Brother International XL-2027 Users Manual - English - Page 10

STRAIGHT

AND

ZIGZAG

STITCHING

15

Straight

stitch

Pattern

Stitch

Length

2

(Left

needle

position)

3

(Center

needle

position)

1-4

21

(Stretch

Straight

Stitch)

How

to

Start

Sewing

1.

Raise

the

needle

to

its

highest

position

and

lift

the

presser

foot.

4

2.

Pull

up

the

lower

thread

by

turning

the

balance

wheel

toward

you

and

pull

both

up-

per

and

lower

thread

to

the

back

of

presser

foot.

3.

Place

fabric

under

the

presser

foot

and

position

needle

3/8

inch

.

(10

mm)

beyond

fabric

edge.

4.

Lower

the

presser

foot.

5.

To

back

tack,

push

the

Re-

verse

Sewing

Button

as

far

as

it

goes.

Reserve

sewing

is

used

for

locking

end

of

seam

and

where

reinforcement

is

needed.

6.

Release

the

Reverse

Sewing

Button

and

start

sewing

in

forward

direction.

How

to

Finish

Your

Sewing

Project

Reverse

stitching

is

used

to

lock

the

threads

at

the

end

of

the

seam

or

wherever

reinforcement

is

needed.

1.

This

is

done

by

stitching

to

the

end

of

the

seam.

Then

stop.

2.

Push

the

Reverse

Sewing

But-

ton

and

stitch

backward

for

3/8

inch

(10

mm)

from

end

of

the

seam

fabric.

■

,

Thread

cutter

How

to

Remove

from

Machine

1.

Stop

the

machine.

2.

Raise

the

needle

to

its

highest

position

and

make

sure

that

the

thread

take-up

lever

is

also

in

the

highest

position.

How

to

Change

Sewing

Direc-

tion

1.

Stop

the

machine

at

the

turn-

ing

point

while

the

needle

is

in

the

fabric.

2.

Raise

the

presser

foot

and

turn

the

fabric

to

its

new

di-

rection

while

the

needle

acts

as

the

axis.

3.

Lower

the

presser

foot

and

start

sewing

in

new

direction.

3.

Lift

the

presser

foot

and

pull

out

the

fabric

gently

to

the

left

side.

4.

Cut

both

threads

by

the

thread

cutter

equipped

with

the

machine.

5.

To

prepare

the

machine

for

the

next

seam,

pull

4

inches

(10

cm)

of

thread

between

the

toe

of

the

presser

foot

toward

the

back

of

the

machine.

Top

Stitching

and

Stretch

Mate-

rials

No.

2

(Left

needle

position)

is

used

for

Top

stitching

and

sew-

ing

light

weight

fabrics.

No.

21

(Stretch

Straight

Stitch)s

for

stretchable

fabrics.

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