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PANTONE 285 Black Fcombo_Euro_cover Computerized Sewing and Embroidery Machine Operation Manual GETTING READY SEWING BASICS UTILITY STITCHES EMBROIDERY APPENDIX English 88 2 - U11 XD15 3 4 - 0 5 1 Printed in T aiwan[...]

1 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — Imp or t an t Safety In str uct ions Please read these safety inst ructions b efore atte mptin g to use the mac hine. This ma chine is inten[...]

2 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 6 This mac hine is not a toy: • You r close atten tion i s necess ary when the mac h ine is u sed by or nea r childre n. • D o not u se outd[...]

3 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — Contents Importa nt Safety Instruction s ................. ............. ............. ............. ................... ............. .....[...]

4 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — Useful F unctions ..... ................... ............. ............. .................... ............ ............. ................ .5 9 Au[...]

5 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — Sewing the Vario us Built-in D ecorative Patterns .............. ............. ................... ............. .. 126 Sewing beau tiful pa[...]

6 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — APPEND IX 179 Care an d Maintena nce ........................... ............. ............. ................... ............. ............. .. [...]

Introdu ction / Sewing Machin e Featu res 7 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — Intr oduction Thank you for purchasing this sewing machine. Before using this sewing machine, care[...]

8 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — Accessories Include d accessories After open ing the box, ch eck that the fo llowing acce ssories are included. If an y item is missing or damag[...]

Accesso ries 9 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — No. Part Na me Part Code No. Part Name Part Code U.S.A. / Canad a Others U.S.A. / Canada Othe rs 1 Buttonhole foot " A&quo[...]

10 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — Optiona l access ories The follo w ing are ava ilable as o ptional accessories. Memo z To obtain o ptional accessories o r parts, conta ct your[...]

Names of Machin e Parts and Th eir Fun ctions 11 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — Names of Machine P a rts and Their Functio ns The names of the various parts of the sewing ma[...]

12 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — Needle and presser foot section a Buttonhole lever Lower the buttonhole lever when sewing buttonholes and bar t acks. b Thread guide disk Pass [...]

Names of Machin e Parts and Th eir Fun ctions 13 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — Operation bu ttons The ope ration buttons help you to e asily perform v ariou s basi c sewi n[...]

14 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — Operation panel The f ront opera tion panel has an LC D (liqu id cryst al display) and o peration ke ys. a LCD (liquid crystal display) (touch [...]

1 GETTING READY The v arious pre parations required before sta rting to sew are de scribed in this cha pter. Turning the Machine On/Off ............ ............. .................... ............ ............. ............ 16 Power supp ly precautio ns ......................... ............. ............. ................... ............ 16 Turnin[...]

GETTING RE ADY — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 16 T urning th e Machin e On/Off This section explains how to turn the se wing machine on and off. P ower supply precautions Be sure to observe the follo wing [...]

Turnin g the Machine On/ Off 17 1 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — T urning on the machine Prep are the i nclu ded pow er cord . a Make sure that the se w ing ma chine is tu r[...]

GETTING RE ADY — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 18 LCD (Liquid Cr ystal Displa y) Operation Selected stitch, pattern settings and messa ges are displayed on the LCD (liquid crys tal display) on the front of [...]

LCD (Liqu id Crystal Display) Op eration 19 1 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — Changing the machine settin gs Various s ewing machine oper ations and sew ing settings c an be [...]

GETTING RE ADY — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 20 a Turn on the sewin g mach ine. X The LC D comes on . b Press (Settings ke y) on the oper ation panel. X The sett ings screen appe ars. c Press the item to [...]

LCD (Liqu id Crystal Display) Op eration 21 1 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — d When set ting s are comp lete, p ress (Bac k key). X The ini tial screen appears a gain. Note [...]

GETTING RE ADY — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 22 d Press (Next page key) to switch to the next page . If you p ress (Previ ous page key ), you return to the previous pag e.  Example : Upper thread ing e[...]

Winding/Ins talling the Bo bbin 23 1 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — Winding/Install ing the Bobbin This section describes how to wind the thread onto the bobbin, and then in[...]

GETTING RE ADY — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 24 e Remov e the sp ool ca p that is inse rted on to the spool p in. a Spool pin b Spool cap f Place th e spool of thread for th e bob bin onto the sp ool pin.[...]

Winding/Ins talling the Bo bbin 25 1 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — Memo z When sewing w ith fine, cross-wou nd thread, use t he small spo ol cap, and leav e a small spac e [...]

