Brother International Innov-ís 1500D Users Manual - English - Page 121
Preparing The Fabric
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PREPARING THE FABRIC PREPARING THE FABRIC CAUTION • Use fabrics with a thickness of less than 3 mm (approx. 1/8 inch). Using fabrics thicker than 3 mm (approx. 1/8 inch) may cause the needle to break. • When using layers with thicker batting etc., you can sew more attractive embroidery by adjusting the embroidery presser foot height in the embroidery settings screen (see below). • In the case of thick terry cloth towels we recommend that you place a piece of water soluble stabilizer on the top surface of the towel. This will help to reduce the nap of the toweling and result in more attractive embroidery. Memo With this machine, the height of embroidery foot "U" is automatically set according to the thickness of the fabric being embroidered. When embroidering thicker fabric, for example, fabric filled with batting, adjust the height of the presser foot in the settings screen. Press , and then press or in the PRESSER FOOT HEIGHT display on P. 3 of the screen to adjust the height of the presser foot according to the thickness of the fabric. To raise the presser foot, increase the setting (see page 20). (Normally, the height is set to 1.5 mm.) Attaching Stabilizer to Fabric For best results, always use stabilizer material for embroidery. In order to prevent shrinkage of the stitching or misaligned patterns, observe the following. When embroidering fabrics that cannot be ironed (such as towels or fabrics with loops that expand when ironed) or when embroidering an area that is difficult to iron, place the stabilizer material under the fabric without attaching it, and then hoop the fabric and the stabilizer in the embroidery frame. a Prepare the stabilizer embroidering. material for * Use a piece of stabilizer material that is larger than the embroidery frame. When hooping the fabric in the embroidery frame, be sure that the stabilizer material is clamped in place on all edges in order to prevent wrinkles in the fabric. CAUTION • Always use a stabilizer material for embroidery when sewing stretch fabrics, lightweight fabrics, fabrics with a coarse weave, or fabrics which cause pattern shrinkage. Otherwise, the needle may break and cause injury. Not using a stabilizer material may result in a poor finish to your project. a bc abc a Stabilizer b Size of the embroidery frame c Fabric b Using a steam iron, iron the stabilizer material to the wrong side of the fabric. 120 a b a Fusible side of stabilizer b Fabric (wrong side) Note When embroidering lightweight fabrics, such as organdy or lawn, or when embroidering napped fabrics, such as towel or corduroy, use water-soluble stabilizer (sold separately) for best results. The watersoluble stabilizer material will dissolve completely in water, giving the embroidery a more attractive finish.