Brother 888-E33 - Sewing Thin Fabrics; Sewing Stretch Fabrics; Stitching Cylindrical Pieces

SEWING BASICS
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Make sure that the needle passes through the hook-
and-loop fastener tape by turning the handwheel and
lower the needle into the hook-and-loop fastener
tape before sewing. And then, sew the edge of the
hook-and-loop fastener tape at a slow speed.
If the needle does not pass through the hook-and-
loop fastener tape, replace the needle with the
needleforthickfabrics(page20).
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Edge of the hook-and-loop fastener tape
Sewing thin fabrics
Whensewingthinfabrics,thestitchingmaybecome
misaligned or the fabric may not feed correctly.
Movetheneedle(besuretouseafineneedle)tothe
furthest left or right hand position so that the fabric
does not get pulled down into the feed dog area. If
you have finished sewing, tear off any excess
paper.
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Stabilizer material or paper
Sewing stretch fabrics
First, baste the pieces of fabric together, and then
sew without stretching the fabric.
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Basting
Stitching cylindrical pieces
Removing the flat bed attachment makes it easier to
sew cylindrical pieces such as cuffs and pant legs, or
hard-to-reach areas.
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Pull the flat bed attachment to the left to
release it.
<Slide type flat bed attachment>
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Flat bed attachment
<Open type flat bed attachment>
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Flat bed attachment
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Withtheflatbedattachmentremoved,free-
arm sewing is possible.
•Whensewingcylindricalpieces,followthe
next step.
Note
•Whenyouarefinishedwithfree-arm
sewing, install the flat bed attachment back
in its original position.
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Slide the part that you wish to sew onto the
arm, and then sew from the top.