GETTING RE ADY — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 26 k While hold ing the thread with your left hand, wind the thread that was pulled out cl ockwise around the bobbin five or six times with your right hand . N[...]

Winding/Ins talling the Bo bbin 27 1 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — Installing the bobbin Install the bobbin wound with thread. CAUTION a Slide t he bobb in cover l atch to [...]

GETTING RE ADY — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 28 f Pass the thread thro ugh the slot as shown, and then pull the thread out toward the front. a Cutt er X The cu tter cuts the threa d. Note z Make sure that[...]

Upper Thread ing 29 1 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — Upper Threading This section describes how to position the s pool for the upper thread, and then thread the needle. CAUT[...]

GETTING RE ADY — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 30 c Press (N eed le pos iti on but ton) onc e or twic e to raise t he needl e. a Needle position button X The ne edle i s correctly raised when the mark on th[...]

Upper Thread ing 31 1 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — i Pass the thread unde r the thread guide p late, and then pull it up. a Thread guide plate j While us ing your rig h t [...]

GETTING RE ADY — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 32 Threading the needle This sectio n describes how to thread th e needle . Memo z The needle threader can be used with sewing machine needles 75/ 11 through 1[...]

Upper Thread ing 33 1 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — Note z If the n e edle was n ot completely thre aded, but a lo op in the thread was formed in the eye o f the nee dle, c[...]

GETTING RE ADY — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 34 Using the twin needle With the tw in need le, you can sew two para llel line s of the sam e stitch with two different thr e ads. Both upper thre ads should [...]

Upper Thread ing 35 1 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — g Threa d the upper thre ad in t he sam e way t hat the upper thread for the left side was th readed. a Thread guide cov[...]

GETTING RE ADY — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 36 m Press (Back key). X The ini tial screen appe ars again, a nd appear s. CAUTION n Star t se wing. • For details o n starting to sew, refer to “Starting[...]

Upper Thread ing 37 1 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — e Pull out a bout 10-15 cm (4-5 inches) of the bobbi n thread under the pre sser fo ot towar d the rear o f the ma chine[...]

GETTING RE ADY — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 38 Replacing the Needle This section describes how to replace the needle. Needle pre cautions Be sure to observe the follo wing pre cautions conc erning the h [...]

Replacing the Nee dle 39 1 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — Needle t ypes and their uses The sewi ng mach ine nee dle that sho uld be used depend s on the fa bric and thread t[...]

GETTING RE ADY — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 40 Checking the needle Sewing with a b e nt need le is extremely da ngerous since the needle may b reak while the machine is bein g operat ed. Before usin g th[...]

Replacing the Nee dle 41 1 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — e Hold the needle with your l eft hand, and then use a screwdri ver to tur n the needle clamp screw toward you (cou[...]

GETTING RE ADY — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 42 Replacing the Presser Foot This section describes how to replace the presser foot. Presser f oot precautions Be sure to observe th e following preca utions [...]

Replacin g the Presse r Foot 43 1 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — e Place a differ ent presser foo t below the holder so that the press er fo ot pin is a ligned w ith the not[...]

GETTING RE ADY — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 44 Removi ng and at taching the presser f oot holder Remove the presser foo t holder when c leani ng the sewin g machin e or when instal ling a presser foot th[...]

Sewin g Cylind rical Pieces 45 1 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — Sewi n g Cylindri cal Pieces Free- arm sewi ng makes sewing cylindrical piece s easy. Free-arm se wing Removi[...]

GETTING RE ADY — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 46[...]

2 SEWING BASIC S The nec essary prepar ations for sewi ng are de scribed in t h is ch apter. Sewing .. ............. ................... ............. ............. .................... ............ ............. ............ 48 General sew ing proce dure .................. ................... ............. ............. .................. 48 Selec[...]

SEWI NG BASI CS — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 48 Se wing Basic sewing operations are described below. Before operating the sewing machine, read the following precautions. CAUTION General sewing pr ocedure[...]

2 Sewing 49 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — Selecting stitc hing Stitches are selected us ing LCD opera tions. The re are 71 utility stitches. Right afte r turning t he power[...]

SEWI NG BASI CS — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 50 P ositioning the fabric Be sure tha t the fab ric pieces are se w n in the correct order and tha t the right and w rong side s of the fabric are a ligned c[...]

2 Sewing 51 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — Star ting to sew Once y ou are ready to star t sewing, you can start the sewin g machi ne. The se wing speed can be adju sted usin[...]

