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Brother 17-stitch Free-arm Sewing Machine Lx2500 How To Set Tension

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Users Manual - English and Spanish - Page 3

...when sewing, and follow the troubleshooting table in should contact your local authorized Brother dealer. Use this machine ...stitching so that you should be replaced by the manufacturer as marked on plug. • Always replace the fuse cover. Never use of the operation manual to change without notice. Special care is required around the machine needle. • Switch the machine...

Users Manual - English and Spanish - Page 4

... 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 11 Winding the bobbin 11 Lower threading 13 Upper threading 14 Drawing up the lower thread 16 FABRIC, THREAD, AND NEEDLE COMBINATIONS 17 2. SEWING BUTTONHOLES AND BUTTONS 27 Making a buttonhole 27 Adjusting buttonholes 28...

Users Manual - English and Spanish - Page 5

...Blind Stitch Foot 8 Quilting guide Part Code Americas Others SA125 F001N: XC1944-052 SA127 F003N: XC1945-002 SA134 F018N: XC1976-052 SA132 F016N: XC2215-002 4 1 KNOWING YOUR SEWING MACHINE 1 ...(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...

Users Manual - English and Spanish - Page 6

...stitch in the reverse direction. 0 Pattern selection dial (Page 9) Rotate the dial in the foot controller plug and connect the machine...tension-control dial (Page 22) This controls the tension of the upper thread. 4 Thread guide (Page 11, 14) This is used when winding the thread onto the bobbin and then threading the machine...9 Reverse sewing lever (Page 10) Push this to control the sewing speed, ...

Users Manual - English and Spanish - Page 9

...9679; Always turn the needle clamp screw counterclockwise to sew and how. Raise the needle by turning the 2 handwheel toward the 5 back of the sewing machine may be damaged. CAUTION 21 1 Use an oval ... feet that the mark on the controller, the machine will have chosen. If you use the correct presser foot for the stitch pattern you want to Changing the presser foot remove...

Users Manual - English and Spanish - Page 10

...cause injury. Pattern selection dial Patterns and stitch names CAUTION ● When you use ...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) - Reference Page 27 23, 31 23, 31 9 KNOWING YOUR SEWING MACHINE...

Users Manual - English and Spanish - Page 12

... guide. KNOWING YOUR SEWING MACHINE THREADING THE MACHINE Winding the bobbin CAUTION ● We designed the bobbin that comes with this machine or bobbins of thread is set incorrectly, the thread may cause damage to the machine. Using other models, the machine will not work properly. Then, pass the thread around the pre-tension disk and pull the...

Users Manual - English and Spanish - Page 13

... to wind the thread around the bobbin. If you follow the instructions carefully. Turn on the machine. 5 While holding the end of the thread, 6 gently press the foot controller to the right. Note ● When the sewing machine is started or the handwheel is not a malfunction. ● The needle bar does not move...

Users Manual - English and Spanish - Page 18

...; Transparent nylon thread Use a 90/14 to skip stitches. 17 The wrong combination may be uneven, the fabric to pucker, or the machine to 100/16 needle, regardless of Needle 75/11...Use the ball point needle when sewing on stretch fabrics or fabrics where skipped stitches easily occur. It may bend or break the needle. KNOWING YOUR SEWING MACHINE FABRIC, THREAD, AND NEEDLE COMBINATIONS...

Users Manual - English and Spanish - Page 21

... hardto-reach areas. fabric and sew it together with bent needles. Sewing with a twin needle (Option) We have designed your machine so you have been made for making decorative stitches. 1 1 Basting Stitching cylindrical pieces Removing the flat bed attachment makes it . 1 1 Flat bed attachment X With the flat bed attachment removed, free-arm sewing is possible. 1 Twin needle 2 Extra...

Users Manual - English and Spanish - Page 24

.... 12 1 For a shorter stitch length, turn the pattern selecting dial to the left position of Zigzag (Satin) Stitch (number 11). 2 For a longer stitch length, turn the pattern selecting dial to one of Zigzag Stitches. (This acts as a reinforcement stitch.) ■ Zigzag (Satin) Stitch You can use a slightly looser upper-thread tension to the Zigzag Stitch, and then start sewing.

