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Brother ST371HD Use and Care Manual

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While holding the end of the thread and 
the fabric with your left hand, turn the 
handwheel toward you 
(counterclockwise) with your right hand 
to lower the needle to the starting point of 
the stitching.

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Lower the presser foot lever.

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Presser foot lever

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Slowly press down on the foot controller. 

X

The machine starts sewing.

0

Take your foot off the foot controller.

X

The machine stops sewing.

• You can use reverse sewing for back tacking 

and reinforcing seams by pressing the reverse 
sewing lever. Refer to “Reverse sewing lever” 
on page 14 for the details.

a

Raise the needle by turning the 
handwheel toward you 
(counterclockwise).

b

Raise the presser foot lever.

c

Pull the fabric to the left side of the 
machine, and then pass the threads 
through the thread cutter to cut them.

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Thread cutter

Trial sewing

A trial piece of fabric should be sewn. Use a piece of 
fabric and thread that are the same as those used for 
your project, and check the thread tension and stitch 
length and width.

Changing the sewing 
direction

Stop the machine with the needle in the fabric at the 
point where you want to change the sewing direction, 
and then raise the presser foot lever. Using the needle 
as a pivot, turn the fabric, lower the presser foot lever, 
and then continue sewing.

Sewing thick fabrics

If the fabric does not fit under the presser 
foot

If the fabric does not fit easily under the presser foot, 
raise the presser foot lever even higher to bring the 
presser foot to its highest position.

CAUTION

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If fabric more than 6 mm (15/64 inch) 
thick is sewn or if the fabric is pushed 
with too much force, the needle may 
bend or break.

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  • You can use reverse sewing for back tacking and reinforcing seams by pressing the reverse sewing lever.

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