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ncbc_brother_cov er_Eng P ANT ONE 285 K English 885-S33/S34/S36/S37 XC8835-621 8 Printed in China Operation Manual Computerized Sewing Machine APPENDIX UTILITY STITCHES SEWING BASICS KNOWING YOUR SEWI.
IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS When using this machine, basic safety p recautions sho uld always be taken, includ ing the foll owing: Read all instru ctions before u sing. DANGER - To reduce the risk of electric shock: 1. The machine sh ould never b e left unatte nded while plugged in.
1 FOR USE RS IN THE UK, EIRE , MALTA AND CYPRUS ONLY If this ma chine is fitted wit h a three-pin non-rew ireable BS plu g then pl ease rea d the foll owing. IMPORTANT If the ava ilable so cket out let is not s uitable fo r the plug s upplied w ith this equipmen t, it should b e cut off and a n appro priate thr ee-pin plug fitted.
2 CONGRATULATIONS ON CHOOSING OUR MACHINE Your machi ne is o ne of the most advan ced com puterized househol d sewing machin es. To full y enjoy all t he featu res, we sug gest that y ou stud y the manua l before u sing the machine . PLEASE READ BEFORE USING THIS MACHINE For safe operation 1.
3 CON TENTS 1. KNOWING YOUR SEWING MACHINE .............. ................... .................. ....... 5 NAMES O F MACHINE PA RTS AND THEIR FUNCTIO NS ............. ................... ............. ....... 5 The main p arts ...... ......... .......
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5 1 1 KNOWING YOUR SEWING MACHINE NAMES OF MA CHINE PARTS A ND THEIR FUNCTIONS The main parts a Bobbin winder (page 11) This winds the thread onto the bobbin for use as t he lower thr ead. b Spool pin (pages 11 and 16) This holds the spool of threa d.
KNOWING YOUR SEWING MAC HINE ——————— ——————————— ——————————— ——————————— — 6 Needle a n d presser foot section a Buttonhole lever Lower the buttonhole lever when sewing buttonholes and bar tacks.
7 1 Operation panel The ope ration panel, located on the front of the sewing mac hine, allow s you to selec t a stitch and specify h ow the stitch will be sewn.
KNOWING YOUR SEWING MACHINE ————————————————————————— —————————————————— —— — 8 K PANTONE 285 ACCESSORIES The following accessories are stored in the flat bed attachment.
9 1 USING YOUR SEWING MACHINE Power supply precautions Be sure to observe the follo wing precautio ns concerning th e power supply. Power supp ly a Insert the pl ug into a wall o utlet. a Main power switch b Jack/socket connec tor b Set the ma in power switch to “I”.
KNOWING YOUR SEWING MAC HINE ——————— ——————————— ——————————— ——————————— — 10 Foot controller Insert the foot controlle r plug into its jack/soc ket on the rear side of the sew ing machine.
11 1 THREADING THE MACHINE Winding t he bobbin This sectio n describes how to wind the thr ead onto the bobbin . • For deta ils on the fast bobb in winding, s ee pa ge 13. a Pre-tension disk b Bobbin wi nder shaft c Bob bin a Pull up the spool pin as far a s possible, and then put a s pool of t hread on thi s pi n.
KNOWING YOUR SEWING MAC HINE ——————— ——————————— ——————————— ——————————— — 12 f Whil e hol ding t he en d of th e thre.
13 1 ■ For mo dels equ ipped wi th the fast bobbin wind ing syste m a Follow steps 1 through 2 of the proc edure in “Windi ng the bobbin” to pass the thread around the pre-tension disk (page 11). b Place th e bobbin on t he bobbin wi nder shaft so that the spring on the shaft fits into th e notch in t he bobbin .
KNOWING YOUR SEWING MAC HINE ——————— ——————————— ——————————— ——————————— — 14 Memo ● When the sewing ma chine is started or the handw heel is turned af ter winding the thread a round the bobbin , the machi ne will make a clicking soun d; this is not a malfun ction.
15 1 the right side (see arrow b ) until the cover clicks into place. • Replace the cover so th at the end o f the thread c omes out from the le ft side of the cover (as sho w n by th e line in the dia gram).
