KNOWING YOUR SEWING MACHINE SEWING BASICS VARIOUS STITCHES APPENDIX

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1 KNOWING YOUR SEWING MACHINE SEWING BASICS VARIOUS STITCHES APPENDIX Plese visit us t where you n get produt support nd nswers to frequently sked questions (FAQs).

2 INTRODUCTION Thnk you for purhsing this sewing mhine. Before using this mhine, refully red the "IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS", nd then study this mnul for the orret opertion of the vrious funtions. In ddition, fter you hve finished reding this mnul, store it where it n quikly e essed for future referene. IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS Plese red these sfety instrutions efore ttempting to use the mhine. DANGER - To redue the risk of eletri shok: Alwys unplug the mhine from the eletril outlet immeditely fter using, when lening, when mking ny user serviing djustments mentioned in this mnul, or if you re leving the mhine unttended. WARNING - To redue the risk of urns, fire, eletri shok, or injury to persons. 2 Alwys unplug the mhine from the eletril outlet when mking ny djustments mentioned in the instrution mnul: To unplug the mhine, swith the mhine to the symol O position to turn it off, then grsp the plug nd pull it out of the eletril outlet. Do not pull on the ord. Plug the mhine diretly into the eletril outlet. Do not use n extension ord. Alwys unplug your mhine if the power is ut. 3 Never operte this mhine if it hs dmged ord or plug, if it is not working properly, if it hs een dropped or dmged, or wter is spilled on the unit. Return the mhine to the nerest uthorized deler or servie enter for exmintion, repir, eletril or mehnil djustment. While the mhine is stored or in use if you notie nything unusul, suh s n odor, het, disolortion or deformtion, stop using the mhine immeditely nd unplug the power ord. When trnsporting the sewing mhine, e sure to rry it y its hndle. Lifting the sewing mhine y ny other prt my dmge the mhine or result in the mhine flling, whih ould use injuries. When lifting the sewing mhine, e reful not to mke ny sudden or reless movements, otherwise you my injure your k or knees.

3 4 Alwys keep your work re ler: Never operte the mhine with ny ir openings loked. Keep ventiltion openings of the sewing mhine nd foot ontrol free from the uild up of lint, dust, nd loose loth. Do not store ojets on the foot ontroller. Do not use extension ords. Plug the mhine diretly into the eletril outlet. Never drop or insert ny ojet into ny opening. Do not operte where erosol (spry) produts re eing used or where oxygen is eing dministered. Do not use the mhine ner het soure, suh s stove or iron; otherwise, the mhine, power ord or grment eing sewn my ignite, resulting in fire or n eletri shok. Do not ple this sewing mhine on n unstle surfe, suh s n unstedy or slnted tle, otherwise the sewing mhine my fll, resulting in injuries. 5 Speil re is required when sewing: Alwys py lose ttention to the needle. Do not use ent or dmged needles. Keep fingers wy from ll moving prts. Speil re is required round the mhine needle. Swith the sewing mhine to the symol O position to turn it off when mking ny djustments in the needle re. Do not use dmged or inorret needle plte, s it ould use the needle to rek. Do not push or pull the fri when sewing, nd follow reful instrution when freehnd stithing so tht you do not deflet the needle nd use it to rek. 6 This mhine is not toy: Your lose ttention is neessry when the mhine is used y or ner hildren. The plsti g tht this sewing mhine ws supplied in should e kept out of the reh of hildren or disposed of. Never llow hildren to ply with the g due to the dnger of suffotion. Do not use outdoors. 7 For longer servie life: When storing this mhine, void diret sunlight nd high humidity lotions. Do not use or store the mhine ner spe heter, iron, hlogen lmp, or other hot ojets. Use only neutrl sops or detergents to len the se. Benzene, thinner, nd souring powders n dmge the se nd mhine, nd should never e used. Alwys onsult the opertion mnul when repling or instlling ny ssemlies, the presser feet, needle, or other prts to ssure orret instlltion.

4 8 For repir or djustment: If the Light unit (light-emitting diode) is dmged, it must e repled y uthorized deler. In the event mlfuntion ours or djustment is required, first follow the trouleshooting tle in the k of the opertion mnul to inspet nd djust the mhine yourself. If the prolem persists, plese onsult your lol uthorized Brother deler. Use this mhine only for its intended use s desried in this mnul. Use essories reommended y the mnufturer s ontined in this mnul. The ontents of this mnul nd speifitions of this produt re sujet to hnge without notie. For dditionl produt informtion, visit our we site t SAVE THESE INSTRUCTIONS This mhine is intended for household use. This ppline is not intended for use y persons (inluding hildren) with redued physil, sensory or mentl pilities, or lk of experiene nd knowledge, unless they hve een given supervision or instrution onerning use of the ppline y person responsile for their sfety. Children should e supervised to ensure tht they do not ply with the ppline. IMPORTANT FOR USERS IN THE UK, EIRE, MALTA AND CYPRUS ONLY In the event of repling the plug fuse, use fuse pproved y ASTA to BS 362, i.e. rrying the mrk, rting s mrked on plug. Alwys reple the fuse over. Never use plugs with the fuse over omitted. If the ville eletril outlet is not suitle for the plug supplied with this equipment, you should ontt your uthorized deler to otin the orret led. 2

5 CONTENTS. KNOWING YOUR SEWING MACHINE...5 NAMES OF MACHINE PARTS AND THEIR FUNCTIONS...5 The min prts... 5 Needle nd presser foot setion... 6 Opertion uttons... 6 Opertion pnel... 7 Flt ed tthment... 7 ACCESSORIES...8 Optionl essories... 8 USING YOUR SEWING MACHINE...9 Power supply preutions... 9 Turning on the mhine... 9 Foot ontroller... 0 Sewing speed ontroller (for s equipped with the sewing speed ontroller)... 0 Chnging the needle stop position... 0 Chnging the initil needle position... Cnelling the opertion eep (for s equipped with the opertion eep)... THREADING THE MACHINE...2 Winding the oin... 2 Lower threding... 5 Upper threding... 7 Drwing up the lower thred REPLACING THE NEEDLE...2 Needle preutions... 2 Needle types nd their uses... 2 Cheking the needle Repling the needle Sewing with twin needle REPLACING THE PRESSER FOOT...25 Repling the presser foot Removing the presser foot holder SEWING BASICS...27 SEWING...27 Generl sewing proedure Seleting stith Strting to sew Adjusting thred tension... 3 USEFUL SEWING TIPS...32 Tril sewing Chnging the sewing diretion Sewing urves Sewing thik fris Sewing hook-nd-loop fstener Sewing thin fris Sewing streth fris Using free-rm style

6 3. VARIOUS STITCHES...35 STITCH SETTINGS...35 Utility stithes Chrter stithes (for s equipped with hrter stithes)... 4 OVERCASTING STITCHES...42 BASIC STITCHING...43 Bsi stithing BLIND HEM STITCHING...44 BUTTONHOLE SEWING...46 Button sewing ZIPPER INSERTION...5 SEWING STRETCH FABRICS AND ELASTIC TAPE...52 Streth stithing Elsti tthing APPLIQUÉ, PATCHWORK AND QUILT STITCHING...53 Appliqués Pthwork (rzy quilt) stithing Pieing Quilting Free-motion quilting REINFORCEMENT STITCHING...57 Triple streth stithing Br tk stithing DECORATIVE STITCHING...59 Fgoting Sllop stithing... 6 Smoking... 6 Shell tuk stithing Joining Heirloom stithing SEWING CHARACTERS (for s equipped with hrter stithes)...64 Seleting hrters Cheking hrters Deleting hrters Sewing the hrter stithes ADJUSTING STITCHES (for s equipped with hrter stithes) APPENDIX...70 MAINTENANCE...70 Clening the mhine surfe Clening the oin se TROUBLESHOOTING...72 ERROR MESSAGES...75 Opertion eep (for s equipped with the opertion eep) INDEX

7 KNOWING YOUR SEWING MACHINE NAMES OF MACHINE PARTS AND THEIR FUNCTIONS The min prts Boin winder (pge 2) This winds the thred onto the oin for use s the lower thred. Spool pin (pges 2 nd 7) This holds the spool of thred. Hole for extr spool pin (pge 24) This holds seond spool of thred for sewing with two needles. t for lurition. d Upper tension-ontrol dil (pge 3) This ontrols the tension of the upper thred. e Thred guide (pges 2 nd 7) This is used when winding the thred onto the oin nd then threding the mhine. f Thred tke-up lever (pge 8) g Thred utter (pge 30) Pss the threds through the thred utter to ut them. h Flt ed tthment with essory omprtment (pges 7 nd 34) i Opertion uttons (pge 6) The opertion uttons differ depending on the sewing mhine. j Opertion pnel (pge 7) This is used to selet the stith nd speify the vrious settings. k Hndwheel Used to mnully rise nd lower the needle. l Min power nd sewing light swith (pge 9) You n turn the min power nd sewing light swith on nd off. m Jk/soket onnetor (pge 9) Insert the plug on the power supply ord into the jk/ soket onnetor. n Foot ontroller jk/soket (pge 0) Plug in the foot ontroller plug. o Feed dog position lever (pges 49 nd 56) Use the feed dog position lever to lower the feed dogs. p Presser foot lever (pge 7) Used to rise nd lower the presser foot. q Foot ontroller (pge 0) You n use this to ontrol the sewing speed, nd to strt nd stop sewing. r Hndle Crry the sewing mhine y its hndle when trnsporting the mhine. 5

8 KNOWING YOUR SEWING MACHINE Needle nd presser foot setion Buttonhole lever Lower the uttonhole lever when sewing uttonholes nd r tks. Needle threder (for s equipped with the needle threder) (pge 8) Presser foot holder The presser foot is instlled onto the presser foot holder. d Presser foot holder srew Use the presser foot holder srew to hold the presser foot holder in ple. e Presser foot The presser foot pplies pressure onsistently on the fri s the sewing tkes ple. Atth the pproprite presser foot for the seleted stithing. f Feed dogs The feed dogs feed the fri in the sewing diretion. g Quik-set oin (for s equipped with the quikset oin) You n strt sewing without pulling up the oin thred. h Boin over Open the oin over to set the oin. i Needle plte The needle plte is mrked with guides for sewing stright sems. j Needle r thred guide Pss the upper thred through the needle r thred guide. k Needle lmp srew Use the needle lmp srew to hold the needle in ple. Opertion uttons The opertion uttons help you to esily perform vrious si sewing mhine opertions. The opertion uttons differ depending on the sewing mhine. Presser foot lever Rise nd lower the presser foot lever to rise nd lower the presser foot. Reverse/reinforement stith utton Press the reverse/reinforement stith utton to sew reverse stithes. Reverse stithes re sewn y keeping the utton pressed down to sew in the opposite diretion. For detils, refer to Sewing reinforement stithes (pge 30). Buttons provided on some s Strt/stop utton (for s equipped with the strt/stop utton) Press the strt/stop utton to strt or stop sewing. The mhine sews t slow speed t the eginning of sewing while the utton is depressed. When sewing is stopped, the needle is lowered in the fri. For detils, refer to Strting to sew (pge 29). d Needle position utton (for s equipped with the needle position utton) Press the needle position utton to rise or lower the needle. Pressing the utton twie sews one stith. e Sewing speed ontroller (for s equipped with the sewing speed ontroller) Slide the sewing speed ontroller to djust the sewing speed. 6

9 Opertion pnel The opertion pnel, loted on the front of the sewing mhine, llows you to selet stith nd speify how the stith will e sewn. 3 ABC LCD (liquid rystl disply) The numer of the seleted stith (), the presser foot to e used (2), the stith length (mm) (3), nd the stith width (mm) (4) re displyed here. Stith seletion keys Press the stith seletion keys, nd then selet the numer for the stith tht you wish to use. For detils, refer to Seleting stith (pge 28). Stith length djustment key Press this key to djust the stith length. (For s equipped with the hrter stith key) Press this key to hek the omined hrters. For detils, refer to Cheking hrters (pge 66). d Stith width djustment key Press this key to djust the stith width. (For s equipped with the hrter stith key) Press this key to dd or delete hrters. For detils, refer to SEWING CHARACTERS (for s equipped with hrter stithes) (pge 64). Keys nd inditors provided on some s e Utility stith key Press this key to sew utility stithes. For detils, refer to Seleting stith (pge 28). f Utility stith inditor This inditor lights up when the utility stith key is pressed. g Chrter stith key Press this key to sew hrter stithes. For detils, refer to SEWING CHARACTERS (for s equipped with hrter stithes) (pge 64). h Chrter stith inditor This inditor lights up when the hrter stith key is pressed. Flt ed tthment The essories re stored in omprtment inside the flt ed tthment. Slide the flt ed tthment to the left to open it. Flt ed tthment Storge omprtment te Put the essories in the g, nd then store the g inside the omprtment. If the essories re not in g, they my fll out, nd e lost or dmged. 7

10 KNOWING YOUR SEWING MACHINE ACCESSORIES The following essories re stored in the flt ed tthment. We hve designed these essories to help you e le to rry out most sewing tsks. te (For U.S.A. only) Foot ontroller: Model T This foot ontroller n e used on the following mhine s: HS-3000, SQ-9000, SQ9050, XR9500PRW. The srew of the presser foot holder is ville through your uthorized deler. (Prt ode: ) / needle 90/4 needle 00/6 needle 90/4 needle. Prt Nme Prt Code Prt Code. Prt Nme U.S.A. / Cnd Others U.S.A. / Cnd Others Buttonhole foot A XC Boin (4) SA56 XA Oversting foot G XC Needle set XC Monogrmming foot N XD Twin needle Zipper foot I X Bll point needle (gold olored) XD Zigzg foot J (on mhine) XC Clening rush X Blind stith foot R XC Srewdriver XC Button fitting foot M XE Extr spool pin Sem ripper X Foot ontroller XD (EU re) XC (Other res) Optionl essories Prt Nme Prt Code Prt Code. Prt Nme U.S.A. / Cnd Others U.S.A. / Cnd Others Wlking Foot SA40 F033N 4 Quilting guide SA32 F06N 2 Quilting Foot SA29 F005N 5 Eyelet punh XZ /4-Inh Quilting Foot SA25 F00N 8

