Brother Computerized Embroidery Sewing Machine manual

Easy Thread Ca ssette System Operation Manual CPS5XV[Y GETTI NG READY SEWING BA SICS UTILIT Y STI TCH ES EMBROIDERY APPE NDIX[...]

Cover A Incl uded Accessories After opening the box, check that the following accessories are i ncluded. If any item is missing or damaged, contact your retailer. Access ories Note (For U.S.A. o nly) z Foot co ntroller : Mode l N5V This foot c ontroller c an be used o n this mac hine mod el SE-270D. z The scre w of the p resser foo t holder is a va[...]

Cover B Names of Machine P arts and Their Functions The names of the various parts of the sewing machine and their functions are described below. Before using the sewing machine, carefully read these descriptions to learn the names of the machine parts. Front vie w a Threa d ca sse tte comp artm ent co ve r b Threa d ca sse tte comp artm ent Insert[...]

Cover C Needle and presser foot section a Buttonhole lever Lower the buttonhole lever when sewing buttonholes and bar t acks. b Needle bar thread hooks Pass the upper thread through the needle bar thr ead hooks. c Nee dle p late The needle pl ate is mark ed with guides for sewing straight seams. d Bobbin cover/Shut tle Remove the bob bin cover, and[...]

Cover D Operation bu ttons The ope ration b uttons help yo u to e asily pe rform va rious basic se wing mach ine opera tions. a Thread cassette i ndicator The indicator lights up or goes off depending on the condition of the sewing machine. b Thread cutter button Press the thread cutter button after sewing is stopped to cut both the uppe r and the [...]

Cover E Operation panel The f ront opera tion pa nel has an LCD ( liquid c rystal display ) and ope ration keys. a LCD (liquid crystal display) (touch panel) Selected pattern settings and messages are display ed. Touch the keys displayed on the LCD to perform operations. For det ails , refer to " LCD ( liquid crys tal disp lay) operation"[...]

1 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — Introduction Intr oduc tion Thank you for purchasing this sewing machine. Before using this sewing machine, carefull[...]

2 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — Contents Included Accessorie s ................. ............. .................... ................... ................... ....... C over A Acc[...]

3 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — Adjusting the Thre ad Tension ........................ ................... ................... .................... .......... 52 Thread t e[...]

4 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — EMBROIDERY 111 Embroi dering neatly ............ ............. ................... .................... ................... ................... [...]

5 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — Imp or tan t Safe ty Inst ruc tions When us ing this machine , basic sa fety precaution s should al ways be take n, including the following [...]

6 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — FOR US ERS IN THE UK, EIRE, MALTA AN D CYPRUS ONLY If this ma chine is fitted w ith a thre e-pin non-rew ireable BS plu g then please read the f[...]

7 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — CONGRATULATIONS ON CHOOSING OUR MACHINE Your machi ne is one of t he most a dvanced com puterized hou sehold sew ing machin es. To fully enj[...]

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1 GETTING READY The v arious prepa rations requ ired before starting to sew are desc ribed in this chapter. Turning the Machine On/ Off ................... ................... ................... .................... ..... 10 LCD (li quid crystal dis play) operatio n ......................... ................... .................... ..... 12 Windin[...]

GETTING RE ADY — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 10 T urning th e Machin e On/Off This section explains how to turn the se wing machine on and off. P o wer supply precautions Be sure to observe th e follo win[...]

Turnin g the Mach ine On/ Off 11 1 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — T urning on the machine Prep are the in cluded p ower cor d. a Make sure that the se wing mach ine is tu rn[...]

GETTING RE ADY — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 12 LCD (liquid crystal displa y) operation Selected stitch, pattern settings and messa ges are displayed on the LCD (liquid crys tal display) on the front of t[...]

LCD (liquid crystal displ ay) operation 13 1 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — Changing the Machine Settings Various s ewing machin e oper ations a nd sewi ng setting s can be [...]

GETTING RE ADY — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 14 c Press the item to be se t. Switch scre ens using (Pre vious page key) and (Next p age key). • The items sh own in revers e highli ghtin g are the settin[...]

LCD (liquid crystal displ ay) operation 15 1 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — Checking machine ope rating procedures Displays simpl e explan ations of se tting uppe r thread /[...]

GETTING RE ADY — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 16 Winding/Install ing the Bobbin This section describes how to wind the thread onto the bobbin, and then insert the bobbin thread. Bobbin precautions Be sure [...]

