SEWING CHARACTERS (for models equipped with character stitches) ............................64; ADJUSTING STITCHES (for models equipped with character stitches) .............................68; STITCH SETTINGS .............................................................................................................35- Page 6

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 3. VARIOUS STITCHES  .....................................................................................35

STITCH SETTINGS .............................................................................................................35

Utility stitches  ................................................................................................................................................. 35
Character stitches (for models equipped with character stitches) .................................................................. 41

OVERCASTING STITCHES  ................................................................................................42
BASIC STITCHING  ............................................................................................................43

Basic stitching  ................................................................................................................................................ 43

BLIND HEM STITCHING  ..................................................................................................44
BUTTONHOLE SEWING ...................................................................................................46

Button sewing ................................................................................................................................................. 49

ZIPPER INSERTION ...........................................................................................................51
SEWING STRETCH FABRICS AND ELASTIC TAPE  ............................................................52

Stretch stitching .............................................................................................................................................. 52
Elastic attaching  ............................................................................................................................................. 52

APPLIQUÉ, PATCHWORK AND QUILT STITCHING ........................................................53

Appliqués ....................................................................................................................................................... 53
Patchwork (crazy quilt) stitching ..................................................................................................................... 54
Piecing ........................................................................................................................................................... 54
Quilting ........................................................................................................................................................... 55
Free-motion quilting  ....................................................................................................................................... 56

REINFORCEMENT STITCHING  .........................................................................................57

Triple stretch stitching  .................................................................................................................................... 57
Bar tack stitching ............................................................................................................................................ 57

DECORATIVE STITCHING  ................................................................................................59

Fagoting ......................................................................................................................................................... 60
Scallop stitching  ............................................................................................................................................. 61
Smocking ....................................................................................................................................................... 61
Shell tuck stitching  ......................................................................................................................................... 62
Joining ............................................................................................................................................................ 62
Heirloom stitching ........................................................................................................................................... 63

SEWING CHARACTERS (for models equipped with character stitches)  ............................64

Selecting characters ....................................................................................................................................... 64
Checking characters  ...................................................................................................................................... 66
Deleting characters  ........................................................................................................................................ 66
Sewing the character stitches  ........................................................................................................................ 67

ADJUSTING STITCHES (for models equipped with character stitches)  .............................68

 4. APPENDIX .....................................................................................................70

MAINTENANCE ................................................................................................................70

Cleaning the machine surface ........................................................................................................................ 70
Cleaning the bobbin case ............................................................................................................................... 70

TROUBLESHOOTING .......................................................................................................72
ERROR MESSAGES  ............................................................................................................75

Operation beep (for models equipped with the operation beep)  .................................................................... 75

INDEX ...............................................................................................................................76