11 USING YOUR SEWING MACHINE Power supply preutions Be sure to oserve the following preutions onerning the power supply. WARNING Use only regulr household eletriity for the power soure. Using other power soures my result in fire, eletri shok, or dmge to the mhine. Mke sure tht the plugs on the power ord re firmly inserted into the eletril outlet nd the power supply jk on the mhine. Do not insert the plug on the power ord into n eletril outlet tht is in poor ondition. Turn off the min power nd remove the plug in the following irumstnes: When you re wy from the mhine After using the mhine When the power fils during use When the mhine does not operte orretly due to d onnetion or disonnetion During eletril storms Use only the power ord inluded with this mhine. Do not use extension ords or multi-plug dpters with mny other pplines plugged in to them. Fire or eletri shok my result. Do not touh the plug with wet hnds. Eletri shok my result. When unplugging the mhine, lwys turn off the min power first. Alwys grsp the plug to remove it from the outlet. Pulling on the ord my dmge the ord, or led to fire or eletri shok. Do not llow the power ord to e ut, dmged, modified, forefully ent, pulled, twisted, or undled. Do not ple hevy ojets on the ord. Do not sujet the ord to het. These things my dmge the ord nd use fire or eletri shok. If the ord or plug is dmged, tke the mhine to your uthorized deler for repirs efore ontinuing use. Unplug the power ord if the mhine is not to e used for long period of time. Otherwise fire my result. Turning on the mhine Insert the plug into wll outlet. Min power swith Jk/soket onnetor Set the min power swith to I. The sewing lmp omes on when the mhine is turned on. To turn off the mhine, set the min power swith to. The sewing lmp goes off when the mhine is turned off. te If power outge ours while the sewing mhine is eing operted, turn off the sewing mhine nd unplug the power supply ord. When restrting the sewing mhine, follow the neessry proedure to orretly operte the mhine. (For U.S.A. only) This ppline hs polrized plug (one lde wider thn the other). To redue the risk of eletri shok, this plug is intended to fit in polrized outlet only one wy. If the plug does not fit fully in the outlet, reverse the plug. If it still does not fit, ontt qulified eletriin to instll the proper outlet. Do not modify the plug in ny wy. 9

12 KNOWING YOUR SEWING MACHINE Foot ontroller Insert the foot ontroller plug into its jk/soket on the rer side of the sewing mhine. Sewing speed ontroller (for s equipped with the sewing speed ontroller) Slide the sewing speed ontroller to the left or right to selet the desired sewing speed. Slide the sewing speed ontroller to the left to sew t slower speed, or slide the speed ontroller to the right to sew t fster speed. Foot ontroller jk/soket When onneting the foot ontroller, e sure to turn off the sewing mhine in order to prevent the mhine from identlly eing strted. When you press the foot ontroller down lightly, the mhine will run t low speed. When you press hrder, the mhine s speed will inrese. When you tke your foot off the foot ontroller, the mhine will stop. Slower Sewing speed ontroller The speed set using the sewing speed ontroller is the foot ontroller s mximum sewing speed. Chnging the needle stop position rmlly, the sewing mhine is set to leve the needle in the fri when sewing is stopped. Insted, the mhine n e set to leve the needle rised when sewing is stopped. Turn off the sewing mhine. Fster You should mke sure tht nothing is pled on the foot ontroller when the mhine is not in use. Do not llow piees of loth nd dust to uild up on the foot ontroller. Doing so ould use fire or n eletri shok. Hold down the side of (stith seletion key) on the left nd turn on the sewing mhine. After turning on the sewing mhine, relese the side of (stith seletion key). te When the foot ontroller is plugged in, the strt/stop utton nnot e used to strt sewing (only for s equipped with the strt/stop utton). The needle stop position hnges to the rised position. Memo Perform the sme opertion to hnge the needle stop position to the lowered position. 0

13 Chnging the initil needle position rmlly, the stright stith (left needle position) is utomtilly seleted when the sewing mhine is turned on. The mhine n e set so tht the stright stith (enter needle position) is utomtilly seleted when it is turned on. Turn off the sewing mhine. Cnelling the opertion eep (for s equipped with the opertion eep) When the sewing mhine is purhsed, it is set to eep eh time key is pressed. This setting n e hnged so tht the mhine does not eep. Turn off the sewing mhine. Hold down the + side of (stith seletion key) on the left nd turn on the sewing mhine. After turning on the sewing mhine, relese the + side of (stith seletion key). Hold down the side of (stith width djustment key) nd turn on the sewing mhine. After turning on the sewing mhine, relese the - side of (stith width djustment key). The initil needle position hnges to the enter needle position. Memo The speified initil needle position is mintined even fter the mhine is turned off. Perform the sme opertion to hnge the initil needle position to the left needle position. The mhine is now set so tht it will not eep.

14 KNOWING YOUR SEWING MACHINE THREADING THE MACHINE Winding the oin This setion desries how to wind the thred onto the oin. For detils on the fst oin winding, see pge 4. Pulling it in s fr s possile. Pre-tension disk Boin winder shft Boin Only use oins (prt ode: SA56, SFB) tht hve een designed for this sewing mhine. Using other oins my use dmge to the mhine. We designed the oin tht omes with this mhine. If you use oins from other s, the mhine will not work properly. Only use the oin tht omes with this mhine or oins of the sme type (prt ode: SA56, SFB). Atul size.5 mm (7/6 inh) This Other s Pull up the spool pin s fr s possile, nd then put spool of thred on this pin. Pss the thred round the pre-tension disk. d Put the oin onto the oin winder shft nd slide the oin winder shft to the right. Turn the oin lokwise, y hnd, until the spring on the shft slides into the groove of the oin. If the spool of thred is not in the right ple, the thred my tngle on the spool pin. Pss the end of the thred through the hole on the oin from the inside of the oin. 2 Spring on the shft Groove of the oin Turn on the sewing mhine. e 2

15 While holding the end of the thred, gently f press the foot ontroller or press (strt/ stop utton) (for s equipped with the strt/stop utton) to wind the thred round the oin few times. Then stop the mhine. te If the sewing mhine is to e operted using the foot ontroller, onnet the foot ontroller efore turning on the mhine. When the foot ontroller is plugged in, the strt/stop utton nnot e used to strt sewing (only for s equipped with the strt/stop utton). Press the foot ontroller or press (strt/ i stop utton) (for s equipped with the strt/stop utton) to strt. When the oin seems full nd egins j spinning slowly, tke your foot off the foot ontroller or press (strt/stop utton) (for s equipped with the strt/stop utton). k l Cut the thred, slide the oin winder shft to the left nd remove the oin. Slide the sewing speed ontroller k to its originl position (for s equipped with the sewing speed ontroller). Trim the exess thred ove the oin. g Mke sure you follow the instrutions refully. If you do not ut the thred ompletely, nd the oin is wound, when the thred runs low it my tngle round the oin nd use the needle to rek. Slide the sewing speed ontroller to the right h (to set the speed to fst) (for s equipped with the sewing speed ontroller). Memo When the sewing mhine is strted or the hndwheel is turned fter winding the thred round the oin, the mhine will mke liking sound; this is not mlfuntion. The needle r does not move when you slide the oin winding shft to the right. t winding the oin properly my use the thred tension to loosen, nd my rek the needle. 2 Wound evenly Wound poorly Sewing speed ontroller 3

16 KNOWING YOUR SEWING MACHINE For s equipped with the fst oin winding system Follow steps through 2 of the proedure in Winding the oin to pss the thred round the pre-tension disk (pge 2). f Slide the sewing speed ontroller to the right (to set the speed to fst) (for s equipped with the sewing speed ontroller). Ple the oin on the oin winder shft so tht the spring on the shft fits into the noth in the oin. Sewing speed ontroller th Boin winder shft spring Slide the oin winder shft to the right. d While holding the thred tht wrps round the pre-tension disk with your left hnd, use your right hnd to wind the free end of the thred lokwise round the oin five or six times. Turn on the sewing mhine. g Press the foot ontroller or press (strt/ h stop utton) (for s equipped with the strt/stop utton) to strt. i te If the sewing mhine is to e operted using the foot ontroller, onnet the foot ontroller efore turning on the mhine. When the foot ontroller is plugged in, the strt/stop utton nnot e used to strt sewing (only for s equipped with the strt/stop utton). When the oin egins spinning slowly, tke your foot off the foot ontroller or press (strt/stop utton) (for s equipped with the strt/stop utton). j Cut the thred, slide the oin winder shft to the left nd remove the oin. e Pull the thred to the right nd pss it through the slit in the oin winder set. k Slide the sewing speed ontroller k to its originl position (for s equipped with the sewing speed ontroller). Slit in oin winder set (with uilt-in utter) The thred is ut to suitle length. t winding the oin properly my use the thred tension to loosen, nd my rek the needle. Be sure to ut the thred s desried. If the oin is wound without utting the thred using the utter uilt into the slit in the oin winder set, the thred my eome tngled in the oin or the needle my end or rek when the oin thred strts to run out. 2 Wound evenly Wound poorly 4

17 Memo When the sewing mhine is strted or the hndwheel is turned fter winding the thred round the oin, the mhine will mke liking sound; this is not mlfuntion. The needle r does not move when you slide the oin winding shft to the right. Lower threding Instll the oin wound with thred. For more detils on quik-set oin, see pge 6. Winding the oin improperly my use the thred tension to loosen, reking the needle nd resulting in injury. 2 Wound evenly Wound poorly The oin ws designed speifilly for this sewing mhine. If oins from other s re used, the mhine will not operte orretly. Use only the enlosed oin or oins of the sme type (prt ode: SA56, SFB). Atul size.5 mm (7/6 inh) Slide the utton nd open the over. 2 d Cover Slide utton Put the oin in so the thred omes out in the diretion shown y the rrow. Only use oins tht were designed to e used with this mhine. Mke sure you set the oin so the thred unrolls in the right diretion. If the thred unrolls in the wrong diretion, it my use the thred tension to e inorret or rek the needle. Hold the end of the thred, push the oin down with your finger, nd then pss the thred through the slit, s shown. If the thred is not orretly inserted through the tension-djusting spring of the oin se, it my use inorret thred tension (pge 3). This Other s Mke sure you turn the power off while threding the mhine. If you identlly step on the foot ontroller nd the mhine strts to sew, you ould e injured. Rise the needle to its highest position y turning the hndwheel towrd you (ounterlokwise) or press (needle position utton) (for s equipped with the needle position utton), nd rise the presser foot lever. Tension-djusting spring 5

18 KNOWING YOUR SEWING MACHINE e Reple the oin over. Put the left t in ple (see rrow ), nd then press lightly on the right side (see rrow ) until the over liks into ple. If the thred is not orretly inserted through the tension-djusting spring of the oin se, it my use inorret thred tension (pge 3). Reple the over so tht the end of the thred omes out from the left side of the over (s shown y the line in the digrm). For s equipped with the quik-set oin Rise the needle to its highest position y turning the hndwheel towrd you (ounterlokwise) or press (needle position utton) (for s equipped with the needle position utton), nd rise the presser foot lever. Slide the utton nd open the over. 2 Tension-djusting spring Memo The order tht the oin thred should e pssed through the oin se is indited y mrks round the oin se. Be sure to thred the mhine s indited. Cover Slide utton Put the oin in, feed the end of the thred through the slit, nd then pull the thred to ut it. d Reple the oin over. Put the left t in ple (see rrow ), nd then press lightly on the right side (see rrow ) until the over liks into ple. Only use oins tht were designed to e used with this mhine. Mke sure you set the oin so the thred unrolls in the right diretion. If the thred unrolls in the wrong diretion, it my use the thred tension to e inorret or rek the needle. Memo You n egin sewing immeditely without drwing up the oin thred. If you wnt to drw up the oin thred efore you strt to sew, follow the proedure in Drwing up the lower thred (pge 20). Cutter 6

19 Upper threding Set the upper thred nd thred the needle. For detils on the needle threder, see pge 8. Spool pin Thred guide Mrk on the hndwheel Mke sure you thred the mhine properly. Otherwise, the thred ould tngle nd rek the needle. Rise the presser foot using the presser foot lever. Rise the needle y turning the hndwheel towrd you (ounterlokwise) so tht the mrk on the wheel points up, or press (needle position utton) (for s equipped with the needle position utton) one or twie to rise the needle. Presser foot lever or Mrk Needle position utton If the needle is not orretly rised, the sewing mhine n not e threded. Be sure to turn the hndwheel so tht the mrk on the wheel points up efore threding the sewing mhine. 7

20 KNOWING YOUR SEWING MACHINE d e f Pull up the spool pin s fr s possile, nd then put spool of thred on this pin. If the spool of thred is in the wrong ple, or is set inorretly, the thred my tngle on the spool pin nd use the needle to rek. Feed the upper thred s shown in the figure on the previous pge. Mke sure you guide the thred through the thred tke-up lever from right to left. Thred tke-up lever Put the thred ehind the needle r thred guide ove the needle. The thred n esily e pssed ehind the needle r thred guide y holding the thred in your left hnd, then feeding the thred with your right hnd. te If the thred tke-up lever is lowered, the upper thred nnot e wrpped round the thred tke-up lever. Mke sure you rise the presser foot lever nd the thred tke-up lever efore you feed the upper thred. If you inorretly feed the thred you my use sewing prolems. Using the needle threder (for s equipped with the needle threder) The needle threder n only e used with home sewing mhine needles size 75/- 00/6. Chek the tle on pge 2 for the pproprite needle nd thred omintions. If you re using trnsprent nylon monofilment thred, you n only use needles in the rnge of 90/4-00/6. You nnot use the needle threder if you re using deortive threds or speil needles, suh s the twin needle nd wing needle. If you re using those types of threds or needles, thred the eye of the needle y hnd. Mke sure the min power swith is off when threding the needle y hnd. Follow steps through 6 of the proedure in Upper threding to thred the mhine to the needle r thred guide. Lower the presser foot lever. Needle r thred guide Thred the needle from front to k nd pull g out out 5 m (2 inh) of thred. While lowering the needle threder lever, hook the thred onto the guide. 5 m (2 inh) Needle holder Needle threder lever Guide 8

