Brother International PR1055X Operation Manual - Page 101

3 Chapter ADVANCED EMBROIDERY ADVANCED EMBROIDERY VARIOUS EMBROIDERY FUNCTIONS Basting embroidery Before embroidering, basting stitches can be embroidered along the outline of the pattern. This is useful for embroidering fabric that cannot have stabilizer material affixed with an iron or adhesive. By stitching stabilizer material to the fabric, shrinkage of the stitching or misaligned pattern can be minimized. Note • It is recommended to finish combining and editing the pattern before selecting the basting setting. If the pattern is edited after selecting the basting setting, the basting and pattern may become misaligned, and the basting under the pattern may be difficult to remove after embroidering is complete. Touch , then . a  The embroidery settings screen appears. Locate [Basting Distance]. b Use and to specify the distance from the c pattern to the basting stitching. Touch d screen. Touch e to return to the embroidering settings to select the basting setting. 3 Note • When is touched, the pattern is moved to the center. After selecting the basting setting, move the pattern to the desired position. • To cancel the setting, touch .  Basting is added to the beginning of the embroidering order. Touch f to continue to the embroidering screen. Touch , and then press the "Start/Stop" g button to begin embroidering. When embroidering is finished, remove the basting h stitching. Memo • The higher the setting, the farther the basting is from the pattern. • The setting remains selected even if the machine is turned off. 1 Basting stitching 99