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4 ABOUT BOBBIN WORK You can create embroidery, which gives a three-dimensional appearance to the surface of the fabric, by winding the bobbin with heavy weight thread or ribbon too thick to be fed through the sewing machine needle and sewing on the wrong side of the fabric.Bobbin work is sewn using ...

5 EN G LIS H PREPARING FOR BOBBIN WORK Required Materials ■ Bobbin case and bobbin cover a Bobbin case (gray)There is a notch at the location marked by “A”. b Bobbin cover with tabs (for bobbin work)There are ribs “B” on the back of the bobbin cover.The ribs press down on the bobbin so it is not lif...

6 Upper Threading a Install a needle appropriate for the upper thread and fabric to be used. For details on installing the needle, refer to “CHANGING THE NEEDLE” in the machine’s Operation Manual. b Attach the presser foot. For details on attaching the presser foot, refer to the following topics in ...

7 EN G LIS H h Wind a decorative thread around the bobbin by hand. After winding the bobbin so it is filled as shown below (about 80%), cut the thread. For precautions on winding the bobbin for embroidering, refer to step b of “Selecting the Pattern” on page 13. i Using scissors carefully trim the t...

10 CREATING BOBBIN WORK (SEWING) Positioning the Fabric and Sewing a Turn on the machine. b Select a stitch in the Utility and Decorative Stitches mode. For this example, press . c Adjust the upper thread tension. For details on adjusting the upper thread tension, refer to “Setting the Thread Tensio...

11 EN G LIS H j Turn the handwheel toward you (counterclockwise) to feed the needle into the punched hole. Position the upper thread over the presser foot and lightly hold then, lower the presser foot. a Punched hole b Upper thread over the presser foot k Pulling the upper thread gently, turn the ha...

12 ■ Finishing the thread ends a At the end of the stitching, pull the end of the bobbin thread up to the wrong side of the fabric. a Wrong side of fabric b Bobbin thread b From the wrong side of the fabric, tie the bobbin thread and the upper thread together by hand, and then cut off excess threads...

13 EN G LIS H CREATING BOBBIN WORK (EMBROIDERY) Selecting the Pattern a Attach the embroidery foot “W” and the embroidery unit. b Install a bobbin wound with an adequate amount of thread for pattern. c Pull up the bobbin thread above the needle plate. d Turn on the machine. e Press . → The carriage ...

14 i Press . → The sewing screen is displayed. j Press , and then adjust the tension of the upper thread. For details on adjusting the tension of the upper thread, refer to “Adjusting Thread Tension” in chapter 5 of the machine’s Operation Manual. Start Embroidering a Hoop the fabric so the right si...

17 EN G LIS H ADJUSTING THE THREAD TENSION After sewing trial stitches and checking the sewing results, adjust the thread tensions if necessary. After adjusting the tensions, be sure to sew trial stitches again in order to check the sewing results. ■ Adjusting the upper thread tension We recommend a...

18 TROUBLESHOOTING Several solutions for minor problems are described below. If the problem persists, contact your nearest authorized dealer. ■ The thread was accidentally cut automatically and the bobbin thread is caught inside the machine a Cut the thread near the fabric above the needle plate, an...

20 HOW TO USE NEW FEATURES Displaying the Fabric While Aligning the Embroidery Position The fabric hooped in the embroidery frame can be displayed on the LCD so that the embroidery position can be aligned.This feature can be used from the sewing screen of embroidery mode and the edit and sewing scre...

21 EN G LIS H e When the fabric appears as a background for the pattern, the pattern can be edited if it is necessary. f Use to align the pattern with the desired embroidery position. • The pattern can be moved to the desired position by using your finger or the touch pen to drag the pattern display...

22 ■ Positioning the pattern on thick fabric When positioning the pattern on thick fabric such as quilting, the fabric may not be detected correctly. In order for the fabric to be correctly detected, its thickness must first be measured. a Hoop the fabric in the embroidery frame, and then attach the...

23 EN G LIS H CHANGING THE PATTERN SIZE WHILE MAINTAINING THE DESIRED THREAD DENSITY (STITCH RECALCULATOR) In the embroidery edit screen, the size of the pattern can be changed while the desired thread density is maintained.With this function, the pattern will be enlarged or reduced at a larger rati...

25 EN G LIS H NEW PATTERNS Thumbnail List Utility embroidery patterns Alphabet character patterns Note • Must be accessed through Embroidery mode; not Embroidery Edit mode.

26 Embroidery Patterns Color Change Table Embroidery patterns for bobbin work are reversed when they have been sewn.Use these patterns to create beautiful bobbin work embroidery after selecting upper and lower threads of the desired colors according to the descriptions in “Required Materials” on pag...

