4.3

Out of 76 Ratings

Owner's of the Brother Sewing Machine XL 2600i gave it a score of 4.3 out of 5. Here's how the scores stacked up:
  • Reliability

    4.28 out of 5
  • Durability

    4.23 out of 5
  • Maintenance

    4.18 out of 5
  • Performance

    4.29 out of 5
  • Ease of Use

    4.31 out of 5
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INDEX
Numerics
1/4-inch quilting foot ....................................................65
1-Step Automatic Buttonhole
................................. 10, 52
A
Accessories ...................................................................12
optional ...........................................................13, 62
Appliqués
.....................................................................58
B
Blind hem stitching .......................................................45
Blind stitch foot
.............................................................67
Bobbin
winding ..................................................................26
Buttonhole
adjusting .................................................................54
making ....................................................................52
Buttonhole fine-adjustment screw
.................................54
Buttons
sewing ....................................................................55
C
Cleaning .......................................................................70
Connecting plugs
..........................................................15
D
Darning ........................................................................58
Darning plate
............................................55, 58, 59, 64
Decorative stitching
......................................................50
Double action stitching
.................................................47
Drawing up the lower thread
........................................36
E
Elastic stitching .............................................................46
Embroidering
................................................................59
F
Fabric, thread, and needle combinations ......................39
Feather stitching
............................................................49
Flat bed attachment
......................................................19
Foot controller
..............................................................15
Free-arm style
...............................................................19
G
Gathering ......................................................................57
H
Handwheel ...................................................................32
Heirloom stitching
........................................................48
L
Light bulb
changing .................................................................69
Light switch
..................................................................15
Lower threading
............................................................28
quick-set bobbin .............................................. 30, 36
M
Main parts .....................................................................10
Main power
..................................................................15
Maintenance
.................................................................69
Monogramming
............................................................59
N
Narrow hemmer foot ....................................................65
Needle
checking .................................................................16
combinations with fabric and thread ........................39
replacing .................................................................16
Needle threader
............................................................34
O
Overedge stitching ........................................................48
P
Pattern selection dial .....................................................20
Patterns
.........................................................................21
Presser foot
changing .................................................................18
Q
Quick-set bobbin ...................................................30, 36
Quilting foot
.................................................................63
R
Race
cleaning ..................................................................70
Repacking instructions
....................................................4
Reverse sewing lever
.....................................................25
S
Satin stitch ....................................................................44
Shell tuck stitching
........................................................46
Spool pin
...............................................................27, 32
extra .......................................................................37
Stitch length dial
...........................................................24
Stitch width dial
............................................................25
Stitches
built-in ....................................................................45
names .....................................................................21
Straight stitching
...........................................................41
Stretch stitching
............................................................24
T
Thread cutter ................................................................43
Thread tension
..............................................................38
Threading
lower ...............................................................28, 30
needle threader .......................................................34
twin needle .............................................................37
upper ......................................................................32
Triple zigzag stretch stitching
........................................50
Troubleshooting
............................................................72
Twin needle
attaching .......................................................... 17, 37
sewing ....................................................................36
U
Unpacking instructions ...................................................4
Upper tension control dial
............................................38
Upper threading
............................................................32
W
Walking foot .................................................................62
Z
Zigzag stitching .............................................................43
Zipper insertion
............................................................56