are included. If any item is missing or damaged, contact your d...
8 KNOWING YOUR SEWING MACHINE ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— NAMES OF MACHINE PARTS AND THEIR FUNCTIONS The illustrations in this operation manual may differ from the actual machine. The main parts a Bobbin winder (page 14) This winds the thread o...
9 1 ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Needle and presser foot section a Needle threader (for models equipped with the needle threader) (page 25) b Buttonhole lever Lower the buttonhole lever when sewing buttonholes...
10 KNOWING YOUR SEWING MACHINE ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Operation panel The operation panel, located on the front of the sewing machine, allows you to select a stitch and specify how the stitch will be sewn. a LCD (liquid crystal display) Th...
12 KNOWING YOUR SEWING MACHINE ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— USING YOUR SEWING MACHINE Power supply precautions Be sure to observe the following precautions concerning the power supply. Power supply a Insert the plug into a wall outlet. a Main po...
13 1 ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Foot controller Insert the foot controller plug into its jack/socket on the rear side of the sewing machine. a Foot controller jack/socket When you press the foot controller d...
14 KNOWING YOUR SEWING MACHINE ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— THREADING THE MACHINE Winding the bobbin This section describes how to wind the thread onto the bobbin.• For details on the fast bobbin winding, see page 17. a As shown, press down on t...
15 1 ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— c Fully insert the spool of thread for the bobbin onto the spool pin. Slide the spool onto the pin so that the spool is horizontal and the thread unwinds to the front at the b...
16 KNOWING YOUR SEWING MACHINE ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— g Pull the thread to the right, pass it under the hook of the bobbin-winding thread guide, and then wind the thread counterclockwise between the discs, pulling it in as far as possible....
17 1 ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— l Slide the sewing speed controller to the right (to set the speed to fast). (For models equipped with the sewing speed controller.) a Sewing speed controller m Press the foot...
18 KNOWING YOUR SEWING MACHINE ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— e Pull the thread to the right and pass it through the slit in the bobbin winder seat. a Slit in bobbin winder seat (with built-in cutter) X The thread is cut to a suitable length. f Sl...
19 1 ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Lower threading Install the bobbin wound with thread.• For more details on quick-set bobbin, see page 20. Memo ● The direction for feeding the bobbin thread is indicated by ma...
20 KNOWING YOUR SEWING MACHINE ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— e Hold the end of the thread, push the bobbin down with your finger, and then pass the thread through the slit, as shown. • If the thread is not correctly inserted through the tension-a...
21 1 ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— e While lightly holding down the bobbin with your right hand as shown, guide the thread through the slit ( a and b ). Then, pull the thread toward you to cut it with the cutte...
22 KNOWING YOUR SEWING MACHINE ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Upper threading Set the upper thread and thread the needle.• For details on the needle threader, see page 25. a Spool pin b Mark on the handwheel a Turn on the sewing machine. b Raise t...
25 1 ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— l Put the thread behind the needle bar thread guide above the needle. The thread can easily be passed behind the needle bar thread guide by holding the thread in your left han...
26 KNOWING YOUR SEWING MACHINE ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— d Fully lower the needle threader lever. X The end of the needle threader rotates toward you and the hook passes through the eye of the needle. e Catch the thread on the hook as shown b...
27 1 ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Drawing up the lower thread a Lightly hold the end of the upper thread. a Upper thread b While holding the end of the upper thread, raise the needle either by turning the hand...
28 KNOWING YOUR SEWING MACHINE ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— REPLACING THE NEEDLE This section provides information on sewing machine needles. Needle precautions Be sure to observe the following precautions concerning the handling of the needle. ...
29 1 ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— ■ Ball point needle Use the ball point needle when sewing on stretch fabrics or fabrics where skipped stitches easily occur. Use the ball point needle for best results when se...
30 KNOWING YOUR SEWING MACHINE ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— c Lower the presser foot lever. a Presser foot lever d Hold the needle with your left hand, and then use a disc-shaped screwdriver to turn the needle clamp screw counterclockwise to rem...
31 1 ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Sewing with the twin needle We have designed your machine so you can sew with this needle and two top threads. You can use the same color or two different colors of thread for...
32 KNOWING YOUR SEWING MACHINE ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— f Thread the upper thread for the right side in the same way that the upper thread for the left side was threaded. a Thread guide cover • For details, refer to step a through l of “Uppe...
33 1 ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— REPLACING THE PRESSER FOOT Replacing the presser foot Replace the presser foot as described below. a Raise the needle by turning the handwheel toward you (counterclockwise) so...
34 KNOWING YOUR SEWING MACHINE ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— f Slowly lower the presser foot lever so that the presser foot pin snaps into the shank in the presser foot holder. a Presser foot lever b Presser foot holder c Shank d Pin X The presse...
36 SEWING BASICS ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— 2 SEWING BASICS SEWING Basic sewing operations are described below.Before operating the sewing machine, read the following precautions. General sewing procedure Follow the basic p...
