Brother International CE-5500/CE-5500PRW Operation Manual - Page 5

CONTENTS IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS 1 CONTENTS 3 1. KNOWING YOUR SEWING MACHINE ..... 4 ACCESSORIES 4 Included accessories 4 Optional accessories 4 Accessory compartment 5 NAMES OF MACHINE PARTS AND THEIR FUNCTIONS 5 The main parts 5 Needle and presser foot section 6 Operation buttons 6 Operation panel 6 Spool pin 7 USING YOUR SEWING MACHINE 7 Power supply precautions 7 Power supply 8 Foot controller 8 Sewing speed controller (for models equipped with the start/stop button 9 Changing the needle stop position 9 Changing the initial needle position 9 Cancelling the operation beep (for models equipped with the operation beep) ........ 9 THREADING THE MACHINE 10 Winding the bobbin 10 Lower threading 13 Upper threading 15 Drawing up the lower thread 18 REPLACING THE NEEDLE 18 Needle precautions 18 Needle types and their uses 19 Checking the needle 19 Replacing the needle 20 Sewing with the twin needle 21 REPLACING THE PRESSER FOOT 22 Replacing the presser foot 22 Removing the presser foot holder 23 2. SEWING BASICS 24 SEWING 24 General sewing procedure 24 Selecting a stitch 24 Adjusting the stitch length and width 24 Starting to sew 25 Thread tension 26 USEFUL SEWING TIPS 27 Trial sewing 27 Changing the sewing direction 27 Sewing curves 27 Sewing thick fabrics 27 Sewing hook-and-loop fastener 28 Sewing thin fabrics 28 Sewing stretch fabrics 28 Stitching cylindrical pieces 28 3. UTILITY STITCHES 29 OVERCASTING STITCHES 29 Using zigzag foot 29 Using overcasting foot 29 BASIC STITCHING 30 Basic stitching 30 BLIND HEM STITCHING 30 BUTTONHOLE SEWING 32 Button sewing 35 ZIPPER INSERTION 36 SEWING STRETCH FABRICS AND ELASTIC TAPE 37 Stretch stitching 38 Elastic attaching 38 APPLIQUÉ, PATCHWORK AND QUILT STITCHING 38 Appliqués 39 Patchwork (crazy quilt) stitching 39 Piecing 39 Quilting 39 Free-motion quilting 40 REINFORCEMENT STITCHING 41 Triple stretch stitching 41 Bar tack stitching 41 DECORATIVE STITCHING 42 Fagoting 43 Scallop stitching 44 Smocking 44 Shell tuck stitching 45 Joining 45 Heirloom stitching 45 SEWING CHARACTERS (For models equipped with character stitches 46 Selecting characters 46 Checking characters 48 Deleting characters 48 Sewing the character stitches 48 ADJUSTING STITCHES (For models equipped with character stitches 49 4. APPENDIX 50 STITCH SETTINGS 50 Utility stitches 50 Character stitches (for models equipped with character stitches 56 MAINTENANCE 57 Restrictions on oiling 57 Precautions on storing the machine 57 Cleaning the machine surface 57 Cleaning the race 57 TROUBLESHOOTING 58 Frequent troubleshooting topics 58 Upper thread tightened up 59 Tangled thread on wrong side of fabric 59 Incorrect thread tension 59 Fabric is caught in the machine and cannot be removed 60 List of symptoms 63 ERROR MESSAGES 68 Operation beep (for models equipped with the operation beep 68 INDEX 69 3