UTILITY STITCHES ———————————————————————————————————————————

Selecting Stitching

You can select any of the various types of stitching available.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Preset utility stitch

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Selecting stitch types and

 

 

 

The most frequently used utility stitches

patterns

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

have been assigned to the numeric keys.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

These stitches can be selected simply by

A stitch can be selected from the following types

 

 

pressing the key.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

available.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Saved patterns

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Stitch patterns can be selected through either direct

 

 

Frequently used patterns and combined

select (by pressing the key for a specific stitch) or

 

 

 

 

patterns can be saved on the machine's

number selection (by entering the number for the

 

 

stitch pattern).

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

memory and easily retrieved using

 

 

For details on the types of stitches available, refer to

 

 

(Preset utility stitch/saved pattern key) and

“Stitch Settings” (page 138).

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

the numeric keys. For details, refer to

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

■ Direct selection

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

“Saving patterns” (page 130).

After pressing

 

 

(Preset utility stitch/saved

■ Number selection

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

pattern key) to select the stitch mode, press the

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

After pressing

 

(Utility stitch key),

numeric key assigned with the desired stitch.

 

(Decorative stitch key) or

(Character stitch

With direct selection, there are two stitch modes:

key) to select the stitch mode, use the numeric

preset utility stitch mode

and saved pattern

keys to type in the number for the desired stitch.

mode

. When the machine is turned on or

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

when the

 

 

 

 

 

(Preset utility stitch/saved pattern

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

key) is pressed, the machine enters preset utility

 

 

 

 

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stitch mode, indicated by

in the lower-left

 

 

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2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

corner of the screen. To enter saved pattern

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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mode, indicated by

 

 

in the lower-left corner of

 

 

 

 

4

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

the screen, press the

 

 

 

(Preset utility stitch/

 

a Utility stitch key

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

b Decorative stitch key

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

saved pattern key). Each press of

 

 

(Preset

 

c Character stitch key

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

utility stitch/saved pattern key) switches the mode

 

d Numeric keys

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Utility stitches (No.01-71)

between the preset utility stitch mode

and

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

saved pattern mode

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There are 71 utility stitches, including

 

 

 

 

 

 

straight stitches, overcasting stitches and

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

buttonhole stitches.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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aPreset utility stitch/saved pattern key

bNumeric keys

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