KNOWING YOUR SEWING MAC HINE ——————— ——————————— ——————————— ——————————— — 16 Upper threading Set th e upper thr ead and th read the ne edle. • For details o n the needle th reader, see page 17.
17 1 c Pull up the spool pin as far a s possible, and then put a s pool of t hread on thi s pi n. d Feed t he upper t hread as sh own in the figure on the pre vious page. e Make sure you guide the thread through the thread take-up l ever from right to left.
KNOWING YOUR SEWING MAC HINE ——————— ——————————— ——————————— ——————————— — 18 d Fully low er the needle threader lever. X The end o f the needle threade r rotates toward yo u and the hoo k passe s through the eye of the ne edle.
19 1 Drawing up the lower thread a Ligh tly hold the end of the upp er thread. a Upp er thre ad b While h olding the end of the upper th read, rais e the ne edle ei ther b y turn ing th e handwh eel t.
KNOWING YOUR SEWING MAC HINE ——————— ——————————— ——————————— ——————————— — 20 REPLACING THE NEEDLE This sectio n provides informa tion on sewin g machi ne needles.
21 1 Checking the needle Sewing with a bent ne edle is extremely dangerous since the needle ma y break while the machine i s bein g oper ated. Before usin g the needle, place the fl at side of the needl e on a f lat s urface a nd ch eck tha t the d istan ce betwee n the needl e and the flat s urface is even.
KNOWING YOUR SEWING MAC HINE ——————— ——————————— ——————————— ——————————— — 22 d Hold the needle with your left ha nd, and then use a screwdri ver to tu rn the n eedle clam p screw cou nterc lockwis e to remo ve the needle.
23 1 Sewing with a twin needle We have designed yo ur machine so you can s ew with th is needle an d two top thre ads. You can use the same color or two differe nt colors of thread for maki ng decorative stitches. For deta ils on the stitches th at can be sewn with the twin nee dle, refer to “Stit ch settings” (pag e 52).
KNOWING YOUR SEWING MAC HINE ——————— ——————————— ——————————— ——————————— — 24 REPLACING THE PRESSER FOOT Replacing the pr esser foot Replace th e presser foo t as described below.
25 1 f Slowly lower the presser foot lever s o that the press er foot pi n snaps into the sh ank in the presser foot holder. a Presser foot lever X The presse r foot is attached. g Raise t he presse r foot lever to check th at the press er foot is secu rely atta ched.
SEWI NG BASICS —————— ——————————— ——————————— ——————————— ——————————— — 26 2 SEWING BASICS SEWING Basic se wing operation s are describe d below. Before op erating the se wing machine, read the follo w ing pre cautions.
27 2 Selecting s titching Using the stitch selection k eys, select the desired stitch. When the sewing machine i s turned on, the straight stitch ( left ne edle position) is selected. a Turn on the sewing mach ine. b Press (stitch selection keys). The number o f the selected stitch i s displayed.
SEWI NG BASICS —————— ——————————— ——————————— ——————————— ——————————— — 28 Starting to sew a Raise the needle by turning t he handwheel toward you (counterclockwise) so that the mar k on the wheel points up.
29 2 k Pull the f abric to the le ft side of the machine, and then pass the threads through the thread cutter to cut them. a Thread cutte r Memo ● When the foot control ler is plugged in, (start/ stop button) cannot be used to start or stop sewing. ● When sewing is stopped, the needle remains lowere d (in the fabric ).
SEWI NG BASICS —————— ——————————— ——————————— ——————————— ——————————— — 30 USEFUL SEWING TIPS Various ways to a chieve bet ter resul ts for your s ewing projec ts are descr ibed below.
31 2 ■ If thic k seams are bei ng sewn an d the fa bric does not fe ed at t he begi nnin g of sti tchin g Zigzag foot “J” is equ ipped with a feature tha t keeps the pr esser foot leve l. a Sewing d irection a When you enc ount er a seam that is too t hick to feed under the foot , raise the p resser foot lever.
