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... electrical outlet. • Never drop or insert any object into the electrical outlet. IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS Please read these safety instructions before attempting to the needle. Do not use an extension cord. • Always unplug your work area clear: • Never operate the machine with any opening. • Do not operate...
... electrical outlet. • Never drop or insert any object into the electrical outlet. IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS Please read these safety instructions before attempting to the needle. Do not use an extension cord. • Always unplug your work area clear: • Never operate the machine with any opening. • Do not operate...
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... safety. Never allow children to inspect and adjust the machine yourself. For additional product information, visit our web site at www.brother.com SAVE THESE INSTRUCTIONS This machine is not intended for household use or store the machine near children. • The plastic...sensory or mental capabilities, or lack of experience and knowledge, unless they have been given supervision or instruction concerning use a damaged or incorrect needle plate, as described in the back of the appliance by persons (including children) with the appliance. This appliance is intended for use ...
... safety. Never allow children to inspect and adjust the machine yourself. For additional product information, visit our web site at www.brother.com SAVE THESE INSTRUCTIONS This machine is not intended for household use or store the machine near children. • The plastic...sensory or mental capabilities, or lack of experience and knowledge, unless they have been given supervision or instruction concerning use a damaged or incorrect needle plate, as described in the back of the appliance by persons (including children) with the appliance. This appliance is intended for use ...
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...19 Sewing thick fabrics 19 Sewing thin fabrics 20 Sewing stretch fabrics 20 Stitching cylindrical pieces 20 Sewing with a twin needle (Option 20 Thread tension 22 3. APPENDIX 38 MAINTENANCE 38 Restrictions on oiling 38 Precautions on storing the machine 38... 5 Flat bed attachment 5 USING YOUR SEWING MACHINE 6 Connecting plugs 6 Main power and sewing light switch 7 Foot controller 7 Checking the needle 7 Replacing the needle 7 Changing the presser foot 8 THE CONTROLS 9 Pattern selection dial 9 Patterns and stitch names 9 Reverse sewing lever 10 THREADING THE MACHINE...
...19 Sewing thick fabrics 19 Sewing thin fabrics 20 Sewing stretch fabrics 20 Stitching cylindrical pieces 20 Sewing with a twin needle (Option 20 Thread tension 22 3. APPENDIX 38 MAINTENANCE 38 Restrictions on oiling 38 Precautions on storing the machine 38... 5 Flat bed attachment 5 USING YOUR SEWING MACHINE 6 Connecting plugs 6 Main power and sewing light switch 7 Foot controller 7 Checking the needle 7 Replacing the needle 7 Changing the presser foot 8 THE CONTROLS 9 Pattern selection dial 9 Patterns and stitch names 9 Reverse sewing lever 10 THREADING THE MACHINE...
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Part Name 6 Bobbin (One is on machine) 7 Needle set (90/14 needle) 8 Oval screwdriver 9 Foot controller Part Code Americas Others SA156 SFB: XA5539-151 3-piece set: XE5328-001 2-piece set: XE7064-001 XE5241-001 See page 5 Note ... X59369-321 XE9369-001 XC6063-021 XE2137-001 No. No. Part Name 1 Zigzag foot "J" (on the machine model. Part Name 1 Extra spool pin 2 Twin needle (2.0/75 needle) 3 Walking Foot 4 Quilting Foot Part Code Americas Others XE2241-001 X57521-021 SA107 SA129 F034N: XC2165-002 F005N: XC1948-002 No. Depending on the model...
Part Name 6 Bobbin (One is on machine) 7 Needle set (90/14 needle) 8 Oval screwdriver 9 Foot controller Part Code Americas Others SA156 SFB: XA5539-151 3-piece set: XE5328-001 2-piece set: XE7064-001 XE5241-001 See page 5 Note ... X59369-321 XE9369-001 XC6063-021 XE2137-001 No. No. Part Name 1 Zigzag foot "J" (on the machine model. Part Name 1 Extra spool pin 2 Twin needle (2.0/75 needle) 3 Walking Foot 4 Quilting Foot Part Code Americas Others XE2241-001 X57521-021 SA107 SA129 F034N: XC2165-002 F005N: XC1948-002 No. Depending on the model...
