Husqvarna Hiclass 100Q manual

USER’S GUIDE[...]

This houshold sewing machine is designed to comply with IEC/EN 60335-2-28 and UL1594 IMPOR T ANT SAFETY INSTR UCTIONS When using an electrical appliance, basic safety precautions should alwa ys be follow ed, including the following: Read all instructions before using this household sewing machine. D ANGER - T o r educe the risk of electric shock: ?[...]

T ABLE OF CONTENTS GET T O KNO W Y OUR MACHINE 3 Machine overview ............................................ 3 Accessories ........................................................... 4 Presser feet .......................................................... 4 Stitches .................................................................... 5 SET UP 7 [...]

BASIC SEWING TECHNIQUES 25 Seam ..................................................................... 25 ZigZag .................................................................. 25 Three-Step ZigZag ....................................... 25 Seam and Overcast ...................................... 26 Edge/Quilting Guide ...........................[...]

1 . GET T O KNO W Y OUR MA CHINE 3 MA CHINE O VER VIEW 1. Thread tension dial 2. Bobbin winder tension disc 3. Presser foot pressure dial 4. Speed control slide 5. Needle stop up/down 6. FIX button 7. R everse button 8. STAR T/STOP button 9. Thread cutter 10. Built-in needle threader 11. Needle plate 12. Sewing table and accessor y bo x 13. Bobbin [...]

4 A CCESSORIES 1. INSPIRA™ needles 2. Bobbins 3. Seam Ripper/br ush 4. Auxiliary spool pin 5. Edge/Quilting guide 6. Spool cap large 7. F elt pad 8. Screwdri ver 9. Hard cov er (not in picture) PRESSER FEET 7 Utility Foot A Attached on the mac hine upon deliv er y . T his foot is used mainly for straight stitching and zigzag stitc hing with a sti[...]

1 . GET T O KNO W Y OUR MA CHINE 5 STITCHES On the following pages you will À nd infor mation about the stitches included in y our sewing machine . Next to each stitc h you can À nd infor mation about the stitch n umber and pre-set values (default) for stitc h width and length. Also provided are the recommended thread tension setting and presser [...]

6 STITCH No . LENGTH (mm) WIDTH (mm) THREAD TENSION PRESSER FOO T Default Min-Max Default Min-Max 10 0.75 0.75-3 4 0.5-7 2-4 B 11 17 10-21 7 0-7 3-5 B 12 7.5 4-9 4 1.5-7 3-5 B 13 9 4-9 7 2-7 3-5 B 14 3.5 2-6 7 3-7 3-5 B 15 7.5 4-10 7 4-7 3-5 B 16 14 9-14 7 4-7 3-5 B 17 7.5 5-10 7 5-7 3-5 B 18 5 3-5 7 4-7 3-5 B 19 14 10-21 7 4-7 3-5 B 20 12 8-12 7 4[...]

2. SET UP 7 UNP A CKING Place the machine on a sturdy , Á at surface , remov e the packaging and lift off the cover . The machine is deliv ered with an accessor y bag, a main cord, a foot control cord and a hard cov er . Wipe the machine , particularly around the needle and needle plate to remov e any oil before sewing . CONNECT T O THE PO WER SUP[...]

8 P A CK A W A Y AFTER SEWING 1. Press the power switch to OFF (O). 2. Unplug the cord from the wall soc ket and then from the machine . 3. Unplug the foot control cord from the machine . 4. Place all accessories in the accessor y tray . Slide the tray onto y our machine around the free ar m. P olarized plug information (For the USA and Canada) Thi[...]

2. SET UP 9 CHANGING THE NEEDLE T ur n of f the main switch 1. Loosen the needle screw . 2. R emov e the needle. 3. Insert the new needle and push upwards with the Á at side away from y ou until the needle will go no fur ther . 4. Tighten the needle screw . PRESSER FOO T LIFTER The presser foot is lowered or raised with the presser foot lifter . I[...]

10 NEEDLES The sewing machine needle plays an important role in successful sewing . T o ensure you will get a quality needle, w e recommend INSPIRA™ needles of system 130/705H. Below , À nd a description of the most frequently used needles for sewing on wo v en and stretch fabrics . Universal needle (A) Univ ersal needles hav e a slightly rounde[...]

2. SET UP 11 SPOOL PINS Y our sewing machine has tw o spool pins , a main spool pin and an auxiliar y spool pin. The main horizontal spool pin (A) is used for sewing with nor mal threads . The auxiliar y vertical spool pin (B) can be used for large spools of thread or specialty threads . Horizontal P osition Place the thread spool on the spool pin [...]

12 THREADING THE UPPER THREAD Make sure the presser foot is raised and the needle is in the highest position. It is important to thread cor rectly to minimize several sewing problems . T ur n of f the main switch. 1. Lightly lift up the spool pin. Place the thread on the spool pin. Place the large spool cap on the spool pin (A). 2. Holding the thre[...]

