Brother International LS-2125i Users Manual - English - Page 6

CONTENTS 1. KNOWING YOUR SEWING MACHINE 6 NAMES OF MACHINE PARTS AND THEIR FUNCTIONS 6 The main parts ...6 Needle and presser foot section ...8 Flat bed attachment ...8 ACCESSORIES ...9 USING YOUR SEWING MACHINE 10 Power supply precautions ...10 Power supply ...10 Foot controller ...11 Steadying the machine ...11 THREADING THE MACHINE 12 Winding the bobbin ...12 Lower threading ...14 Upper threading ...16 Drawing up the lower thread ...18 REPLACING THE NEEDLE 19 Needle precautions ...19 Selecting the needle depending on the thread and fabric types 19 Checking the needle ...20 Replacing the needle ...20 Sewing with a twin needle (Option) ...22 REPLACING THE PRESSER FOOT 23 Replacing the presser foot ...23 Removing the presser foot holder ...24 2. SEWING BASICS 25 SEWING ...25 General sewing procedure ...25 Selecting stitching ...26 Starting to sew ...27 Sewing in reverse ...28 Thread tension ...28 USEFUL SEWING TIPS ...30 Trial sewing ...30 Changing the sewing direction ...30 Sewing curves ...30 Sewing thick fabrics ...30 Sewing thin fabrics ...31 Sewing stretch fabrics ...31 Using a free-arm style ...31 3. UTILITY STITCHES 32 USEFUL STITCHES ...32 Zigzag stitches ...32 Basic stitching ...33 Blind hem stitching ...33 Darning ...35 BUTTONHOLE SEWING 36 Making the buttonhole ...36 Adjusting buitching stitching ...38 Button sewing ...38 4