CONTENTS
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CONTENTS
NAMES OF MACHINE PARTS AN D THEIR
FUN CTIO NS ....... .... ..... ...... ..... ...... ..... .... ....... . 9
Machine ............. ........... ................. ................. ........... 9
Need le and Presser F oot Section ........... ................ .... 10
Embroi dery Unit ....... ........... ................. ........... ......... 10
Operation Buttons .... ........... ................. ........... ......... 11
Include d Accessories ........... ........... ................. ......... 11
Options ... ................. ........... ................. ................ .... 14
Chapter 1 Getting Ready 15
TURN ING THE MAC HIN E ON /OFF ....... ..... . 16
LCD S CREE N.. ....... .... ..... ...... ..... ...... ..... .... .... 17
Using th e Ma chine Settin g Mod e Key .................. .... 20
Using th e Ma chine Op eration Mo de Key ................. 22
Using th e Pat tern Explan ation K ey .................. ......... 23
LOW ER/U PPER THR EADI NG ...... .... ....... ..... . 24
Windi ng the Bobbin ...... ........... ................. ........... .... 24
Setting th e Bobb in ............... ................. ........... ......... 27
Pulling Up the B obbin Thre ad .............. ................ .... 28
Upper Thre ading ................. ........... ................. ......... 29
Using th e Twin N eedle ............. ............ ................ .... 32
CH ANGI NG TH E PRE SSER FOO T... ..... .... .... 34
Removing the Presse r Foot .................... ................ .... 34
Attachin g the Presser F oot .......................... ........... .... 34
CH ANGI NG TH E NEE DLE . ..... ...... ..... .... ...... 35
Chapter 2 Sewing Basics 39
SEWI NG. ...... ..... .... ....... .... ....... .... .... ....... ..... . 4 0
Sewing a Stitch .............. ........... ................. ........... .... 40
Sewing Reinforce ment Stitche s . ................. ........... .... 42
Sewing Curv es ............... ................. ........... ............... 42
Changin g Sewing Direc tion ............ ................. ......... 42
Sewing Heavywe ight Fab ric .................. ................ .... 43
Sewing Lightweigh t Fabric ........ ................. ........... .... 43
AD JUSTIN G ST ITCH SE TTING S ...... ..... ....... . 44
Adjusting the Stitc h Width .............. ................. ......... 44
Adjusting the Stitc h Length ....... ............ ................ .... 44
Adjusting the Threa d Tension ... ................. ........... .... 45
USE FUL F UN CTION S .... .... ....... .... ..... ...... .... 46
Automa tic Reinforce ment Stitching ............ ........... .... 46
Automa tic Thread Cut ting ..................... ................ .... 46
Locking the Screen ... ................ ............ ................ .... 47
Chapter 3 Utility Stitches 49
SELECTING A UTILITY STIT CH .. ...... ....... ..... 50
Selectin g a Stitc h Pattern ................. ................. ......... 51
Saving S titch Se ttings ................ ............ ................ .... 52
Using the Se wing Type Se lection Key ....... ........... .... 53
SEWI NG T HE STIT CH ES ...... ..... .... ....... .... .... 54
Straigh t Stitches ........ ........... ................. ................ .... 54
Darts Sea ms .. ............ ........... ................. ................ .... 58
Gathering ........... ................. ........... ................. ......... 58
Flat Fell Seams ............... ................. ........... ............... 59
Pintucks .............. ................. ................. ........... ......... 60
Zigzag Stitches ............... ........... ................. ........... .... 61
Elastic Zigzag Stit ches ..................... ................. ......... 62
Overcasti ng ......................... ........... ................. ......... 63
Quilting ........ ............ ................ ................. ........... .... 67
Blind H em Stitche s ........ ........... ................. ........... .... 71
Appliqué s ...................... ................. ........... ............... 72
Shell T uck Stitchi ng .. ................ ............ ................ .... 73
Scallopin g ............................ ........... ................. ......... 73
Top Stitch ing ........... ................ ............ ................ ...... 74
Smockin g ................ ................ ............ ................ ...... 74
Fagoting ....................... ........... ................. ................. 75
Tape o r Elastic Att aching ......... ................. ........... ...... 76
Heirloo m Stitching ............. ........... ................. ........... 77
Buttonho le Stitch es . ................ ............ ................ ...... 79
Bar Tacks .... ............ ........... ................. ................ ...... 84
Button S ewing .............. ................. ........... ................. 86
Eyelets ........ ............ ................ ................. ................. 87
Multi-D irectional Sewing
(Straig ht Stitch and Zigzag St itch) .. ................. ........... 88
Zipper I nsertion ........... ................. ........... ................. 89
Chapter 4 Character/De corative Stitches 93
SELECTING STITCH P ATTERNS ....... ......... ... 94
Selec ting De corative Stitch Patterns /
7 mm De corati ve Stitch Patterns/
Satin S titch Pat terns/
7 mm Sat in Stitch Patterns/Cross S titch Patt erns/
Utility Decorative S titch Patt erns .............. ................. 95
Alphabe t Patterns ......... ................. ................. ........... 95
SEWI NG S TITC H PATT ERNS ........ ..... ...... .... 97
Sewing Attractive Fin ishes ............. ........... ................. 97
Basic Sew ing ................ ................. ........... ................. 97
Adjusting Pa tterns ........ ........... ................. ........... ...... 98
EDI TING STIT CH P ATT ERNS .. .... ....... .... .... 100
Changin g the Pa ttern Size .. ................. ........... ......... 101
Changin g the Pa ttern Length
(7 mm Satin Stit ch Patterns O nly) ................... ......... 101
Creating a Vertica l Mirror Ima ge .............. ........... .... 101
Creating a Horizont al Mirror Im age .... ................ .... 101
Selec ting a S ingle/Rep eating P attern ............... ......... 102
Changin g the Th read Den sity
(Satin Stitch Pa tterns Only) ...... ............ ................ .... 102
Checki ng the Imag e ........... ................. ........... ......... 103
COMB ININ G ST ITCH PAT TERN S ...... .... .... 104
Before Combining Pa tterns.................. ................ .... 104
Combinin g Pat terns From Different Categories ........ 104
Combinin g Stit ch Patterns of Differen t Sizes............ 1 06
Combining Stitch Pat terns of Different Orientat ions . 106
Combinin g Stit ch Patterns of Differen t Lengths........ 107
Creating Step Pa tterns
(7 mm Satin Stit ch Patterns O nly) ................... ......... 108
USI NG T HE ME MOR Y FUN CTI ON ......... .. 110
Stitch Data Precauti ons ...... ........... ................. ......... 110
Savin g Stitch Pat terns in t he Mach ine’s Mem ory ..... 112
Savin g Stitch Patterns to USB Med ia
(Comme rcially Av ailable).................... ........... ......... 113
Savin g Stitch Pat terns to t he Comput er ................ .... 114
Retrieving Stitch P atterns from the Machine’s
Memory . ........... ........... ................. ................. ......... 115
Retriev ing stitch pat tern from US B Media................ 116
Retrieving Stitch P atterns from the Computer . ......... 117