Brother International PC-8500 Users Manual - English - Page 6

FLAT FELL SEAM 75 Finished flat fell seam 76 APPLIQUES 77 Sewing the applique around corners ______77 APPLIQUE QUILTS 78 SCALLOP STITCH 79 SMOCKING STITCH 80 PATCHWORK STITCH 81 FAGOTING 82 DECORATIVE STITCHING 83 Decorative stitching 83 Shell tacking 83 HEM-STITCH (HEIRLOOM STITCH) _________84 " " hem-stitching 84 " " hem-stitching 85 LATERAL SEWING (STRAIGHT/ZIGZAG)_____86 3. CHARACTERS AND DECORATIVE STITCHES 88 CHARACTER SEWING 88 Combinations of characters 89 DECORATIVE STITCHES 90 DECORATIVE STITCHES (7 mm 91 SATIN STITCHES 92 CROSS STITCHING 93 CHARACTER AND DECORATIVE STITCH ADJUSTMENT _______94 Changing the pattern size (Actual size) ____94 Single/repeat sewing 94 Elongation 95 Changing the stitch length and the stitch width 96 Customize patterns by combining satin stitches using the " " and " " keys ____97 Changing Mirror Image [Left and Right (the " " key), and Top and Bottom (the " " key 99 Confirming entry of combined stitch patterns 100 Saving combined stitch patterns_________100 SEWING 102 Sewing attractive finishes 102 Using a pattern sheet 102 Sewing 103 ADJUSTING STITCH PATTERNS __________105 4. EMBROIDERING 106 PREPARATION BEFORE SEWING _________106 Attaching embroidery foot "Q"___________106 Fitting embroidery unit 107 Removing the embroidery unit __________108 Placing the embroidery unit into its case __108 Initializing the embroidery unit __________109 SELECTING AND SEWING PATTERNS _____110 Selecting alphabetical characters ________110 Selecting one-point patterns 111 Selecting frame patterns 112 Selecting floral alphabets 113 Selecting patterns from a memory card ___114 MEMORY 116 Saving a pattern combination in memory __116 EMBROIDERING 117 Embroidering attractive finishes _________117 Setting the fabric into the embroidery frame 117 Fitting the embroidery frame to the embroidery unit 119 Embroidering 120 Embroidering a single color pattern when "MULTI COLOR" is displayed ______122 Changing the stitch density for characters and some frame patterns 122 MOVING THE LOCATION (LAYOUT) _______123 Moving the embroidery location _________124 Checking the embroidering area_________124 Embroidering from a specific starting point_125 Changing the pattern direction __________125 Reversing patterns 126 Using the "IMAGE" key 126 Changing the size of characters, frame patterns and pattern 127 ADJUSTMENTS DURING THE EMBROIDERY PROCESS 129 If the thread breaks during embroidering __129 Continuing a pattern after the power has been momentarily turned off ________129 When sewing again from the beginning.......130 EMBROIDERY APPLICATIONS____________131 Linking characters 131 Embroidering appliques (using a frame pattern 132 Embroidering onto small pieces of fabric or onto corners 134 5. EDITING EMBROIDERY PATTERNS 135 EMBROIDERY EDITING CAPABILITIES _____135 Explanation of the Editing Functions _____135 HOW TO EDIT 136 Character Editing 137 One-point Editing 143 Border Pattern Editing 145 Editing Patterns on Embroidery Cards (sold separately 146 Editing Combinations 147 SAVING A PATTERN COMBINATION TO MEMORY 151 Let's Sew 153 CORRECTING EDITED PATTERNS ________154 Correcting another stitch pattern during editing 154 Correcting stitch patterns after editing ____155 6. RETRIEVING 156 RETRIEVING CHARACTERS AND PATTERNS 156 RETRIEVING AN EMBROIDERY PATTERN __157 RETRIEVING AN EDITED PATTERN _______158 DELETING A STORED PATTERN __________159 3 Patterns (Memory Card) Patterns (Programmed in Machine) Sewing Chart Trouble shooting Error Maintenance Messages My Custom Stitch TM Retrieving Editing Embroidery Patterns Embroidering Characters and Decorative Stitches Utility Stitches Sewing Setting Up