Brother International Quattro 2 6700D Users Manual - English - Page 222

SEWING AN EMBROIDERY PATTERN b Lower the presser foot, then press the "Start/Stop" button to start embroidering. After 5-6 stitches, press the "Start/Stop" button again to stop the machine. c Trim the excess thread seam. If the end of the at the end of the seam is under the presser foot, raise the presser foot, then trim the excess thread. f Repeat the same steps remaining colors. for embroidering the d Press the "Start/Stop" embroidering. button to start → When the first color is completely sewn, the machine will automatically trim the threads and stop. The presser foot will then automatically be raised. On the embroidery color order display, the next color will move to the top. Memo • If there is thread left over from the beginning of sewing, it may be sewn over as you continue embroidering the pattern, making it very difficult to deal with the thread after the pattern is finished. Trim the threads at the beginning of each thread change. e Remove the thread for the first color from the machine. Thread the machine with the next color. → When the last color is sewn, "Finished sewing" will appear on the display. Press , and the display will return to the original screen. Memo • The Thread Trimming Function is originally set to trim excess thread jumps (threads linking parts of the pattern, etc.). Depending on the type of thread and fabric that are used, an end of upper thread may remain on the surface of the fabric at the beginning of the stitching. After embroidering is finished, cut off this excess thread. *If the setting has been turned off, trim the excess thread jumps using scissors after the pattern is finished. See page 236 for information on the thread trimming function. 220