21 Fully lower the needle threder lever. d Pull out out 5 m (2 inh) of thred through g the needle towrd the k of the sewing mhine. The end of the needle threder rottes towrd you nd the hook psses through the eye of the needle. Cth the thred on the hook s shown elow. e 5 m (2 inh) te If you inorretly feed the thred you my use sewing prolems. f Hook Thred While lightly holding the thred, relese the needle threder lever. The hook will pull the thred through the needle. 9

22 KNOWING YOUR SEWING MACHINE Drwing up the lower thred Lightly hold the end of the upper thred. d Pull out out 0 m (4 inh) of oth threds nd pull them towrd the k of the mhine under the presser foot. Upper thred While holding the end of the upper thred, rise the needle either y turning the hndwheel towrd you (ounterlokwise) so tht the mrk on the wheel points up or y pressing (needle position utton) (for s equipped with the needle position utton) one or twie. or Upper thred Lower thred For s equipped with the quik-set oin You n egin sewing immeditely without drwing up the oin thred. When sewing gthers or drts, you n drw up the lower thred y hnd so tht some thred will e left over. Before you drw up the lower thred, put the oin k in. Pss the thred long the slit in the diretion of the rrow, nd leve it there without utting it. Mrk Needle position utton Pull on the upper thred to drw up the lower thred. The oin over should still e removed. Drw up the lower thred s desried in steps to 4. Reple the oin over. Upper thred Lower thred 20

23 REPLACING THE NEEDLE This setion provides informtion on sewing mhine needles. Needle preutions Be sure to oserve the following preutions onerning the hndling of the needle. Filure to oserve these preutions is extremely dngerous. Be sure to red nd refully follow the instrutions elow. Only use home sewing mhine needles. Use of ny other needle my end the needle or dmge the mhine. Never use ent needles. Bent needles n esily rek, possily resulting in injury. Needle types nd their uses The sewing mhine needle tht should e used depends on the fri nd thred thikness. Refer to the following tle when hoosing the thred nd needle pproprite for the fri tht you wish to sew. Fri Type/Applition Thred Type Size Size of Needle Brodloth Cotton thred Medium weight / 90/4 fris Tffet Syntheti thred Flnnel, Grdine Silk thred 50 Lwn Cotton thred Thin fris Georgette Syntheti thred 65/9 75/ Chllis, Stin Silk thred 50 Thik fris 30 00/6 Denim Cotton thred 50 Corduroy Syntheti thred 90/4 00/ Tweed Silk thred Jersey Bll point needle Streth fris Thred for knits (gold olored) Triot 75/ 90/4 Cotton thred Esily fryed fris Syntheti thred 65/9 90/4 Silk thred 50 For top-stithing Syntheti thred Silk thred 50 90/4 00/6 Memo The smller the thred numer, the thiker the thred; nd the lrger the needle numer, the thiker the needle. Use the ll point needle when sewing on streth fris or fris where skipped stithes esily our. Use 90/4 to 00/6 needle with trnsprent nylon threds, regrdless of the fri eing sewn. 2

24 KNOWING YOUR SEWING MACHINE The pproprite fri, thred nd needle omintions re shown in the tle on the previous pge. If the omintion of the fri, thred nd needle is not orret, prtiulrly when sewing thik fris (suh s denim) with thin needles (suh s 65/9 to 75/), the needle my end or rek. In ddition, the stithing my e uneven or pukered or there my e skipped stithes. Cheking the needle Sewing with ent needle is extremely dngerous sine the needle my rek while the mhine is eing operted. Before using the needle, ple the flt side of the needle on flt surfe nd hek tht the distne etween the needle nd the flt surfe is even. Repling the needle Reple the needle s desried elow. Use the srewdriver nd needle tht hs een determined to e stright ording to the instrutions in Cheking the needle. Rise the needle y turning the hndwheel towrd you (ounterlokwise) so tht the mrk on the wheel points up. (With s equipped with (needle position utton), rise the needle y pressing one or twie.) or 2 Mrk Needle position utton Turn off the sewing mhine. Flt side Needle type mrking Corret needle Before repling the needle, e sure to turn off the sewing mhine, otherwise injuries my our if the foot ontroller or the strt/ stop utton is identlly pressed nd the mhine strts sewing. Flt surfe Inorret needle If the distne etween the needle nd the flt surfe is not even, the needle is ent. Do not use ent needle. Lower the presser foot lever. Presser foot lever Flt surfe 22

25 d Hold the needle with your left hnd, nd then use srewdriver to turn the needle lmp srew ounterlokwise to remove the needle. te The needle n e removed y simply loosening the needle lmp srew out one turn. (If the needle lmp srew is loosened too muh, the needle lmp (whih holds the needle) my fll off. Therefore, do not loosen the needle lmp srew too muh.) f While holding the needle with your left hnd, use the srewdriver to tighten the needle lmp srew y turning it lokwise. Instll the twin needle in the sme wy. Srewdriver Needle lmp srew Do not pply strong fore when loosening or tightening the needle lmp srew, otherwise ertin prts of the sewing mhine my e dmged. Be sure to insert the needle until it touhes the needle stopper nd seurely tighten the needle lmp srew with the srewdriver, otherwise the needle my rek or dmge my result. e With the flt side of the needle towrd the rer of the mhine, insert the needle until it touhes the needle stopper. Needle stopper 23

26 KNOWING YOUR SEWING MACHINE Sewing with twin needle We hve designed your mhine so you n sew with this needle nd two top threds. You n use the sme olor or two different olors of thred for mking deortive stithes. For detils on the stithes tht n e sewn with the twin needle, refer to STITCH SETTINGS (pge 35). Use only twin needles tht hve een mde for this mhine (prt ode: ). Other needles ould rek, nd dmge the mhine. Do not sew with ent needles. The needle ould rek nd injure you. You n not use the needle threder to thred the twin needle. Insted, thred the twin needle y hnd, from front to k. Using the needle threder my dmge the mhine. When using the twin needle, e sure to selet n pproprite stith, otherwise the needle my rek or the mhine my e dmged. Selet stith width of 5.0 mm (3/6 inh) or less, otherwise the needle my rek or the mhine my e dmged. After djusting the stith width, slowly turn the hndwheel towrd you (ounterlokwise) nd hek tht the needle does not touh the presser foot. If the needle hits the presser foot, the needle my end or rek. When using the twin needle, e sure to tth zigzg foot J, otherwise the needle my rek or the mhine my e dmged. When hnging the sewing diretion, e sure to rise the needle efore turning the fri. If the fri is turned while the needle is lowered, the needle my end or rek. Twin needle threding Atth the twin needle. Atth the twin needle in the sme wy s single needle (pge 22). Atth the extr spool pin. Put the extr spool pin in the hole on the top of the mhine. Put the seond spool of thred onto the extr spool pin. f Thred the right needle from front to k. Do not pss the thred ehind the needle r thred guide. Left needle thred psses through the needle r thred guide. Right needle thred psses in front of the needle r thred guide. Needle r thred guide First spool Seond spool Use the thred from the first spool to thred the mhine to the needle r thred guide. The pth for threding the mhine to the needle r thred guide is the sme s for normlly threding the mhine (for single needle). See pge 8 for more detils. Thred the left needle from front to k. d e Use the thred from the seond spool to thred the mhine to the thred tke-up lever. The pth for threding the mhine to the thred tke-up lever is the sme s for normlly threding the mhine (for single needle). See pge 8 for more detils. te (For s equipped with needle threder) You nnot use the needle threder to thred the twin needle. Insted, thred the twin needle y hnd, from front to k. Using the needle threder my dmge the mhine. When using the twin needle, e sure to tth zigzg foot J, otherwise the needle my rek or the mhine my e dmged. 24

27 REPLACING THE PRESSER FOOT Alwys turn off the power efore you hnge the presser foot. If you leve the power on nd step on the ontroller, the mhine will strt nd you my e injured. Alwys use the orret presser foot for the stith pttern you hve hosen. If you use the wrong presser foot, the needle my strike the presser foot nd end or rek, nd my use injury. Only use presser feet tht hve een designed to e used with this mhine. Using other ny presser feet my use n ident or injury. Repling the presser foot d Press the lk utton t the k of the presser foot holder to relese the presser foot. Reple the presser foot s desried elow. Rise the needle y turning the hndwheel towrd you (ounterlokwise) so tht the mrk on the wheel points up. (With s equipped with (needle position utton), rise the needle y pressing one or twie.) Mrk or Needle position utton If the sewing mhine hs een turned on, turn it off. e Blk utton Presser foot holder Ple different presser foot elow the holder so tht the presser foot pin is ligned with the shnk in the holder. Position the presser foot so the letter inditing the presser foot type (J, A, et.) is positioned to e red. Before repling the presser foot, e sure to turn off the sewing mhine, otherwise injuries my our if the foot ontroller or the strt/stop utton is identlly pressed nd the mhine strts sewing. Rise the presser foot lever. Presser foot holder Shnk Pin te The presser foot to e used with eh stith ppers in the LCD. To selet stith, refer to Seleting stith (pge 28). Presser foot lever 25

28 KNOWING YOUR SEWING MACHINE f Slowly lower the presser foot lever so tht the presser foot pin snps into the shnk in the presser foot holder. Atthing the presser foot holder Align the presser foot holder with the lowerleft side of the presser r. Presser foot lever The presser foot is tthed. Rise the presser foot lever to hek tht the g presser foot is seurely tthed. Presser foot holder Presser r Hold the presser foot holder in ple with your right hnd, nd then tighten the srew using the srewdriver in your left hnd. Removing the presser foot holder Remove the presser foot holder when lening the sewing mhine or when instlling presser foot tht does not use the presser foot holder, suh s the quilting foot. Use the srewdriver to remove the presser foot holder. Removing the presser foot holder Remove the presser foot. For detils, refer to Repling the presser foot (pge 25). Srewdriver Presser foot holder Presser foot holder srew te If the presser foot holder is not orretly instlled, the thred tension will e inorret. Use the srewdriver to loosen the presser foot holder srew. Srewdriver Presser foot holder Presser foot holder srew 26

29 2 SEWING BASICS SEWING Bsi sewing opertions re desried elow. Before operting the sewing mhine, red the following preutions. 2 While the mhine is in opertion, py speil ttention to the needle lotion. In ddition, keep your hnds wy from ll moving prts suh s the needle nd hndwheel, otherwise injuries my our. Do not pull or push the fri too hrd while sewing, otherwise injuries my our or the needle my rek. Never use ent needles. Bent needles n esily rek, possily resulting in injuries. Mke sure tht the needle does not strike sting pins, otherwise the needle my rek or end. Generl sewing proedure Follow the si proedures elow to sew. Turn on the mhine. Turn on the sewing mhine. For detils on turning on the mhine, refer to Turning on the mhine (pge 9). 2 Selet the stith. Selet the stith pproprite for the re to e sewn. For detils on seleting stith, refer to Seleting stith (pge 28). 3 Atth the presser foot. Atth the presser foot pproprite for the stith. For detils on repling the presser foot, refer to Repling the presser foot (pge 25). 4 Strt sewing. Position the fri, nd then strt sewing. When sewing is finished, ut the threds. For detils on strting to sew, refer to Strting to sew (pge 29). 27

30 SEWING BASICS Seleting stith Using the stith seletion keys, selet the desired stith. When the sewing mhine is turned on, the stright stith ( left needle position) is seleted. [Exmple] Seleting stith (. 04) Turn on the sewing mhine. Atth the presser foot indited on the LCD. d e The presser foot to use For detils, refer to Repling the presser foot (pge 25). If neessry, press the + or side of (stith length djustment key) to inrese or redue the stith length. (For s equipped with the hrter stith key) Confirm tht the utility stith inditor is lit. If it is not lit, press the utility stith key. ABC Utility stith key Utility stith inditor Press (stith seletion keys) to selet pttern. 04. Press the + or side of to inrese or redue the numer. ABC f Stith length djustment key Short Long If neessry, press the + or side of (stith width djustment key) to inrese or redue the stith width. Stith width djustment key Nrrow Wide Pttern. of the seleted stith Chnges the digit on the left. Chnges the digit on the right. The stith is seleted. te When the stith length or stith width is hnged from the uto setting, the round the or disppers from the LCD. When the stith length or stith width is reset k to the uto setting, the reppers round or on the LCD. If the stith width of the seleted stith nnot e djusted, -- ppers to the right of the on the LCD. Memo The mrk ppers on the LCD when stith tht is progrmmed with the utomti reinforement stithing setting is seleted. 28

31 When you hve finished mking djustments, g strt sewing. For detils, refer to Strting to sew (pge 29). Memo For detils on seleting hrter stithes, refer to Seleting hrters (pge 64). After djusting the stith width, slowly turn the hndwheel towrd you (ounterlokwise) nd hek tht the needle does not touh the presser foot. If the needle hits the presser foot, the needle my end or rek. If the stithes re unhed together, inrese the stith length. Continuing to sew with the stithes unhed together my use the needle to end or rek. Strting to sew Rise the needle y turning the hndwheel towrd you (ounterlokwise) so tht the mrk on the wheel points up. (With s equipped with (needle position utton), rise the needle y pressing one or twie.) Mrk or Rise the presser foot lever. Needle position utton 2 Presser foot lever Ple the fri under the presser foot, pss the thred under the presser foot, nd then pull out out 5 m (2 inh) of thred towrd the rer of the mhine. d 5 m (2 inh) While holding the end of the thred nd the fri with your left hnd, turn the hndwheel towrd you (ounterlokwise) with your right hnd to lower the needle to the strting point of the stithing. 29