Winding/Ins talling the Bobbin 17 1 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — d Place th e bobbin on the bobbi n winder shaf t so that the spri ng on the shaf t fits into the notch in [...]

GETTING RE ADY — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 18 Memo z When using t hread tha t wind s off qui ckly, such as t ranspare nt nylon thread or metall ic thread, place th e spool net over the spool before plac[...]

Winding/Ins talling the Bobbin 19 1 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — X The bo bbin sta rts spin ning and windi ng the thread, and "Wi nding bobbin thre ad..." appear[...]

GETTING RE ADY — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 20 d Insert the bobbi n into th e shuttle so that the thread un rolls to the le ft. • Be sure to insert the b obbin corr ectly. CAUTION Memo z The ord er tha[...]

Upper Thread ing 21 1 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — Upper Threading In this section, the procedures for positioning the spool for the upper thread and threading the needle [...]

GETTING RE ADY — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 22 CAUTION Loading the sp ool into the thread c assett e Load the spool of thread in to the thre ad cassett e to prep are t he uppe r thre ad. Memo z The orde [...]

Upper Thread ing 23 1 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — c Push t he thread cassette eject le ver on the left side of t he machine toward the b ack. a Thr ead c as sett e ej ect[...]

GETTING RE ADY — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 24 CAUTION h Whil e ho lding the en d of the thread with your right hand an d the thread ca ssette with your left hand, cl ose the co ver. Close until it click[...]

Upper Thread ing 25 1 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — m Pull the threa d under the di sc at the f ront in the low er-left corn er and around t o the right, and then the threa[...]

GETTING RE ADY — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 26 b Insert the thread cassette in to the thread cassette compartment. Slowly press dow n on the thread cassette u ntil it clicks into place. a Push here a Nee[...]

Upper Thread ing 27 1 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — c Carefully pull on the loop of th read passed throu gh the ey e of th e needle t o pull out the end o f the t hread. ?[...]

GETTING RE ADY — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 28 d Thread the thread cassette with the thread from th e spool on the ex tra sp ool pin. • For more de tails, refe r to "Loading the spool into the thr[...]

Upper Thread ing 29 1 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — Using the twin needle Using the twin needle , you can se w two paral lel line s of the sam e stitch with two diffe rent [...]

GETTING RE ADY — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 30 e Insert the thread cassette (with the extra spool pin attached) in to the thread ca ssette comp artm ent. • For more deta ils, refer to ste p e in "[...]

Upper Thread ing 31 1 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — m Press (Back ke y). X The ini tial screen appears a gain, a nd appear s. CAUTION n Star t sewi ng. • For details o n [...]

GETTING RE ADY — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 32 e Pull out a bout 10-15 cm (4-5 in ches) of the bobbi n thread un der the presse r foot to ward the rear o f the mach ine. f Reatt ach the bo bbin cove r. I[...]

Replacing the Nee dle 33 1 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — Replacing the Needle This section provides information on sewing machine needles. Needle pre cautions Be sure to ob[...]

GETTING RE ADY — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 34 Needle t ypes and their uses The sewi ng mach ine needle that should be used d epends on the fabric and thre ad thick ness. Ref er to the following table w [...]

Replacing the Nee dle 35 1 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — Checking the needle Sewing with a b ent need le is extre mely da ngerous since the need le may b reak while the mac[...]

GETTING RE ADY — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 36 d Hold the needle with y our lef t hand, and then use a screw dri ver t o tur n the n eedle clam p screw cou ntercloc kwise to re move the n eedle. a Screwd[...]

Replacing the Nee dle 37 1 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — c Using th e screwdriv er, loosen t he needle clam p screw . d Lowe r the ne edle-c hangi ng too l. X The nee dle c[...]

GETTING RE ADY — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 38 Replacing the Presser Foot The presser foot presses down on the fabric. Presser f oot precautions Be sure to observe th e follo wing preca utions concer nin[...]

Replacin g the Pr esse r Foot 39 1 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — e Place a differ ent pres ser foo t below th e hol der so that the press er foot pi n is alig ned with the [...]

GETTING RE ADY — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 40 Removi ng the presser foot holder Remove the pr esser foo t holder w hen clea ning the sewin g machin e or when in stal ling a pr esser foot that does not u[...]

