Brother International Innov-is NQ1300PRW Operation Manual - Page 104
Heirloom stitching
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Decorative Stitching Heirloom stitching When sewing with the wing needle, the needle holes are enlarged, creating a lace-like decorative stitch. This is used to decorate hems and tablecloths on thin or mediumweight fabrics in addition to plain weave fabrics. Install the wing needle. a Partially removing threads is called "drawnwork". This gives beautiful results with fabrics that have a loose weave. Two ways to create drawnwork are described below. ■ Drawnwork (Example 1) • Use a 130/705H 100/16 wing needle. • For details on installing a needle, refer to "Replacing the Needle" in the "Basic operations" section. • The needle threader cannot be used with the wing needle, otherwise the machine may be damaged. Manually pass the thread through the eye of the needle from the front to the back. For details, refer to "Threading the needle manually (without using the needle threader)" in the "Basic operations" section. Attach monogramming foot "N". b Pull out several threads from the fabric. a Attach monogramming foot "N". b Select a stitch. c The stitches that can be used are or . Select stitch . c With the right side of the fabric facing up, sew along d the right edge of the frayed section. • When sewing with the wing needle, select a stitch width of 6.0 mm (15/64 inch) or less. N Start sewing. d CAUTION • When sewing with the wing needle, select a stitch width of 6.0 mm (15/64 inch) or less, otherwise the needle may bend or break. • After adjusting the stitch width, slowly turn the handwheel toward you (counterclockwise) and check that the needle does not touch the presser foot. If the needle hits the presser foot, the needle may bend or break. Press the mirror image key. e • For details, refer to "Mirroring stitches" in the "Basic operations" section. → The pattern displayed on the screen is mirrored. Sew along the other edge of the frayed section so that f it looks like the previous stitching. N Press the mirror image key again to return to normal g mode. S-44