2. SET UP 13 4. Bring the thread down betw een the thread tension discs (D). 5. Continue threading the thread around the chec k spring holder (E). 6. Bring the thread from right to the left through the slot on the take-up lev er (F) and then downw ards again. 7. Bring the thread downw ards and insert the thread from the right through the thread gui[...]

14 Needle Threader The needle must be in the highest position to use the built-in needle threader . W e also recommend low ering the presser foot. T ur n of f the main switch. 1. Use the handle to pull the needle threader down, catc hing the thread under the guide (A). 2. Push the needle threader all the wa y down until the metal Á ang es cov er t[...]

2. SET UP 15 THREADING FOR TWIN NEEDLE T ur n of f the main switch 1. Insert a twin needle. 2. Thread the machine as explained under “Threading the upper thread” (pag e 12), and thread the left needle. 3. Place the auxiliar y v ertical spool pin in the hole for auxiliar y spool pin and place the large spool cap on the spool pin. Place a thread [...]

16 WIND THE BOBBIN 1. Place the thread and a spool cap on the spool pin. F or smaller spools of thread, place the spool cap with the smaller side next to the thread (A). 2. Snap the thread into the thread guide (B). 3. Bring the thread counterclockwise around the bobbin winder tension discs (C). 4. Insert the thread though the hole in the bobbin fr[...]

2. SET UP 17 5. Push the bobbin to the right (E). 6. When the bobbin winder spindle is pushed to the right, the InfoDisplay will blink on and off displaying “SP“ (F). 7. Hold the thread end and press the foot control (or press STAR T/STOP button) to start the bobbin winding (G). 8. After a few turns of the bobbin, cut off the thread end. When t[...]

18 Place the Bobbin in the Machine T ur n of f the main switch 1. Make sure that the needle is fully raised before inserting or removing the bobbin. Open the bobbin cov er by mo ving the release button to the right (A). Remo v e the cov er (B). 2. Place the bobbin in the bobbin case so that the thread is r unning in a counterclockwise direction (C)[...]

2. SET UP 19 LO WER THE FEED TEETH T o low er the feed teeth you need to remov e the accessor y bo x. The feed teeth lever is located on the back of the machine at the base of the free-ar m. Slide the lever to the right (A) to lo wer the feed teeth. The feed teeth are raised when you mo ve the lev er to the left (B). The feed teeth will come up whe[...]

20 RAISE THE BOBBIN THREAD 1. Hold the upper thread with the left hand. T urn the handwheel tow ards you counterclockwise to low er the needle and keep turning counterclockwise to raise the needle (A). 2. Gently pull the upper thread to bring the bobbin thread up through the needle plate hole. The bobbin thread will come up in a loop (B). 3. Pull b[...]

3. MA CHINE FUNCTIONS 21 SPEED CONTR OL SLIDE With the speed control slide, y ou can change the maximum sewing speed to suit y our needs . The slide limits how fast you can sew . T o increase the sewing speed, slide the bar to the right. T o reduce the sewing speed, slide the bar to the left. FOO T CONTR OL Y ou can control the sewing speed by usin[...]

22 FUNCTION BUTT ONS ST AR T/ST OP button (A) T ouch this button to start and stop sewing without using the foot control. T ouch STAR T/STOP button to begin and touch again to stop. Y ou can increase and decrease the sewing speed by sliding the Speed Control Slide to the right and to the left. Rev erse button (B) R everse is used to secure the thre[...]

3. MA CHINE FUNCTIONS 23 Needle Stop Up/Down (D) Press this button to choose betw een two options for the needle position when sewing: 1. The needle will always be low ered when you release the foot control or press STAR T/STOP button to stop sewing . 2. The needle will always be raised up when you release the foot control or press STAR T/STOP butt[...]

24 W ARNING MESSA GES/SOUND Main Motor Overloaded Y our sewing machine can get overloaded when sewing on heavy fabrics e .g,. the thread gets twisted or jammed or the hand wheel axle cannot mov e. When the sewing mach ine cannot sew you will hear a monotone sound in 8 seconds and the InfoDisplay will blink on and off displaying "EL". Look[...]

4. BASIC SEWING TECHNIQUES 25 4 B ASIC SEWING TECHNIQUES SEAM A seam is for med when tw o pieces of fabric are stitched together with a seam allowance that usually will be pressed open. In most cases edges of the seam allowance are À nished with an ov ercast stitch before sewing the seam. ZIGZA G The ZigZag stitch is most often used for decorativ [...]

26 SEAM AND O VERC AST The Seam/Overcast stitch sews the seam and ov ercasts the edge all at one time. Y our machine has a stretc h seam ov ercast stitch. EDGE/QUIL TING GUIDE The Edg e/Quilting Guide is used for wide seam allow ances , topstitching, or channel quilting . Slide the guide into the clip on the ankle. Adjust to the desired position. S[...]

4. BASIC SEWING TECHNIQUES 27 BLIND HEM The blind hem creates an invisible hem on gar ments. F old the fabric as illustrated. Make sure the folded edge of the fabric follows the inside of the right “toe” of Blind Hem F oot D . Low er the presser foot and step on the foot control. The left swing of the needle should just catch the edge of the fo[...]