SEWI NG BASI CS — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 52 b Insert the foot c ontroller plug into its ja ck on the righ t side of the sewi ng mach ine. a Foot controller jack Note (For U. S.A. only) z Foot c ontro[...]

2 Sewing 53 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — Securing the stitching When sewing with the straight stitc h, for exa mple, at the end of an opening or where se ams do no t overl[...]

SEWI NG BASI CS — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 54 g After 3 to 5 reverse stitches have been sewn, releas e (Reverse /reinfo rcemen t s titch button) . X The mach ine stop s sewing . h Press (Start/stop b u[...]

2 Sewing 55 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — ■ Using the thread cutter When sewin g with thread th icker than #30, nylon or metall ic thread s , or othe r special threads, u[...]

SEWI NG BASI CS — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 56 Setting the Stitch This machine is preset with the default settings for the stitch width, stitch length, and upper thr ead tension for each stitch.However,[...]

2 Setting the Stitch 57 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — Adjusting the stitch length The stit ch lengt h can be adjusted t o make the stitch coarse r or finer. Each pr ess of [...]

SEWI NG BASI CS — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 58 ■ Upper thread is too loose If the upp er thread is vi sible fro m the wro n g side of the fab ric, the upper th read is too loo se. a Wrong side of fabr[...]

2 Useful Fun ctions 59 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — Useful Functions Functions useful in improving sewing efficiency are desc ribed below. A utomatically sew i ng rever se[...]

SEWI NG BASI CS — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 60 Automatically cutting the thre ad The sewi ng machine can be set to automa tically cut the threa ds at the e nd of the stitching. This is calle d “progra[...]

2 Useful Fun ctions 61 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — Mirroring stitc hes You can sew the mirror image of a stitch horizont ally (left and rig h t). a Turn on the sewin g ma[...]

SEWI NG BASI CS — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 62 Useful Sewing Tips Various ways to achieve better results for your sewing projects are described below. Refer to these tips when sewing your project. T ria[...]

2 Useful S ewing Tips 63 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — b Turn the presse r foot pressure dial at the ba ck of the m achine to ad just the pressure of the presser foot. The [...]

SEWI NG BASI CS — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 64 Sewing thin fa brics When sewing thin fabrics, the st itching may beco me misaligne d or the fabric ma y not feed co rrectly. If this occurs , place t hin [...]

2 Useful S ewing Tips 65 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — ■ Aligning th e fabric wit h a need le plate mark ing The mark ings on th e needle plate show the dist ance fro m t[...]

SEWI NG BASI CS — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 66 ■ Using the knee lif ter a Stop th e sewing machin e. • Do not u se the knee lifter while t he sewing mach ine is ope rati ng. b With y our knee , pres[...]

3 UTILITY STITCHES The v arious stitc hes and their applic ations a re describ ed in this c hapter. Stitch Se tting Ch art ........ ............. ........ 68 Utility stitc hes ........................ ........ 68 Other stitc hes ............ ............. ........ 72 Selecting Stitching ... ............. ............... 75 Stitch types ... ........[...]

68 UTILITY STITC HES — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — Stit ch Set ting Char t Applications, stitch lengths and widths and whether the twin needle can be use d are listed for utility stitches in the following tab[...]

Stitch Se tting Char t 69 3 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — Blind he m stitch 17 R Blind he m stit ching on mediumw eight fabr ics 00 3 ← – → 3 2.0 (1/16) 1.0–3. 5 (1[...]

70 UTILITY STITC HES — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — Decorati ve stitch 35 J De corative 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 R einforcemen t No 36 J De corative sti[...]

Stitch Se tting Char t 71 3 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — Button hole stitch 55 A Keyhole b uttonholes for thick o r furry fab rics 7.0 (1/4) 3.0–7. 0 (1 /8–1 /4) 0.5 ([...]

72 UTILITY STITC HES — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — Other stitc hes ** Pat tern for maki ng adjustm ent Stitch Typ e Pattern Presse r Foot Twin Needle Pattern Size Adjustable Stitchi ng Density Adjustable P at[...]

Stitch Se tting Char t 73 3 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — Stitch Type Pattern Presser Foo t Twin Need le Patter n Si ze Adjustable Stitching Density Adjustable Pattern Leng[...]

74 UTILITY STITC HES — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — Character sti tches (Outline style) 1234567891 0 NN o Large , Small No No Yes 11 12 13 14 15 16 1 7 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 2 7 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36[...]