UTILITY STITCHES ———————— ——————————— ——————————— ——————————— ———————— — 32 3 UTILITY STITCHES OVERCASTING STITCHES You can use the overca s ting stitc hes to join togeth er seams and fini s h them in one operatio n.
33 3 BASI C ST ITCH ING Straight stitches are used fo r sewing plain se ams. Three stitche s are available fo r basic stitching. *Rev.: Reverse **Rfc.: R einforcement ***Do not use reverse stitching . Basi c stitching a Baste or pin together the fabric pieces.
UTILITY STITCHES ———————— ——————————— ——————————— ——————————— ———————— — 34 BLIND HEM STITCH ING You can use th e Blind Hem Stitch to finish the edg e of a project, like the hem of a pair of trousers, w ithout th e stitc h showin g.
35 3 BUTTONHOLE SEWI NG Button holes can be sew n and buttons can be sewn on . *Auto Rfc .: Automatic Rein forcement **Rfc.: Rei nforcement The ma ximum buttonhol e length is abou t 28 mm (1-1/8 inch) (diameter + thickness of the b utton). Button holes are sewn fro m the front of the presser foot to the back, a s shown bel ow.
UTILITY STITCHES ———————— ——————————— ——————————— ——————————— ———————— — 36 The name s of pa rts of b utto nhol e fo ot “ A”, w hich i s used for s ewing buttonhole s, are indicat e d below .
37 3 • When low ering the presser foot, do not pu sh in the front of the presser foot, ot herwise the buttonho le will not be sewn with the c orrect size. a Do not reduce the gap. f Pull down t he bu tto nhole leve r as f ar a s possible . a Buttonhole lever The butto nhole lever is positioned behin d the bracket on the buttonho le foot.
UTILITY STITCHES ———————— ——————————— ——————————— ——————————— ———————— — 38 ■ Sewin g buttonholes on stretch fabrics When sewing bu ttonholes o n stretch fab rics, use a gimp t hread.
39 3 d Place a butto n betw een th e presse r foo t and the fabric. • When att aching four-hole bu ttons, first sew the two holes closest to you. Then, slide the button so t hat the nee dle goes into the two holes tow ard the rear of the sewing mach ine, and the n sew them in the same way.
UTILITY STITCHES ———————— ——————————— ——————————— ——————————— ———————— — 40 ZIPP ER IN SERT ION You can use the zipper fo ot to sew different types of z ippers, and can easily po sition it to the right or left sid e of the needle .
41 3 SEWING STRETCH FABR ICS AND ELASTIC TAPE Stretch fabrics can be sewn and elast ic tape can be attached. *Rfc.: Re inforcement Observe the corresponding precautions w hen pe rforming each of the following s titching operations. Stretch stitching a Attac h zigza g foot “J”.
UTILITY STITCHES ———————— ——————————— ——————————— ——————————— ———————— — 42 APPLIQUÉ, PATCHWORK A ND QUILT STITC HING The sti tches that can be used for sewing ap pliqués, patc hwork and quilt s are descri bed below.
43 3 d Caref ully sew aro und the edge of the desi gn. e Cut away any fabr ic that is lef t outs ide the stitch ing. f Remov e the basti ng, if necessa ry.
UTILITY STITCHES ———————— ——————————— ——————————— ——————————— ———————— — 44 Quilting Sandwi ching batting b etween the to p and bottom layers of fabric is called “qu ilting”.
45 3 Free-motion quilting With free-moti on quilting, th e feed dogs can be lowered (using the feed dog position lever) so that the fabric can be moved freely in any direction. The optio nal quilting foot is needed for free-motion quilting. a Remove the presse r foot and the presse r foot holder .
UTILITY STITCHES ———————— ——————————— ——————————— ——————————— ———————— — 46 REINFORCEMENT STITCHING Reinforce points that will b e subject to strain , such as sleeve holes, in seams and pocket c orners.
47 3 c Select stitch . d Position the fabric so th at the opening of the pocket faces tow ard you, and then lower the presser foot lever so that the needle drops 2 mm (1/16 inch) in front of the pocket open ing. a 2 mm (1/16 inch) Pass the upper thread do wn through the hole in the pre sser foot.
