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CONTENTS
CONTENTS
CHAPTER 1
................................................... 4
PART NAMES ...................................................... 4
STANDARD ACCESSORIES ............................... 6
OPTIONAL ACCESSORIES ................................ 6
OPERATION PANEL ........................................... 7
OPERATION BUTTONS ...................................... 8
Using the operation buttons ........................... 8
POWER SUPPLY ................................................. 9
BOBBIN WINDING /
BOBBIN THREAD SETTING ............................. 10
Winding the bobbin and setting the bobbin
thread ........................................................... 10
Setting the bobbin ........................................ 12
UPPER THREADING ......................................... 13
Using the extra spool pin and the net .......... 16
STARTING AND STOPPING SEWING ............. 17
SELECTING A STITCH PATTERN .................... 18
THREAD TENSION ............................................ 20
Correct upper thread tension ....................... 20
Loosening the upper thread tension ............ 20
Tightening the upper thread tension ............ 21
PRESSER FOOT ............................................... 22
ATTACHING THE OPTIONAL WALKING FOOT 23
FEED DOG ......................................................... 24
NEEDLE ............................................................. 25
CHAPTER 2
................................................. 27
TRIAL SEWING .................................................. 27
Sewing using a utility stitch .......................... 27
SETTING THE NEEDLE STOP DOWN
POSITION .......................................................... 29
STITCH WIDTH AND LENGTH ......................... 30
USEFUL SKILLS ................................................ 31
Sewing corners ............................................ 31
Sewing curves .............................................. 31
Sewing heavyweight fabrics ......................... 32
Sewing lightweight fabrics ............................ 32
Using the needle plate ................................. 33
Free-arm sewing .......................................... 33
................................................. 34
STRAIGHT STITCHES ...................................... 34
” straight stitch (left) and “
stretch stitch) ................................................ 35
ZIGZAG STITCHES ........................................... 36
OVERCASTING STITCHES .............................. 37
........................... 37
OVERCASTING
(WHEN USING THE
OPTIONAL SIDE CUTTER) ............................... 38
BLIND HEM STITCHING ................................... 40
Adjusting the needle drop point ................... 41
BUTTONHOLE STITCHING .............................. 42
Buttonhole sewing order .............................. 44
Odd shaped buttons/Buttons that do not fit
into the button holder plate .......................... 45
Changing the stitch length ........................... 46
Changing the stitch width ............................. 46
EYELET STITCH ................................................ 47
Size of eyelet (actual size) ........................... 47
ZIPPER INSERTION .......................................... 48
Centered zipper ........................................... 48
Inserting a side zipper .................................. 49
DART SEAM ...................................................... 51
GATHERING ...................................................... 52
Pulling up the bobbin thread ........................ 53
PINTUCK ............................................................ 54
FLAT FELL SEAM .............................................. 55
Finished flat fell seam .................................. 56
APPLIQUÉS ....................................................... 57
Sewing sharp curves .................................... 57
SCALLOP STITCH ............................................. 58
SMOCKING STITCH .......................................... 59
FAGOTING ......................................................... 60
DECORATIVE STITCHING ................................ 61
HEMSTITCH (HEIRLOOM STITCH) .................. 62
Hemstitching 1 ............................................. 62
Hemstitching 2 ............................................. 63
TWIN NEEDLE ................................................... 64
SEWING ............................................................. 66