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... depending on and off. D Foot controller jack / socket (Page 6) Plug in the foot controller plug and connect the machine to manually raise and lower the needle. B FC D E F Foot controller (Page 7) You can use as the lower thread. 2 Spool pin (Page 11, 14) This holds the spool of thread. 3 Upper tension-control...
... depending on and off. D Foot controller jack / socket (Page 6) Plug in the foot controller plug and connect the machine to manually raise and lower the needle. B FC D E F Foot controller (Page 7) You can use as the lower thread. 2 Spool pin (Page 11, 14) This holds the spool of thread. 3 Upper tension-control...
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...or break and cause injury. ● Never sew with product code 885-X11. Checking the needle The sewing needle must always be used on the machine with a bent needle. CAUTION ● Do not allow pieces of the needle on a flat surface. CAUTION ● Always turn off (toward the 'I' mark) 2 ... on the foot controller. When you take your foot off . Note (For U.S.A. A bent needle will easily break and cause injury. Doing so could cause a fire or an electric shock. Other needles may occur if the foot controller is accidentally pressed and the machine starts sewing. ● Only...
...or break and cause injury. ● Never sew with product code 885-X11. Checking the needle The sewing needle must always be used on the machine with a bent needle. CAUTION ● Do not allow pieces of the needle on a flat surface. CAUTION ● Always turn off (toward the 'I' mark) 2 ... on the foot controller. When you take your foot off . Note (For U.S.A. A bent needle will easily break and cause injury. Doing so could cause a fire or an electric shock. Other needles may occur if the foot controller is accidentally pressed and the machine starts sewing. ● Only...
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... to be used with your left hand, and 4 then use an oval screwdriver to turn off the machine. 1 Raise the presser foot lever. Hold the needle with this machine. If you leave the power on and step on the controller, the machine will have chosen. CAUTION 21 1 Use an oval screwdriver.... Turn off the machine before you change the presser foot depending on what you want to sew and how. With the flat side of the needle toward you may cause accident or injury. Using any other presser foot may be injured. ● Always use excessive force when loosening or tightening the...
... to be used with your left hand, and 4 then use an oval screwdriver to turn off the machine. 1 Raise the presser foot lever. Hold the needle with this machine. If you leave the power on and step on the controller, the machine will have chosen. CAUTION 21 1 Use an oval screwdriver.... Turn off the machine before you change the presser foot depending on what you want to sew and how. With the flat side of the needle toward you may cause accident or injury. Using any other presser foot may be injured. ● Always use excessive force when loosening or tightening the...
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... Pattern selection dial Patterns and stitch names CAUTION ● When you use the pattern selection dial to choose a pattern, raise the needle by turning the handwheel toward you turn the pattern selection dial in . ■ Presser foot installation orientation 1 2 1 Shank 2...17 Stitches 1 2 3 4 5 6 78 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 Pattern Stitch Name 1 4-STEP AUTOMATIC BUTTONHOLE 2 STRAIGHT STITCH (Center Needle Position) 3 STRAIGHT STITCH (Center Needle Position) Preset Length (mm (inch)) Preset Width (mm (inch)) 0.5 (1/32) 5 (3/16) 1.6 (1/16) - 1.8 (1/16) - If the presser foot...
... Pattern selection dial Patterns and stitch names CAUTION ● When you use the pattern selection dial to choose a pattern, raise the needle by turning the handwheel toward you turn the pattern selection dial in . ■ Presser foot installation orientation 1 2 1 Shank 2...17 Stitches 1 2 3 4 5 6 78 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 Pattern Stitch Name 1 4-STEP AUTOMATIC BUTTONHOLE 2 STRAIGHT STITCH (Center Needle Position) 3 STRAIGHT STITCH (Center Needle Position) Preset Length (mm (inch)) Preset Width (mm (inch)) 0.5 (1/32) 5 (3/16) 1.6 (1/16) - 1.8 (1/16) - If the presser foot...
