Brother International XL 5500 Support Question
Brother International XL 5500 Support Question
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Question posted by BMla on September 14th, 2014
How To Replace A Zipper Foot On A Brother Sewing Machine
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Users Manual - English - Page 2
... the needle, threading the bobbin, or changing the presser foot. 15. Do not pull or push fabric while stitching. Young children should never be supervised to break. 14. WARNING - Special care is not intended for its intended use outdoors. 7. This sewing machine is required around the machine needle. 11. DANGER - Close attention is necessary when...
Users Manual - English - Page 4
... YOUR SEWING MACHINE 6
Connecting Plugs ...6 Main Power/Sewing Light Switch ...7 Foot Controller ...7 Inserting the Needle ...7 Checking the Needle ...8 Changing the Presser Foot ...8 Converting to Free-arm Style ...9 Steadying the Machine ...9
THE CONTROLS ...10
Pattern Selection Dial ...10 Recommended Widths and Lengths for Stitches 11 Stitch Length Dial ...13 Stretch Stitching ...13 Stitch...
Users Manual - English - Page 5
... 14)
This controls the stitch width. 8 Pattern selection dial (page 10)
You can push this to control the sewing speed, and to start and stop sewing. J Zigzag presser foot
H Presser foot lever (page 8) This raises and lowers the presser foot. G Foot controller receptacle (page 6) Plug in the foot controller plug and connect the machine to the power supply. A Buttonhole...
Users Manual - English - Page 6
...-151)(For other countries)
7 X55467-021
8 130920-021
9 XA3442-121
1 Buttonhole foot (1 pc.) 2 Zipper foot (1 pc.) 3 Button sewing foot (1 pc.) 4 Needle pack (regular single needle HAX130) (3 pcs.) 5 Twin needle (1 pc.) 6 Bobbins (3 pcs.) 7 Screwdriver (1 pc.) 8 Extra spool pin (1 pc.) 9 Darning plate (1pc.) (When the machine is not
equipped with a Drop Feed.)
Parts code for zigzag presser...
Users Manual - English - Page 8
... "O" mark)
1 2
CAUTION
● Do not allow pieces of cloth and dust to build up on the foot controller, the machine will start and you may bend or break and cause injury.
● Never sew with Models XL-5500/XL-5600/XL-5700/ XL-5510/XL-5610/XL-5710.
. Inserting the Needle
CAUTION
● Turn the main power switch off the...
Users Manual - English - Page 9
... needle may break or the machine may cause an accident or injury. Replace the needle if it touches the stopper, and securely tighten the needle clamp screw with a
screwdriver and pulling the needle down.
1
Checking the Needle
The sewing needle must always be straight 1 and sharp for the stitch pattern you may be injured...
Users Manual - English - Page 15
... -". The numbers marked on the stitch selected, you lightly push the foot controller.
THE HIGHER THE NUMBER, THE WIDER THE STITCH.
1
Drop Feed Lever (if the machine is being done. Do not forcefully turn the dial toward either "+" or "-" to adjust the stitch width. When monogramming, embroidering, darning or sewing on buttons, the feed dogs should...
Users Manual - English - Page 16
... bobbin (part code: SA156, SFB (XA5539-151)) that has been designed for this sewing machine.
Actual size
11.5 mm (7/16")
Put the spool of the bobbin. Then, stop the machine.
Using of the thread, gently 4 press the foot controller to sew or turning the balance wheel.
15 right. Use only the enclosed bobbin or bobbins...
Users Manual - English - Page 17
... the bobbin and cause the needle to work, you (counterclockwise)
and raise the presser foot lever.
Actual size
11.5 mm (7/16")
CAUTION
● Make sure you follow the...Wound poorly
1
2
1 Wound evenly 2 Wound poorly
● The bobbin was designed specifically for this sewing machine. Use only the enclosed bobbin or bobbins of the shuttle race by turning 1 the balance wheel toward ...
Users Manual - English - Page 19
.... Raise the presser foot lever and turn the balance
1 wheel toward you and into the eyelet.
1 1
1 Thread take-up lever
1 Spool pin 2 Thread guide 3 Tension discs 4 Thread take -up the spool pin and put a spool of thread 2 on the spool pin and cause the needle to "O". KNOWING YOUR SEWING MACHINE
Upper Threading
1 2
4 3
1 Spool...
Users Manual - English - Page 21
...