Before using this upgrade kit, be sure to read this Operation Manual for information on its correct use. Upgrade KIT I Operation Manual Black KIT I Operation Manual_brother_ H1-4 English 111-001

4 ABOUT BOBBIN WORK You can create embroidery, which gives a three-dimensional appearance to the surface of the fabric, by winding the bobbin with heavy weight thread or ribbon too thick to be fed through the sewing machine needle and sewing on the wrong side of the fabric.Bobbin work is sewn using ...

5 EN G LIS H PREPARING FOR BOBBIN WORK Required Materials ■ Bobbin case and bobbin cover a Bobbin case (gray)There is a notch at the location marked by “A”. b Bobbin cover with tabs (for bobbin work)There are ribs “B” on the back of the bobbin cover.The ribs press down on the bobbin so it is not lif...

6 Upper Threading a Install a needle appropriate for the upper thread and fabric to be used. For details on installing the needle, refer to “CHANGING THE NEEDLE” in the machine’s Operation Manual. b Attach the presser foot. For details on attaching the presser foot, refer to the following topics in ...

7 EN G LIS H h Wind a decorative thread around the bobbin by hand. After winding the bobbin so it is filled as shown below (about 80%), cut the thread. For precautions on winding the bobbin for embroidering, refer to step b of “Selecting the Pattern” on page 13. i Using scissors carefully trim the t...

10 CREATING BOBBIN WORK (SEWING) Positioning the Fabric and Sewing a Turn on the machine. b Select a stitch in the Utility and Decorative Stitches mode. For this example, press . c Adjust the upper thread tension. For details on adjusting the upper thread tension, refer to “Setting the Thread Tensio...

11 EN G LIS H j Turn the handwheel toward you (counterclockwise) to feed the needle into the punched hole. Position the upper thread over the presser foot and lightly hold then, lower the presser foot. a Punched hole b Upper thread over the presser foot k Pulling the upper thread gently, turn the ha...

12 ■ Finishing the thread ends a At the end of the stitching, pull the end of the bobbin thread up to the wrong side of the fabric. a Wrong side of fabric b Bobbin thread b From the wrong side of the fabric, tie the bobbin thread and the upper thread together by hand, and then cut off excess threads...

13 EN G LIS H CREATING BOBBIN WORK (EMBROIDERY) Selecting the Pattern a Attach the embroidery foot “W” and the embroidery unit. b Install a bobbin wound with an adequate amount of thread for pattern. c Pull up the bobbin thread above the needle plate. d Turn on the machine. e Press . → The carriage ...

14 i Press . → The sewing screen is displayed. j Press , and then adjust the tension of the upper thread. For details on adjusting the tension of the upper thread, refer to “Adjusting Thread Tension” in chapter 5 of the machine’s Operation Manual. Start Embroidering a Hoop the fabric so the right si...

17 EN G LIS H ADJUSTING THE THREAD TENSION After sewing trial stitches and checking the sewing results, adjust the thread tensions if necessary. After adjusting the tensions, be sure to sew trial stitches again in order to check the sewing results. ■ Adjusting the upper thread tension We recommend a...

18 TROUBLESHOOTING Several solutions for minor problems are described below. If the problem persists, contact your nearest authorized dealer. ■ The thread was accidentally cut automatically and the bobbin thread is caught inside the machine a Cut the thread near the fabric above the needle plate, an...

20 HOW TO USE NEW FEATURES Displaying the Fabric While Aligning the Embroidery Position The fabric hooped in the embroidery frame can be displayed on the LCD so that the embroidery position can be aligned.This feature can be used from the sewing screen of embroidery mode and the edit and sewing scre...

21 EN G LIS H e When the fabric appears as a background for the pattern, the pattern can be edited if it is necessary. f Use to align the pattern with the desired embroidery position. • The pattern can be moved to the desired position by using your finger or the touch pen to drag the pattern display...

22 ■ Positioning the pattern on thick fabric When positioning the pattern on thick fabric such as quilting, the fabric may not be detected correctly. In order for the fabric to be correctly detected, its thickness must first be measured. a Hoop the fabric in the embroidery frame, and then attach the...

23 EN G LIS H CHANGING THE PATTERN SIZE WHILE MAINTAINING THE DESIRED THREAD DENSITY (STITCH RECALCULATOR) In the embroidery edit screen, the size of the pattern can be changed while the desired thread density is maintained.With this function, the pattern will be enlarged or reduced at a larger rati...

25 EN G LIS H NEW PATTERNS Thumbnail List Utility embroidery patterns Alphabet character patterns Note • Must be accessed through Embroidery mode; not Embroidery Edit mode.

26 Embroidery Patterns Color Change Table Embroidery patterns for bobbin work are reversed when they have been sewn.Use these patterns to create beautiful bobbin work embroidery after selecting upper and lower threads of the desired colors according to the descriptions in “Required Materials” on pag...

Before using this upgrade kit, be sure to read this Operation Manual for information on its correct use. Upgrade KIT I Operation Manual Black KIT I Operation Manual_brother_ H1-4 English 111-001