Brother International Quattro 6000D Users Manual - English - Page 12

CONTENTS CONTENTS INTRODUCTION i IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS i OUTSTANDING FEATURES vi WHAT YOU CAN DO WITH THIS MACHINE ...viii HOW TO USE THIS MANUAL ix NAMES OF MACHINE PARTS AND THEIR FUNCTIONS 1 Machine 1 Needle and Presser Foot Section 2 Embroidery Unit 3 Operation Buttons 3 Using the Flat Bed Attachment 4 Using the Accessory Case 4 Storing Bobbin Clips 5 Using the Embroidery Unit Carrying Case 5 Included Accessories 5 Options 8 Using the Spool Stand 9 Chapter 1 Getting Ready 11 TURNING THE MACHINE ON/OFF 12 LCD SCREEN 14 USB Connectivity 18 Using the Machine Setting Mode Key 22 Using the Sewing Machine Help Key 32 Using the Operation Guide Function 33 Using the Sewing Guide Function 34 Using the Pattern Explanation Function 35 LOWER THREADING 37 Winding the Bobbin 37 Setting the Bobbin 43 Pulling Up the Bobbin Thread 45 UPPER THREADING 46 Upper Threading 46 Using the Twin Needle Mode 49 Using the Spool Stand 52 Using Threads that Unwind Quickly 53 CHANGING THE PRESSER FOOT 54 Removing the Presser Foot 54 Attaching the Presser Foot 54 Attaching the Walking Foot 55 CHANGING THE NEEDLE 56 About the Needle 58 Fabric/Thread/Needle Combinations 58 Chapter 2 Sewing Basics 59 SEWING 60 Sewing a Stitch 60 Sewing Reinforcement Stitches 62 Sewing Curves 62 Changing Sewing Direction 63 Sewing Heavyweight Fabrics 63 Sewing Hook-and-Loop Fastener 64 Sewing Lightweight Fabrics 64 Sewing Stretch Fabrics 65 STITCH SETTINGS 66 Setting the Stitch Width 66 Setting the Stitch Length 67 Setting the Thread Tension 67 USEFUL FUNCTIONS 69 Automatic Reinforcement Stitching 69 Automatic Thread Cutting 70 Using the Knee Lifter 71 Pivoting 72 Automatic Fabric Sensor System (Automatic Presser Foot Pressure 73 Needle Position - Stitch Placement 74 Locking the Screen 74 Checking the Needle Location in the Screen 75 Chapter 3 Utility Stitches 77 SELECTING UTILITY STITCHES 78 Selecting a Stitch 79 Saving Your Stitch Settings 81 SEWING THE STITCHES 83 Straight Stitches 83 Dart Seam 88 Gathering 88 Flat Fell Seam 89 Pintuck 90 Zigzag Stitches 91 Elastic Zigzag Stitches 93 Overcasting 94 Quilting 99 Blind Hem Stitches 111 Appliqu 113 Shelltuck Stitches 114 Scallop Stitches 115 Crazy Quilting 116 Smocking Stitches 116 Fagoting 117 Tape or Elastic Attaching 117 Heirloom 119 One-step Buttonholes 121 Four-step Buttonholes 125 Bar Tacks 129 Button Sewing 131 Eyelet 133 Multi-directional Sewing (Straight Stitch and Zigzag Stitch) ......... 134 Zipper Insertion 135 Edge Sewing 138 Chapter 4 Character/Decorative Stitches 145 SELECTING STITCH PATTERNS 146 Selecting Decorative Stitch Patterns/7mm Decorative Stitch Patterns/Satin Stitch Patterns/7mm Satin Stitch Patterns/ Cross Stitch/Utility Decorative Stitch Patterns 148 Alphabet Characters 148 SEWING STITCH PATTERNS 152 Sewing Attractive Finishes 152 Basic Sewing 152 Making Adjustments 153 EDITING STITCH PATTERNS 155 Changing the Size 157 Changing the Length (for 7mm Satin Stitch Patterns Only 157 Creating a Vertical Mirror Image 157 Creating a Horizontal Mirror Image 158 Sewing a Pattern Continuously 158 Changing Thread Density (for Satin Stitch Patterns Only) .... 158 Returning to the Beginning of the Pattern 159 Checking the Image 160 COMBINING STITCH PATTERNS 162 Before Combining 162 Combining Various Stitch Patterns 162 Combining Large and Small Stitch Patterns 164 Combining Horizontal Mirror Image Stitch Patterns 165 Combining Stitch Patterns of Different Length 165 Making Step Stitch Patterns (for 7mm Satin Stitch Patterns Only)...... 166 USING THE MEMORY FUNCTION 169 Stitch Data Precautions 169 Saving Stitch Patterns in the Machine's Memory 171 Saving Stitch Patterns to USB Media 174 Saving Stitch Patterns in the Computer 175 Retrieving Stitch Patterns from the Machine's Memory ....... 176 x