Brother International XL 5130 Users Manual - English - Page 6

CONTENTS CONTENTS KNOWING YOUR SEWING MACHINE STRAIGHT AND ZIGZAG STITCHING BUILT-IN STITCHES KNOWING YOUR SEWING MACHINE PRINCIPAL PARTS 1 ACCESSORIES 3 OPERATING YOUR SEWING MACHINE 5 Connecting Plugs 5 Main Power and Sewing Light Switches 6 Foot Controller 6 Inserting the Needle 7 Checking the Needle 7 Changing the Presser Foot 8 Converting to Free-Arm Style 9 Steadying the Machine 9 VARIOUS CONTROLS 10 Pattern Selection Dial 10 RECOMMENDED WIDTHS AND LENGTHS FOR STITCHES 11 Stitch Length Dial 14 Stretch Stitching 15 Stitch Width Dial 16 Reverse Sewing Lever 17 THREADING THE MACHINE 18 Winding the Bobbin 18 Lower Threading 19 Upper (Needle) Threading 20 Using the Needle Threader (when the machine is equipped with a needle threader) .. 22 Quick Thread-setting System FAST START BOBBIN (when the machine is equipped with a quick thread-setting system 24 Drawing Up Lower Thread 25 Twin-Needle Sewing 26 Thread Tension 27 CHART OF SEWING FABRICS, NEEDLES AND THREAD COMBINATIONS 29 STRAIGHT AND ZIGZAG STITCHING Straight Stitching 31 Zigzag Stitching 34 BUILT-IN STITCHES Blindhem Stitching 35 Shell Tuck Stitching 36 Elastic Stitching 37 Scallop Stitching 38 Universal Stitching 38 Overedge Stitching 39 Feather Stitching 40 Triple Zigzag Stretch Stitching 41 Decorative Stitching 41 BUTTONHOLE AND BUTTON SEWING Making a Buttonhole (1 Step Automatic Buttonhole 42 Making a Buttonhole (4 Step Buttonhole 44 Buttonhole Fine Adjustment 47 Button Sewing 49 USING ATTACHMENTS AND APPLICATIONS Zipper Inserting 51 Gathering 51 Darning 53 Appliques 54 Monogramming and Embroidering 55 MAINTENANCE Changing the Bulb 57 Oiling 58 Cleaning 59 Performance Checklist 60 Repacking the Machine 66 INDEX BUTTONHOLE AND BUTTON SEWING USING ATTACHMENTS AND APPLICATIONS MAINTENANCE INDEX