28 SEWING ZIPPERS The Zipper Foot E can be snapped on either the right or the left of the needle, making it easy to sew both sides of the zipper from the same direction. T o sew the other side of the zipper , reposition the Zipper Foot. Inserting Zippers T o sew down the right side of the zipper, attach the left side of the zipper foot to the press[...]

4. BASIC SEWING TECHNIQUES 29 3. Place fabric under the foot right side up . Begin stitching across the bottom, turn the fabric and stitch the right side of the zipper to the top . 4. T o avoid fabric shifting, sew the left side of the zipper in the same direction. Snap on the Zipper F oot E so the needle is on the right side of the foot. Mov e the[...]

30 BUTT ONHOLES Use the Buttonhole foot. Buttonhole stitch 6 is for thin and medium fabric and buttonhole stitch 7 is for suits or o vercoats . 1. Insert a button in between tab A and tab B . 2. Buttonholes can be sewn to match the size of the button. Procedur e • Use stabilizer in the area of the gar ment where the buttonholes are placed. Stabil[...]

4. BASIC SEWING TECHNIQUES 31 7. P osition the fabric under the presserfoot so that the centerlines mark is align with the center of the buttonhole foot. 8. While holding the top thread, star t the machine . Sewing will be completed automatically in the following order: 9. When sewing is À nished, raise the presser foot and buttonhole lever . Use [...]

32 Corded Buttonholes When sewing buttonholes in stretch fabrics we recommend cording the buttonhole to increase the stability and to keep the buttonhole from stretching out. Loop a piece of heavy thread or pearl cotton ov er the À ng er at the back of the buttonhole foot. Pull both ends of the cord forward under the foot and tie off the cord as s[...]

4. BASIC SEWING TECHNIQUES 33 DECORA TIVE SEWING Use Decorativ e Stitch F oot B . 10 different types of decorativ e stitches are av ailable on your mac hine. Y ou can use other stitches in the same wa y . • Y ou should test sew on a scrap piece of the fabric being sewn, to chec k the stitch pattern to be used. • Before starting to sew , check t[...]

34 QUIL TING A quilt usually consists of three layers; tw o layers of fabric with a layer of batting sandwiched between. Piecing a Quilt Block Select Straight Stitch (01). Snap on the Quilter’ s 1/4” Piecing F oot. Align the edges of the two fabric pieces with the right hand edge of the foot. Handlook Quilting Stitch Snap on Utility F oot A. Se[...]

4. BASIC SEWING TECHNIQUES 35 Free-Motion - Machine Set Up When sewing free-motion, it is necessar y to use an Open T oe Free-Motion Spring F oot. This foot is not included with this machine , but is av ailable for purchase at y our Authorized HUSQ V ARNA VIKING ® Dealer . 1. Low er the feed teeth as explained in chapter 2. 2. Remo v e the presser[...]

36 HELPFUL TECHNIQUES Sewing corners Stop the sewing machine when y ou reach a corner. Lo wer the needle into the fabric by turning the handwheel or pressing the Needle Stop Up/Down button once . Raise the presser foot. Use the needle as a piv ot and turn the fabric. Low er the presser foot and resume sewing . Rev erse button It is a g ood idea to [...]

5. CARE OF Y OUR MA CHINE 37 5 CARE OF Y OUR MACHINE CHANGING THE LIGHT BULB Only use light bulbs of a type as indicated on the front of the machine (12V , 5W). T hey are av ailable at your authorized HUSQ V ARNA VIKING® dealer . T ur n of f the main switch 1. Remo v e the plug (A) and loosen the screw (B) on the left side of the sewing head. Remo[...]

38 CLEAN THE BOBBIN AREA T ur n of f the main switch 1. Remo v e the presser foot, the bobbin cov er and bobbin. 2. Clean the feed teeth with the br ush. Cleaning Under the Bobbin Area T ur n of f the main switch After sewing several projects or any time y ou notice an accumulation of lint in the bobbin case area, the area under the bobbin case mus[...]

5. CARE OF Y OUR MA CHINE 39 TR OUBLE SHOO TING If you hav e follow ed the below trouble shooting information and still are having sewing problems , take the sewing mac hine to your A uthorized HUSQV ARNA VIKING® Dealer. Non-Original Parts and Accessories The war ranty does not co ver any defect or damage caused by use of non-original accessories [...]

40 Upper Thread Breaks? • Does the thread feed smoothly and not catching? • Use quality thread. F or special threads such as metallic , etc , please consult your Authorized HUSQ V ARNA VIKING® Dealer for special needle recommendations. • Rethread top and bobbin threads - c heck for correct threading . • T ry different spool pin positions ([...]

W e reser ve the right to change the machine equipment and the ass or t ment of accessories without prior notice, or make modi À cations to the perfor mance or design. Such modi À cations , how ever , will alwa ys be to the bene À t of the user and the product. INTELLECTU AL PR OPER TY VIKING , KEEPING THE WORLD SEWING & Design, H|CLASS and [...]

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