32 SEWING BASICS Lower the presser foot lever. e Rise the presser foot lever. j k Pull the fri to the left side of the mhine, nd then pss the threds through the thred utter to ut them. Presser foot lever f On s equipped with sewing speed ontroller, slide the sewing speed ontroller to the left or right to djust the sewing speed. Refer to Sewing speed ontroller (for s equipped with the sewing speed ontroller) (pge 0). Sewing speed ontroller Slowly press down on the foot ontroller. g (With s equipped with (strt/stop utton), if the foot ontroller is not onneted, press one.) or Thred utter Memo When the foot ontroller is plugged in, (strt/stop utton) nnot e used to strt sewing. When sewing is stopped, the needle remins lowered (in the fri). The mhine n e set so tht the needle will sty up when sewing is stopped. For detils on setting the mhine so tht the needles sty up when sewing is stopped, refer to Chnging the needle stop position (pge 0). Sewing reinforement stithes When sewing stithes other thn stright or zigzg stithes tht re seured with reverse stithing, pressing (reverse/reinforement stith utton) sews reinforement stithes, 3 to 5 stithes on top of eh other. Strt/stop utton The mhine strts sewing. Tke your foot off the foot ontroller, or press h (strt/stop utton) one (if the mhine ws strted y pressing (strt/stop utton)) (for s equipped with the strt/stop utton). The mhine stops sewing. Rise the needle y turning the hndwheel i towrd you (ounterlokwise) so tht the mrk on the wheel points up. (With s equipped with (needle position utton), rise the needle y pressing one or twie.) 2 Reverse stithing Reinforement stithing Memo Whether reverse stithes or reinforement stithes re sewn depends on the stith tht is seleted. For detils, refer to STITCH SETTINGS (pge 35). 30

33 Adjusting thred tension The thred tension will ffet the qulity of your stithes. You my need to djust it when you hnge fri or thred. Memo We reommend tht you do test smple on srp of fri efore you strt to sew. Corret tension Corret tension is importnt s too muh or too little tension will weken your sems or use pukers on your fri. Memo When you finish sewing, remove the oin over nd then mke sure tht the thred is shown s elow. If the thred is not shown s elow, the thred is not inserted through the tension-djusting spring of the oin se orretly. Reinsert the thred orretly. For detils, refer to pge 5, Wrong side Surfe Upper thred d Lower thred Upper tension is too tight Loops will pper on the surfe of the fri. Upper tension is too loose Loops pper on the wrong side of the fri. 2 te If the oin thred ws inorretly threded, the upper thred my e too tight. In this se, refer to Lower threding (pge 5) nd rethred the oin thred. 3 5 Wrong side Surfe Upper thred d Lower thred e Loops pper on surfe of fri 4 Solution Redue the tension y turning the upper tension-ontrol dil to lower numer. 2 te If the upper thred ws inorretly threded, the upper thred my e too loose. In this se, refer to Upper threding (pge 7) nd rethred the upper thred Wrong side Surfe Upper thred d Lower thred e Loops pper on wrong side of fri Solution Inrese the tension y turning the upper tension-ontrol dil to higher numer

34 SEWING BASICS USEFUL SEWING TIPS Vrious wys to hieve etter results for your sewing projets re desried elow. Refer to these tips when sewing your projet. Tril sewing After you selet stith, the mhine utomtilly sets the stith width nd length for the stith tht is seleted. However, tril piee of fri should e sewn sine, depending on the type of fri nd stithing eing sewn, the desired results my not e hieved. For the tril sewing, use piee of fri nd thred tht re the sme s those used for your projet, nd hek the thred tension nd stith length nd width. Sine the results differ depending on the type of stithing nd the numer of lyers of fri sewn, perform the tril sewing under the sme onditions tht will e used with your projet. Chnging the sewing diretion When the stithing rehes orner, stop the sewing mhine. Leve the needle lowered (in the fri). If the needle ws rised, lower the needle either y turning the hndwheel towrd you (ounterlokwise) or y pressing (needle position utton) one (for s equipped with the needle position utton). When using the twin needle, e sure to rise the needle efore hnging the sewing diretion. If the fri is turned while the needle is lowered, the needle my end or rek. Lower the presser foot lever nd ontinue sewing. Sewing urves Stop sewing, nd then slightly hnge the sewing diretion to sew round the urve. When sewing long urve while using zigzg stith, selet shorter stith length in order to otin finer stith. Sewing thik fris If the fri does not fit under the presser foot If the fri does not fit esily under the presser foot, rise the presser foot lever even higher to ring the presser foot to its highest position. Rise the presser foot lever, nd then turn the fri. Turn the fri using the needle s pivot. 32

35 If thik sems re eing sewn nd the fri does not feed t the eginning of stithing Zigzg foot J is equipped with feture tht keeps the presser foot level. Sewing hook-nd-loop fstener Sewing diretion When you enounter sem tht is too thik to feed under the foot, rise the presser foot lever. Press the lk utton on the left side of the foot. Keep the utton held in nd lower the presser foot. Blk utton Relese the utton. The foot will lok in ple level with the sem, llowing the fri to feed. Use only the ungummed hook-nd-loop fstener whih is for sewing. If the glue is tthed to the needle or the oin hook re, it my use mlfuntion. If the hook-nd-loop fstener is sewn with the thin needle (65/9-75/), the needle my end or rek. te Before strt sewing, ste together the fri nd the hook-nd-loop fstener. Mke sure tht the needle psses through the hooknd-loop fstener y turning the hndwheel nd lower the needle into the hook-nd-loop fstener efore sewing. And then, sew the edge of the hooknd-loop fstener t slow speed. If the needle does not pss through the hook-ndloop fstener, reple the needle with the needle for thik fris (pge 2). 2 Edge of the hook-nd-loop fstener One the troule spot hs een pssed, the foot will return to its norml position. If fri more thn 6 mm (5/64 inh) thik is sewn or if the fri is pushed with too muh fore, the needle my end or rek. 33

36 SEWING BASICS Sewing thin fris When sewing thin fris, the stithing my eome misligned or the fri my not feed orretly. If this ours, ple thin pper or stilizer mteril under the fri nd sew it together with the fri. When you hve finished sewing, ter off ny exess pper. Stilizer mteril or pper Sewing streth fris First, ste the piees of fri together, nd then sew without strething the fri. Bsting Using free-rm style Free-rm sewing is onvenient for sewing tuulr nd hrd-to-reh res. To hnge your mhine to the free-rm style, lift out the flt ed tthment. Slide the flt ed tthment to the left to relese it. Flt ed tthment 34

37 3 VARIOUS STITCHES STITCH SETTINGS Applitions, stith lengths nd widths nd whether the twin needle n e used re listed for stithes in the following tle. Selet stith width of 5.0 mm (3/6 inh) or less, otherwise the needle my rek or the mhine my e dmged. When using the twin needle, e sure to tth zigzg foot J, otherwise the needle my rek or the mhine my e dmged. 3 Utility stithes Stith Nme Pttern Presser Foot Pttern. 00 stithes 90 stithes 80 stithes 70 stithes 60 stithes 50 stithes 40 stithes Applition Stith Width [mm (inh.)] Mnul Stith Length [mm (inh.)] Mnul Twin Needle Wlking Foot Reverse (Rev.)/ Reinforement () Stithing Stright Left J Center J Bsi stithing, sewing gthers or pintuks, et. Atthing zippers, si stithing, nd sewing gthers or pintuks, et. 0.0 (0) 3.5 (/8) ** ** * * Rev. Rev. Triple streth stith J Atthing sleeves, sewing insems, sewing streth fris nd deortive stithing 0.0 (0) (/6 3/6) ** Streth stith J Sewing streth fris nd deortive stithing.0 (/6) (/6 /8) (/6 3/6) Zigzg stith J Oversting nd tthing ppliqués 3.5 (/8).4 (/6) (0 3/6) ** * Rev. 3-point zigzg stith J Oversting on medium weight or streth fris, tthing elsti, drning, et. 5.0 (3/6) (/6 /4).0 (/6) ** G Oversting on thin or medium weight fris 3.5 (/8) (3/32 3/6) 2.0 (/6) (/6 3/6) Oversting stith G J Oversting on thik fris Oversting on streth fris 5.0 (3/6) (3/32 3/6) 5.0 (3/6) (/6 3/6) (/32 3/6) ** J Oversting on thik or streth fris 5.0 (3/6) (/32 3/6) ** *Do not use reverse stithing. **Selet stith width of 5.0 mm (3/6 inh) or less. 35

38 VARIOUS STITCHES Stith Nme Pttern Presser Foot Pttern. 00 stithes 90 stithes 80 stithes 70 stithes 60 stithes 50 stithes 40 stithes Applition Stith Width [mm (inh.)] Mnul Stith Length [mm (inh.)] Mnul Twin Needle Wlking Foot Reverse (Rev.)/ Reinforement () Stithing Blind hem stith R R Blind hem stithing on medium weight fris Blind hem stithing on streth fris 0 (0) (0) (/6) (/6 /8) 2.0 (/6) (/6 /8) Appliqué stith J Appliqué stithing 3.5 (/8) (3/32 /4) (/6 3/6) ** Shell tuk stith J Shell tuk stithing 4.0 (3/6) ** Stin sllop stith N Sllop stithing 5.0 (3/6) (3/32-/4) 0.5 (/32) (/64-/6) ** J Pthwork stithing nd deortive stithing 4.0 (3/6).2 (/6) ** Joining stith J Pthwork stithing, deortive stithing nd sewing oversting on oth piees of fris, suh s with triot 5.0 (3/6) (3/32 /4) (/6 3/6) ** J Pthwork stithing nd deortive stithing 5.0 (3/6).2 (/6) ** Smoking stith J Smoking stithing nd deortive stithing 5.0 (3/6).6 (/6) (/6 3/6) ** Fgoting stith J J Fgoting, smoking nd deortive stithing Fgoting, smoking nd deortive stithing 5.0 (3/6) (0-/4) 5.0 (3/6) (3/32-/4) (/6-3/6) (/6-3/6) ** ** Elstitthing stith J Atthing elsti to streth fris 4.0 (3/6) (0-/4).0 (/6) (/64-3/6) ** Rf J Deortive stithing 4.0 (3/6) (0-/4) 3.0 (/8) (/6-3/6) J Deortive stithing 4.0 (3/6) (0-/4) (/6-3/6) ** Deortive stith J Deortive stithing N Deortive stithing nd elsti-tthing 5.5 (7/32) (0-/4) 5.0 (3/6) (/64-/4).6 (/6) (/6-3/6).0 (/6) (/64-3/6) ** ** N Le sewing, deortive hemming, heirloom stithing, et. 3.5 (/8) (/6-/4) (/6-3/6) N Deortive hemming, heirloom stithing, et. 6.0 (5/64) (/6-/4) 3.0 (/8) (/6-3/6) **Selet stith width of 5.0 mm (3/6 inh) or less. 36

39 Stith Nme Pttern Presser Foot Pttern. 00 stithes 90 stithes 80 stithes 70 stithes 60 stithes 50 stithes 40 stithes Applition Stith Width [mm (inh.)] Mnul Stith Length [mm (inh.)] Mnul Twin Needle Wlking Foot Reverse (Rev.)/ Reinforement () Stithing Deortive stith N N N N Deortive hemming on thin, medium weight nd plin weve fris, heirloom stithing, et. Deortive hemming on thin, medium weight nd plin weve fris, heirloom stithing, et. Deortive hemming on thin, medium weight nd plin weve fris, heirloom stithing, et. Deortive hemming on thin, medium weight nd plin weve fris, heirloom stithing, et. 5.0 (3/6) (/6-/4) 5.0 (3/6) (/6-/4) 5.0 (3/6) (/6-/4) 5.0 (3/6) (/6-/4) 3.5 (/8) (/6-3/6) 4.0 (3/6) (/6-3/6) (/6-3/6) 2.0 (/6) (/6-3/6) 3 N Deortive stithing, smoking stithing, heirloom stithing, et. 6.0 (5/64) (/6-/4).6 (/6) (/6-3/6) N Deortive stithing, smoking stithing, heirloom stithing, et. 5.0 (3/6) (/6-/4).6 (/6) (/6-3/6) A Horizontl uttonholes on thin nd medium weight fris 5.0 (3/6) (/8-3/6) 0.5 (/32) (/64-/6) *** A Seured uttonholes for fris tht hve kings 5.0 (3/6) (/8-3/6) 0.5 (/32) (/64-/6) *** A Buttonholes for streth or knit fris 6.0 (5/64) (/8-5/64).0 (/6) (/32-/6) *** Buttonhole stith A Buttonholes for streth fris A Bound uttonholes 6.0 (5/64) (/8-5/64) 5.0 (3/6) (0 5/64).5 (/6) (/6-/8) 2.0 (/6) (/64-3/6) *** *** A Keyhole uttonholes for thik or furry fris (/8-/4) 0.5 (/32) (/64-/6) *** A Keyhole uttonholes for medium weight nd thik fris (/8-/4) 0.5 (/32) (/64-/6) *** A Keyhole uttonholes for thik or furry fris (/8-/4) 0.5 (/32) (/64-/6) *** Br tk stith Pieing stright stith A J J *** :mti Reinforement Reinforing openings nd res where the sem esily omes loose Pieing stright stithing (with sem llowne of 6.5mm from the right edge of the presser foot) Pieing stright stithing (with sem llowne of 6.5mm from the left edge of the presser foot) 2.0 (/6) (/6-/8) 5.5 (7/32).5 (/6) 0.4 (/64) (/64-/6) 2.0 (/6) (/6) *** 37

