THE MAIN PARTS .............................................................................................................10; ACCESSORIES ...................................................................................................................12; USING YOUR SEWING MACHINE ...................................................................................14- Page 7

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CONTENTS

 1. KNOWING YOUR SEWING MACHINE ........................................................10

THE MAIN PARTS  .............................................................................................................10
ACCESSORIES ...................................................................................................................12

Optional Accessories  ...................................................................................................................................... 13

USING YOUR SEWING MACHINE ...................................................................................14

Connecting Plugs  ............................................................................................................................................ 15
Main Power and Sewing Light Switch  ............................................................................................................. 15
Foot Controller ................................................................................................................................................ 15
Checking the Needle ....................................................................................................................................... 16
Replacing the Needle  ...................................................................................................................................... 16
Changing the Presser Foot  ............................................................................................................................... 18
Flat Bed Attachment ........................................................................................................................................ 19
Using a Free-arm Style  .................................................................................................................................... 19

THE CONTROLS  ...............................................................................................................20

Pattern Selection Dial ...................................................................................................................................... 20
Patterns and Stitch Names ............................................................................................................................... 21
Stitch Length Dial ............................................................................................................................................ 24
Stretch Stitching  .............................................................................................................................................. 24
Stitch Width Dial  ............................................................................................................................................ 25
Reverse Sewing Lever ...................................................................................................................................... 25

THREADING THE MACHINE  ............................................................................................26

Winding the Bobbin  ........................................................................................................................................ 26
Lower Threading  ............................................................................................................................................. 28
Lower Threading (for models equipped with a quick-set bobbin)  .................................................................... 30
Upper Threading  ............................................................................................................................................. 32
Using the Needle Threader (for models equipped with a needle threader) ....................................................... 34
Drawing up the Lower Thread ......................................................................................................................... 36
Sewing with a Twin Needle  ............................................................................................................................ 36
Thread Tension  ............................................................................................................................................... 38

FABRIC, THREAD, AND NEEDLE COMBINATIONS  .........................................................39

 2. STRAIGHT AND ZIGZAG STITCHING  .........................................................41

Please Read Before Sewing  ............................................................................................................................. 41
Straight Stitching  ............................................................................................................................................. 41
Zigzag Stitching  .............................................................................................................................................. 43

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 3. BUILT-IN STITCHES ......................................................................................45

Blind Hem Stitching  ........................................................................................................................................ 45
Shell Tuck Stitching ......................................................................................................................................... 46
Elastic Stitching  ............................................................................................................................................... 46
Double Action Stitching  .................................................................................................................................. 47
Heirloom Stitching  .......................................................................................................................................... 48
Overedge Stitching .......................................................................................................................................... 48
Feather Stitching  ............................................................................................................................................. 49
Triple Zigzag Stretch Stitching ......................................................................................................................... 50
Decorative Stitching ........................................................................................................................................ 50

 4. SEWING BUTTONHOLES AND BUTTONS  ..................................................52

Making a Buttonhole (1-Step Automatic Buttonhole)  ....................................................................................... 52
Adjusting Buttonholes  ..................................................................................................................................... 54
Sewing Buttons  ............................................................................................................................................... 55