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CONTENTS

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

NAMES OF MACHINE PARTS AND THEIR FUNCTIONS .......................... ..........................5
The main parts .................................................................................................................................................5
Needle and presser foot section ......................................................................................................................6
Operation buttons .............................................................................................................................................6
Operation panel ................................................................................................................................................7
Flat bed attachment ......................................................................................................................................... 7
ACCESSORIES ........................................................................................... ..........................8
Optional accessories .............................................................................................................. ......................... . 8
USING YOUR SEWING MACHINE .............. .......................................................................9
Power supply precautions ................................................................................................................ ................ 9
Power supply ....................................................................................................................................................9
Foot controller ................................................................................................................................................10
Sewing speed controller (for models equipped with the start/stop button) ..................................................... 10
Changing the needle stop position ................................................................................................................. 10
THREADING THE MACHINE ............................................................................................ 11
Winding the bobbin ..................................................................................................................................... ... 11
Lower threading .............................................................................................................................................14
Upper threading .............................................................................................................................................16
Drawing up the lower thread ..........................................................................................................................19
REPLACING THE NEEDLE ................................................................................................. 20
Needle precautions ................................................................................................................................. ....... 20
Needle types and their uses ........................................................................................................................... 20
Checking the needle ......................................................................................................................................21
Replacing the needle .....................................................................................................................................21
Sewing with a twin needle ..............................................................................................................................23
REPLACING THE PRESSER FOOT ................................................. .....................................24
Replacing the presser foot .............................................................................................................................24
Removing the presser foot holder .................................................................................................................. 25

2. SEWING BASICS ...........................................................................................26

SEWING ............................................................................................. ...............................26
General sewing procedure .............................................................................................................................26
Selecting stitching ..........................................................................................................................................27
Starting to sew ...............................................................................................................................................28
Thread tension ...............................................................................................................................................29
USEFUL SEWING TIPS ...................................................................................................... 30
Trial sewing ....................................................................................................................................................30
Changing the sewing direction ....................................................................................................................... 30
Sewing curves ................................................................................................................................................30
Sewing thick fabrics .......................................................................................................................................30
Sewing thin fabrics .........................................................................................................................................31
Sewing stretch fabrics .................................................................................................................................... 31
Using a free-arm style .................................................................................................................................... 31