Selectin g Stitching 75 3 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — Sele ctin g Stitchin g This sec tion pro vides details on the va rious types of s titches availa ble and t he proced[...]

76 UTILITY STITC HES — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — c Select the stitch t ype.  When a de corat ive stitch i s selected X The scre en containing the various stitches in the sele cted stitch type appears. ?[...]

Selectin g Stitching 77 3 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —  Example : Bu s Sa ving stitch settings This machine i s preset with the def ault settings for th e stitch width [...]

78 UTILITY STITC HES — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — e Press . Note z The ne xt time t hat the same strai ght stitch is selected, the stitch length is set to 2.0 mm. z All stitch se ttings (st itch width (z igz[...]

Overc asti ng Sti tch es 79 3 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — Over casting Stitches Sew overcasting stitches along the edges of cut fabric to prevent them from fraying. 15 st[...]

80 UTILITY STITC HES — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — Sewing o vercasting stitches using zigzag foot “J” Seven stitches ca n be used to sew ov ercasting stitches w ith zigz ag foot “J”. a Attac h zigza g[...]

Overc asti ng Sti tch es 81 3 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — Sewing overcasting stitches using the si de cut ter Using the side cutter, seam all owances can be fi nished whi[...]

82 UTILITY STITC HES — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — d Raise t he presser foot le ver to check that t he side cutter is securely attached. e Pass the upper thread unde r the side cutter, and then pull it out to[...]

Basi c Stit chin g 83 3 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — Basi c St itc hin g Straight stitches are used for sewing plain seams. Fi ve stitches are available for basic stitchin[...]

84 UTILITY STITC HES — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — e Lower the p resser foo t lever, an d then star t sewing. • For details, re fer to “Starting to sew ” (pag e 51). • For details o n sewing reverse /[...]

Blind Hem Stitching 85 3 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — Blin d Hem S titching Secure the bottoms of skirts and pants with a blind hem. Two stitches are available for blind h[...]

86 UTILITY STITC HES — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — f Adjust the stit ch width unt il the nee dle slight ly catches the fold of the hem. a Needle drop poi nt When you change the needle dro p point, ra ise the [...]

Buttonhole Stitching/But ton Sew ing 87 3 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — Buttonhole Stitching/Bu tton Sewing Buttonholes can be sewn and buttons can be sewn on. 10 stitches [...]

88 UTILITY STITC HES — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — Buttonhole sewing The ma ximum bu ttonhole length is about 28 mm (1-1/8 inche s) (diame ter + thickness of the button ). Button holes ar e sewn fro m the fro[...]

Buttonhole Stitching/But ton Sew ing 89 3 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — ■ If the b utton does n o t fit in the button guide plate Add t ogether the diamete r and thicknes[...]

90 UTILITY STITC HES — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — f Pull down t he bu ttonh ole leve r as far as possible . a Buttonhole lever The butto nhole lever is po sitioned behind th e bracket on the bu ttonhole foot[...]

Buttonhole Stitching/But ton Sew ing 91 3 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — ■ Chang ing the d ensit y of th e stitch ing Adjust the stitch length. • For details, re fer to [...]

92 UTILITY STITC HES — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — Button sewing Button s can be se w n on w ith the sew ing machine. Button s with two or with four holes can be attach ed. a Measu re the dista nce betwe en t[...]

Buttonhole Stitching/But ton Sew ing 93 3 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — g Turn the handw heel towa rd you (counterclockwise ) to check that th e needle correc tly goes in t[...]

94 UTILITY STITC HES — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — Zipper Inser tio n A zipper can be sewn in place. There are many methods for inserting zippers. The procedures for inserting a centered zipper and a side zip[...]

Zipper Insertion 95 3 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — e Align the seam with th e center o f the zip per, and th en baste th e zip per in p lace. a Wrong side of f abric b Bas[...]

96 UTILITY STITC HES — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — Insert ing a side zipper Stitching is visible on only one piece of f a bric. U se this typ e of zipp er application f or side opening s and back op enings. a[...]

Zipper Insertion 97 3 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — h Select stitch 3 . • For details, ref er to “Selec ting stitching ” (page 49). CAUTION i Sew th e zippe r to th e[...]

98 UTILITY STITC HES — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — n Topstitc h aroun d the zipp er. Sew re verse sti tches a t the end of the zipper opening and align the zippe r teeth with the side of the pre sser foot. a [...]