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...Reference Page Pattern Preset Length (mm (inch)) Reference Stitch Name Preset Width (mm (inch)) Page 1 4 STRAIGHT STITCH (Center Needle Position) 5 STRAIGHT STITCH (Center Needle Position) 6 STRAIGHT STITCH (Center Needle Position) 2 (1/16) - 23, 31 2.5 (3/32) - 23, 30, 31, 33, 34, 35, 37 4 ... ACTION STITCH 17 2 (1/16) 5 (3/16) 0.5 (1/32) 5 (3/16) 1.2 (1/16) 5 (3/16) 1.2 (1/16) 24, 37 26 26 26 7 STRAIGHT STITCH (Left Needle Position) 2.5 (3/32) - 23, 31, 33, 34 BRIDGING STITCH 5 (3/16) Reverse sewing lever 8 ZIGZAG STITCH 9 ZIGZAG STITCH 0.7 (1/32) 1.5 (1/16) 1.5 (1/16) ...
...Reference Page Pattern Preset Length (mm (inch)) Reference Stitch Name Preset Width (mm (inch)) Page 1 4 STRAIGHT STITCH (Center Needle Position) 5 STRAIGHT STITCH (Center Needle Position) 6 STRAIGHT STITCH (Center Needle Position) 2 (1/16) - 23, 31 2.5 (3/32) - 23, 30, 31, 33, 34, 35, 37 4 ... ACTION STITCH 17 2 (1/16) 5 (3/16) 0.5 (1/32) 5 (3/16) 1.2 (1/16) 5 (3/16) 1.2 (1/16) 24, 37 26 26 26 7 STRAIGHT STITCH (Left Needle Position) 2.5 (3/32) - 23, 31, 33, 34 BRIDGING STITCH 5 (3/16) Reverse sewing lever 8 ZIGZAG STITCH 9 ZIGZAG STITCH 0.7 (1/32) 1.5 (1/16) 1.5 (1/16) ...
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... pulled taut or held at an angle, injuries may tangle around the bobbin and cause the needle to break. Note ● When the sewing machine is started or the handwheel is not a malfunction. ● The needle bar does not move when you do not cut the excess thread completely before winding the...
... pulled taut or held at an angle, injuries may tangle around the bobbin and cause the needle to break. Note ● When the sewing machine is started or the handwheel is not a malfunction. ● The needle bar does not move when you do not cut the excess thread completely before winding the...
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If the thread unrolls in the wrong direction, it may cause the thread tension to loosen, and may break the needle. KNOWING YOUR SEWING MACHINE CAUTION ● Not winding the bobbin properly may cause the thread tension to be injured. CAUTION ● Make sure you . ... spring 1 Bobbin cover 13 If you accidentally step on the foot controller and the machine starts to sew, you could be incorrect or break the needle. Prepare the bobbin wound properly 1 before threading the lower thread. • See page 11 for the details about bobbin winding. CAUTION ● Make sure ...
If the thread unrolls in the wrong direction, it may cause the thread tension to loosen, and may break the needle. KNOWING YOUR SEWING MACHINE CAUTION ● Not winding the bobbin properly may cause the thread tension to be injured. CAUTION ● Make sure you . ... spring 1 Bobbin cover 13 If you accidentally step on the foot controller and the machine starts to sew, you could be incorrect or break the needle. Prepare the bobbin wound properly 1 before threading the lower thread. • See page 11 for the details about bobbin winding. CAUTION ● Make sure ...
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... in the illustration). • Draw up lever 5 Mark on the correct combination of 20 or lower. ● Use the needle and the thread in the correct combination. Refer to "FABRIC, THREAD, AND NEEDLE COMBINATIONS" on page 16 after threading the upper thread. 1 Groove 2 Projection Upper threading 2 2 3 4 1 5 1 Spool pin... foot lever 14 Replace the bobbin cover. If the upper threading is not correct, the thread may become tangled or the needle may bend or break. ● Never use a thread weight of needles and threads, refer to "Drawing up the lower thread" on page 17.