40 VARIOUS STITCHES Stith Nme Pttern Presser Foot Pttern. 00 stithes 90 stithes 80 stithes 70 stithes 60 stithes 50 stithes 40 stithes Applition Stith Width [mm (inh.)] Mnul Stith Length [mm (inh.)] Mnul Twin Needle Wlking Foot Reverse (Rev.)/ Reinforement () Stithing Hnd-look quilting J Stright stith quilting tht looks hnd-sewn 0.0 (0) (/6 3/6) Zigzg stith (for quilting) J Appliqué quilting, freemotion quilting, stin stithing, utton sewing 3.5 (/8).4 (/6) (0 3/6) Appliqué stith (for quilting) J J Atthing ppliqués nd inding Atthing ppliqués nd inding.5 (/6) (/32 /8).5 (/6) (/32 /8)).8 (/6) (/6 3/6).8 (/6) (/6 3/6) Quilting stippling J Quilting kground stithing (stippling) (/6 /4).6 (/6) (/6 3/6) N For deortion, et. 3.0 (/8).0 (/6) N For deortion, et. 5.0 (3/6) 2.0 (/6) (/64-3/6) N For deortion, et. 4.0 (3/6).6 (/6) N For deortion, et. 5.0 (3/6) N For deortion, et. N For deortion, et. Deortive stith N For deortion, et..4 (/6) N For deortion, et. N For deortion, et..6 (/6) N For deortion, et. 2.0 (/6) N For deortion, et. N For deortion, et. N For deortion, et. 2.0 (/6) 38

41 Stith Nme Pttern Presser Foot Pttern. 00 stithes 90 stithes 80 stithes 70 stithes 60 stithes 50 stithes 40 stithes Applition Stith Width [mm (inh.)] Mnul Stith Length [mm (inh.)] Mnul Twin Needle Wlking Foot Reverse (Rev.)/ Reinforement () Stithing N For deortion, et. N For deortion, et..6 (/6) N For deortion, et. 2.0 (/6) N For deortion, et. 2.0 (/6) 3 N For deortion, et..6 (/6) N For deortion, et. Deortive stith N For deortion, et. N For deortion, et. 5.0 (3/6) 2.0 (/6) 2.0 (/6) N For deortion, et..6 (/6) N For deortion, et. 2.0 (/6) N For deortion, et. 2.0 (/6) N For deortion, et. N For deortion, et..6 (/6) N For deortion, et..4 (/6) N For deortion, et. 0.4 (/64) 0..0 (/64 /6) ** Stin stithes N For deortion, et. 0.4 (/64) 0..0 (/64 /6) ** N For deortion, et. 0.4 (/64) 0..0 (/64 /6) ** **Selet stith width of 5.0 mm (3/6 inh) or less. 39

42 VARIOUS STITCHES Stith Nme Pttern Presser Foot Pttern. 00 stithes 90 stithes 80 stithes 70 stithes 60 stithes 50 stithes 40 stithes Applition Stith Width [mm (inh.)] Mnul Stith Length [mm (inh.)] Mnul Twin Needle Wlking Foot Reverse (Rev.)/ Reinforement () Stithing N For deortion, et. 0.4 (/64) 0..0 (/64 /6) ** N For deortion, et. 0.4 (/64) 0..0 (/64 /6) ** N For deortion, et. 0.4 (/64) 0..0 (/64 /6) ** N For deortion, et. 0.4 (/64) 0..0 (/64 /6) ** N For deortion, et. 0.4 (/64) 0..0 (/64 /6) ** N For deortion, et. 0.4 (/64) 0..0 (/64 /6) ** Stin stithes N For deortion, et. 0.4 (/64) 0..0 (/64 /6) ** N For deortion, et. 0.4 (/64) 0..0 (/64 /6) ** N For deortion, et. 0.4 (/64) 0..0 (/64 /6) ** N For deortion, et. 0.4 (/64) 0..0 (/64 /6) ** N For deortion, et. 0.4 (/64) 0..0 (/64 /6) ** N For deortion, et. 0.4 (/64) 0..0 (/64 /6) ** N For deortion, et. 0.4 (/64) 0..0 (/64 /6) ** **Selet stith width of 5.0 mm (3/6 inh) or less. 40

43 Stith Nme Pttern Presser Foot Pttern. 00 stithes 90 stithes 80 stithes 70 stithes 60 stithes 50 stithes 40 stithes Applition Stith Width [mm (inh.)] Mnul Stith Length [mm (inh.)] Mnul Twin Needle Wlking Foot Reverse (Rev.)/ Reinforement () Stithing N For deortion, et. 6.0 (5/64).4 (/6) N For deortion, et..6 (/6) N For deortion, et. 6.0 (5/64) Crossstithes N For deortion, et. 6.0 (5/64).4 (/6) 3 N For deortion, et. 6.0 (5/64).4 (/6) N For deortion, et. 6.0 (5/64).4 (/6) N For deortion, et. 6.0 (5/64).4 (/6) Chrter stithes (for s equipped with hrter stithes) Stith Type Presser Foot Pttern Twin Needle Stith width/ Stith Length Chrter stithes N

44 VARIOUS STITCHES OVERCASTING STITCHES You n use the oversting stithes to join together sems nd finish them in one opertion. They re lso useful for sewing streth mterils. Stith Nme Pttern Presser Foot 00 stithes 90 stithes 80 stithes Pttern. 70 stithes 60 stithes 50 stithes 40 stithes Applition Stith Width [mm (inh.)] Mnul Stith Length [mm (inh.)] Mnul Twin Needle Wlking Foot Reverse (Rev.)/ Reinforement () Stithing Zigzg stith J point zigzg stith J G Oversting nd tthing ppliqués Oversting on medium weight or streth fris, tthing elsti, drning, et. Oversting on thin or medium weight fris 3.5 (/8) 5.0 (3/6) (/6 /4) 3.5 (/8) (3/32 3/6).4 (/6) (0 3/6).0 (/6) 2.0 (/6) (/6 3/6) ** ** * Rev. Oversting stith G J Oversting on thik fris Oversting on streth fris 5.0 (3/6) (3/32 3/6) 5.0 (3/6) (/6 3/6) (/32 3/6) ** *Do not use reverse stithing. J Oversting on thik or streth fris 5.0 (3/6) (/32 3/6) **Selet stith width of 5.0 mm (3/6 inh) or less. ** Atth oversting foot G or zigzg foot J. Selet stith. For detils, refer to Seleting stith (pge 28). Position the fri with the edge of the fri ginst the guide of the presser foot, nd then lower the presser foot lever. d Sew with the edge of the fri ginst the presser foot guide. Needle drop point Guide After djusting the stith width, slowly turn the hndwheel towrd you (ounterlokwise) nd hek tht the needle does not touh the presser foot. If the needle hits the presser foot, the needle my end or rek. 42

45 BASIC STITCHING Stright stithes re used for sewing plin sems. Three stithes re ville for si stithing. Stith Nme Stright Triple streth stith Pttern Presser Foot *Do not use reverse stithing. Bsi stithing Pttern. 00 stithes 90 stithes 80 stithes 70 stithes 60 stithes 50 stithes 40 stithes Left J Center J J Bste or pin together the fri piees. Applition Bsi stithing, sewing gthers or pintuks, et. Atthing zippers, si stithing, nd sewing gthers or pintuks, et. Atthing sleeves, sewing insems, sewing streth fris nd deortive stithing Stith Width [mm (inh.)] Mnul 0.0 (0) 3.5 (/8) 0.0 (0) Stith Length [mm (inh.)] Mnul (/6 3/6) **Selet stith width of 5.0 mm (3/6 inh) or less. Twin Needle ** ** ** Wlking Foot * * When sewing is finished, ut the thred. f For detils, refer to Strting to sew (pge 29). Reverse (Rev.)/ Reinforement () Stithing Rev. Rev. 3 Atth zigzg foot J. Selet stith. For detils, refer to Seleting stith (pge 28). d Lower the needle into the fri t the eginning of the stithing. Strt sewing. e For detils, refer to Strting to sew (pge 29). For detils on sewing reverse/reinforement stithes, refer to Sewing reinforement stithes (pge 30). Chnging the needle position With the stright stith (left needle position) nd the triple streth stith, the needle position n e djusted. Pressing the + side of the stith width djustment key moves the needle to the right; pressing the side of the stith width djustment key moves the needle to the left. Stith width djustment key Left needle position Right needle position 43

46 VARIOUS STITCHES BLIND HEM STITCHING You n use the Blind Hem Stith to finish the edge of projet, like the hem of pir of trousers, without the stith showing. Stith Nme Pttern Presser Foot Pttern. 00 stithes 90 stithes 80 stithes 70 stithes 60 stithes 50 stithes 40 stithes mod Applition Stith Width [mm (inh.)] Mnul Stith Length [mm (inh.)] Mnul Twin Needle Wlking Foot Reverse (Rev.)/ Reinforement () Stithing Blind hem stith R R Blind hem stithing on medium weight fris Blind hem stithing on streth fris 0 (0) (0) (/6) (/6 /8) 2.0 (/6) (/6 /8) Reverse the skirt or pnts. Fold k the fri inside long the sting. d Right side of fri Bottom side Fold the fri long the desired edge of the hem, nd press. 2 2 e < Seen from the side> Wrong side of fri Edge of fri Bsting d 5 mm (3/6 inh) Unfold the edge of fri, nd position the fri with the wrong side fing up. < Seen from the side> Wrong side of fri Right side of fri Use hlk to mrk on the fri out 5 mm (3/6 inh) from the edge of the fri, nd then ste it. < Seen from the side> Wrong side of fri Right side of fri Edge of fri d Bsting stithing e 5 mm (3/6 inh) Wrong side of fri Bsting Edge of fri Atth lind hem foot R. f Selet stith. g 2 < Seen from the side> 3 44

47 Remove the flt ed tthment nd mke h free-rm sewing possile. For detils on free-rm sewing, refer to Using free-rm style (pge 34). If the needle thes too muh of the hem fold If the needle thes too muh of the hem fold, djust the stith width so tht the needle slightly thes the fold y pressing the + side of the stith width djustment key. i Slide the prt tht you wish to sew onto the rm, mke sure tht the fri feeds orretly, nd then strt sewing. Wrong side of fri Right side of fri Arm If the needle does not th the hem fold If the needle does not th the hem fold, djust the stith width so tht the needle slightly thes the fold y pressing the - side of the stith width djustment key. 3 j Position the fri with the edge of the folded hem ginst the guide of the presser foot, nd then lower the presser foot lever. Wrong side of fri Fold of hem Guide R Wrong side of fri Right side of fri For detils on hnging the stith width, refer to Seleting stith (pge 28). l m Sew with the fold of the hem ginst the presser foot guide. Remove the sting stithing nd turn the fri right side up. k Adjust the stith width until the needle slightly thes the fold of the hem. 2 R Wrong side of fri Right side of fri Needle drop point When you hnge the needle drop point, rise the needle, nd then hnge the stith width. Stith width 45

48 VARIOUS STITCHES BUTTONHOLE SEWING Buttonholes n e sewn nd uttons n e sewn on. Stith Nme Pttern Presser Foot Pttern. 00 stithes 90 stithes 80 stithes 70 stithes 60 stithes 50 stithes 40 stithes Applition Stith Width [mm (inh.)] Mnul Stith Length [mm (inh.)] Mnul Twin Needle Wlking Foot Reverse (Rev.)/ Reinforement () Stithing A Horizontl uttonholes on thin nd medium weight fris 5.0 (3/6) (/8-3/6) 0.5 (/32) (/64-/6) * A Seured uttoholes for fris tht hve kings 5.0 (3/6) (/8-3/6) 0.5 (/32) (/64-/6) * A Buttonholes for streth or knit fris 6.0 (5/64) (/8-5/64).0 (/6) (/32-/6) * Buttonhole stith A Buttonholes for streth fris A Bound uttonholes 6.0 (5/64) (/8-5/64) 5.0 (3/6) (0 5/64).5 (/6) (/6-/8) 2.0 (/6) (/64-3/6) * * A Keyhole uttonholes for thik or furry fris (/8-/4) 0.5 (/32) (/64-/6) * A Keyhole uttonholes for medium weight nd thik fris (/8-/4) 0.5 (/32) (/64-/6) * A Keyhole uttonholes for thik or furry fris (/8-/4) 0.5 (/32) (/64-/6) * Zigzg stith (for quilting) J Appliqué quilting, freemotion quilting, stin stithing, utton sewing 3.5 (/8).4 (/6) (0-3/6) * : mti Reinforement The mximum uttonhole length is out 28 mm (-/8 inh) (dimeter + thikness of the utton). Buttonholes re sewn from the front of the presser foot to the k, s shown elow. Reinforement stithing 46

49 The nmes of prts of uttonhole foot A, whih is used for sewing uttonholes, re indited elow. If the utton does not fit in the utton guide plte Add together the dimeter nd thikness of the utton, nd then set the utton guide plte to the lulted length. (The distne etween the mrkings on the presser foot sle is 5 mm (3/6 inh).) A Button guide plte Presser foot sle Pin d Mrks on uttonhole foot e 5 mm (3/6 inh) Use hlk to mrk the position nd length of the uttonhole on the fri. 2 Presser foot sle Length of uttonhole (Dimeter + thikness of utton) 5 mm (3/6 inh) Exmple: For utton with dimeter of 5 mm (9/6 inh) nd thikness of 0 mm (3/8 inh), the utton guide plte should e set to 25 mm ( inh) on the sle. 2 0 mm (3/8 inh) 5 mm (9/6 inh) Atth uttonhole foot A. Mrks on fri Buttonhole sewing Pull out the utton guide plte of uttonhole foot A, nd then insert the utton tht will e put through the uttonhole. A Selet stith. d e Position the fri with the front end of the uttonhole mrk ligned with the red mrks on the sides of the uttonhole foot, nd then lower the presser foot lever. Pss the upper thred down through the hole in the presser foot. 2 The size of the uttonhole is set. 2 A Mrk on fri Red mrks on uttonhole foot 47