Zipper/pipin g Insertion 99 3 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — Zipper/pipin g Inserti on A zipper and piping can be sewn in place. There are many methods for inserting zippers[...]

100 UTILITY STITC HES — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — CAUTION g Securel y tighten the positioning screw with a screwdriver. a Positioning screw h Topstitc h aroun d the zipp er. a Stitc hing b Right side of fab[...]

Sewin g Stret ch Fabrics and Elastic Tape 101 3 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — Sewing Stretch F abrics and Elastic T ape Stretch fabrics can be sewn and elastic tape can be [...]

102 UTILITY STITC HES — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — c Select a stit ch.  Example : 2-point zig zag stitch  Example : Elastic-attac h ing stitch • For details, ref er to “Selec ting stitching ” (pa[...]

Appliqué, Patchwor k and Qu ilt Stitchin g 103 3 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — Appliqué, P atchwork and Quilt Stitching The stitches that can be used for sewing appliqué[...]

104 UTILITY STITC HES — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — Appliqué stitching a Cut out the appliqué , leaving a seam allowan c e of be tween 3 and 5 mm (1/8 and 3/16 in ch). a Seam al lowance b Place a pa ttern m[...]

Appliqué, Patchwor k and Qu ilt Stitchin g 105 3 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — P a tchw ork (cra zy quilt) stitching a Fold the e dge of t he to p piece of fa bric and pla[...]

106 UTILITY STITC HES — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — ■ For a seam a llowa nce on th e left si de Align the le ft side of the presser fo ot with the edge of the fa bric, and sew using stitch 22 . a 7 mm (1/4 [...]

Appliqué, Patchwor k and Qu ilt Stitchin g 107 3 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — Quilting Sandwiching batting betwee n the top and bottom layers of fabric is called “quilt[...]

108 UTILITY STITC HES — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — ■ Using the quilting guide Use the qu ilting guide to sew parallel st itches tha t are eq ually sp aced. a Insert the stem o f the quilting gu ide into th[...]

Appliqué, Patchwor k and Qu ilt Stitchin g 109 3 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — CAUTION d Slide the drop fe ed lever, located at the rear o f the m achin e on the b ase, t [...]

110 UTILITY STITC HES — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — e Press ( Back ke y). X The ini tial screen appears a gain. f Select stitch 24 . • For details, ref er to “Selec ting stitching ” (page 49). g While s[...]

Reinforceme nt Stitching 111 3 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — Rei nforcemen t St itchi ng Reinforce points that will be subject to strain, such as sleeve holes, inseams and [...]

112 UTILITY STITC HES — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — b Attach butt onhole foot “A”. • For details, re fer to “R eplacing the presse r foot” (p age 42). c Select stitch 60 . • For details, ref er to[...]

Reinforceme nt Stitching 113 3 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — Dar nin g Fabric t hat has been torn can be dar ned. Darning is sewn as shown b elow. a Reinforcem ent stitchin[...]

114 UTILITY STITC HES — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — Pass the upp er thread down through the hole in the presser foot. • When low ering the presser f oot, do not push in the fro nt of the p resser foot, othe[...]

Eyelet Stitc hing 115 3 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — Eyelet Stit ching Eyelets, such as those on belts, can be s ewn. Three sizes of eyelets are possible: 7 m m, 6 mm and [...]

116 UTILITY STITC HES — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — Horizontal Stitching Horizontal stitching is used to attach appliqués to fabric that cannot be moved around, suc h a s cylindrical pieces. Straight stitche[...]

Horizontal S titching 117 3 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — h Press (Reverse/reinforceme nt stitch button) . Hold the reverse/reinf orcement stitch button pressed un til the [...]

118 UTILITY STITC HES — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — Decorative Stitc hing The utility stitches contain the following decorative stitches. Stitch Name Pattern Applica tion Stitch Wid th [mm (inch)] Stitch Leng[...]

Decorative S titching 119 3 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — Fa goting Stitching across an open se am is ca lled “fag oting”. It is used on blouses and chil dren's cl[...]

120 UTILITY STITC HES — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — Scallop stitc hing The wa ve-shaped repe ating pattern that l ooks lik e shells is called “scalloping”. It i s used on the collars of blouses a nd to de[...]

Decorative S titching 121 3 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — e Select stitch 31 , 32 or 33 . • For details, ref er to “Selec ting stitching ” (page 49). f Stitch between[...]