Sewin g Cylind rical Pi eces 41 1 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — Sewi ng Cylindrical Pieces Free- arm sewi ng make s sewing cylin drical p ieces easy. Free-arm se wing Remov[...]

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2 SEWING BASIC S The nec essar y prepar ations for sewin g are de scrib ed in thi s chapt er. Sewing ............... ................... .................... ................... ................... .................... ..... 44 Adjusting the Thre ad Tension ............ .................... ................... ................... ............ 52 Ad[...]

SEWI NG BASI CS — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 44 Se wing Basic sewing operations are described below. Before operating the sewing machine, read the following precautions. CAUTION General sewing pr ocedure[...]

2 Sewing 45 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — Selecting stitc hing Stitches are s elected us ing LCD operation s. The re are 67 utility stitches. Right after tu rning t he powe[...]

SEWI NG BASI CS — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 46 P osi tioning the fabric Be sure tha t the fab ric pie ces are se wn in the co rrect order and tha t the right and wrong side s of the fab ric are a ligned[...]

2 Sewing 47 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — Star ting to sew Once y ou are ready to star t sewin g, you can st art the sewin g machi ne. Th e se wing speed can be a djus ted [...]

SEWI NG BASI CS — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 48 Note (For U. S.A. on ly) z Foot c ontroller: M odel N5V This foot co ntroller ca n be used on this machi ne mo del SE-2 70D. c Turn on the sewin g mach ine[...]

2 Sewing 49 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — Securing the stitching When sewing with the strai ght stitch, for exam ple, at the end of an ope ning or w here seam s do not over[...]

SEWI NG BASI CS — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 50 g After 3 to 5 reverse stitches have been sewn, releas e (Reverse /reinforc ement s titch button) . X The mach ine stop s sewing. h Press (Start/stop butto[...]

2 Sewing 51 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — Memo z The mach ine ca n be set so t hat the th reads will be c ut when sew ing is finished. F or details o n setting t he ma chin[...]

SEWI NG BASI CS — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 52 Adjusting th e Thread T ension The tensions of the upper thread and of the bobbin threa d (thread tension) should be adjusted so tha t they are eq ual. Thr[...]

2 Adjust ing the Thr ead Tension 53 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — Changing the upper thread tensio n The tensio n is cha nged usin g the thre ad te nsion dial on the le ft [...]

SEWI NG BASI CS — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 54 Adjusting th e Stitc h Widt h and Length The stitch width and length can be adjusted. Normally, when a stitch is selected, the appropriate width and length[...]

2 Adjusting the Stitch Wi dth and Len gth 55 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — Adjusting the stitch length The sti tch le ngth c an be ad justed o n the LCD. a Turn on the sewi[...]

SEWI NG BASI CS — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 56 Useful Functions Functions useful in improving sewing efficiency are desc ribed below. A utomaticall y sew ing rever se/ re info rcemen t st it ches The se[...]

2 Useful Fun ctions 57 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — Memo z Reverse/re inforcement stitches wil l not be sewn if t he start/sto p button is presse d at the end of the stitc[...]

SEWI NG BASI CS — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 58 d Set th e fab ric in p lace, and p ress (Start/ stop but ton) onc e. X Stitchi ng start s after reve rse stitc hing or reinforc ement stit ching. e Once y[...]

2 Useful S ewing Tips 59 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — Useful Sewing Tips Various ways to achieve better results for your sewing projects are described below. Refer to thes[...]

SEWI NG BASI CS — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 60 Sewing thic k fabrics ■ If the fa bric doe s not fi t under th e pres ser foo t If the fab ric doe s not fit ea sily under the pre sser foot, raise the p[...]

2 Useful S ewing Tips 61 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — Sewing an even seam allo wance To sew an e ven seam, sta rt sewing so th at the sea m allowan ce is to th e right of [...]

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3 UTILITY STITCHES The v arious stitche s and their application s are describ ed in this cha pter. Stitch Se ttings ....................... .................... ................... ................... .................... ..... 64 Overcast ing Stitches ............. .................... ................... ................... .................... .[...]

64 UTILITY STITCHE S — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — Stitch S ettings Applications, stitch lengths and widths and whether the twin needle can be use d are listed for utility stitches in the following table. Uti[...]

Stitch Settin gs 65 3 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — Blind he m stitch 17 R Blind he m stitchin g on mediumw eight fabrics 0.0 (0) 3 ← – 3 → 2.0 (1/16) 1.0–3. 5 (1/1[...]