50 VARIOUS STITCHES When lowering the presser foot, do not push in the front of the presser foot, otherwise the uttonhole will not e sewn with the orret size. Rise the presser foot lever, remove the h fri, nd ut the thred. i Rise the uttonhole lever to its originl position. j Insert pin t the end of the uttonhole stithing to prevent the stithing from eing ut, nd then use sem ripper to ut towrds the pin nd open the uttonhole. 2 Do not redue the gp. f Pull down the uttonhole lever s fr s possile. Buttonhole lever The uttonhole lever is positioned ehind the rket on the uttonhole foot. Sem ripper Pin For keyhole uttonholes, use ommeril eyelet punh to mke hole in the rounded end of the uttonhole, nd then use the sem ripper to ut open the uttonhole. Buttonhole lever Brket Gently hold the end of the upper thred in g your left hnd, nd then strt sewing. One sewing is ompleted, the mhine utomtilly sews reinforement stithes, then stops. Eyelet punh When using the eyelet punh, ple thik pper or some other protetive sheet under the fri efore punhing the hole in the fri. When opening the uttonhole with the sem ripper, do not ple your hnds in the utting pth, otherwise injuries my result if the sem ripper slips. Do not use the sem ripper in ny other wy thn how it is intended. Memo Before sewing uttonholes, hek the stith length nd width y sewing tril uttonhole on srp piee of fri. 48

51 Sewing uttonholes on streth fris When sewing uttonholes on streth fris, use gimp thred. Hook the gimp thred onto the prt of uttonhole foot A shown in the illustrtion so tht it fits into the grooves, nd then loosely tie it. Button sewing Buttons n e sewn on with the sewing mhine. Buttons with 2 or with 4 holes n e tthed. Mesure the distne etween the holes in the utton to e tthed. Rise the presser foot lever, nd then slide the feed dog position lever, loted t the rer of the mhine on the se, to (to the right s seen from the front of the mhine). 3 Atth uttonhole foot A. Selet stith or. d Adjust the stith width to the thikness of the gimp thred. e Lower the presser foot lever nd the uttonhole lever, nd then strt sewing. Feed dog position lever (s seen from the rer of the mhine) f When sewing is finished, gently pull the gimp thred to remove ny slk. The feed dogs re lowered. Use hndsewing needle to pull the gimp g thred to the wrong side of the fri, nd then tie it. With sem ripper, ut the middle prt of the h gimp thred remining t the top end of the uttonhole. Trim off ny exess of the gimp thred. Atth presser foot M. Button fitting foot M 49

52 VARIOUS STITCHES d Ple utton etween the presser foot nd the fri. Turn the hndwheel towrd you h (ounterlokwise) to hek tht the needle orretly goes into the two holes of the utton. Adjust the stith width to the distne etween the utton holes. When tthing four-hole uttons, first sew the two holes losest to you. Then, slide the utton so tht the needle goes into the two holes towrd the rer of the sewing mhine, nd then sew them in the sme wy. Selet stith. (With s not provided e with stith, selet stith.) f Adjust the stith width so tht it is the sme s the distne etween the holes in the utton. Set the stith length to the shortest setting y g pressing the stith length djustment key. When sewing, e sure tht the needle does not touh the utton, otherwise the needle my end or rek. Strt sewing. i After sewing for out 0 seonds t low speed, press (reverse/reinforement stith utton) to sew reinforement stithes. j Pull the upper thred t the end of the stithing to the wrong side of the fri, nd then tie it with the oin thred. Use sissors to ut the upper thred nd the oin thred t the eginning of the stithing. When you re finished tthing the utton, k slide the feed dog position lever to (to the left s seen from the front of the mhine) nd turn the hndwheel to rise the dogs. rmlly, the feed dog position lever is positioned t. 50

53 ZIPPER INSERTION You n use the zipper foot to sew different types of zippers, nd n esily position it to the right or left side of the needle. When sewing the right side of the zipper, tth the shnk to the left pin of the zipper foot. When sewing the left side of the zipper, tth the shnk to the right pin of the zipper foot. Stith Nme Pttern Presser Foot Pttern. 00 stithes 90 stithes 80 stithes 70 stithes 60 stithes 50 stithes 40 stithes Applition Stith Width [mm (inh.)] Mnul Stith Length [mm (inh.)] Mnul Twin Needle Wlking Foot Reverse (Rev.)/ Reinforement () Stithing * Stright stith (enter) *Do not use reverse stithing. I Atthing zippers, si stithing, nd sewing gthers or pintuks, et. **Selet stith width of 5.0 mm (3/6 inh) or less. d 3.5 (/8) ** * Rev. Sew from the ottom of the zipper towrd the top on oth sides. The needle should e positioned on the zipper side of the foot for est results. 3 3 Zipper foot Right pin for sewing the left side of the zipper Left pin for sewing the right side of the zipper Selet stith. Lower the presser foot lever nd fix either the left or right pin of the zipper foot onto the shnk. Fold the edge of the mteril 2 m (3/4 inh) nd ple the zipper under the folded setion. Lower the needle into the noth loted either on the left or right side of the zipper foot. Turn the hndwheel y hnd to mke sure the needle does not hit the presser foot efore you strt sewing. If you hoose different stith, the needle will hit the presser foot nd rek the needle. You my lso e injured. e To sew the opposite side of the zipper, relese the foot y pressing the utton loted t the k of the presser foot, fit the zipper foot on the other side of the zipper nd ontinue sewing using the other side noth. Mke sure the needle does not hit the zipper during sewing. If the needle hits the zipper, the needle my rek nd you my e injured. 5

54 VARIOUS STITCHES SEWING STRETCH FABRICS AND ELASTIC TAPE Streth fris n e sewn nd elsti tpe n e tthed. Stith Nme Pttern Presser Foot Pttern. 00 stithes mode 90 stithes mode 80 stithes mode 70 stithes 60 stithes 50 stithes 40 stithes Applition Stith Width [mm (inh.)] Mnul Stith Length [mm (inh.)] Mnul Twin Needle Wlking Foot Reverse (Rev.)/ Reinforement () Stithing Streth stith J point zigzg stith Elstitthing stith *Selet stith width of 5.0 mm (3/6 inh) or less. Oserve the orresponding preutions when performing eh of the following stithing opertions. Streth stithing Atth zigzg foot J. J J Sewing streth fris nd deortive stithing Oversting on medium weight or streth fris, tthing elsti, drning, et. Atthing elsti to streth fris.0 (/6) (/6 /8) 5.0 (3/6) (/6 /4) 4.0 (3/6) (0-/4) Atth zigzg foot J. Selet stith (/6 3/6).0 (/6).0 (/6) (/64-3/6) * * Selet stith. Sew the fri without strething it. d Sew the elsti tpe to the fri while strething the tpe so tht it is the sme length s the fri. While pulling the fri ehind the presser foot with your left hnd, pull the fri t the pin nerest the front of the presser foot with your right hnd. Elsti tthing When elsti tpe is tthed to the uff or wist of piee of lothing, the finished dimensions will e tht of the strethed elsti tpe. Therefore, it is neessry tht suitle length of the elsti tpe e used. Pin the elsti tpe to the wrong side of the fri. Pin the elsti tpe to the fri t few points to mke sure tht the tpe is uniformly positioned on the fri. Elsti tpe Pin 2 When sewing, e sure tht the needle does not touh ny pins, otherwise the needle my end or rek. 52

55 APPLIQUÉ, PATCHWORK AND QUILT STITCHING The stithes tht n e used for sewing ppliqués, pthwork nd quilts re desried elow. Stith Nme Pttern Presser Foot Pttern. 00 stithes mode 90 stithes mode 80 stithes mode 70 stithes 60 stithes 50 stithes 40 stithes Applition Stith Width [mm (inh.)] Mnul Stith Length [mm (inh.)] Mnul Twin Needle Wlking Foot Reverse (Rev.)/ Reinforement () Stithing Zigzg stith J Oversting nd tthing ppliqués 3.5 (/8).4 (/6) (0 3/6) ** * Zigzg stith (for quilting) Appliqué stith J Appliqué quilting, freemotion quilting, stin stithing J Appliqué stithing 3.5 (/8) 3.5 (/8) (3/32 /4).4 (/6) (0 3/6) (/6 3/6) ** 3 Appliqué stith (for quilting) J J Atthing ppliqués nd inding Atthing ppliqués nd inding.5 (/6) (/32 /8).5 (/6) (/32 /8).8 (/6) (/6 3/6).8 (/6) (/6 3/6) Pieing stright stith J J Pieing stright stithing (with sem llowne of 6.5mm from the right edge of the presser foot) Pieing stright stithing (with sem llowne of 6.5mm from the left edge of the presser foot) 5.5 (7/32).5 (/6) 2.0 (/6) (/6) J Pthwork stithing nd deortive stithing 4.0 (3/6).2 (/6) ** Joining stith J Pthwork stithing, deortive stithing nd sewing oversting on oth piees of fris, suh s with triot 5.0 (3/6) (3/32 /4) (/6 3/6) ** J Pthwork stithing nd deortive stithing 5.0 (3/6).2 (/6) ** Hnd-look quilting J Stright stith quilting tht looks hnd-sewn 0.0 (0) (/6 3/6) Quilting stippling *Do not use reverse stithing. Appliqués J You n rete n ppliqué y utting different piee of fri into shpe nd using it s deortion. Bste the ut design to the fri. Quilting kground stithing (stippling) (/6 /4) **Selet stith width of 5.0 mm (3/6 inh) or less. Atth zigzg foot J. Selet stith..6 (/6) (/6 3/6) 53

56 VARIOUS STITCHES Crefully sew round the edge of the design. d Pieing Sewing together two piees of fri is lled pieing. The fri piees should e ut with 6.5 mm (/4 inh) sem llowne. Sew pieing stright stith 6.5 mm (/4 inh) from either the right side or the left side of the presser foot. Cut wy ny fri tht is left outside the stithing. e Bste or pin long the sem llowne of the fri tht you wish to piee together. Atth zigzg foot J. Selet stith or. d Sew with the side of the presser foot ligned with the edge of the fri. Remove the sting, if neessry. f Memo Mke reinforing stright stithes t the eginning nd the end of stithing. For sem llowne on the right side Align the right side of the presser foot with the edge of the fri, nd sew using stith. Be reful tht the needle does not hit pin during sewing, s the needle n rek. You my lso e injured. Pthwork (rzy quilt) stithing 6.5 mm (/4 inh) For sem llowne on the left side Align the left side of the presser foot with the edge of the fri, nd sew using stith. Fold the edge of the top piee of fri nd ple it over the lower piee. Sew the two piees of fri together so the pttern spns oth piees. 6.5 mm (/4 inh) Memo To hnge the width of the sem llowne (the needle position), djust the stith width. For detils, refer to Chnging the needle position (pge 43). 54

57 Quilting Sndwihing tting etween the top nd ottom lyers of fri is lled quilting. Quilts n esily e sewn using the optionl wlking foot nd the optionl quilting guide. e Ple one hnd on eh side of the presser foot, nd then evenly guide the fri while sewing. te Only use the wlking foot with stright or zigzg stithes. Do not use other ptterns. Reverse stithes nnot e sewn with the wlking foot. Bste the fri to e quilted. Remove the presser foot nd the presser foot holder. For detils, refer to Removing the presser foot holder (pge 26). te When sewing with the wlking foot, sew t speed etween slow nd medium. Using the optionl quilting guide Use the quilting guide to sew prllel stithes tht re eqully sped. 3 Hook the onneting fork of the wlking foot onto the needle lmp srew, lower the presser foot lever, nd then use the presser foot holder srew to tth the wlking foot to the presser r. Insert the stem of the quilter into the hole t the rer of the wlking foot or presser foot holder. Wlking foot Conneting fork Needle lmp srew Presser foot holder srew Use the srewdriver to tighten the srew seurely. If the srew is loose, the needle my strike the presser foot nd use injury. Be sure to turn the hndwheel towrd the front of the mhine to hek tht the needle does not strike the presser foot. If the needle strikes the presser foot, injury my result. Presser foot holder Adjust the stem of the quilter so tht the quilt guide ligns with the sem tht hs lredy een sewn. Selet stith, or. d 55

58 VARIOUS STITCHES Free-motion quilting With free-motion quilting, the feed dogs n e lowered (using the feed dog position lever) so tht the fri n e moved freely in ny diretion. The optionl quilting foot is needed for free-motion quilting. Slide the feed dog position lever, loted t the d rer of the mhine on the se, to (to the right s seen from the front of the mhine). Remove the presser foot nd the presser foot holder. For detils, refer to Removing the presser foot holder (pge 26). Feed dog position lever (s seen from the rer of the mhine) Align the quilting foot with the lower-left side of the presser r. The pin on the quilting foot should e positioned over the needle lmp srew. e The feed dogs re lowered. Turn on the sewing mhine, nd then selet stith. Pin on quilting foot Presser foot holder srew Needle lmp srew Hold the quilting foot in ple with your right hnd, nd then tighten the presser foot holder srew using the srewdriver in your left hnd. f Use oth hnds to hold the fri tut, then move the fri to follow the pttern. Reinforement stithes re sewn t the eginning nd end of sewing. Pttern Presser foot holder srew Be sure to seurely tighten the srews with the srewdriver, otherwise the needle my touh the presser foot, using it to end or rek. After sewing is finished, slide the feed dog g position lever to (to the left s seen from the front of the mhine) nd turn the hndwheel to rise the dogs. rmlly, the feed dog position lever is positioned t. 56

59 REINFORCEMENT STITCHING Reinfore points tht will e sujet to strin, suh s sleeve holes, insems nd poket orners. Stith Nme Pttern Presser Foot Pttern. 00 stithes 90 stithes 80 stithes 70 stithes 60 stithes 50 stithes 40 stithes Applition Stith Width [mm (inh.)] Mnul Stith Length [mm (inh.)] Mnul Twin Needle Wlking Foot Reverse (Rev.)/ Reinforement () Stithing Triple streth stith J Atthing sleeves, sewing insems, sewing streth fris nd deortive stithing 0.0 (0) (0-/4) (/6-3/6) ** Br tk stith A * : mti Reinforement Reinforing openings nd res where the sem esily omes loose 2.0 (/6) (/6-/8) 0.4 (/64) (/64-/6) **Selet stith width of 5.0 mm (3/6 inh) or less. * 3 Triple streth stithing Use triple streth stithing to reinfore sleeve holes nd insems. Atth zigzg foot J. Br tk stithing Br tks re used to reinfore points sujet to strin, suh s poket orners nd openings. As n exmple, the proedure for sewing r tks t poket orners is desried elow. Selet stith. Strt sewing. For detils, refer to Strting to sew (pge 29). Determine the desired length of the r tk. Set the utton guide plte on uttonhole foot A to the desired length. (The distne etween the mrkings on the presser foot sle is 5 mm (3/6 inh).) 2 3 Presser foot sle Length of r tk 5 mm (3/6 inh) A r tk with mximum length of out 28 mm (-/8 inh) n e sewn. Atth uttonhole foot A. 57

