Brother LS-2125i - Basic Sewing And Mending Machine - KNOWING YOUR SEWING MACHINE

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CONTENTS
1. KNOWING YOUR SEWING MACHINE ..........................................................6
NAMES OF MACHINE PARTS AND THEIR FUNCTIONS ....................................................6
The main parts ................................................................................................................................................. 6
Needle and presser foot section ...................................................................................................................... 8
Flat bed attachment ......................................................................................................................................... 8
ACCESSORIES .....................................................................................................................9
USING YOUR SEWING MACHINE ...................................................................................10
Power supply precautions .............................................................................................................................. 10
Power supply .................................................................................................................................................. 10
Foot controller ................................................................................................................................................ 11
Steadying the machine ................................................................................................................................... 11
THREADING THE MACHINE ............................................................................................12
Winding the bobbin ........................................................................................................................................ 12
Lower threading ............................................................................................................................................. 14
Upper threading ............................................................................................................................................. 16
Drawing up the lower thread .......................................................................................................................... 18
REPLACING THE NEEDLE .................................................................................................19
Needle precautions ........................................................................................................................................ 19
Selecting the needle depending on the thread and fabric types .................................................................... 19
Checking the needle ...................................................................................................................................... 20
Replacing the needle ..................................................................................................................................... 20
Sewing with a twin needle (Option) ................................................................................................................ 22
REPLACING THE PRESSER FOOT ......................................................................................23
Replacing the presser foot ............................................................................................................................. 23
Removing the presser foot holder .................................................................................................................. 24
2. SEWING BASICS ...........................................................................................25
SEWING ............................................................................................................................25
General sewing procedure ............................................................................................................................. 25
Selecting stitching .......................................................................................................................................... 26
Starting to sew ............................................................................................................................................... 27
Sewing in reverse ........................................................................................................................................... 28
Thread tension ............................................................................................................................................... 28
USEFUL SEWING TIPS ......................................................................................................30
Trial sewing .................................................................................................................................................... 30
Changing the sewing direction ....................................................................................................................... 30
Sewing curves ................................................................................................................................................ 30
Sewing thick fabrics ....................................................................................................................................... 30
Sewing thin fabrics ......................................................................................................................................... 31
Sewing stretch fabrics .................................................................................................................................... 31
Using a free-arm style .................................................................................................................................... 31
3. UTILITY STITCHES ........................................................................................32
USEFUL STITCHES ............................................................................................................32
Zigzag stitches ............................................................................................................................................... 32
Basic stitching ................................................................................................................................................ 33
Blind hem stitching ......................................................................................................................................... 33
Darning ........................................................................................................................................................... 35
BUTTONHOLE SEWING ...................................................................................................36
Making the buttonhole .................................................................................................................................... 36
Adjusting buitching stitching ........................................................................................................................... 38
Button sewing ................................................................................................................................................. 38
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