UTILITY STITCHES ———————— ——————————— ——————————— ——————————— ———————— — 48 DECORATIVE STITCHING Various dec orative stitches c an be sewn with t his sewing machine .
49 3 Fagoting Stitching across an open seam is called “fag oting”. It is used on bl ouses and child ren's clothing . This stitch is more deco rative when th icker thread is u sed. a Use an i ron to fold the t wo pieces of fa bric along their seam s.
UTILITY STITCHES ———————— ——————————— ——————————— ——————————— ———————— — 50 Smocking The dec orative stitch created by stitc hing or embroide ring over gat hers is called “smocking”.
51 3 e Unfold t he fabric, and th en iron the tucks down to o ne side. Joining Decorativ e bridging stit ches can be sewn o ver the seam all owance of joined fabrics. This is use d when making a crazy quilt. a Attac h zigza g foot “J”. b Sew t ogether t he righ t sides of the two p ieces of fabric , and then op en up the seam allowan ces.
APPENDIX ———————— ——————————— ——————————— ——————————— ——————————— — 52 4 APPENDIX STITCH SETTINGS Applicatio ns, stitch lengths a nd widths and whet her the tw in ne edle can be used a re listed for utility stitches in the follow ing table.
53 4 Stitch Nam e Pat tern Presser Fo ot Pattern No. App lication Stitch W idth [mm (inch. )] Stitch Length [mm (inch. )] Twin Needle Walking F oot Reverse/ Reinfo rcement Stitchi ng 70 stitc hes mod .
APPENDIX ———————— ——————————— ——————————— ——————————— ——————————— — 54 Stitch Nam e Pat tern Presser Fo ot Pattern No. App lication Stitch W idth [mm (inch.
55 4 Stitch Nam e Pat tern Presser Fo ot Pattern No. App lication Stitch W idth [mm (inch. )] Stitch Length [mm (inch. )] Twin Needle Walking F oot Reverse/ Reinfo rcement Stitchi ng 70 stitc hes mod .
APPENDIX ———————— ——————————— ——————————— ——————————— ——————————— — 56 *Rfc.: Reinf orcement **Select a stitch width of 5.0 m m (3/16 inch) or less.
57 4 MAINTENA NCE Simp le sewing mac hine mainte nance oper ations are described bel ow. Cleani ng the machine surface If the surfa ce of the machin e is dirty, light ly soak a cloth in neutral deter gent, squeez e it out firmly , and then wipe t he sur fac e of t he mach ine .
APPENDIX ———————— ——————————— ——————————— ——————————— ——————————— — 58 e Remove the bobbin c ase. Grasp the bobbin c a se, an d then pull it out.
59 4 TROUBL ESHOOTIN G If the ma chine stops work ing properly, check the following possib le problems. If the prob lem it still the re, contact your retail er or the nearest authorised service center. Symp tom Possible cause How to put it right Refe rence The sewin g machine does not work.
APPENDIX ———————— ——————————— ——————————— ——————————— ——————————— — 60 The uppe r thread breaks. You hav e not inserted th e needle properly . Insert the ne edle properly.
61 4 Stit ches ar e skip ped. You hav e not thread ed the upper thre ad pr ope rly . Corr ect the upp er thread ing. page 16 You h ave not used th e right co mbi- nation of fabric, thread and needle. Cho ose a t hread and need le th at are appropri ate for the type of fabric.
APPENDIX ———————— ——————————— ——————————— ——————————— ——————————— — 62 ERROR MESSAGES If an ope ration is performe d incorrectly be fore the sewing ma chine is set up, a n error message app ears on the operation panel.
63 4 i INDEX Numeri cs 3-point z igzag stitch ....... ........ ......... ........ ........ ........... .... 32 A accessor ies ...... ........... ........ ........ ......... ........ ......... ........ .... 8 appliqué s ........ ........ ......... ...
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ncbc_brother_cov er_Eng P ANT ONE 285 K English 885-S33/S34/S36/S37 XC8835-721 9 Printed in China Operation Manual Computerized Sewing Machine APPENDIX UTILITY STITCHES SEWING BASICS KNOWING YOUR SEWI.
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