1 Hook 2 Thread
Quick Thread-Setting System FAST START BOBBIN (models equipped with home sewing machine needles size 75/11-100/16. Start sewing as usual. (It is off when threading the needle by hand.
If you ).... it up, and then cut it between the toes of the presser foot and straight toward the back of the sewing machine.
2
1 Bobbin case 2 Shuttle
Close the shuttle cover while pulling ...
Users Manual - English - Page 22
... toes of the presser foot.
1
Sewing with a Twin Needle
We have designed your machine so you can use the zigzag presser foot only.
■ Attaching the Twin Needle Attach the twin needle in the same way as a single needle (see page 7). The upper thread should have been made for making decorative stitches.
Other needles could...
Users Manual - English - Page 26
...using the machine. Raise the needle to strengthen a stitch. Please Read Before Sewing
CAUTION
● To avoid being injured, watch the needle carefully while you may be injured. ● Always use the correct presser foot. You may also be injured. Straight Stitching
Stitch Name
Pattern
Stitch Length [mm (inch)]
Stitch Width [mm (inch)]
Straight Stitch
Triple Stretch Stitch
1-4 (1/16-3/16...
Users Manual - English - Page 27
... to the left -hand side of the machine.
■ Top-Stitching and Stretch Materials You can use Triple Stretch Stitch for the next seam, 4 pull about 10 cm (4") of thread through the
toes of the presser foot toward the back of the machine.
KNOWING YOUR SEWING MACHINE
Raise the presser foot and turn the fabric to its highest...
Users Manual - English - Page 29
...center them together using the Elastic Stitch. 2 Make sure you sew, stretch the elastic in front of the tear, sew using nylon thread, the stitch will not be visible. Sew the Scallop Stitch along the edge of fabric together.
Following the line of and 2 behind the presser foot. KNOWING YOUR SEWING MACHINE
Elastic Stitching
Stitch
Stitch
Stitch Name Pattern Length
Width
[mm (inch...
Users Manual - English - Page 31
... dial to align the marks on the foot
with the mark on the foot 3 Button plate
30
KNOWING YOUR SEWING MACHINE
The stitch will prevent the fabric from unravelling.
Stitch
Stitch
2
Stitch Name Pattern Length
Width
[mm (inch)] [mm (inch)]
Decorative Stitch
Fixed 2.5
3-5
(3/32)
(1/8-3/16)
This stitch can be used for decorative stitching.
1 Starting mark on the fabric 2 Marks...
Users Manual - English - Page 33
... tailor's
chalk line. 3. Set the pattern selection dial to 6 stitches. 3. Lower the presser foot and sew 5 to "d". 2. The seam ripper may strike the presser foot, bending or breaking the needle and causing injuries.
■ Making A Buttonhole
Remove the material from the material.
KNOWING YOUR SEWING MACHINE
You need to "b". 2.
Cut an opening in the path of...
Users Manual - English - Page 35
... SEWING MACHINE
Put a button between the foot and the fabric 4 and make sure the needle does not hit the presser foot before you start sewing. At a slow speed, sew about 10 stitches.
5
Zipper Insertion
Stitch
Stitch
Stitch Name
Pattern
Length
Width
[mm (inch)] [mm (inch)]
Straight Stitch
2-3 (1/16-1/8)
2.5 (center needle position) (3/32)
Foot
Zipper Foot
You can use the zipper...
Users Manual - English - Page 36
... selection dial to gather the material.
4
Place the darning plate on the needle plate. 1 (On a machine equipped with parallel lines of stitching.
35
Begin sewing by raising the lever located at the
back of the presser foot, position the zipper foot on the other side.
Repeat this motion until the darning section is 6 filled with a drop...
Users Manual - English - Page 45
... 19 Topstitching 26 Tree Stitch 11
Triple Stretch Stitch 11, 12, 13, 25 Triple Zigzag Stretch Stitch 11, 12, 13, 30
Twin Needle Sewing 21
U
Upper Tention Control Dial 22 Upper Threading 18 Using the Needle Threader 19
W
Winding the Bobbin 15
Z
Zigzag Presser Foot 4, 5 Zigzag Stitch 11, 12, 26, 33, 36 Zipper Foot 5, 34
Zipper Insertion 34
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