122 UTILITY STITC HES — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — d Sew while making sure that the n e edle drops slightly of f the edge of the fabric. a Needle drop poi nt e Unfold t he fabric, and th en iron the tucks do[...]

Decorative S titching 123 3 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — Heirloom stitching When sew ing with the wing ne edle, th e needle ho les are enla rged, creating a lace-like d ec[...]

124 UTILITY STITC HES — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — Partially rem oving threads is ca lled “drawnwork”. This give s a beautiful resul t with fabrics that have a loose w eave. Two wa ys to create drawnw or[...]

Decorative S titching 125 3 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — ■ Drawn work (E xamp le 2) a Pull out several threads from two sections of the fabric , s eparate d by an unfray[...]

126 UTILITY STITC HES — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — Sewi n g the V arious Built-in Decorative P atterns You can sew decorative stitches, satin stitches, cr oss stitches, decorative satin stitches, combined ut[...]

Sewing the V arious Built- in Decor ative Patter ns 127 3 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — Changing the pattern siz e The size of charac ter stitche s in the G o thic f ont an[...]

128 UTILITY STITC HES — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — Changing the length for satin stitches The leng th for one satin stitc h can be change d in five grada tions. a Press (Utility stitch key) on the o perati o[...]

Sewing the V arious Built- in Decor ative Patter ns 129 3 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — Shifting patterns Satin st itches can be shif ted to the left or righ t by half the [...]

130 UTILITY STITC HES — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — e Press . X The ne xt patte rn selecte d is moved ha lf a width t o the left. f Specif y that the patterns wil l be sewn repeatedly. • For details, re fer[...]

Sewing the V arious Built- in Decor ative Patter ns 131 3 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — c Select the next p atter n. X The co mbined patt ern appears on the screen. • To [...]

132 UTILITY STITC HES — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — ■ Mirroring a pattern image a After a single pattern has been selected, p ress to mirror the pattern i m age horiz ontally. ■ Checking the pattern When [...]

Sewing the V arious Built- in Decor ative Patter ns 133 3 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — Storing patterns Combined patterns can be stored for later use . Since stored pat te[...]

134 UTILITY STITC HES — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — ■ Deleting a stored pa ttern Stored pattern i n the pockets c an be deleted. a Press (Rec all ke y). b Select the pock et where th e pattern you wish to d[...]

Sewing the V arious Built- in Decor ative Patter ns 135 3 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — d Star t se wing. X The pa ttern for m aking th e adjustme nt is sewn. X The sewin g[...]

136 UTILITY STITC HES — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — ■ Hori zontal pa ttern adjustment Press to increase the horizont al space in the de sig n. Press t o decrea se the h oriz ontal sp ace in the de sig n. h [...]

Designing a Pattern (My Custo m Stitch) 137 3 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — Designing a P attern (My Custom Stitch) With the My Custom Stitch function, you can sew stitch p[...]

138 UTILITY STITC HES — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — Entering the patte rn data Follow t he pattern drawn o n the grid sheet a n d program the patte rn into the sewing machine. a Attach mo nogramming fo ot “[...]

Designing a Pattern (My Custo m Stitch) 139 3 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — h Specif y the vari ous stitchi ng settin gs, su ch as reverse/r einforcement stitching , in the[...]

140 UTILITY STITC HES — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — Examples of designs Enter ea ch of the points i ndicated in the table to sew the sample sti tch. Point Poi nt 1 00 21 38 13 2 1 20 22 35 14 3 1 83 23 32 13 [...]

4E M B R O I D E R Y The st eps for em broiderin g are des cribed in this chapter. Embroi dering Ne atly ...... ............. ...... 142 What to pr epare .............. ............. 142 Embroide ry step by step ............... 144 Attachin g the Emb roidery Foo t.......... 145 Attachin g the emb roidery foo t ..... 145 Removing the embro idery foo[...]

142 EMBROI DERY — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — Embroidering Neatly This sec tion des cribes the prepa rations a n d bas ic proc edures for embroidering. What to prepare The f ollowing is necessary for [...]

Embroid erin g Neatly 143 4 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — ■ Needl e Use a 7 5/11 home sew ing machine needle. When embroide ring on thick fa brics suc h as de nim, us e a[...]

144 EMBROI DERY — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — Embroidery step b y step The bas ic ste ps for embro idery are as follows. ↓ ↓ ↓ ↓ ↓ ↓ ↓ ↓ ↓ 1 Presser foot atta chment Attach the embro[...]

