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CONTENTS
NAMES OF MACH INE PART S AND THEI R
FUNCTI ONS ........... ............. ................... ............. ..9
Machine ............. ........... ................. ........... ................. 9
Need le and Pre sser Foot Sec tion ........... ................ .... 10
Operation Buttons .... ........... ........... ................. ......... 11
Include d Accessori es ...................... ........... ............... 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 Se tting Mod e Key ............. ......... 20
Using th e Ma chine Op eration Mo de Key .. ............... 21
Using th e Pat tern Expl anation 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 Pre sser Foot ..................... ................ .... 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 Heavyw eight Fab ric .................. ........... ......... 41
Sewing Lightwe ight 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 Stitchi ng ............ ........... .... 43
Automa tic Thread Cut ting ......... ............ ................ .... 44
Pivotin g ........ ................. ........... ................. ........... .... 45
Automa tic Fabric Sensor System ........... ................ .... 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
Straigh t Stitches ........ ........... ................. ........... ......... 54
Darts Sea ms ................... ........... ................. ........... .... 59
Gathering ................. ........... ................. ........... ......... 60
Flat Fell Seams .... ........... ................. ........... ............... 60
Pintucks ... ........... ................. ................. ........... ......... 61
Zigzag Stitches ............... ........... ................. ........... .... 62
Elastic Zigzag Stit ches .......... ........... ................. ......... 64
Overcasti ng ......................... ........... ................. ......... 65
Quilting ........ ................. ........... ................. ............... 69
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 Stit ches . ................ ............ ........... ........... 87
Bar Tacks ..................... ........... ................. ........... ...... 92
Button S ewing .............. ........... ................. ........... ...... 94
Eyelets ........ ................. ........... ................. ................. 95
Multi-D irectional Sewing
(Straig ht Stitch and Zigzag St itch) ................... ........... 96
Zipper I nsertion ........... ................. ........... ................. 97
Chapter 4 Character/De corative Stitches 101
SELECTIN G STITCH PATTERNS .................. ...... 102
Selec ting De corativ e Stitch Patte rns/
7 mm De corati ve Stitch Patterns/
Satin S titch Pat terns/
7 mm Sat in Stitch Patterns /Cross Stitch Patt erns/
Utility Decorative S titch Patt erns .............. ........... .... 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 Patte rns Only) .. ................. ......... 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 Pa ttern ....... ......... 111
COMBINING S TITCH PATTE RNS ......... ............ 112
Before Combining Patterns.................. ........... ......... 112
Combinin g Pat terns from D ifferent Ca tegories......... 112
Combinin g Stit ch Patte rns of Differen t Size s ............ 114
Combinin g Stit ch Patte rns of Differen t
Orienta tions ...... ........... ........... ................. ............... 115
Combinin g Stit ch Patte rns of Differen t Lengths........ 116
Creating Step Pa tterns
(7 mm Satin Stit ch Patte rns Only) .. ................. ......... 117
USING TH E MEMORY FUNCTION....... ............ 119
Stitch Data Preca utions ....................... ........... ......... 119
Savin g Stitch Patterns in t he Mach ine’s Mem ory ..... 119
Savin g Stitch Patterns to t he Comput er ..... ........... .... 121
Retrieving Stitch P atterns
from the Machine’s M emory ......... ................. ......... 122
Retrieving Stitch P atterns from the Computer . ......... 123
Chapter 5 MY CUSTOM STITCH 125
DESIGNIN G A STITC H................... ................... 126
ENTERIN G STITCH DATA . .................... ............ 128
USING ST ORED CUS TOM STITCHE S ... ............ 133
Saving Cu stom St itches
in the M achine’ s Memory .. ................. ........... ......... 133
Saving Cu stom St itches to th e Compute r ............. .... 134
Retriev ing Custom Stit ches fro m
the Ma chine’s Memo ry ........... ............ ................ .... 135
Retriev ing Custom Stit ches fro m the Compu ter ... .... 135