60 VARIOUS STITCHES Selet stith. e Pull down the uttonhole lever s fr s possile. d Position the fri so tht the opening of the poket fes towrd you, nd then lower the presser foot lever so tht the needle drops 2 mm (/6 inh) in front of the poket opening. Buttonhole lever The uttonhole lever is positioned ehind the rket on the uttonhole foot. 2 mm (/6 inh) Pss the upper thred down through the hole in the presser foot. When lowering the presser foot, do not push in the front of the presser foot, otherwise the r tk will not e sewn with the orret size. f Buttonhole lever Brket Gently hold the end of the upper thred in your left hnd, nd then strt sewing. One sewing is ompleted, the mhine utomtilly sews reinforement stithes, then stops. Do not redue the gp. Rise the presser foot lever, remove the g fri, nd ut the thred. Rise the uttonhole lever to its originl h position. Memo If the fri does not feed, for exmple, euse it is too thik, inrese the stith length. For detils, refer to Seleting stith (pge 28). 58

61 DECORATIVE STITCHING Vrious deortive stithes n e sewn with this sewing mhine. Stith Nme Pttern Presser Foot Pttern. 00 stithes 90 stithes 80 stithes 70 stithes 60 stithes 50 stithes 40 stithes Applition Stith Width [mm (inh.)] Mnul Stith Length [mm (inh.)] Mnul Twin Needle Wlking Foot Reverse (Rev.)/ Reinforement () Stithing Fgoting stith J J J Fgoting, smoking nd deortive stithing Fgoting, smoking nd deortive stithing Pthwork stithing nd deortive stithing 5.0 (3/6) (0-/4) 5.0 (3/6) (3/32-/4) 4.0 (3/6) (0-/4) (/6-3/6) (/6-3/6).2 (/6) (/64-3/6) * * * 3 Joining stith J Pthwork stithing, deortive stithing nd sewing oversting on oth piees of fris, suh s with triot 5.0 (3/6) (3/32-/4) (/6-3/6) * J Pthwork stithing nd deortive stithing 5.0 (3/6) (0-/4).2 (/6) (/64-3/6) * Shell tuk stith J Sell tuk stithing 4.0 (3/6) (0-/4) (/64-3/6) * Smoking stith J Smoking stithing nd deortive stithing 5.0 (3/6) (0-/4).6 (/6) (/6-3/6) * Stin sllop stith N Sllop stithing 5.0 (3/6) (3/32-/4) 0.5 (/32) (/64-/6) * J Deortive stithing 4.0 (3/6) (0-/4) 3.0 (/8) (/6-3/6) J Deortive stithing 4.0 (3/6) (0-/4) (/6-3/6) * J Deortive stithing 5.5 (7/32) (0-/4).6 (/6) (/6-3/6) * N Deortive stithing nd elsti-tthing 5.0 (3/6) (/64-/4).0 (/6) (/64-3/6) * Deortive stith N Le sewing, deortive hemming, heirloom stithing, et. 3.5 (/8) (/6-/4) (/6-3/6) N N N N *Selet stith width of 5.0 mm (3/6 inh) or less. Deortive hemming, heirloom stithing, et. Deortive hemming on thin, medium weight nd plin weve fris, heirloom stithing, et. Deortive hemming on thin, medium weight nd plin weve fris, heirloom stithing, et. Deortive hemming on thin, medium weight nd plin weve fris, heirloom stithing, et. 6.0 (5/64) (/6-/4) 5.0 (3/6) (/6-/4) 5.0 (3/6) (/6-/4) 5.0 (3/6) (/6-/4) 3.0 (/8) (/6-3/6) 3.5 (/8) (/6-3/6) 4.0 (3/6) (/6-3/6) (/6-3/6) 59

62 VARIOUS STITCHES Stith Nme Pttern Presser Foot Pttern. 00 stithes 90 stithes 80 stithes 70 stithes 60 stithes 50 stithes 40 stithes Applition Stith Width [mm (inh.)] Mnul Stith Length [mm (inh.)] Mnul Twin Needle Wlking Foot Reverse (Rev.)/ Reinforement () Stithing N Deortive hemming on thin, medium weight nd plin weve fris, heirloom stithing, et. 5.0 (3/6) (/6-/4) 2.0 (/6) (/6-3/6) Deortive stith N Deortive stithing, smoking stithing, heirloom stithing, et. 6.0 (5/64) (/6-/4).6 (/6) (/6-3/6) N Deortive stithing, smoking stithing, heirloom stithing, et. 5.0 (3/6) (/6-/4).6 (/6) (/6-3/6) Fgoting Stithing ross n open sem is lled fgoting. It is used on louses nd hildren's lothing. This stith is more deortive when thiker thred is used. Use n iron to fold the two piees of fri long their sems. Bste the two piees of fri, seprted y out 4.0 mm (3/6 inh), onto thin pper or sheet of wter-solule stilizer. 3 f Sew with the enter of the presser foot ligned long the enter of the two piees of fri. 2 Thin pper or wter solule stilizer Bsting stithing 4 mm (3/6 inh) Atth zigzg foot J. After sewing is finished, remove the pper. g Selet stith or. d Set the stith width to 7.0 mm (/4 inh). e For detils, refer to Seleting stith (pge 28). 60

63 Sllop stithing The wve-shped repeting pttern tht looks like shells is lled slloping. It is used on the ollrs of louses nd to deorte the edges of hndkerhiefs. Atth monogrmming foot N. Selet stith. Stith long the edge of the fri, mking sure not to sew diretly on the edge of the fri. Smoking The deortive stith reted y stithing or emroidering over gthers is lled smoking. It is used to deorte the front of louses or uffs. The smoking stith dds texture nd elstiity to fri. Atth zigzg foot J. Selet the stright stith, nd then djust the stith length to 4.0 mm (3/6 inh) nd loosen the thred tension. For detils, refer to Seleting stith (pge 28) nd Adjusting thred tension (pge 3). Sew prllel stithing t intervls of m (3/8 inh). 3 For etter results, pply spry strh onto the fri nd press with hot iron efore it is sewn. Trim long the stithes. d d m (3/8 inh) Do not sew reverse/reinforement stithes or ut the thred. Pull the oin threds to rete gthers. Smooth the gthers y ironing them. Be reful not to ut the stithes. Selet stith or. e Stith etween the stright stithes. f 6

64 VARIOUS STITCHES Pull out the threds for the stright stithes. g e Unfold the fri, nd then iron the tuks down to one side. Shell tuk stithing The gthers tht look like shells re lled shell tuks. They re used to deorte trims, the front of louses or uffs mde of thin fris. Fold the fri long the is. Joining Deortive ridging stithes n e sewn over the sem llowne of joined fris. This is used when mking rzy quilt. Atth zigzg foot J. Sew together the right sides of the two piees of fri, nd then open up the sem llownes. Atth zigzg foot J. Selet stith, nd then inrese the thred tension. 2 d For detils, refer to Seleting stith (pge 28). Sew while mking sure tht the needle drops slightly off the edge of the fri. 3 Wrong side of fri 6.5 mm (/4 inh) sem llowne Stright stith Selet stith, or. d Turn the fri over so tht the right side fes up, nd then sew over the sem with the enter of the presser foot ligned with the sem. Needle drop point Right side of fri 62

65 Heirloom stithing When sewing with the wing needle, the needle holes re enlrged, reting le-like deortive stith. This is used to deorte hems nd tleloths on thin or medium weight fris in ddition to plin weve fris. The needle threder nnot e used with the wing needle, otherwise the sewing mhine my e dmged. Mnully pss the thred through the eye of the needle from the front to the k. For detils, refer to Upper threding (pge 7). Insert the wing needle. 3 Use 30/705H 00/6 wing needle. For detils on inserting needle, refer to Repling the needle (pge 22). Atth monogrmming foot N. Selet stith,,,,,, or. Selet stith width of 6.0 mm (5/64 inh) or less, otherwise the needle my end or rek. After djusting the stith width, slowly turn the hndwheel towrd you (ounterlokwise) nd hek tht the needle does not touh the presser foot. If the needle hits the presser foot, the needle my end or rek. Strt sewing. d 63

66 VARIOUS STITCHES SEWING CHARACTERS (for s equipped with hrter stithes) 55 hrters n e sewn y following the proedure elow. Seleting hrters Seleting hrter [Exmple] Seleting stith C (. 03). Press the + side of (stith width d djustment key) to enter the seleted hrter. N Turn on the sewing mhine. Stith width djustment key Press the hrter stith key nd onfirm tht the hrter stith inditor lights up. The following disply is shown on the LCD. N ABC ABC Seleted pttern. The position of the seleted pttern. The totl numer of entered hrters Chrter stith key Chrter stith inditor Atth the presser foot indited on the LCD. e Memo When you selet hrter, hek tht there re no hrters in memory. This inditor shows tht no hrter is stored. If there re ny hrters in memory, delete them. (For detils, refer to Deleting hrters (pge 66).) Press (stith seletion keys) to selet pttern. 03. f The presser foot to use For detils, refer to Repling the presser foot (pge 25). If you would like to only sew this single hrter, strt sewing. If you would like to sew sequene of hrters, go to step on Comining hrters (pge 65). For detils on sewing hrters, refer to Sewing the hrter stithes (pge 67). For detils, refer to step of Seleting stith (pge 28). 64

67 Comining hrters You n esily sew nmes, messges, et. y omining the hrter stithes. Up to 35 hrters n e omined. [Exmple] Seleting stithes COME (. 03)+(. 5)+(. 3)+(. 05) Follow steps through e in Seleting hrter (pge 64) to selet the first hrter C (. 03). Press (stith seletion keys) to selet the next hrter, O (. 5). Press the + side of N (stith width djustment key) to enter the seleted hrter. N f After heking the entered hrters, strt sewing. For detils on sewing hrters, refer to Sewing the hrter stithes (pge 67). Memo The omintion of hrters will e stored in memory even if you turn off the mhine. Adding new hrters fter sewing After sewing omintion of hrters, you n dd hrters to the omintion using the following method. Memo When you hve finished sewing, the pttern. of the first hrter in the urrent omintion is shown on the LCD. N 3 d Stith width djustment key Repet steps nd to dd M (. 3) nd E (. 05). N Press the utility stith key. ABC Utility stith key Press the hrter stith key. e Memo To enter spe, selet (. 30). When you hve finished omining hrters, hek the entered hrters nd their order. N Chrter stith key Add new hrters y following the proedure desried in Comining hrters (pge 65). N ABC For detils on heking hrters, refer to Cheking hrters (pge 66). Memo A new hrter n only e dded next to the lst hrter. You nnot insert new hrter etween hrters or efore the first hrter of the sequene. New hrters re dded next to the lst hrter of the omintion. 65

68 VARIOUS STITCHES Mking new omintion of hrters fter sewing Memo When you hve finished sewing, the pttern. of the first hrter in the urrent omintion is shown on the LCD. N Cheking hrters You n hek the hrters in omintion with following method. Press the + or - side of (stith length djustment key) repetedly. This will disply the hrters tht hve een entered one y one on the LCD. You n hek the pttern. nd position of eh hrter. Selet the first hrter of the new omintion. N Press the + side of djustment key). N (stith width Stith length djustment key The position of the seleted pttern. The totl numer of hrters in the omintion d Seleted pttern. Deleting hrters You n delete hrters from the omintion. Stith width djustment key The old omintion of hrters is lered from memory, nd the pttern. shown in the LCD is entered s the first hrter of new omintion. Add hrters y following the proedure desried in Comining hrters (pge 65). Press - side of (stith width djustment key) to delete the lst hrter in the omintion. N Stith width djustment key The lst hrter will e deleted. N Memo Repet step to delete more hrters. You n only delete the lst hrter in omintion. 66

69 Sewing the hrter stithes All hrter stithes re sewn with monogrmming foot "N". Selet hrter stith. For detils, refer to Seleting hrters (pge 64) Atth monogrmming foot "N". For detils, refer to Repling the presser foot (pge 25). 3 Strt sewing. The stith is sewn in the diretion indited y the rrow. Memo When sewing hrters, the mhine utomtilly sews reinforement stithes for eh hrter. While sewing, the LCD shows the pttern. urrently eing sewn. d When you hve finished sewing, use sissors to trim off ny exess threds t the eginning of the stithing nd etween the hrters. 67

70 VARIOUS STITCHES ADJUSTING STITCHES (for s equipped with hrter stithes) Your stith pttern my sometimes turn out poorly, depending on the type or thikness of fri, the stilizer mteril used, sewing speed, et. If your sewing does not turn out well, sew tril stithes using the sme onditions s the rel sewing, nd djust the stith pttern s shown elow. Memo The hrter stithes "034" ( ) re used for mking djustments. Atth monogrmming foot "N". For detils, refer to Repling the presser foot (pge 25). Comine the hrter stithes "034" ( ). For detils, refer to Comining hrters (pge 65). When you hve finished reting the omintion, the following is displyed on the LCD. N Selet. 59 (for mking djustments). d The LCD goes into the stith djustment mode. The totl numer of omined hrters () hnges to --. Adjust the hrter stithes y pressing e (stith length djustment key). Eh press of + or - side of (stith length djustment key) widens or nrrows the stithes.. for mking djustments The stith djustment level Widens the stithes d Nrrows the stithes If the pttern is unhed (B) Press the + side of (stith length djustment key) to widen the stith. Sew the omintion of hrters nd hek how it turns out. For detils, refer to Sewing the hrter stithes (pge 67). A If the pttern is overstrethed (The stith 0 hs gp.) (C) Press the - side of (stith length djustment key) to nrrow the stith. B C A: Corretly sewn (with proper spes etween hrters) B: Bunhed or shpeless (There is no spe etween hrters.) C: Overstrethed (The stith 0 hs gp.) If the pttern you sewed does not look like A, use the following steps to djust the stithes. Memo The stith djustment level n e set etween -9 nd 9. The setting is sved in memory even if you turn off the mhine. 68