Atta ching th e Embroidery Fo ot 145 4 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — Attaching the Embroidery Foot This section describes how to attach the embroidery foot. Attaching the e[...]

146 EMBROI DERY — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — e Loose n the p resser f oot holder sc rew and remove the pres ser foot ho lder. Turn the scre w driver toward the back. a Screwdri ver b Presser foot hol[...]

Atta ching th e Embroidery Fo ot 147 4 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — Removing t he embroi der y foot a Press (Needle pos ition butto n) once or twic e to raise t he needl e[...]

148 EMBROI DERY — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — Attaching the Embroidery Unit This section describes how to attach the embroidery unit. Embroidery unit precautions Cautions fo r the embroidery un it wil[...]

Atta ching th e Embro idery Unit 149 4 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — d Slid e the em broi dery unit onto t he se wing machi ne arm. Push it in u ntil it clicks and stops. X[...]

150 EMBROI DERY — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — Remov i ng the embroidery unit Make sure that the sewing machine is completely stopped a nd follo w the in struction s below. a Remov e the em broi dery f[...]

Prepari ng th e Fabric 151 4 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — Preparing the F abric After attaching a stabilizer material to the embroidery fabric, it is stretched on an embro[...]

152 EMBROI DERY — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — Setting the fabric in the embroidery frame The fab ric is stretched in the embroidery fra me. If th e fabric is lo ose, the qu ality of the embroide ry pa[...]

Prepari ng th e Fabric 153 4 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — d Tighten the ad justment screw by ha nd just enou gh to s ecu re th e fabric. e Gently r emove the fab ric from [...]

154 EMBROI DERY — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — b Place th e embr oidery sheet on the inner f rame. a Embroidery she et b Inner frame c Embroidery sheet base lines c Line the mark on the fabric up wi th[...]

Attaching the Emb roidery Fram e 155 4 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — Attaching the Embroidery Frame This section describes how to attach the embroidery frame. Attaching the[...]

156 EMBROI DERY — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — Removi ng t he embr oider y fram e Make sure that the sewing machine is completely stopped a nd follo w the in struction s below. a Raise t he presser foo[...]

Selecting Embroi dery Pa tterns 157 4 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — Selecting Embroidery Pat t erns This sec tion provi des details on t he various types o f embroidery pa [...]

158 EMBROI DERY — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — LCD (liquid crystal displa y) operation The LCD (liqu id crystal display) is opera ted using the operation keys on the op eration panel. T he use of the k[...]

Selecting Embroi dery Pa tterns 159 4 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — ■ LCD button • For detai ls, refer to “Resew ing” (page 1 72). • For detai ls, refer to “Adj[...]

160 EMBROI DERY — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — Selecting c haracter s Specify the characters for e mbroidery. Memo z When “ The pattern is too la rge for the embroi dery frame.“ is displayed, no mo[...]

Selecting Embroi dery Pa tterns 161 4 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — Memo z The c harac ter patte rn t hat yo u crea ted c an be store d for later use. Fo r details, re fer [...]

162 EMBROI DERY — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — Selecting a frame patter n 10 shapes, suc h as squares and circles, ca n be combine d with 12 stitch t ypes. Memo z Refer to “Frame pa tterns“ in the [...]

Selecting Embroi dery Pa tterns 163 4 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — Using an embroi dery card (sold separately) If an em broide ry card is u s ed, yo u can embroide r patte[...]

164 EMBROI DERY — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — Embroidering After the preparations are done, you can try embroidering. This section describes the steps for embroidering and appliquéing. Sewing attrac [...]

Embroi dering 165 4 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — Embroidering a pattern Embroide ry patterns are e mbroidered wit h a change of thread after each color. a Prepa re embro i[...]

166 EMBROI DERY — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — d Lower the presser foot le ver. a Presser foot lever e Press (Start/stop button). a Start/stop button f After progressin g 5-6 stitches, press (Start/ st[...]

Embroi dering 167 4 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — Appliquéing Prepare the base fabric and the appliqué fa bric (appliqué piece). Press (Settings key ), and set the threa[...]

168 EMBROI DERY — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — i Lower the presser foot le ver, and press (Start/st op but ton). Note z When “APPLIQUE M ATERIAL”, “APPLIQ UE POSITI ON” and “ APPLIQU E ” ar[...]

Editing Patte rns 169 4 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — Editing P atterns This section describes ways to edit, adjust, and reposition patte rns. Adjusting the la yout The pat[...]

