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Brother XV8500D Operation Manual

Brother XV8500D Operation Manual (420 pages)

Embroidery and Sewing Machine

Brand: Brother | Category: Sewing Machine | Size: 22.49 MB

Table of Contents

Table of Contents

14
- Important Safety Instructions
  3
  - Trademarks
    6
  - Outstanding Features
    10
  - What You Can Do with this Machine
    12
    
    Sewing Basics
    12
    
    Advanced Embroidery
    12
  - How to Use this Manual
    13
  - Table of Contents
    14
  - Names of Machine Parts and Their Functions
    17
    
    Machine
    17
    
    Needle and Presser Foot Section
    18
    
    Embroidery Unit
    19
    
    Operation Buttons
    19
    
    Using the Flat Bed Attachment
    20
    
    Using the Accessory Case
    20
    
    Storing Bobbin Clips
    21
    
    Included Accessories
    22
    
    Accessories that Are Included in some Countries or Regions
    24
    
    Options
    24
    
    Using the Multi-Purpose Screwdriver
    26
    
    Using the Spool Stand
    26
    
    Using the Multi-Function Foot Controller (Only for Supplied Models)
    28
    
    Assembling the Controller
    28
- Introduction
  3
Chapter 1 Getting Ready

31
Chapter 2 Sewing Basics

83
Chapter 3 Utility Stitches

111
- Selecting Utility Stitches
  112
  - Utility Stitch LCD Screen
    112
  - Key Functions
    113
  - Stitch Selection Screens
    114
  - Selecting a Stitch
    115
    
    Using the Mirror Image Key
    115
    
    Returning to the Beginning of the Stitch
    116
    
    Sewing Continuous/Single Stitch Sewing
    116
    
    Using the Image Key
    116
  - Saving Your Stitch Settings
    117
    
    Saving Settings
    117
    
    Retrieving Saved Settings
    117
- Sewing the Stitches
  118
  - Straight Stitches
    118
    
    Changing the Needle Position (Left or Middle Needle Position Stitches Only)
    120
    
    Aligning the Fabric with a Mark on the Needle Plate or Bobbin Cover (with Mark)
    120
    
    Aligning the Fabric with the Vertical Stitch Alignment "V" Foot
    121
    
    Using the Straight Stitch Needle Plate and the Straight Stitch Foot
    121
    
    Basting
    122
  - Dart Seam
    123
  - Gathering
    123
  - Flat Fell Seam
    124
  - Pintuck
    125
  - Zigzag Stitches
    126
    
    Overcasting (Using a Zigzag Stitch)
    126
    
    Appliqué (Using a Zigzag Stitch)
    126
    
    Patchwork (for Crazy Quilt)
    126
    
    Sewing Curves (Using a Zigzag Stitch)
    126
  - Elastic Zigzag Stitches
    127
    
    Cord Guide Bobbin Cover (Using a Zigzag Stitch)
    127
    
    Tape Attaching
    127
  - Overcasting
    128
  - Overcasting Using Presser Foot "G
    128
  - Overcasting Using Presser Foot "J
    129
    
    Overcasting Using the Side Cutter (Sold Separately)
    129
  - Quilting
    131
    
    When Sewing Straight Stitches While Using the Side Cutter (Sold Separately)
    131
    
    Piecing
    133
    
    Quilting
    133
    
    Appliqué
    134
    
    Quilting with Satin Stitches
    135
    
    Free Motion Quilting
    135
    
    Echo Quilting Using the Free Motion Echo Quilting Foot "E
    139
  - Blind Hem Stitches
    140
    
    If the Needle Catches too Much of the Hem Fold
    142
    
    If the Needle Does Not Catch the Hem Fold
    142
  - Appliqué
    143
    
    Appliqué Sharp Curves
    143
    
    Appliqué Corners
    143
  - Shelltuck Stitches
    144
  - Scallop Stitches
    144
  - Crazy Quilting
    145
  - Smocking Stitches
    145
  - Fagoting
    146
  - Tape or Elastic Attaching
    147
  - Heirloom
    148
  - Hemstitching (1) (Daisy Stitch)
    148
  - Hemstitching (2) (Drawn Work (1))
    148
  - Zigzag Couching
    149
  - Hemstitching (3) (Drawn Work (2))
    149
  - Prepare for the Zigzag Couching
    149
  - Sewing Zigzag Couching
    150
  - One-Step Buttonholes
    151
  - Sewing Stretch Fabrics
    154
  - Odd Shaped Buttons/Buttons that Do Not Fit into the Button Holder Plate
    154
  - Four-Step Buttonholes
    155
  - Darning
    156
  - Bar Tacks
    157
  - Button Sewing
    158
  - Bar Tacks on Thick Fabrics
    158
  - Eyelet
    159
  - Attaching 4 Hole Buttons
    159
  - Attaching a Shank to the Button
    159
  - Multi-Directional Sewing (Straight Stitch and Zigzag Stitch)
    160
  - Zipper Insertion
    161
  - Centered Zipper
    161
  - Inserting a Side Zipper
    162
  - Edge Sewing
    164
Chapter 4 Character/Decorative Stitches

