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Contents

Setting Up

Basic Sewing

Machine

Operation

Utility Stitches

Embroidering

Maintenance

Troubleshooting

Error

Messages

Sewing Chart

Patterns

(Programmed

in Machine)

Patterns

(Memory Card)

FABRIC/THREAD/NEEDLE COMBINATION CHART

Broad cloth

Medium

Taffeta/Satin

Flannel, Gabardine

Lawn

Lightweight

Georgette

Challis

Denim

Heavy

Corduroy

Tweed

Stretch

Jersey

Tricot

Woven fabrics that unravel easily

For top stitching

*

Use the golden needle when sewing on stretch fabrics and fabrics where skipped stitches  easily occur.

*

Use a needle with a size between 14 and 16 when sewing with transparent nylon thread.

Note
Always follow the above chart when choosing fabric, thread and needle combinations.  Failure to
do so could result in uneven stitching, puckered fabric or skipped stitches.  Furthermore, use of a
thin needle (size #9-11) on a heavyweight fabric such as denim could cause bent or broken
needles.

60-80

60-80

50-80

60-80

60-90

50-80

40-50

50

50

50-80

50-80

50-80

30

30

11-14

9-11

14-16

Golden needle

11-14

9-14

14-16

Thread

Cotton

Synthetic mercerized

Silk

Cotton

Synthetic mercerized

Silk

Cotton

Synthetic mercerized

Silk

Synthetic mercerized

(Thread for knits)

Cotton

Synthetic mercerized

Silk

Synthetic mercerized

Silk

Sewing fabrics

Type

Size

Needle size