Brother XL-5012 User Manuals

Table of Contents

• CONTENTS

  6
• KNOWING YOUR SEEWING MACHINE

  9
  • PRINCIPAL PARTS

    9
  • ACCESSORIES

    11
  • OPERATING YOUR SEWING MACHINE

    13
    • Connecting Plugs

      13
    • Main Power and Sewing Light Switches

      14
    • Foot Controller

      14
    • Inserting the Needle

      15
    • Checking the Needle

      15
    • Changing the Presser Foot

      16
    • Converting to Free-Arm Style

      17
    • Steadying the Machine

      17
  • VARIOUS CONTROLS

    18
    • Pattern Selection Dial

      18
    • RECOMMENDED WIDTHS AND LENGTHS FOR STITCHES

      19
    • Stitch Length Dial

      28
    • Stretch Stitching

      29
    • Reverse Sewing Lever

      30
    • Drop Feed Lever (when the machine is equipped with a drop feed lever)

      30
  • THREADING THE MACHINE

    31
    • Winding the Bobbin

      31
    • Lower Threading

      32
    • Upper (Needle) Threading

      33
    • Using the Needle Threader (when the machine is equipped with a needle threader)

      35
    • Quick Thread-setting System FAST START BOBBIN (when the machine is equipped with a quick thread-setting system)

      37
    • Drawing Up Lower Thread

      38
    • Twin-Needle Sewing

      39
    • Thread Tension

      40
    • CHART OF SEWING FABRICS, NEEDLES AND THREAD COMBINATIONS

      42
• STRAIGHT AND ZIGZAG STITICHING

  44
  • Straight Stitching

    44
  • Zigzag Stitching

    47
• BUILT-IN STITCHES

  48
  • Blind Hem Stitching

    48
  • Shell Tuck Stitching

    49
  • Elastic Stitching

    50
  • Scallop Stitching

    51
  • Overedge Stitching

    52
  • Feather Stitching

    53
  • Triple Zigzag Stretch Stitching

    54
  • Decorative Stitching

    54
• BUTTONHOLE AND BUTTON SEWING

  55
  • Making a Buttonhole (XL5030 and XL5020 only)

    55
  • Making a Buttonhole (XL5010 only)

    57
  • Buttonhole Fine Adjustment

    60
  • Button Sewing

    62
• USING ATTACHMENTS AND APPLICATIONS

  64
  • Zipper Inserting

    64
  • Gathering

    64
  • Darning

    66
  • Appliques

    67
  • Monogramming and Embroidering

    68
• MAINTENANCE

  70
  • Changing the Bulb

    70
  • Oiling

    71
  • Cleaning

    72
  • Performance Checklist

    73
  • Repacking the Machine

    79
• INDEX

  80