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CONTENTS
NAMES OF MACH INE PART S AND THEI R
FUNCTI ONS ........... ............. ................... ............. ..9
Machine ............. ........... ................. ................. ........... 9
Need le and Presser F oot Section ........... ................ .... 10
Operation Buttons .... ........... ................. ........... ......... 11
Include d Accessories ........... ........... ................. ......... 11
Options ... ................. ........... ................. ................ .... 14
Chapter 1 Getting Ready 15
TURNING TH E MACHIN E ON/OFF .............. ...... 16
LCD SCREE N .......... ............. ................... ............. 17
Using th e Ma chine Settin g Mod e Key .................. .... 20
Using th e Ma chine Op eration Mo de Key ................. 21
Using th e Pat tern Explan ation K ey .................. ......... 22
LOWER/UPP ER THREADI NG .... .................... ...... 23
Windi ng the Bobbin ...... ........... ................. ........... .... 23
Setting th e Bobb in ............... ................. ........... ......... 26
Pulling Up the B obbin Thre ad .............. ................ .... 26
Upper Thre ading ................. ........... ................. ......... 27
Using th e Twin N eedle ........ ................. ........... ......... 30
CHANG ING THE PRE SSER FOOT ................. ...... 32
Removing the Presse r Foot .................... ................ .... 32
Attachin g the Presser F oot .......................... ........... .... 32
CHANG ING THE NEE DLE ... ............. ................... 33
SEWING LARGE PIECES OF FABRIC . ................... 36
Chapter 2 Sewing Basics 37
SEWING ................. ................... ............. ............. 38
Sewing a Stitch .............. ........... ................. ........... .... 38
Sewing Reinforce ment Stitche s . ................. ........... .... 40
Sewing Curv es ............... ................. ........... ............... 40
Changin g Sewing Direc tion ............ ................. ......... 41
Sewing Heavywe ight Fab ric .................. ................ .... 41
Sewing Lightweigh t Fabric ........ ............ ................ .... 41
ADJUST ING STITCH SETTINGS . ............. ............. 42
Adjusting the Stitc h Width .............. ................. ......... 42
Adjusting the Stitc h Length ....... ............ ................ .... 42
Adjusting the Threa d Tension ... ................. ........... .... 43
USEFUL FUNCTIONS ................ ............. ............. 43
Automa tic Reinforce ment Stitching ............ ........... .... 43
Automa tic Thread Cut ting ..................... ................ .... 44
Pivotin g ........ ............ ................ ................. ........... .... 45
Automa tic Fabric S ensor System (A utomatic Pres ser
Foot Pressure ) ...................... ................. ........... ......... 46
Locking the Screen ... ................ ............ ................ .... 47
Chapter 3 Utility Stitches 49
SELECTIN G A UTILIT Y STITCH .. .................... ...... 50
Selectin g a Stitc h ................. ........... ................. ......... 51
Saving S titch Se ttings ................ ............ ................ .... 51
Using the Se wing Type Se lection Key ....... ........... .... 52
SEWING THE STITC HES ................... ................... 54
Quilting .................... ................ ................. ........... .... 54
Straigh t Stitches ........ ........... ................. ................ .... 64
Darts Sea ms .............. ................ ............ ................ .... 69
Gathering ........... ................. ........... ................. ......... 70
Flat Fell Seams ............... ................. ........... ............... 70
Pintucks .............. ................. ................. ........... ......... 71
Zigzag Stitches ............... ........... ................. ........... .... 72
Elastic Zigzag Stit ches ..................... ................. ......... 74
Overcasti ng ......................... ........... ................. ......... 75
Blind H em Stitche s ........ ........... ................. ........... .... 79
Appliqué s ...................... ................. ........... ............... 80
Shell T uck Stitchi ng ..... ................. ........... ................. 81
Scallopin g .................... ........... ................. ................. 81
Top Stitch ing ........... ................ ............ ................ ...... 82
Smockin g ................ ................ ............ ................ ...... 82
Fagoting ....................... ........... ................. ................. 83
Tape o r Elastic Att aching ......... ................. ........... ...... 84
Heirloo m Stitching ............. ........... ................. ........... 85
Buttonho le Stitch es . ................ ............ ................ ...... 87
Bar Tacks ................ ........... ................. ................ ...... 92
Button S ewing .............. ................. ........... ................. 94
Eyelets ........ ............ ................ ................. ................. 95
Mult i-Directional Sewing (Straigh t Stitc h and Zigz ag
Stitch) ..................... ................ ................. ................. 96
Zipper I nsertion ........... ................. ........... ................. 97
Chapter 4 Character/De corative Stitches 101
SELECTIN G STITCH PATTERNS ..... ............. ...... 102
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
Deco rative St itch Patterns ................... ........... ......... 103
Alphabe t Patterns ......... ................. ................. ......... 103
SEWING STITCH PA TTERNS ................. ............ 105
Sewing Attractive Fin ishes ............. ................. ......... 105
Basic Sew ing ................ ................. ........... ............... 105
Adjusting Pa tterns ........ ........... ................. ........... .... 106
EDITING S TITCH PA TTERNS ... ................... ...... 108
Changin g the Pa ttern Size .. ................. ........... ......... 109
Changin g the Pa ttern Length
(7 mm Satin Stit ch Patterns O nly) ................... ......... 109
Creating a Vertica l Mirror Ima ge ......... ................ .... 109
Creating a Horizont al Mirror Im age .... ................ .... 109
Selec ting a S ingle/Rep eating P attern ............... ......... 110
Changin g the Th read Den sity
(Satin Stitch Pa tterns Only) ...... ............ ................ .... 110
Returnin g to the B eginning of the Patte rn ................ 111
COMBINING S TITCH PATTE RNS ......... ............ 112
Before Combining Pa tterns.................. ................ .... 112
Combinin g Pat terns from D ifferent Cate gories......... 112
Combinin g Stit ch Patterns of Differen t Sizes............ 1 14
Combinin g Stit ch Patte rns of Diffe rent Orien tations 115
Combinin g Stit ch Patterns of Differen t Lengths........ 116
Creating Step Pa tterns
(7 mm Satin Stit ch Patterns O nly) ................... ......... 117
USING TH E MEMORY FUNCTION....... ............ 119
Stitch Data Precauti ons ....................... ........... ......... 119
Savin g Stitch Pat terns in t he Mach ine’s Mem ory ..... 119
Savin g Stitch Pat terns to t he Comput er ................ .... 121
Retrieving Stitch P atterns from the Machine’s
Memory ............ ................. ........... ................. ......... 122
Retrieving Stitch P atterns from the Computer . ......... 123
Chapter 5 A ppendix 125
CARE AND MA INTENANC E ................. ............ 126
Cleanin g the LCD ........ ........... ................. ........... .... 126
Cleanin g the Ma chine Casin g . ................. ........... .... 1 26
Cleanin g the Rac e ................... ............ ................ .... 126
Cleanin g the Bobbin Case ............. ................. ......... 127
ADJUST ING THE SCREEN ..................... ............ 128
Scree n Visibility Is L ow ....................... ................ .... 128
Touch Panel Is Ma lfunction ing ................. ........... .... 128
TROUBLES HOOTING. ................... ............. ...... 130