SEWING

SEWING

CAUTION

To avoid injury, pay special attention to the needle while the machine is in operation. Keep your hands away from moving parts while the machine is in operation.

Do not stretch or pull the fabric during sewing. Doing so may lead to injury.

Do not use bent or broken needles. Doing so may lead to injury.

Do not attempt to sew over basting pins or other objects during sewing. Otherwise, the needle may break and cause injury.

If stitches become bunched, lengthen the stitch length setting before continuing sewing. Otherwise, the needle may break and cause injury.

Sewing a Stitch
aTurn the main power to ON and pressto display the utility stitches, andpush the “Needle Position” button to raise the needle.bPress the key of the stitch you want to sew.

The symbol of the correct presser foot will be displayed in the upper left corner of the LCD screen.

cInstall the presser foot (“CHANGING THE PRESSER FOOT” on page 65).

CAUTION

Always use the correct presser foot. If the wrong presser foot is used, the needle may strike the presser foot and bend or break, possibly resulting in injury.

Refer to page 365 for presser foot recommendations.

dSet the fabric under the presser foot. Hold the fabric and thread in your left hand, and rotate the handwheel to set the needle in the sewing start position.

Memo

The black button on the left side of presser foot “J” should be pressed only if the fabric does not feed or when sewing thick seams (see page 76). Normally, you can sew with- out pressing the black button.

eLower the presser foot.

*You do not have to pull up the bobbin thread.

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