71 Sew the hrters 034 gin. f Memo You n sew when you re in the stith djustment mode. If the stith pttern still omes out poorly, djust the stith gin. Adjust the stith until the stith pttern omes out orretly. After you hve finished djusting the pttern, g press the utility stith key one, nd then press the hrter stith key. N 3 The disply returns to the norml hrter stithing mode. 69

72 APPENDIX 4 APPENDIX MAINTENANCE Simple sewing mhine mintenne opertions re desried elow. Clening the mhine surfe If the surfe of the mhine is dirty, lightly sok loth in neutrl detergent, squeeze it out firmly, nd then wipe the surfe of the mhine. After lening it one with wet loth, wipe it gin with dry loth. Unplug the power supply ord efore lening the mhine, otherwise injuries or n eletri shok my our. Clening the oin se Sewing performne will suffer if dust ollets in the oin se; therefore, it should e lened periodilly. Mke sure you unplug the mhine efore you len it. Otherwise, you my get n eletri shok or e injured. Swith the mhine off nd unplug it. Rise the needle nd the presser foot. Loosen the presser-foot srew nd the needle lmp srew to remove the presser-foot holder nd the needle. d Grsp oth sides of the needle plte over, nd then slide it towrd you to remove the needle plte over. Needle plte over 70

73 e Remove the oin se. Grsp the oin se, nd then pull it out. Put the ts on the needle plte over into the h needle plte, nd then slide the over k on. f Boin se Use the lening rush or vuum lener to remove ny dust from the re nd its surrounding re. Clening rush Re Do not put oil on the oin se. Insert the oin se so tht the mrk on g the oin se ligns with the mrk on the re. Never use oin se tht is srthed, otherwise the upper thred my eome tngled, the needle my rek or sewing performne my suffer. For new oin se (prt ode: XE ), ontt your nerest uthorized servie enter. Mke sure tht you fit the oin se properly, otherwise the needle my rek. 4 Align the nd mrks. mrk mrk Mke sure tht the indited points re ligned efore instlling the oin se. 7

74 APPENDIX TROUBLESHOOTING If the mhine stops operting orretly, hek the following possile prolems efore requesting servie. You n solve most prolems y yourself. If you need dditionl help, the Brother Solutions Center offers the ltest FAQs nd trouleshooting tips. Visit us t [ If the prolem persists, ontt your deler or the nerest uthorized servie enter. Symptom Possile use How to put it right Referene The sewing mhine does not work. The needle reks. The upper thred reks. The mhine is not plugged in. Plug the mhine in. pge 9 The min power swith is turned off. Turn on the min power swith. pge 9 The oin winder shft is pushed to the right. You hve not used the foot ontroller properly. Move the oin winder shft to the left. pge 3, 4 Use the foot ontroller properly. pge 0 The needle is not fitted properly. Fit the needle properly. pge 22 The needle lmp srew is loose. Use the srewdriver to firmly tighten the srew. pge 23 The needle is ent or lunt. Reple the needle. pge 22 You hve not used the right omintion of fri, thred nd needle. The presser foot you re using is not pproprite for the type of stith tht you wnt to sew. Choose thred nd needle tht re pproprite for the type of fri. Atth the presser foot tht is orret for the type of stith tht you wnt to sew. pge 2 pge 35 The upper thred tension is too tight. Loosen the upper thred tension. pge 3 You re pulling the fri too muh. Lightly guide the fri. The re round the hole in the needle plte is srthed. The re round the hole in the presser foot is srthed. The oin se is srthed. You hve not used oin tht hs een designed for this mhine. You hve not threded the upper thred properly. (for exmple, you hve not fitted the spool properly, or the thred hs ome out of the guide ove the needle.) There re knots or tngles in the thred. The needle is not pproprite for the thred you re using. Reple the needle plte. Contt your retiler or the nerest uthorized servie enter. Reple the presser foot. Contt your retiler or the nerest uthorized servie enter. Reple the oin se. Contt your retiler or the nerest uthorized servie enter. Inorret oins will not work properly. Only use oin tht hs een designed for this mhine. pge 2 Corret the upper threding. pge 7 Remove ny knots or tngles. Choose needle tht is pproprite for the type of stith. pge 2 The upper thred tension is too tight. Loosen the upper thred tension. pge 3 The thred is tngled, for exmple, in the oin se. Remove the tngle thred. If the thred is tngled in the oin se, len the oin se. pge 70 The needle is ent or lunt. Reple the needle. pge 22 72

75 Symptom Possile use How to put it right Referene The upper thred reks. The lower thred is tngled or reks. The thred is tngled on the wrong side of the fri. The thred tension is inorret. The upper thred is too tight. The fri is wrinkled. You hve not inserted the needle properly. The re round the hole in the needle plte is srthed. The re round the hole in the presser foot is srthed. The oin se is srthed, or hs urr on it. You hve not used oin tht hs een designed for this mhine. You hve not wound the oin thred properly. The oin is srthed or does not turn smoothly. The thred is tngled. You hve not used oin tht hs een designed for this mhine. Insert the needle properly. pge 22 Reple the needle plte. Contt your retiler or the nerest uthorized servie enter. Reple the presser foot. Contt your retiler or the nerest uthorized servie enter. Reple the oin se. Contt your retiler or the nerest uthorized servie enter. Inorret oins will not work properly. Only use oin tht hs een designed for this mhine. pge 2 Wind the oin thred properly. pge 2 Reple the oin. Remove the tngled thred nd len the oin se. Inorret oins will not work properly. Only use oin tht hs een designed for this mhine. pge 70 pge 2 Boin is set inorretly. Reset the oin thred orretly. pge 5, 6 The upper thred ws not threded orretly. You hve not threded the upper thred properly. You hve not wound the oin thred properly. You hve not threded the right omintion of thred nd needle for the fri you re using. You hve not tthed the presser foot holder properly. The thred tension is inorret. You hve not used oin tht hs een designed for this mhine. Corret the upper threding. pge 7 Corret the upper threding. pge 7 Wind the oin thred properly. pge 2 Choose thred nd needle tht re pproprite for the type of fri. Atth the presser foot holder properly. Adjust the tension of the upper thred. Inorret oins will not work properly. Only use oin tht hs een designed for this mhine. pge 2 pge 26 pge 3 pge 2 Boin is set inorretly. Reset the oin thred orretly. pge 5, 6 The oin thred is inorretly instlled. You hve not threded the upper thred properly or fitted the oin properly. Corretly instll the oin thred. pge 5 Thred the upper thred nd wind the oin thred properly. pge 5, 6, 7 You hve not fitted the spool properly. Fit the spool properly. You hve not used the right omintion of fri, thred nd needle. Choose thred nd needle tht re pproprite for the type of fri. pge 2 The needle is ent or lunt. Reple the needle. pge

76 APPENDIX Symptom Possile use How to put it right Referene The fri is wrinkled. Stithes re skipped. There is highpithed noise while sewing. The needle threder n not e used. The stith is not sewn orretly. The fri does not feed. The sewing light ul does not ome on. If you re sewing thin fri, the stith is too thik. Sew with stilizer mteril under the fri. pge 34 The thred tension is inorret. Adjust the tension of the upper thred. pge 3 You hve not threded the upper thred properly. You hve not used the right omintion of fri, thred nd needle. The needle is ent or lunt. You hve not inserted the needle properly. Dust hs umulted under the needle plte or in the oin se. Dust hs uilt up in the feed dogs or in the oin se. You hve not threded the upper thred properly. The oin se is srthed. You hve not used oin tht hs een designed for this mhine. You hve not moved the needle holder to its highest position. Corret the upper threding. pge 7 Choose thred nd needle tht re pproprite for the type of fri. Reple the needle. Insert the needle properly. Remove the needle plte over nd len the plte nd the oin se. pge 2 pge 22 pge 70 Clen the oin se. pge 70 Corret the upper threding. pge 7 Reple the oin se. Contt your retiler or the nerest uthorized servie enter. Inorret oins will not work properly. Only use oin tht hs een designed for this mhine. Rise the needle either y turning the hndwheel towrd you (ounterlokwise) so tht the mrk on the wheel points up or y pressing (needle position utton) one or twie. pge 2 pge 7 You hve not inserted the needle properly. Insert the needle properly. pge 22 The presser foot tht you re using is not orret for the type of stith. The thred tension is inorret. The thred is tngled, for exmple, in the oin se. The stith djustment level is inorret. Atth the presser foot tht is orret for the type of stith tht you wnt to sew. Adjust the tension of the upper thred. Remove the tngled thred. If the thred is tngled in the oin se, len the oin se. pge 35 pge 3 pge 70 Adjust the stith. pge 68 The feed dogs re lowered. Slide the feed dog position lever to. pge 49, 56 The stith is too fine. Lengthen the stith length. pge 28 You hve not used the right omintion of fri, thred nd needle. The thred is tngled, for exmple, in the oin se. The sewing lmp is dmged. Choose thred nd needle tht re pproprite for the type of fri. Remove the tngle thred. If the thred is tngled in the oin se, len the oin se. Contt your retiler or the nerest uthorized servie enter. pge 2 pge 70 74

77 ERROR MESSAGES If n opertion is performed inorretly efore the sewing mhine is set up, n error messge ppers on the opertion pnel. Follow the instrutions indited in the tle. If you press the stith seletion key or do the opertion orretly while the error messge is displyed, the messge disppers. Error Messge Prole Cuse Solution The foot ontroller ws pressed (or the strt/stop utton ws pressed if the foot ontroller is not onneted) nd the reverse/reinforement stith utton ws pressed while the presser foot is rised. A stith other thn the uttonhole or r tk stith ws seleted nd the foot ontroller ws pressed (or the strt/stop utton ws pressed if the foot ontroller is not onneted) while the uttonhole lever is lowered. The uttonhole or r tk stith ws seleted nd the foot ontroller ws pressed (or the strt/stop utton ws pressed if the foot ontroller is not onneted) while the uttonhole lever is rised. The reverse/reinforement stith utton or needle position utton ws pressed while the oin winder shft is moved to the right. The strt/stop utton ws pressed while the foot ontroller ws onneted. The motor loked up euse the thred is tngled. Lower the presser foot lever efore ontinuing the opertion. Rise the uttonhole lever efore ontinuing the opertion. Lower the uttonhole lever efore ontinuing the opertion. Move the oin winder shft to the left efore ontinuing the opertion. Disonnet the foot ontroller, nd then press the strt/ stop utton. Otherwise, operte the mhine y using the foot ontroller. Remove the tngled thred efore ontinuing the opertion. 4 te If error messge F through F9 ppers in the LCD while the sewing mhine is eing used, the mhine my e mlfuntioning. Contt your nerest uthorized servie enter. Opertion eep (for s equipped with the opertion eep) Eh time key is pressed you will her one eep. If non-funtioning key is pressed or n inorret opertion is performed you will her two or four eeps (only for s equipped with the opertion eep). If key is pressed (orret opertion) One eep sounds. If n inorret opertion is performed or non-funtioning key is pressed Two or four eeps sound. If the mhine loks up, for exmple, euse the thred is tngled The sewing mhine eeps for four seonds nd the mhine utomtilly stops. Be sure to hek for the use of the error, nd orret it efore ontinuing to sew. 75

78 APPENDIX i INDEX Numeris 3-point zigzg stith...42 A essories...8 djusting stithes...68 ppliqués...53 B r tk...57 si stithing...43 lind hem stithing...44 oin...5 oin se...70 oin over...6, 5 oin winder...2, 72, 75 utton sewing...49 uttonhole foot...47 uttonhole lever...6, 48, 58 uttonhole sewing...46 C hrter stith inditor...7, 64 hrter stith key...7, 64 heking hrters...66 omining hrters...65 rzy quilt stithing...54 D drning...42, 52 deleting hrters...66 E elsti tpe...52 error messges...75 extr spool pin...24 eyelet punh...48 F fgoting...60 feed dog position lever...56 feed dogs...6, 56 flt ed tthment...7, 34 foot ontroller...8, 30 free-rm style...34 free-motion quilting...56 H hndwheel...5 heirloom stithing...63 hook-nd-loop fstener...33 J joining...62 joining stith...53, 59 M min prts...5 min power swith...9 monogrmming...6, 63 N needle...2 needle r thred guide...6 needle lmp srew...6, 23 needle plte...6 needle plte over...70 needle position...43 needle position utton...6 needle threder...8 O openings...57 opertion eep..., 75 opertion uttons...6 opertion pnel...7 optionl essories...8 oversting stithes...42 P pthwork stithing...54 pieing...54 poket orners...57 presser foot...6, 25 presser foot holder...6, 26 presser foot lever...6, 7 pre-tension disk...2 Q quik-set oin...6, 6 quilting...55 quilting foot...56 quilting guide...55 R reinforement stithing...57 reverse/reinforement stith utton...6 S sllop stithing...6 sem ripper...48 sewing mhine needles...2 sewing speed ontroller...6 sewing the hrter stithes...67 sleeve holes...57 smoking...6 spool pin...2, 7 strt/stop utton...6, 30 stith length...28 stith seletion key...7, 28, 65 stith width...28 stright stith...43 streth fris

79 T thik fris...32 thin fris...34 thred utter...30 thred guide...7 thred tension...3 tril sewing...32 triple streth stith...43 trouleshooting...72 twin needle...24 U upper tension-ontrol dil...3 upper threding...7 utility stith inditor...7, 28 utility stith key...7, 28 W wlking foot...55 wing needle...63 Z zigzg stith...32, 42, 53 zipper foot...5 zipper Insertion

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