Brother International Isodore„ Innov-ís 5000 Users Manual - English - Page 10

Contents CONTENTS viii IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS i WHAT YOU CAN DO WITH THIS MACHINE .....vi HOW TO USE THIS MANUAL vii NAMES OF MACHINE PARTS AND THEIR FUNCTIONS 1 Machine 1 Needle and Presser Foot Section 2 Embroidery Unit 2 Operation Buttons 3 Included Accessories 3 Options 6 Chapter 1 Getting Ready 7 TURNING THE MACHINE ON/OFF 8 LCD SCREEN 9 Using the Machine Setting Mode Key 12 Using the Machine Operation Mode Key 17 Using the Pattern Explanation Key 18 LOWER THREADING 19 Winding the Bobbin 19 Setting the Bobbin 22 Pulling Up the Bobbin Thread 23 UPPER THREADING 25 Threading Using the "Automatic Threading" Button 25 Threading Manually 27 Using the Twin Needle Mode 29 Using Threads that Unwind Quickly 31 CHANGING THE PRESSER FOOT 32 Removing the Presser Foot 32 Attaching the Presser Foot 32 Attaching the Walking Foot 33 CHANGING THE NEEDLE 34 Chapter 2 Sewing Basics 37 SEWING 38 Sewing a Stitch 38 Sewing Reinforcement Stitches 40 Sewing Curves 40 Changing Sewing Direction 40 Sewing Heavyweight Fabrics 41 Sewing Lightweight Fabrics 41 STITCH SETTINGS 42 Setting the Stitch Width 42 Setting the Stitch Length 42 Setting the Thread Tension 43 USEFUL FUNCTIONS 44 Automatic Reinforcement Stitching 44 Automatic Thread Cutting 45 Locking the Screen 46 Chapter 3 Utility Stitches 47 SELECTING UTILITY STITCHES 48 Selecting a Stitch 48 Saving Your Stitch Settings 50 Using the Sewing Type Selection Key 51 SEWING THE STITCHES 53 Straight Stitches 53 Dart Seam 57 Gathering 57 Flat Fell Seam 58 Pintuck 59 Zigzag Stitches 60 Elastic Zigzag Stitches 62 Overcasting 63 Quilting 67 Blind Hem Stitches 72 Appliqu 73 Shelltuck Stitches 74 Scallop Stitches 75 Top Stitching 75 Smocking Stitches 76 Fagoting 76 Tape or Elastic Attaching 77 Heirloom 78 One-step Buttonholes 80 Four-step Buttonholes 84 Bar Tacks 88 Button Sewing 90 Eyelet 92 Multi-directional Sewing (Straight Stitch and Zigzag Stitch) ..93 Zipper Insertion 94 Chapter 4 Character/Decorative Stitches 97 SELECTING STITCH PATTERNS 98 Selecting Decorative Stitch Patterns/7mm Decorative Stitch Patterns/Satin Stitch Patterns/7mm Satin Stitch Patterns/Cross Stitch/Utility Decorative Stitch Patterns 100 Alphabet Characters 100 SEWING STITCH PATTERNS 102 Sewing Attractive Finishes 102 Basic Sewing 102 Making Adjustments 103 EDITING STITCH PATTERNS 105 Changing the Size 106 Changing the Length (for 7mm Satin Stitch Patterns Only) ..107 Creating a Vertical Mirror Image 107 Creating a Horizontal Mirror Image 107 Sewing a Pattern Continuously 107 Changing Thread Density (for Satin Stitch Patterns Only 108 Checking the Image 108 COMBINING STITCH PATTERNS 110 Before Combining 110 Combining Various Stitch Patterns 110 Combining Large and Small Stitch Patterns 112 Combining Horizontal Mirror Image Stitch Patterns 112 Combining Stitch Patterns of Different Length 113 Making Step Stitch Patterns (for 7mm Satin Stitch Patterns Only 114 USING THE MEMORY FUNCTION 116 Stitch Data Precautions 116 Saving Stitch Patterns in the Machine's Memory 118 Saving Stitch Patterns to USB Media (Commercially Available 120 Saving Stitch Patterns in the Computer 121 Retrieving Stitch Patterns from the Machine's Memory ........122 Recalling from USB Media 123 Recalling from the Computer 124 Chapter 5 Embroidery 125 BEFORE EMBROIDERING 126 Embroidery Step by Step 126 Attaching Embroidery Foot "W 127 Attaching the Embroidery Unit 128 SELECTING PATTERNS 130 Selecting Embroidery Patterns/Heirloom Patterns/Border Patterns/Cross stitch Patterns/Floral alphabet Patterns ..........132 Selecting Alphabet Character Patterns 133 Selecting Frame Patterns 134 Selecting Patterns from Embroidery Cards 135 Selecting Patterns from USB media/Computer 135 VIEWING THE SEWING SCREEN 136 PREPARING THE FABRIC 138 Attaching Iron-on Stabilizers (backing) to the Fabric ...........138