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CONTENTS

SETTING UP

SEWING

UTILITY

STITCHES

MY CUSTOM

STITCH

TM

(CREATE

YOUR

OWN

STITCH

DESIGNS)

EMBROIDERING

MAINTENANCE

ERROR

MESSAGES

SEWING CHART

PATTERNS

(PROGRAMMED

IN MACHINE)

GATHERING

J

Create gathers on the waists of skirts or on shirt sleeves.

1. Set the stitch length to 5/32" (4.0 mm) and select a weak

thread tension.

Note
If you pressed 

then GATHERING, the stitch length

automatically adjusts to 5/32" (4.0 mm) and a weak thread
tension is automatically selected.

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2. Attach presser foot J, and pull out about 2" (5.0 cm) of both

the upper and bobbin threads.

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Upper thread

2

Bobbin thread

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About 2" (5.0 cm)

3. Turn off automatic thread cutting and automatic

reverse/reinforcement stitching, sew two rows of straight
stitches parallel to the seamline, and then remove the fabric
from the machine, leaving about 2” (5.0 cm) of thread on the
ends.

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Seamline

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3/8" to 1/2" (1.0 to 1.5 cm)

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About 2" (5.0 cm) 

4. Pull the bobbin threads to obtain the desired amount of

gather, and then tie the thread ends together.

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Straight (Left) [straight stitch (left needle position)]

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5. Smooth the gathers by ironing them.