Brother KIT I manual

Before using this upgrade kit, be sure to read this Operation Manual for information on its correct use. Upgrade KIT I Operation Manual Black KIT I Operation Man ual_brother_ H1-4 English 111-001[...]

1 ENGLIS H Befor e using t his upgra de kit , be su re to read this O peration Manual for inform ation o n its c orrect use. CONTEN TS BEFORE YO U START ................ .................. ................. ................. ................. .................. ........ .. 2 NEW FEATURES .................. ................. ................. ......[...]

2 BEFORE YOU STA RT It is import ant to pe rform the upgra de acc ording to the proc edure outlined in the Install ation Gui de. The machine can th en be used as ou tlined in this upgrade O peration Manual. Addition al new machine f eatures a nd instruc tions are loca ted in the New F eature s of Ver sion 2 gu ide. NEW FE ATURE S The followi ng fea[...]

Chapter 1 How to Create Bobbin Work[...]

4 ABOUT BO BBIN WO RK You can create emb roidery, which giv es a three-dimensio nal appearance to the surface of the fabric , by winding the bobbin with heavy weight thread or ribbo n too thick to be fed throug h the sewing machine needl e and sewing on the wrong sid e of the fabric . Bobbin work is sewn using the special bo bbin case (gra y) and b[...]

5 ENGLIS H PREPARING FO R BOBBIN WORK Required Materials ■ Bobbin case and bo bbin co ver a Bobbin case (gr ay) There is a notch at the location marked by “A”. b Bobbin cov er with tabs ( for bobbin work ) There are rib s “B” on the back of the bobbin cover . The ribs press do wn on the bob bin so it is not lifte d out when thic k thread [...]

6 Upper T hreading a Install a needle appropriate for the upper thread and fabr ic to be used. For details on installing t he needle, refe r to “CHANGIN G THE NEED LE” in the mac hine’s Operation Man ual. b Attach the p resser foot. For details on attaching t he presser foo t, refer to the follow ing topics in th e machine’s O peration Manu[...]

7 ENGLIS H h Wind a decorat ive thread aroun d the bobbin by hand. Aft er windi ng the bobbin so it is filled as shown b elow (about 8 0%), cut the thread. For precaution s on winding the bobbin fo r embroidering, refer to step b of “Sel ecting the Pattern” on pa ge 13. i Using scissors carefully tr im the thread tail as close to t he bobbin as[...]

8 ■ When tensi on is not applied to the bobbin thre ad If the bobbin thread in the trial stitching is too tight and adjusting the bob bin case tension does not help, do not pass the threa d through the tension sprin g. Hold the bob bin with you r left hand so t he thread unwinds from the right side and hold the end of the thread with y our right [...]

9 ENGLIS H p Install the needle plate cover and bobbin cover with tab s. For details on installing the needle plate co ver, refer to “Clean ing the Race” i n the machine ’s Operation Man ual. a Needle plat e cover b Bobbin c over with tabs q Install the flat bed attachm ent or embroi dery unit. → This comp letes the uppe r and lower thread [...]

10 CREATI NG BO BBIN WORK (SEWING ) Posi tioning t he Fabri c and Se wing a Turn on th e machine. b Select a sti tch in the Utility and Decorative Stitches mode . For this exampl e, press . c Adjust the upper thr ead tension . For details on ad justing the upper thread tension, refer to “Se tting the Threa d Tension” in the machine’s Oper ati[...]

11 ENGLIS H j Turn the ha ndwheel toward yo u (countercloc kwise) to feed the needle into t he punched hole. Pos ition the upper threa d over the presser fo ot and lightl y hold then, lower the presser foot. a Punched h ole b Upper thread over the pres ser foot k Pulling the up per thread gent ly, turn the handwheel toward you (coun terclockwise) u[...]

12 ■ Fini shing th e threa d ends a At the end of the stitching, pull the en d of the bobbin t hread up to the wrong side of the fabric. a Wrong side of fabric b Bobbin thr ead b From th e wrong side of the fabr ic, tie the bobbin t hread and the upp er thread toget her by hand, and then cut off excess thr eads with scis sors . a Wrong side of fa[...]

13 ENGLIS H CREAT ING BOBBIN WORK (EMBROIDERY) Selecti ng the Patt ern a Attach the e mbroidery foot “W” and the embroidery unit . b Install a bo bbin wound with an adequate amount of th read for pat tern. c Pull up the b obbin thread ab ove the needle plate. d Turn on th e machine. e Press . → The carria ge will move to th e initialization p[...]

14 i Press . → The sewing screen is displ ayed. j Press , and t hen adjust t he tension o f the upper thr ead. For details on adjusting the tension of th e upper thread, refer to “Adjusting T hread Tensio n” in chapter 5 of the machine’s Operation Ma nual. Start Embr oider ing a Hoop the fabric s o the right s ide of the fabric is facing do[...]