66 UTILITY STITCHE S — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — Decorati ve stitch 29 J Decorative stit ching 4.0 (3/16) 0.0–7. 0 (0–1/4) 3.0 (1/8) 2.0–4. 0 (1/16–3/ 16) No Rein forcement N o 30 J Decorative stit [...]

Stitch Settin gs 67 3 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — Button hole stitch 42 A Horiz ontal buttonho les on thi n and mediu mweight fab rics 5.0 (3/16) 3.0–5. 0 (1/8–3/16) [...]

68 UTILITY STITCHE S — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — Quilting s titch (for s tippling) 62 J Quilting backgr ound stitching (stippli ng) 7.0 (1/4) 1.0–7. 0 (1/16–1/4) 1.6 (1/16) 1.0–4. 0 (1/16–3/ 16) No [...]

Overc astin g Stit ches 69 3 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — Over casting Stitc hes Sew overcasting stitches along the edges of cut fabric to prevent them from fraying. Fifte[...]

70 UTILITY STITCHE S — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — Sewing overcasting stit ches using zigzag foot "J" Seven stitches ca n be used to sew overc asting st itches wit h zigzag foot "J". a Att[...]

Overc astin g Stit ches 71 3 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — Sewing overcasting stitches us ing the optional side cutter Using the option al side cu tter, seam allowan ces ca[...]

72 UTILITY STITCHE S — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — e Pass the upper thread unde r the side cutter, and then pull it out toward the rea r of the sewing mach ine. f Select a stit ch. • For details, re fer to [...]

Basi c Stitch ing 73 3 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — Basi c St itc hing Straight stitches are used for sewing plain seams. Fi ve stitches are available for basic stitching.[...]

74 UTILITY STITCHE S — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — e Star t sewi ng. • For details, re fer to "Startin g to se w" (page 47). • For details o n sewing reverse/re inforcement stitches, ref er to &[...]

Blind Hem Stitching 75 3 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — Blin d Hem St itching Secure the bottoms of skirts and pants with a blind hem. Two stitches are available for blind h[...]

76 UTILITY STITCHE S — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — f Adjust the stit ch wi dth until th e needle slightly catches the fold o f the hem. a Needle drop poi nt When you change the n eedle drop p oint, ra ise the[...]

Buttonhole Stitch ing 77 3 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — Buttonhole Stitching Buttonholes can be sewn and buttons can be sewn on. Ten stitches are available for sewing one-[...]

78 UTILITY STITCHE S — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — Buttonhole sewing The ma ximum bu ttonhole l ength is a bout 28 mm (1-1/8 inch) (dia meter + thickness of the butt on). Button holes are s ewn fro m the fron[...]

Buttonhole Stitch ing 79 3 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — ■ If the b utton does n ot fit in the button guid e plate Add t ogether the diamete r and th ickness of the but t[...]

80 UTILITY STITCHE S — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — The butto nhole lever is po sitioned be hind th e bracket on the bu ttonho le foot . a Buttonhole lever b Bracket g Gently hold the e nd of t he upp er threa[...]

Buttonhole Stitch ing 81 3 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — ■ Chan ging t he stitch width Adjust the stitch wid th. • For details, re fer to "Adju sting the stit ch w[...]

82 UTILITY STITCHE S — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — Button sewing Button s can be se wn on with the sewing machin e. Button s with 2 or with 4 holes c an be att ached. a Measu re th e dista nce b etween the ho[...]

Buttonhole Stitch ing 83 3 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — h Star t sewi ng. Set the sewing spe ed contro ller to the left (so that the speed w ill be slow). X The sew ing ma[...]

84 UTILITY STITCHE S — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — Zipper Inser tion A zipper can be sewn in place. There are many methods for inserting zippers. The procedures for inserting a centered zipper and a side zipp[...]

Zipper Insertion 85 3 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — e Align the seam wi th the cen ter of th e zipper, and th en ba ste th e zippe r in p lace. a Wrong side of f abric b Ba[...]

86 UTILITY STITCHE S — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — Insert ing a side zipper Stitching is sewn on only one piece of fabric. Use this type of z ipper for s ide ope nings a nd back opening s. a Stit chi ng b Rig[...]