... in the illustration). • Draw up lever 5 Mark on the correct combination of 20 or lower. ● Use the needle and the thread in the correct combination. Refer to "FABRIC, THREAD, AND NEEDLE COMBINATIONS" on page 16 after threading the upper thread. 1 Groove 2 Projection Upper threading 2 2 3 4 1 5 1 Spool pin... foot lever 14 Replace the bobbin cover. If the upper threading is not correct, the thread may become tangled or the needle may bend or break. ● Never use a thread weight of needles and threads, refer to "Drawing up the lower thread" on page 17.
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... turning the 3 handwheel toward you (counterclockwise) so that the mark on the wheel points up. • If the needle is not correctly raised, the sewing machine can not be threaded. While holding the thread from the spool 5 with your right hand, pass the thread ... thread through 7 the thread take -up lever is set incorrectly, the thread may tangle on the spool pin and cause the needle to break. KNOWING YOUR SEWING MACHINE Raise the needle by turning the handwheel toward you (counterclockwise) so that the mark on the wheel points up. 15 Feed the upper thread...
... turning the 3 handwheel toward you (counterclockwise) so that the mark on the wheel points up. • If the needle is not correctly raised, the sewing machine can not be threaded. While holding the thread from the spool 5 with your right hand, pass the thread ... thread through 7 the thread take -up lever is set incorrectly, the thread may tangle on the spool pin and cause the needle to break. KNOWING YOUR SEWING MACHINE Raise the needle by turning the handwheel toward you (counterclockwise) so that the mark on the wheel points up. 15 Feed the upper thread...
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... thread guide by hand to lower and then raise the needle. 1 1 Needle bar thread guide Pull on the upper thread to back 9 leaving a thread tail of about 5 cm (2 inches). 1 1 5 cm (2 inches) 1 2 1...hand. 1 thread, slowly turn the handwheel toward you may cause sewing problems. 1 2 1 Upper thread 2 Lower thread 16 Thread the needle from front to draw up lever before you feed the upper thread. ● If you incorrectly feed the thread you (counterclockwise) by holding...thread. Drawing up the lower • The thread can easily be passed behind the guide above the 8 needle.
... thread guide by hand to lower and then raise the needle. 1 1 Needle bar thread guide Pull on the upper thread to back 9 leaving a thread tail of about 5 cm (2 inches). 1 1 5 cm (2 inches) 1 2 1...hand. 1 thread, slowly turn the handwheel toward you may cause sewing problems. 1 2 1 Upper thread 2 Lower thread 16 Thread the needle from front to draw up lever before you feed the upper thread. ● If you incorrectly feed the thread you (counterclockwise) by holding...thread. Drawing up the lower • The thread can easily be passed behind the guide above the 8 needle.
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... BALL POINT" 130/705H SUK 90/14 may also cause the seam to be used as heavyweight fabric like denim with a small needle (65/9-75/11), may cause machine malfunction. Using the wrong combination, such as a substitute. ■ Transparent nylon thread Use a 90/14 to skip... stitches. 17 and the higher the needle number, the thicker the needle. ■ Ball point needle Use the ball point needle when sewing on stretch fabrics or fabrics where skipped stitches easily occur. It may bend or break the...
... BALL POINT" 130/705H SUK 90/14 may also cause the seam to be used as heavyweight fabric like denim with a small needle (65/9-75/11), may cause machine malfunction. Using the wrong combination, such as a substitute. ■ Transparent nylon thread Use a 90/14 to skip... stitches. 17 and the higher the needle number, the thicker the needle. ■ Ball point needle Use the ball point needle when sewing on stretch fabrics or fabrics where skipped stitches easily occur. It may bend or break the...
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... foot and bend or break and you may be injured. ● When you turn it the other objects during sewing, otherwise the needle may be damaged and you (counterclockwise). Starting sewing Raise the presser foot lever. 5 Turn on the wheel points up. Change the presser...) 18 2 SEWING BASICS Please read before sewing CAUTION ● To avoid being injured, watch the needle carefully while you may be injured. ● Take care that the mark on the machine. 1 1 Raise the needle by hand, always turn the handwheel by turning the 2 handwheel toward you (counterclockwise) so that the...
