NAMES OF MACHINE PARTS AND THEIR FUNCTIONS ....................................................5; ACCESSORIES .....................................................................................................................8; USING YOUR SEWING MACHINE .....................................................................................9- Page 5

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CONTENTS

 1. KNOWING YOUR SEWING MACHINE ..........................................................5

NAMES OF MACHINE PARTS AND THEIR FUNCTIONS ....................................................5

The main parts  ................................................................................................................................................. 5
Needle and presser foot section  ...................................................................................................................... 6
Operation buttons ............................................................................................................................................. 6
Operation panel ................................................................................................................................................ 7
Flat bed attachment  ......................................................................................................................................... 7

ACCESSORIES .....................................................................................................................8

Optional accessories  ........................................................................................................................................ 8

USING YOUR SEWING MACHINE .....................................................................................9

Power supply precautions  ................................................................................................................................ 9
Turning on the machine  ................................................................................................................................... 9
Foot controller  ................................................................................................................................................ 10
Sewing speed controller (for models equipped with the sewing speed controller) ......................................... 10
Changing the needle stop position  ................................................................................................................. 10
Changing the initial needle position  ............................................................................................................... 11
Cancelling the operation beep  ....................................................................................................................... 11

THREADING THE MACHINE  ............................................................................................12

Winding the bobbin  ........................................................................................................................................ 12
Lower threading  ............................................................................................................................................. 15
Upper threading  ............................................................................................................................................. 17
Drawing up the lower thread  .......................................................................................................................... 20

REPLACING THE NEEDLE  .................................................................................................21

Needle precautions  ........................................................................................................................................ 21
Needle types and their uses ........................................................................................................................... 21
Checking the needle  ...................................................................................................................................... 22
Replacing the needle  ..................................................................................................................................... 22
Sewing with a twin needle  .............................................................................................................................. 24

REPLACING THE PRESSER FOOT ......................................................................................25

Replacing the presser foot  ............................................................................................................................. 25
Removing the presser foot holder  .................................................................................................................. 26

 2. SEWING BASICS  ...........................................................................................27

SEWING ............................................................................................................................27

General sewing procedure  ............................................................................................................................. 27
Selecting a stitch  ............................................................................................................................................ 28
Starting to sew  ............................................................................................................................................... 29
Adjusting thread tension ................................................................................................................................. 31

USEFUL SEWING TIPS  ......................................................................................................32

Trial sewing  .................................................................................................................................................... 32
Changing the sewing direction  ....................................................................................................................... 32
Sewing curves  ................................................................................................................................................ 32
Sewing thick fabrics  ....................................................................................................................................... 32
Sewing hook-and-loop fastener  ..................................................................................................................... 33
Sewing thin fabrics  ......................................................................................................................................... 34
Sewing stretch fabrics  .................................................................................................................................... 34
Using a free-arm style  .................................................................................................................................... 34