Users Manual - English and Spanish - Page 25

... Memo 1 2 ● When the size of hem 6 Basting point 6 1 2 Remove the flat bed attachment and make 6 free-arm sewing possible. • For details on free-arm sewing, refer to slide onto the arm or the length is too small to "Stitching cylindrical pieces" (Page 20). 24 Fold back the fabric inside along the 3 Reverse the skirt or pants...

Users Manual - English and Spanish - Page 26

... tension so that it will be used to sew a picot (lacelike) edge on the seamline and the zigzag stitches sewn slightly over the folded edge. Each is 1 tighter than normal. BUILT-IN STITCHES Slide the part that you wish to sew onto 7 the arm, make sure that the fabric feeds correctly, and then start sewing. 1 Shell tuck stitching Stitch...

Users Manual - English and Spanish - Page 28

... of fabric before replacing the presser foot. Making a buttonhole Pattern 1 Stitch Stitch Length [mm Width [mm Foot (inch)] (inch)] 0.5 (1/32) Button5 (3/16) hole Foot "A" CAUTION ● If the presser foot is accidentally pressed and the machine starts sewing. Lower the presser foot and sew 5 to sew the front bar tack first. 3 Line the bar tack mark...

Users Manual - English and Spanish - Page 29

... "c" (same position as To secure the stitching, turn the buttonhole fine-adjustment screw with the seam ripper tool. Set the pattern selection dial to 6 stitches. 3. The seam ripper may slip and you...machine when the needle is not the same, you put your hand or finger in the middle of the buttonhole. 4 Remove the material from the material. Sew 5 to "d". 2. straight stitches...

Users Manual - English and Spanish - Page 30

... and set the pattern selection dial to the Zigzag Stitch with the bobbin thread. At a slow speed, sew about 10 stitches. 7 CAUTION ● Make sure the needle does not hit the button during sewing. Turn on the needle 4 plate. Place the darning plate on the machine. 5 29 SEWING BUTTONHOLES AND BUTTONS Sewing buttons Stitch Name Pattern Zigzag 8 Stitch Zigzag 9 Stitch Zigzag...

Users Manual - English and Spanish - Page 36

... rolled hems. 1 Seam allowance 6.5 mm (1/4 inch) Turn off the machine. 1 Attach the narrow hemmer foot and then 2 set the pattern selection dial to the Straight Stitch (Center Needle Position). USING ATTACHMENTS AND APPLICATIONS Set the pattern selection dial to the 4 Straight Stitch. • Before starting to sew, draw the quilting design on how 6 quickly you move...

Users Manual - English and Spanish - Page 37

... out 7 from the front of the presser foot, lightly pull on the thread while slowly sewing. the edge of the fabric just behind the ■ If too much fabric is wrapped ...the thread and guide the fabric from the edges of the fabric, lower the presser foot, and then sew 2 or 3 stitches. 1 After sewing 2 (3/4 inch) to decrease the amount of the presser foot. Position to the left with your ...

Users Manual - English and Spanish - Page 38

... the machine. Position) 8 Zigzag Stitch 0.7 (1/32) 1.5 (1/16) 9 Zigzag Stitch 1.5 (1/16) 3 (1/8) 10 Zigzag Stitch 2 (1/16) 5 (3/16) ■ When sewing seams Turn off the machine. 1 Attach the blind stitch foot. 2 Turn on blind hem stitching, see page 24. 1 1 Screw 2 Guide 3 Folded hem 2 3 2 2 1 1 Screw 2 Guide 37 Align the foot guide with the desired width. Set the pattern...

Users Manual - English and Spanish - Page 44

... 11 Button sewing 29 Buttonhole adjusting 28 making 27 Buttonhole fine-adjustment screw 28 C Cleaning 38 Connecting plugs 6 D , , Darning 31 Darning plate 29 31 34 Decorative stitching 26 Double action stitching 26 Drawing up the lower thread 16 E Elastic stitching 25 F Fabric, thread, and needle combinations ...... 17 Flat bed attachment 5 Foot controller 7 Free-arm style 20...