Brother International Innov-ís 1500D Users Manual - English - Page 7

Contents CONTENTS NAMES OF MACHINE PARTS AND THEIR FUNCTIONS 9 Machine 9 Needle and Presser Foot Section 10 Embroidery Unit 10 Operation Buttons 11 Included Accessories 11 Options 14 Chapter 1 Getting Ready 15 Smocking 69 Fagoting 70 Tape or Elastic Attaching 71 Heirloom Stitching 72 Buttonhole Stitches 74 Bar Tacks 79 Button Sewing 81 Eyelets 82 Multi-Directional Sewing (Straight Stitch and Zigzag Stitch 83 TURNING THE MACHINE ON/OFF 16 Zipper Insertion 84 LCD SCREEN 17 Using the Machine Setting Mode Key 20 Using the Machine Operation Mode Key 22 Using the Pattern Explanation Key 23 LOWER/UPPER THREADING 24 Winding the Bobbin 24 Setting the Bobbin 27 Pulling Up the Bobbin Thread 27 Upper Threading 28 Using the Twin Needle 31 CHANGING THE PRESSER FOOT 33 Removing the Presser Foot 33 Attaching the Presser Foot 33 CHANGING THE NEEDLE 34 Chapter 4 Character/Decorative Stitches 87 SELECTING STITCH PATTERNS 88 Selecting Decorative Stitch Patterns/7 mm Decorative Stitch Patterns/Satin Stitch Patterns/ 7 mm Satin Stitch Patterns/Cross Stitch Patterns/ Utility Decorative Stitch Patterns 89 Alphabet Patterns 89 SEWING STITCH PATTERNS 91 Sewing Attractive Finishes 91 Basic Sewing 91 Adjusting Patterns 92 EDITING STITCH PATTERNS 94 Changing the Pattern Size 95 Changing the Pattern Length Chapter 2 Sewing Basics 37 SEWING 38 Sewing a Stitch 38 Sewing Reinforcement Stitches 40 Sewing Curves 40 Changing Sewing Direction 40 Sewing Heavyweight Fabric 41 Sewing Lightweight Fabric 41 ADJUSTING STITCH SETTINGS 42 Adjusting the Stitch Width 42 Adjusting the Stitch Length 42 Adjusting the Thread Tension 43 USEFUL FUNCTIONS 43 Automatic Reinforcement Stitching 43 Automatic Thread Cutting 44 Locking the Screen 45 (7 mm Satin Stitch Patterns Only 95 Creating a Vertical Mirror Image 95 Creating a Horizontal Mirror Image 95 Selecting a Single/Repeating Pattern 96 Changing the Thread Density (Satin Stitch Patterns Only 96 COMBINING STITCH PATTERNS 97 Before Combining Patterns 97 Combining Patterns From Different Categories.......... 97 Combining Stitch Patterns of Different Sizes 98 Combining Stitch Patterns of Different Orientations .. 99 Combining Stitch Patterns of Different Lengths........ 100 Creating Step Patterns (7 mm Satin Stitch Patterns Only 101 USING THE MEMORY FUNCTION 103 Stitch Data Precautions 103 Saving Stitch Patterns in the Machine's Memory ..... 103 Chapter 3 Utility Stitches 47 SELECTING A UTILITY STITCH 48 Selecting a Stitch Pattern 49 Saving Stitch Settings 49 Saving Stitch Patterns to the Computer 105 Retrieving Stitch Patterns from the Machine's Memory 106 Retrieving Stitch Patterns from the Computer .......... 107 Using the Sewing Type Selection Key 50 SEWING THE STITCHES 51 Straight Stitches 51 Darts Seams 53 Gathering 54 Flat Fell Seams 54 Pintucks 55 Zigzag Stitches 56 Elastic Zigzag Stitches 57 Overcasting 58 Quilting 62 Blind Hem Stitches 66 Appliqués 67 Shell Tuck Stitching 68 Scalloping 68 Top Stitching 69 Chapter 5 Embroidery 109 BEFORE EMBROIDERING 110 Attaching Embroidery Foot "U 111 Attaching the Embroidery Unit 112 SELECTING EMBROIDERY PATTERNS 114 One-point Patterns/Floral Patterns 115 Alphabet Patterns 116 Frame Patterns 117 Embroidery Cards 118 Selecting Patterns from the Machine's Memory/ Computer 118 VIEWING THE SEWING SCREEN 119 PREPARING THE FABRIC 120 Attaching Stabilizer to Fabric 120 Hooping Fabric in the Embroidery Frame 121 6