171
Chapter 5 My Custom Stitch

199
- Designing a Stitch
  200
- Entering Stitch Data
  202
  - Key Functions
    202
  - Moving a Point
    204
  - Moving Part or All of the Design
    205
  - Editing Stitch Stored in the Machine
    206
    
    Inserting New Points
    206
- Using Stored Custom Stitches
  208
  - Storing Custom Stitches in Your List
    208
  - Retrieving Stored Stitches
    208
    
    If the Memory Is Full
    208
Chapter 6 Basic Embroidery

211
Chapter 7 Advanced Embroidery

287
Chapter 8 My Design Center

339
- About My Design Center
  340
  - Basics: Creating a Pattern
    340
- Pattern Drawing Screen
  342
  - Before Creating Designs
    343
    
    Key Functions
    343
  - Drawing Lines
    344
  - Drawing Regions
    345
    
    Setting the Line Types and Colors
    345
  - Using the Stamp Key
    346
    
    Setting the Brush Types and Fill Colors
    346
  - Using the Erase Key
    347
  - Using the Select Key
    348
  - After Editing the Design
    348
- Stitch Settings Screen
  349
  - Line Sew Stitch Settings
    349
  - Fill Stitch Settings
    349
  - Stippling Stitch Settings
    350
- Embroidery Image Preview Screen
  351
- My Design Center with Scan
  352
  - Using the Scan Frame
    352
  - Scanning to Trace Background Image
    353
    
    Scanning with an Embroidery Frame
    353
    
    Importing the Background Image
    355
- Line Scan
  356
  - Using the Scanning Frame to Create a Pattern with Line Scan
    356
- Illustration Scan
  359
  - Using the Scanning Frame to Create a Pattern with Illustration Scan
    359
Chapter 9 How to Create Bobbin Work

363
- About Bobbin Work
  364
- Preparing for Bobbin Work
  365
  - Required Materials
    365
    
    Bobbin Case and Bobbin Cover
    365
    
    Lower Thread
    365
    
    Upper Thread
    365
    
    Needle
    365
    
    Presser Foot
    365
  - Upper Threading
    366
  - Preparing the Bobbin Thread
    366
    
    Fabric
    366
    
    When Tension Is Applied to the Bobbin Thread
    368
    
    When Tension Is Not Applied to the Bobbin Thread
    368
- Creating Bobbin Work (Sewing)
  370
  - Positioning the Fabric and Sewing
    370
  - Bobbin Work Free Motion Sewing
    372
    
    Finishing the Thread Ends
    372
- Creating Bobbin Work (Embroidery)
  373
  - Selecting the Pattern
    373
  - Start Embroidering
    374
- Adjusting Bobbin Work Thread Tension
  377
  - Adjusting the Upper Thread Tension
    377
  - Adjusting the Tension of the Bobbin Thread
    377
- Troubleshooting
  378
Chapter 10 Appendix

379
- Care and Maintenance
  380
  - Restrictions on Oiling
    380
  - Precautions on Storing the Machine
    380
  - Cleaning the LCD Screen
    380
  - Cleaning the Machine Casing
    380
  - Cleaning the Race
    380
  - Cleaning the Cutter in the Bobbin Case Area
    382
  - About the Maintenance Message
    382
- Adjusting the Screen
  383
  - Adjusting the Brightness of the Screen Display
    383
  - Touch Panel Is Malfunctioning
    383
- Troubleshooting
  384
  - Frequent Troubleshooting Topics
    384
  - Upper Thread Is too Tight
    384
    
    Symptom
    384
    
    Cause
    384
    
    Remedy
    384
  - Tangled Thread on Wrong Side of Fabric
    385
    
    Symptom
    385
    
    Cause
    385
    
    Remedy
    385
  - Incorrect Thread Tension
    387
    
    Symptoms
    387
    
    Cause/Remedy
    387
  - Fabric Is Caught in the Machine and Cannot be Removed
    388
    
    Removing the Fabric from the Machine
    388
    
    Checking Machine Operations
    390
  - List of Symptoms
    391
    
    Getting Ready
    391
    
    While Sewing
    392
    
    After Sewing
    395
- Error Messages
  397
  - Alarm Sounds
    402
- Specifications
  403
- Upgrading Your Machine's Software
  404
  - Upgrade Procedure Using USB Media
    404
  - Upgrade Procedure Using Computer
    405
- Stitch Setting Chart
  406
- Index
  415

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