37 2 ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Selecting stitching Using the stitch selection keys, select the desired stitch.When the sewing machine is turned on, the straight stitch ( left needle position) is selected. a...
38 SEWING BASICS ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Adjusting the stitch length and width ■ [Example] Selecting stitch . a Press the stitch selection keys to select stitch 04. With on the right, select “4”, and with on the left, se...
39 2 ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Starting to sew a Raise the needle by turning the handwheel toward you (counterclockwise) so that the mark on the wheel points up. (With models equipped with (needle position ...
40 SEWING BASICS ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— h Take your foot off the foot controller, or press (start/stop button) once (if the machine was started by pressing (start/stop button)) (for models equipped with the start/stop b...
41 2 ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Thread tension The thread tension will affect the quality of your stitches. You may need to adjust it when you change fabric or thread. Memo ● We recommend that you do a test ...
42 SEWING BASICS ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— USEFUL SEWING TIPS Various ways to achieve better results for your sewing projects are described below. Refer to these tips when sewing your project. Trial sewing After you select...
43 2 ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— ■ If thick seams are being sewn and the fabric does not feed at the beginning of stitching The fabric may not feed when thick seams are being sewn and the presser foot is not ...
44 SEWING BASICS ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Sewing thin fabrics When sewing thin fabrics, the stitching may become misaligned or the fabric may not feed correctly. If this occurs, place thin paper or stabilizer material und...
45 3 ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— 3 UTILITY STITCHES OVERCASTING STITCHES You can use the overcasting stitches to join together seams and finish them in one operation. They are also useful for sewing stretch m...
46 UTILITY STITCHES ————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Using overcasting foot a Attach overcasting foot “G”. b Select stitch or . • For details, refer to “Selecting stitching” (page 37). c Position the fabric with the edge of the fab...
47 3 ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— BASIC STITCHING Straight stitches are used for sewing plain seams. Three stitches are available for basic stitching. *Rev.: Reverse **Rfc.: Reinforcement ***Do not use reverse...
48 UTILITY STITCHES ————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— BLIND HEM STITCHING You can use the Blind Hem Stitch to finish the edge of a project, like the hem of a pair of trousers, without the stitch showing. *Rfc.: Reinforcement Memo ● ...
49 3 ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— c Use a chalk to mark on the fabric about 5 mm (3/16 inch) from the edge of the fabric, and then baste it. a Wrong side of fabric b Right side of fabric c Edge of fabric d Bas...
50 UTILITY STITCHES ————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— k Adjust the stitch width until the needle slightly catches the fold of the hem. a Needle drop point When you change the needle drop point, raise the needle, and then change the ...
51 3 ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— BUTTONHOLE SEWING Buttonholes can be sewn and buttons can be sewn on. *Auto Rfc.: Automatic Reinforcement **Rfc.: Reinforcement The maximum buttonhole length is about 28 mm (1...
52 UTILITY STITCHES ————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The names of parts of buttonhole foot “A”, which is used for sewing buttonholes, are indicated below. a Button guide plate b Presser foot scale c Pin d Marks on buttonhole foot e...
53 3 ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— f Position the fabric with the front end of the buttonhole mark aligned with the red marks on the sides of the buttonhole foot, and then lower the presser foot lever. a Mark o...
54 UTILITY STITCHES ————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— k Insert a pin at the end of the buttonhole stitching to prevent the stitching from being cut, and then use a seam ripper to cut towards the pin and open the buttonhole. a Seam r...
55 3 ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Button sewing Buttons can be sewn on with the sewing machine. Buttons with 2 or with 4 holes can be attached. a Measure the distance between the holes in the button to be atta...
56 UTILITY STITCHES ————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— h Turn the handwheel toward you (counterclockwise) to check that the needle correctly goes into the two holes of the button. Adjust the stitch width to the distance between the b...
57 3 ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— ZIPPER INSERTION You can use the zipper foot to sew different types of zippers, and can easily position it to the right or left side of the needle. *Rev.: Reverse **Do not use...
58 UTILITY STITCHES ————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— e Attach the presser foot holder to the right side of the pin on zipper foot “I”. a Pin on the right side b Needle drop point f Select stitch . g With the right side of the fabri...
59 3 ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— SEWING STRETCH FABRICS AND ELASTIC TAPE Stretch fabrics can be sewn and elastic tape can be attached. *Rfc.: Reinforcement **Select a stitch width of 5.0 mm (3/16 inch) or les...
61 3 ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— APPLIQUÉ, PATCHWORK AND QUILT STITCHING The stitches that can be used for sewing appliqués, patchwork and quilts are described below. *Rev.: Reverse **Rfc.: Reinforcement ***D...
62 UTILITY STITCHES ————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Appliqués You can create an appliqué by cutting a different piece of fabric into a shape and using it as a decoration. a Baste the cut design to the fabric. b Attach zigzag foot ...
