Brother International PQ-1300 Users Manual - English - Page 17

CONTENTS Accessories Basic Sewing (1) Basic Sewing Before sewing. Begin sewing. Finish Sewing. V When changing sewing directions. Reinforcement stitches 1cm Names of Parts Before You Begin Changing Needles and Light Bulb Threading Stitch Samples and Changing Needle Chart Presser Feet 1cm 1 Lift foot, pull about 15cm of upper and bobbin thread under and behind foot, and position fabric under foot. 2 Lower foot. 3 While needle is pierced all the way through fabric, step gently on foot controller. 4 Raise needle to highest position. 5 Lift foot, remove fabric and cut thread. V When using thread trimmer: 4 Push thread trimmer button (this will cause the upper and bobbin threads to be cut automatically and the needle to stop in a raised position.) 5 Lift presser foot and remove fabric. 1 Make sure needle is pierced all the way through fabric. 2 Lift presser foot, and turn fabric using needle as an axis. 3 Lower foot and continue sewing. V At the beginning of a seam, sew a few stitches with the hand wheel, hit the reverse stitch button and sew a few stitches back to reinforce your seam, then go back to normal sewing and finish the seam. Do the same at the end of a seam. Pin Feeding (for hard-to-handle fabrics) Pin Feeding Unit Fabric: Velvet Synthetic Suede Others Indicator Needle N Feed Pin Fabric Feed Pin Feed Dog V The above fabrics can be sewed neatly by sewing by pin feeding. 1 Move feed adjustment knob to pin feeding position. 2 Adjust pressure adjustment dial until indicator needle is in the right position. 3 Gently pull thread until feed pin catches fabric and sew. The feed pin passes up through all layers of fabric moving with the feed dog's motion to feed all layers of the fabric evenly. V Feed pin is automatically lowered when presser foot is raised. 13 Basic Sewing Caring for Your Machine Trouble Shooting