15 ENGLIS H d Press . → The sc reen ch anges, and all keys an d operat ion butto ns are lo cked. e Using the pres ser foot lever, raise th e presser foot. f To bring th e bobbin thread above the fa bric, rotate the handw heel counterclockwise while holding the u pper thread. g As shown below, pull the upper thread to p ull the bobbin t hread up t[...]

16 o Remove th e fabric from the e mbroidery frame, and check the finished embr oidery. p If the desired results could not b e achieved, adjust t he tension of the bobbin thr ead and of the upper thread, and th en try sewing the pattern again. For more d etails, refer to “ADJUSTING THE THREAD T ENSION” on p age 17. a Right side of fabric b Wron[...]

17 ENGLIS H ADJUSTIN G THE THREA D TENSION After sewing trial stitches a nd checking t he sewing resu lts, adjust the thread tension s if necessary. After adjusting the tensions, be sure to sew tr ial stitches aga in in order to check the sew ing results. ■ Adjustin g the upper thread tension We recomme nd a setting betw een 6 and 8 for th e uppe[...]

18 TROUB LESH OOTING Several soluti ons for minor problems are d escribed belo w. If the probl em persists, co ntact your nea rest authorized dealer. ■ The threa d was accid entally cut automati cally and the b obbin threa d is caught in side the ma chine a Cut the thr ead near the fabric abo ve the needle plate, and then remove t he fabric. a Th[...]

Chapter 2 New F eatures an d New Pattern s[...]

20 HOW TO USE NEW FEATURES Display ing the Fabr ic While A ligning the Embr oider y Positi on The fabric ho oped in the e mbroidery fram e can be displayed on the LCD so th at the embroid ery position can be aligne d. This feature c an be used fro m the sewing screen of embroidery m ode and the e dit and sewin g screens of embroidery e dit mode. As[...]

21 ENGLIS H e When the fabri c appears as a backg round for the pattern, the pattern can be edited if it i s necessary. f Use to align th e pattern with t he desired emb roidery po sition. • The patter n can be moved to the desired posit ion by using your finger or the to uch pen to drag the pattern dis played on the screen. g Press to start embr[...]

22 ■ Positionin g the patt ern on thick fabric When positio ning the patte rn on thick fa bric such as quilting, the fabric may not be detected c orrectly. In order for the fabric to be co rrectly detecte d, its thickness mu st first be meas ured. a Hoop the fabr ic in the embroidery fr ame, and then attach the frame to the embroidery machine. b [...]

23 ENGLIS H CHANGING THE PATTERN SIZE WHILE MAINTAINI NG THE DESIRED THREAD D ENSITY (STITCH RECALCULATO R) In the embro idery edit scre en, the size of the pattern can be chan ged while the desired thread density is maintained. With this fu nction, the pa ttern will be e nlarged or reduced at a larger ratio th an with norma l pattern resizing. a P[...]

24 f Select how t o change the pattern s ize. * Press to enlarge the pattern propo rtionately. * Press to shrink the pa ttern proportion ately. * Press to stretch the p attern horizonta lly. * Press to compac t the pattern horizon tally. * Press to stretch the p attern vertical ly. * Press to compac t the pattern vert ically. * Press to return the [...]

25 ENGLIS H NEW PATTE RNS Thum bnail L ist Utility embr oidery patterns Alphabet ch aracter pattern s Note • Must be acc essed through Embroidery mod e; not Embroide ry Edit mode.[...]

26 Embro idery Pa ttern s Color Chang e Table Embroidery p atterns for bob bin work are r eversed when they have bee n sewn. Use these patterns to create beaut iful bobbin work embro idery after s electing upp er and low er threads o f the desire d colors accord ing to the des criptions in “R equired Materi als” on page 5 . The beginnin g and e[...]

27 ENGLIS H No.7 No.8 No.9 1 min 1 min 1 min 620 405 509 13.6 cm 13.3 cm 15.4 cm 10.0 cm 6.3 cm 7.5 cm 1.6 m (1.0m + 0. 6 m) 1.6 m (1.0m + 0.6 m) 1.1 m (0.5m + 0.6 m ) No.10 No.11 No.12 1 min 2 min 3 min 405 030 328 7.5 c m 6.8 c m 12.6 cm 12.6 cm 22.4 cm 17.7 cm 1.0 m (0.4m + 0. 6 m) 2.4 m (1.8m + 0. 6 m) 3.5 m (2.9m + 0 .6 m) No.13 No.14 2 min 2 [...]

Before using this upgrade kit, be sure to read this Operation Manual for information on its correct use. Upgrade KIT I Operation Manual Black KIT I Operation Man ual_brother_ H1-4 English 111-001[...]