Brother 885-X21 Operational Manual - Page 29

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Slide the part that you wish to sew onto

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the arm, make sure that the fabric feeds

correctly, and then start sewing.

1 Arm

After selecting a stitch, slowly turn the

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handwheel toward you

(counterclockwise) until the needle has

moved from the right side to the left.

Position the fabric under the presser foot,

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and then adjust the fabric position until

the needle slightly catches the fold of the

hem when the needle comes to the left

end of the stitch.

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Lower the presser foot lever.

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Sew at a slow speed holding the fabric

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with your hands, so that the needle

slightly catches the fold of the hem.

Remove the basting stitching and turn the

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fabric right side up.

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1 Wrong side of fabric

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1 Wrong side of fabric

2 Fold of hem

3 Needle drop point

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1 Needle

2 Needle drop point

3 Fold of hem

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2 Right side of fabric

Stitch Name

Pattern

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Shell Tuck

Stitch

The Shell Tuck Stitch can be used to sew a picot (lace-

like) edge on lightweight fabric.

Adjust the thread tension so that it is

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tighter than normal.

Place the fabric under the presser foot so

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that it will be sewn along the bias, with

the straight stitches sewn on the seamline

and the zigzag stitches sewn slightly over

the folded edge.

Sew at a slow speed.

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1 Straight stitches

2 Zigzag stitches

Stitch Name

Pattern

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Elastic Stitch

You can use the Elastic Stitch for mending, sewing

elastic or joining fabric. Each is explained below.

Stitch

Stitch Width

Length

[mm (inch)]

[mm (inch)]

2 (1/16)

5 (3/16)

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Stitch

Stitch Width

Length

[mm (inch)]

[mm (inch)]

1 (1/16)

5 (3/16)

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