Brother ínnov-í­s 1000 Owner's Manual

CHARACTER SEWING .......................................84

Combinations of characters ...........................85

DECORATIVE STITCHES ...................................86
SATIN STITCHES................................................87
CROSS STITCHING ............................................88
CHARACTER AND  
DECORATIVE STITCH ADJUSTMENT...............89

Changing the pattern size (Actual size) .........89
Single/repeat sewing .....................................89
Elongation......................................................90
Changing the stitch length and 
the stitch width ...............................................91
Customize patterns by combining satin 
stitches or one-point stitches and using the
“

” and “

” keys......................................92

Confirming entry of combined 
stitch patterns ................................................94
Saving combined stitch patterns....................94

SEWING...............................................................96

Sewing attractive finishes ..............................96
Using a pattern sheet.....................................96
Sewing ...........................................................97

ADJUSTING STITCH PATTERN .........................99

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PATCHWORK STITCH........................................77
FAGOTING ..........................................................78
DECORATIVE STITCHING .................................79

Decorative stitching .......................................79
Shell tacking ..................................................79

HEM-STITCH (HEIRLOOM STITCH) ..................80

“

” hem-stitching.........................................80

“

” hem-stitching ........................................81

LATERAL SEWING (STRAIGHT/ZIGZAG)..........82

PREPARATION BEFORE SEWING ..................100

Attaching embroidery foot “Q”......................100
Fitting embroidery unit .................................101
Removing the embroidery unit.....................101
Placing the embroidery unit into its case .....102
Initializing the embroidery unit .....................102

SELECTING AND SEWING PATTERNS ..........103

Selecting alphabetical characters ................103
Selecting one-point patterns ........................104
Selecting frame patterns..............................105
Selecting floral alphabets.............................106
Selecting patterns from a memory card.......107

MEMORY ...........................................................109

Saving a pattern combination in memory ....109

EMBROIDERING ...............................................110

Embroidering attractive finishes...................110
Setting the fabric into the embroidery 
frame............................................................110
Fitting the embroidery frame to 
the embroidery unit ......................................112
Embroidering ...............................................113
Embroidering a single color pattern 
when “MULTI COLOR” is displayed ............115
Changing the stitch density for characters 
and some frame patterns.............................115

MOVING THE LOCATION (LAYOUT) ...............116

Moving the embroidery location...................117
Checking the embroidering area..................117
Embroidering from a specific starting point..118
Changing the pattern direction.....................118
Reversing patterns.......................................119
Using the “IMAGE” key ................................119
Changing the size of characters and frame
patterns........................................................120

ADJUSTMENTS DURING THE EMBROIDERY
PROCESS..........................................................121

If the thread breaks during embroidering.....121
Continuing a pattern after the power 
has been momentarily turned off .................121
When sewing again from the beginning.......122

EMBROIDERY APPLICATIONS........................123

Linking characters........................................123
Embroidering appliques 
(using a frame pattern) ................................124
Embroidering onto small pieces 
of fabric or onto corners...............................126

EDITING FUNCTION .........................................127

One-point pattern and frame pattern
combinations................................................127
One-point pattern and character 
combinations................................................127
One-point pattern, frame pattern and 
character combinations................................127
Explanation of functions...............................128

EXAMPLE OF PATTERN EDITING...................129

Moving the sewing position..........................132
Changing the character spacing ..................132
Changing the sizes of characters and 
frame patterns..............................................133
Rotating patterns .........................................133
Reversing patterns horizontally ...................134
Deleting patterns..........................................134
Editing a memory card pattern.....................135

EMBROIDERING AN EDITED PATTERN .........136
MODIFYING AN EDITED PATTERN.................137

Modifying one pattern while editing a 
different pattern............................................137
Correcting a pattern after editing is 
finished ........................................................138

SAVING A PATTERN COMBINATION TO
MEMORY ...........................................................139

RETRIEVING CHARACTERS AND 
PATTERNS ........................................................141
RETRIEVING AN EMBROIDERY PATTERN ....142
RETRIEVING AN EDITED PATTERN ...............143
DELETING A STORED PATTERN ....................144