Brother International PR670E Operation Manual - Page 87

Hooping the Fabric Hooping the fabric in the extralarge and large embroidery frames Loosen the screw on the outer frame. a OTHER BASIC PROCEDURES While stretching the fabric even more, d securely tighten the screw so that the fabric is taut. • After stretching the fabric, lightly tapping it should produce a drum-like sound. • Firmly clamp together the inner and outer frames so that their tops are even. 3 1 Screw Place the fabric with right side up on top of b the outer frame. 1 Outer frame 2 Inner frame 3 Right side of fabric 4 Top of inner and outer frames are even • Using the included disc-shaped screwdriver, firmly tighten the screw. • The outer frame does not have a front or back side. Either side can be used as the front. Press the inner frame into the outer frame. c First insert the inner frame at the corner with the screw A, next insert the nearby one corner B, and then insert the opposite corner C. Then insert the opposite corner (non screw) D. 1 Disc-shaped screwdriver Memo • To correctly frame the fabric in the embroidery frame, we recommend using a flat surface. • Refer to "Hooping fabric in the small embroidery frame" on page 43 for details on hooping smaller frames. First, align the inner and outer frames at the corner with the screw A. Then, while lightly pulling the fabric in the direction indicated by arrow B so that the fabric is taut, insert the inner frame at corner B. In the same way, lightly pull the fabric in the direction indicated by arrow C and insert corner C, and then lightly pull the fabric in the direction indicated by arrow D and insert corner D. • Be sure that there are no wrinkles in the fabric after it is stretched in the embroidery frame. 85