Zipper Insertion 87 3 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — h Select stit ch 3 . • For details, re fer to "Sele cting stitc hing" (pag e 45). CAUTION i Sew th e zipper [...]

88 UTILITY STITCHE S — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — n Topstitc h around th e zipp er. Sew re vers e stit ches a t the e nd of the zippe r opening and align the zipper teeth with the side of the pre sser foot. [...]

Sewing S tretch Fabrics a nd Elas tic Tape 89 3 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — Sewing Stretch F abrics and Elastic T ape Stretch fabrics can be sewn and elastic tape can be [...]

90 UTILITY STITCHE S — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — c Select a stit ch. • For details, re fer to "Sele cting stitc hing" (pag e 45). d Sew the elastic ta pe to the fabric while stretching the tape [...]

Appliqué , Patchwork and Quilt Stit ching 91 3 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — Appliqué, P atchwork and Quilt Stitching The stitches that can be used for sewing appliqués,[...]

92 UTILITY STITCHE S — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — b Place a pa ttern mad e of thick pa per on the back of the appl iqué, and then fold over the seam allowanc e usi ng an ir on. • After ironin g the appliq[...]

Appliqué , Patchwork and Quilt Stit ching 93 3 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — P atchw ork (crazy quilt) stitching a Fold the edg e of th e top pi ece of fa bric and place i[...]

94 UTILITY STITCHE S — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — ■ For a seam a llowanc e on the lef t side Align the le ft side of the presser fo ot with the edge of the fa bric, and sew using stitch 58 . a 7 mm (1/4 in[...]

Appliqué , Patchwork and Quilt Stit ching 95 3 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — CAUTION e Select a stit ch. • For details, re fer to "Sele cting stitc hing" (pag [...]

96 UTILITY STITCHE S — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — Free-motion quilting With free-moti on quil ting, th e feed d ogs can b e lowered (using the drop feed lever) so that the fa bric can be moved freely in any [...]

Appliqué , Patchwork and Quilt Stit ching 97 3 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — Satin sti tching A decor ative st itch can be sewn b y changin g the stitch wid th of a sati n[...]

98 UTILITY STITCHE S — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — Rei nforcement Stit ching Reinforce points that will be subject to strain, such as sleeve holes, inseams and pocket corners. T riple stretch stitching Use tr[...]

Reinforceme nt Stitching 99 3 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — b Attach butt onhole fo ot "A". • For details, re fer to "Repla cing the pre sser foot" (p[...]

100 UTILITY STITCHE S — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — Dar nin g Fabric t hat ha s been torn ca n be dar ned. Darning is sewn as shown belo w. a Reinforcem ent stitching a Determine the de sired length of the da[...]

Reinforceme nt Stitching 101 3 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — a Do not reduce the gap. e Pull down the butt onhole leve r as far a s possible . a Buttonhole lever The butto [...]

102 UTILITY STITCHE S — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — Eyelet Stitchin g Eyelets, such as those on belts, can be s ewn. Three sizes of eyelets are possible: 7 mm, 6 mm and 5 m m (1/4, 15/64 and 3/16 inch). a Att[...]

Decorative S titching 103 3 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — Decorative Stitc h ing The utility stitch group contains the following decorative stitches. Stitch Name Pattern Ap[...]

104 UTILITY STITCHE S — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — Fa goting Stitching across an open seam is called "fagoting ". It is used on blouses a nd chil dren's cl othing . This sti tch is more deco r[...]

Decorative S titching 105 3 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — Scallop stitc hing The wa ve-sha ped repe ating pat tern tha t look s like shells is called "scallop ing"[...]

106 UTILITY STITCHE S — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — e Select stit ch 25 , 26 or 27 . • For details, re fer to "Sele cting stitc hing" (pag e 45). f Stitch betw een the s traigh t stitc hes. g Pull[...]

Decorative S titching 107 3 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — d Sew while making sure tha t the n eedle drops slightly of f the edge of the fabr ic. a Needle drop poi nt e Unfo[...]

108 UTILITY STITCHE S — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — Heirloom stitching When sew ing with the w ing nee dle, the need le holes are enla rged, creating a lace- like d ecorative stitch. This is us ed to de corat[...]

Decorative S titching 109 3 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — ■ Drawn work (E xample 1) a Pull out several threads from the fabric. b Attach mo nogramm ing foot "N "[...]