... foot and bend or break and you may be injured. ● When you turn it the other objects during sewing, otherwise the needle may be damaged and you (counterclockwise). Starting sewing Raise the presser foot lever. 5 Turn on the wheel points up. Change the presser...) 18 2 SEWING BASICS Please read before sewing CAUTION ● To avoid being injured, watch the needle carefully while you may be injured. ● Take care that the mark on the machine. 1 1 Raise the needle by hand, always turn the handwheel by turning the 2 handwheel toward you (counterclockwise) so that the...
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... as a pivot, turn the handwheel toward you (counterclockwise). Lower the presser foot lever. 8 Changing the sewing direction Stop the machine with too much force, the needle may bend or break. 1 Thread cutter 19 CAUTION ● If fabric more than 6 mm (15/64 inch) thick is sewn or if the fabric is...the presser foot lever even higher to bring the presser foot to change the sewing direction, and then raise the presser foot lever. Using the needle as those used for your foot off the foot controller. 0 X The machine stops sewing. • You can use reverse sewing for the details...
... as a pivot, turn the handwheel toward you (counterclockwise). Lower the presser foot lever. 8 Changing the sewing direction Stop the machine with too much force, the needle may bend or break. 1 Thread cutter 19 CAUTION ● If fabric more than 6 mm (15/64 inch) thick is sewn or if the fabric is...the presser foot lever even higher to bring the presser foot to change the sewing direction, and then raise the presser foot lever. Using the needle as those used for your foot off the foot controller. 0 X The machine stops sewing. • You can use reverse sewing for the details...
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... makes it easier to 1 release it together with the fabric. Slide the flat bed attachment to the left to sew cylindrical pieces such as a single needle (see page 7-8). If this occurs, place thin paper or stabilizer material under the ● When you are finished with a twin... needle (Option) We have designed your machine so you have been made for this needle and two top threads. When you can use the same color or two different colors of fabric together, and...
... makes it easier to 1 release it together with the fabric. Slide the flat bed attachment to the left to sew cylindrical pieces such as a single needle (see page 7-8). If this occurs, place thin paper or stabilizer material under the ● When you are finished with a twin... needle (Option) We have designed your machine so you have been made for this needle and two top threads. When you can use the same color or two different colors of fabric together, and...
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... thread spool onto the extra spool pin. 1 Bobbin winder shaft 3 2 Extra spool pin 2 3 Thread spool 1 ■ Twin needle threading You should only be damaged. Thread the left needle using the twin needle, be sure to "Changing the presser foot" on the machine. 4 Select a stitch. 5 CAUTION ● After selecting a stitch,...9679; When using the thread from the spool on the extra spool pin, but do not pass the thread through the guide above the needle before you pass it through the eye of the bobbin winder shaft. SEWING BASICS ■ Attaching the extra spool pin Insert the extra...
... thread spool onto the extra spool pin. 1 Bobbin winder shaft 3 2 Extra spool pin 2 3 Thread spool 1 ■ Twin needle threading You should only be damaged. Thread the left needle using the twin needle, be sure to "Changing the presser foot" on the machine. 4 Select a stitch. 5 CAUTION ● After selecting a stitch,...9679; When using the thread from the spool on the extra spool pin, but do not pass the thread through the guide above the needle before you pass it through the eye of the bobbin winder shaft. SEWING BASICS ■ Attaching the extra spool pin Insert the extra...
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... back of fabric Solution Increase the tension by turning the upper tension control dial to raise the needle from the fabric, and then raise the presser foot lever and turn the fabric. Otherwise the needle may break or the machine may be too loose. Start sewing. 6 For details on starting to sew...
... back of fabric Solution Increase the tension by turning the upper tension control dial to raise the needle from the fabric, and then raise the presser foot lever and turn the fabric. Otherwise the needle may break or the machine may be too loose. Start sewing. 6 For details on starting to sew...