Brother XR3140 User Manual

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3. UTILITY STITCHES ........................................................................................45
OVERCASTING STITCHES ................................................................................................45
Using zigzag foot ............................................................................................................................................ 45
Using overcasting foot .................................................................................................................................... 46
BASIC STITCHING ............................................................................................................47
Basic stitching ................................................................................................................................................ 47
BLIND HEM STITCHING ..................................................................................................48
BUTTONHOLE SEWING ...................................................................................................51
Button sewing ................................................................................................................................................. 55
ZIPPER INSERTION ...........................................................................................................57
SEWING STRETCH FABRICS AND ELASTIC TAPE ............................................................59
Stretch stitching .............................................................................................................................................. 59
Elastic attaching ............................................................................................................................................. 59
APPLIQUÉ, PATCHWORK AND QUILT STITCHING ........................................................61
Appliqués ....................................................................................................................................................... 62
Patchwork (crazy quilt) stitching ..................................................................................................................... 62
Piecing ........................................................................................................................................................... 62
Quilting ........................................................................................................................................................... 63
Free-motion quilting ....................................................................................................................................... 64
REINFORCEMENT STITCHING .........................................................................................66
Triple stretch stitching .................................................................................................................................... 66
Bar tack stitching ............................................................................................................................................ 66
DECORATIVE STITCHING ................................................................................................68
Fagoting ......................................................................................................................................................... 69
Scallop stitching ............................................................................................................................................. 70
Smocking ....................................................................................................................................................... 70
Shell tuck stitching ......................................................................................................................................... 71
Joining ............................................................................................................................................................ 71
Heirloom stitching ........................................................................................................................................... 72
SEWING CHARACTERS (for models equipped with character stitches) ............................73
Selecting characters ....................................................................................................................................... 73
Checking characters ...................................................................................................................................... 75
Deleting characters ........................................................................................................................................ 75
Sewing the character stitches ........................................................................................................................ 76
ADJUSTING STITCHES (for models equipped with character stitches) .............................77
4. APPENDIX .....................................................................................................79
STITCH SETTINGS .............................................................................................................79
Utility stitches ................................................................................................................................................. 79
Mirror image stitches ...................................................................................................................................... 85
Character stitches (for models equipped with character stitches) .................................................................. 88
MAINTENANCE ................................................................................................................89
Restrictions on oiling ...................................................................................................................................... 89
Precautions on storing the machine ............................................................................................................... 89
Cleaning the machine surface ........................................................................................................................ 89
Cleaning the race ........................................................................................................................................... 89
TROUBLESHOOTING .......................................................................................................92
Frequent troubleshooting topics ..................................................................................................................... 92
Upper thread tightened up ............................................................................................................................. 92
Tangled thread on wrong side of fabric .......................................................................................................... 93
Incorrect thread tension ................................................................................................................................. 96
Fabric is caught in the machine and cannot be removed ............................................................................... 97
List of symptoms .......................................................................................................................................... 101
ERROR MESSAGES ..........................................................................................................106
Operation beep ............................................................................................................................................ 106
INDEX .............................................................................................................................107

Brother XR3140 Specifications

General

Brand	Brother
Model	XR3140
Category	Sewing Machine
Language	English