110 UTILITY STITCHE S — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — ■ Drawn work (E xample 2) a Pull out several threads from two sections of the fabric , separate d by an unf rayed sectio n of about 4 mm (3/16 inch). a 4 [...]

4E M B R O I D E R Y The ste ps for embro idering will b e explained h ere. Embroi dering neatly ....... ................... ............. .................... ................... ................ 112 Attachin g the embroid ery foot ................. ................... ................... .................... ... 115 Attachin g the embroid ery uni[...]

112 EMBROI DERY — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — Embroidering neatly What is necessary before embroidering will be explained here. What to prepare The f ollowing is nece ssary for embroide ring. ■ Fabr[...]

Embro idering ne atly 113 4 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — ■ Needl e Use a 7 5/11 h ome sew ing mac hine ne edle. When embroide ring on th ick fabric s such a s deni m, us[...]

114 EMBROI DERY — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — Embroidery step b y step The bas ic ste ps for embroi dery ar e as follows. ↓ ↓ ↓ ↓ ↓ ↓ ↓ ↓ 1 Presser foot atta chme nt Attach the embroid[...]

Attachi ng the em broid ery foot 115 4 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — Attaching the embr oidery f oot Attachment of the embroidery foot is explained here. Attaching the em b[...]

116 EMBROI DERY — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — e Loose n the pr esser f oot hol der scr ew and remove the pres ser foot hol der. Turn the scre wdriver toward the back. a Screwdri ver b Presser foot hol[...]

Attachi ng the em broid ery foot 117 4 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — Remov ing the embroidery f oot a Press (Needl e posi tion button ) onc e or twic e to raise th e needle[...]

118 EMBROI DERY — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — Attaching the embr oidery unit Attach the embroidery unit for embroidering. Embroidery unit precautions Cautions fo r the emb roidery un it will be explai[...]

Attaching the embroide ry unit 119 4 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — c Open th e cover of the embro idery unit con- nector slot, which is on the l eft side of the se w- ing m[...]

120 EMBROI DERY — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — CAUTION Note z If the in itial settin gs are made with han ds or obje cts near t he ca rriage , the L CD ma y return to the initia l display. In such a c [...]

Attaching the embroide ry unit 121 4 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — e Hold the removal lever on t he botto m lef t of the em broi dery unit, a nd sl owly pu ll th e embroide[...]

122 EMBROI DERY — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — Preparing the fabric After attaching a stabilizer material to the embroidery fabric, it is stretched on an embroidery fra me. Attac hing a stab ilizer m a[...]

Preparing t he fabric 123 4 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — Setting the fabric in the embroidery frame The fab ric is stre tched o n the embroide ry fra me. If th e fabric is[...]

124 EMBROI DERY — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — e Gently remove th e fab ric from the frame without loose ning the a djustment screw . Memo z This prec autio nary step will help redu ce patte rn di stor[...]

Preparing t he fabric 125 4 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — b Place th e embr oidery s heet on t he inn er fram e. a Embroidery she et b Inner frame c Line the mark on the fa[...]

126 EMBROI DERY — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — Attaching the embr oidery frame The embroidery frame with the stretched fabric is attached to the em broidery unit. Attaching the embr oidery fram e a Win[...]

Attachin g the embroid ery frame 127 4 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — Removi ng the embr oidery fram e a Be sure that the sewing m achine is stop ped. b Raise t he pres ser [...]

128 EMBROI DERY — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — Selecting embroidery pattern s The pattern for the embroidery is selected. Copyright Inf ormation The patt erns st ored in the sewing machine and embroide[...]

Selecting embroi dery patter ns 129 4 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — LCD (liquid crystal displa y) operation The LCD (liqu id crystal di splay) is operated using the operati[...]

130 EMBROI DERY — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — • For details, re fer to "Re sewing" (p age 141) . • For details, re fer to "Adju sting the la yout" (page 1 38). Memo z When an L[...]

Selecting embroi dery patter ns 131 4 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — Memo z The char acters yo u entered can be store d for later use. F or details, refe r to "Storin g[...]

132 EMBROI DERY — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — Selecting a fram e patter n Ten shapes, such as squa res and circles, can be combine d with 12 stitch type s. Memo z Refer to "Frame pat terns" [...]

Selecting embroi dery patter ns 133 4 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — Using an embroi dery card If an em broidery c ard is u sed, yo u can em broider patterns o ther than the[...]