63 3 ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— d Sew with the side of the presser foot aligned with the edge of the fabric. ■ For a seam allowance on the right side Align the right side of the presser foot with the edge of...
64 UTILITY STITCHES ————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— ■ Using the optional quilting guide Use the quilting guide to sew parallel stitches that are equally spaced. a Insert the stem of the quilter into the hole at the rear of the wal...
65 3 ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— d Slide the feed dog position lever, located at the rear of the machine on the base, to (to the right as seen from the front of the machine). a Feed dog position lever(as seen...
66 UTILITY STITCHES ————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— REINFORCEMENT STITCHING Reinforce points that will be subject to strain, such as sleeve holes, inseams and pocket corners. *Rfc.: Reinforcement **Auto Rfc.: Automatic Reinforceme...
68 UTILITY STITCHES ————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— DECORATIVE STITCHING Various decorative stitches can be sewn with this sewing machine. *Rfc.: Reinforcement **Select a stitch width of 5.0 mm (3/16 inch) or less. Stitch Name Pa ...
69 3 ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— *Rfc.: Reinforcement **Select a stitch width of 5.0 mm (3/16 inch) or less. Fagoting Stitching across an open seam is called “fagoting”. It is used on blouses and children's c...
70 UTILITY STITCHES ————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Scallop stitching The wave-shaped repeating pattern that looks like shells is called “scalloping”. It is used on the collars of blouses and to decorate the edges of handkerchiefs...
71 3 ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Shell tuck stitching The gathers that look like shells are called “shell tucks”. They are used to decorate trims, the front of blouses or cuffs made of thin fabrics. a Fold th...
72 UTILITY STITCHES ————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Heirloom stitching When sewing with the wing needle, the needle holes are enlarged, creating a lace-like decorative stitch. This is used to decorate hems and tablecloths on thin ...
73 4 ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— 4 APPENDIX STITCH SETTINGS Applications, stitch lengths and widths and whether the twin needle can be used are listed for utility stitches in the following table. Utility stit...
78 APPENDIX ———————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— MAINTENANCE Simple sewing machine maintenance operations are described below. Cleaning the machine surface If the surface of the machine is dirty, lightly soak a cloth in neutral ...
80 APPENDIX ———————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— i From the front, slide the needle plate cover back into position. a Needle plate cover ● If the needle plate cover is not flush with the surface of the machine as shown below, re...
81 4 ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— TROUBLESHOOTING If the machine stops operating correctly, check the following possible problems before requesting service. You can solve most problems by yourself. If you need...
83 4 ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— d Raise the presser foot using the presser foot lever. a Presser foot lever • If the presser foot is not raised, the sewing machine cannot be threaded correctly. e Raise the n...
84 APPENDIX ———————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— i Make sure you guide the thread through the thread take-up lever from right to left as shown in the illustration below. Sewing is possible only if the thread is securely hooked o...
85 4 ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Incorrect thread tension ■ Symptoms • Symptom 1: The lower thread is visible from the upper side of the fabric.• Symptom 2: The upper thread appears as a straight line on the ...
86 APPENDIX ———————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Fabric is caught in the machine and cannot be removed If the fabric is caught in the sewing machine and cannot be removed, the thread may have become tangled under the needle plat...
87 4 ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— j Use the enclosed disc-shaped screwdriver to loosen the two screws on the needle plate. Note ● Be careful not to drop the removed screws in the machine. k Slightly lift up th...
88 APPENDIX ———————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— p Insert the bobbin case so that the U mark on the bobbin case aligns with the { mark on the race. • Align the U and { marks. a U mark b { mark c Bobbin case • Make sure that the ...
89 4 ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— ■ Checking machine operations If the needle plate has been removed, check machine operations to confirm that installation has been completed correctly. a Turn on the machine. ...
90 APPENDIX ———————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— List of symptoms ■ Before sewing Symptom Possible cause How to put it right Reference The needle threader can not be used. (For models equipped with the needle threader lever.) Yo...
92 APPENDIX ———————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The upper thread breaks. The upper thread was not threaded correctly (for example, the spool is not installed correctly, the spool cap is too big for the spool being used, or the ...
94 APPENDIX ———————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— ■ After sewing Symptom Possible cause How to put it right Reference The upper thread has tightened up. The bobbin thread is incorrectly installed. Correctly install the bobbin thr...
95 4 ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— ERROR MESSAGES If an operation is performed incorrectly before the sewing machine is set up, an error message appears on the operation panel. Follow the instructions indicated...
96 APPENDIX ———————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— i INDEX Numerics 3-point zigzag stitch ................................................ 45 , 59 A accessories ........................................................................
English 885-V60/V61/V62/V63/V64/V65 XE6528-201 2 Printed in China APPENDIX UTILIT Y STITCHES SEWING BASICS KNOWING YOUR SEWING MACHINE Operation Manual Computerized Sewing Machine Please visit us at http://solutions.brother.com where you can get product support and answers to frequently asked questi...
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