170 EMBROI DERY — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — Memo z If yo u make a no te of the values in the lower part of scr een when you change the siz e and position, you can sew with the same size and la yout [...]

Editing Patte rns 171 4 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — d Press (Back ke y) to ret urn to th e original scree n. Memo z When the pow e r is turn ed off, the layo ut returns t[...]

172 EMBROI DERY — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — Rese wing When the wrong upper thre ad color has been s ewn, it can be re sewn with the corre ct color. a Press (Start/stop button) to stop the sewing mac[...]

Editing Patte rns 173 4 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — Stopping while embr oidering If the em broidery is stopped before it is comp lete, check th e current needle cou nt be[...]

174 EMBROI DERY — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — h Press . i Press (Forward o ne color) to move to the beg inning of the co lor you want to embro ider. j Press (Forward on e stitch) to in crease the n ee[...]

Usin g the Mem ory Fu nction 175 4 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — Using the Memory Function Embroidery data precautions Observe the following precautions whe n using embroid[...]

176 EMBROI DERY — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — Storing patterns The emb roi dery pa ttern s and th e alpha bet ch aract ers you ha ve cu stomiz ed ca n be sto red in t he sewi ng machi ne's memo r[...]

Usin g the Mem ory Fu nction 177 4 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — Recalling embroidery patterns from the computer a Plug the USB cable c onnec tors in to the corresponding U[...]

178 EMBROI DERY — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — e Select the pa tte rn you wish to recall. Switc h scre ens usi ng (Previ ous pa ge ke y) and (Next pa ge key). a Total amount of memory used b Total amou[...]

5 APPENDIX The va rious maint enance and troublesho oting proced ures are describe d in this chapte r. Care an d Maintena nce ......... ............. ............. .................... ............ ............. .......... 180 Cleaning t he machine s urface ...... ............. ............. ................... ............. .......... 180 Cleaning[...]

180 APPENDIX — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — Care and Maintenance Simple sewing machine maintenance operations are described below. Cleaning the mac hine surface If the surfa c e of the machine is d[...]

Care and Maintenanc e 181 5 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — g Insert the bobbi n case so th at the projecti on on the bo bbin case al igns with the s pring. a Projection b Sp[...]

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

Trouble shooting 183 5 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — The up per thre ad breaks. The up per thre ad was not thre aded cor rec tly (for example , the spo ol is not installed [...]

184 APPENDIX — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — The lower thread is tangled o r breaks. The bo bbin threa d is incorrectly installed . Correctly install the bobbin thread. page 27 The bo bbin is scratc[...]

Trouble shooting 185 5 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — Stit ches ar e skip ped. The up per thre ad was not thre aded corr ectly. Correct the u pper threading. page 29 The co [...]

186 APPENDIX — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — Nothi ng appears in the LCD . The b rightness o f the L CD is e ither too l ight or too dark. Adjust t he brightness o f the LC D. page 190 Machine does [...]

Trouble shooting 187 5 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — Error me ssag es When erron e ous op erations are p erformed messages and advice on operation wi ll be displaye d on th[...]

188 APPENDIX — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — A stitch oth er than the butt onhole, bar tack o r darning sti tch was selected a nd the start/stop bu tton was pr essed while the butto nhole lever is l[...]

Trouble shooting 189 5 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — When the embroidery unit is a ttached. You tr ied to set a number of ch aracters that wi ll not fi t within th e frame.[...]

190 APPENDIX — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — Adjusting the LCD If nothing appears i n the LCD when th e sewing machine is t urned on, the bright ness of the LCD is either too light or too dark . In [...]

Trouble shooting 191 5 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — Canceling t he operati on beep When the sewing m achine i s purchas ed, it is set to beep ea ch time an opera tion pane[...]

192 APPENDIX — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — Upgrading Y our Machine’ s Software You can use a computer to download software upgrades for your sewing machine. Memo z While th e software is bein g [...]

Upgrading Your Machine ’s Software / In dex 193 5 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — Index Numeri cs 1/4 inch quilting foot .... ........ ...... ......... .......... ........ [...]

194 APPENDIX — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — F fabric positioning ... ......... ...... ......... .......... ........ ........... .. 50 fagoting ........ ........ ........... ........ ........... ...[...]

Index 195 5 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — Q quick reference gui de ..... ........ .... ....... ........ ........... ........ .. 9 qui lt st itch ing ....... ....... .......[...]

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