134 EMBROI DERY — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — Embroidering After the preparations are done, you can try embroidering. An example of the steps for an embroidery pattern will be given here. Embroidering[...]

Embroi dering 135 4 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — d Lower the presser foot le ver. a Presser foot lever e Press (Start/stop button). a Start/stop button f After progressin [...]

136 EMBROI DERY — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — Appliquéing With embro idery pa tterns that d isplay "APPL IQUE", you can appli qué. Prep are the base fab ric an d the appliqué fabric (a pp[...]

Embroi dering 137 4 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — i Lower the presser foot le ver, and press (Start/st op button). j Follow t he instruct ions on the LCD, and chan ge thre [...]

138 EMBROI DERY — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — Con veni ent Functions Ways for fixing problems when there are mistakes in adjustments and colors for the pattern and convenient functions will be explain[...]

Conven ient Functio ns 139 4 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — CAUTION d Press ( Back ke y) to r eturn t o the origin al screen. Memo z When the pow er is turn ed off, the layo[...]

140 EMBROI DERY — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — ■ Recallin g stored characte rs. Recall s tored chara cters. a Press (Mem ory key). This ca n be pre ssed no m atter what sc reen is being di splaye d. [...]

Conven ient Functio ns 141 4 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — Adjusting the thre ad tension If embroi dery fails, it is difficult to und o the t hread and the fab ric may be d[...]

142 EMBROI DERY — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — Thread runs out partwa y through a design When the up per threa d or the bobbi n thread runs out while sewin g, the sew ing machi ne stops. Mov e the need[...]

Conven ient Functio ns 143 4 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — d Press . X The sele cted pa ttern is turne d off, and it returns to the initia l embroidery screen. e Turn of f [...]

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5 APPENDIX The va rious mainten ance and trouble shooting proc edures are describe d in this chapter. Maintenanc e............ .................... ................... .................... ................... ................ 146 Trouble shooting ............. ................... .................... ................... ................... ........[...]

146 APPENDIX — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — Maintenance Simple sewing machine maintenance operations are described below. Cleaning the mac hine surface If the surfa ce of the machine is dirty, li g[...]

Maintenanc e 147 5 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — d Remove the shu ttle. Grasp the shuttle, an d then pull it out. a Shuttle e Use th e cleani ng br ush or a v acuu m clean [...]

148 APPENDIX — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — T roubleshooting If the machine stops operating corre ctly, check the following possible problems before reque sting service. If the problem persists, co[...]

Trouble shooting 149 5 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — The up per thread breaks. The up per thread was not thre aded cor rectly (for ex ample, the spo ol is no t installed co[...]

150 APPENDIX — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — The lower thread is tangled o r breaks. The bo bbin threa d is incorrectly installed . Correctly install the bobbin thread. page 19 The bo bbin is s crat[...]

Trouble shooting 151 5 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — Stit ches are skip ped . The up per thread was not thre aded corr ectly. Correct the u pper threading. page 21 The co m[...]

152 APPENDIX — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — Nothi ng appea rs in the LCD . The b rightness of the LCD is eith er too l ight or too dark. Adjust t he brightn ess o f the LCD. page 155 Machine does n[...]

Trouble shooting 153 5 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — Error me ssag es When erron eous op erations are perf ormed me ssages and ad vice on operat ion wi ll be dis played o n[...]

154 APPENDIX — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — The start /stop button or rev erse/reinforce ment stitch b utton wa s pressed when no p attern is selected . The Em broidery k ey or the Settings key wa [...]

Trouble shooting 155 5 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — Nothing appears in the LCD If nothing appears i n the LCD when the se wing machine is t urned on, the bright ness of th[...]

156 APPENDIX — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — Cancelli ng the operati on beep When the sewing mac hine is purchased , it is set to beep ea ch time an opera tion pane l key is p ressed. This setting c[...]

Index 157 5 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — Index A accessories ......... .... ..... .... ...... .... ..... ...... .... .... ....... . Cover A accessory ba g .... .... ......[...]

158 APPENDIX — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — G general sewing procedure s .... ...... ..... .... ...... .... ..... ...... .... 44 H handle ..... ...... .... .... ..... ...... .... .... ....... .... [...]

Index 159 5 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — selecting e mbroidery patterns ........ ...... .... .... ....... .... .... 128 selecting st itches ....... .... ...... .... .... .[...]

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