Contents

CHAPTER 1

SETTING UP

....................................................		4
PRINCIPAL PARTS		4
FLAT-BED-ATTACHMENT		5
Removing the flat-bed attachment		5
Accessory compartment		5
ADDITIONAL ACCESSORIES		6
OPTIONAL ACCESSORIES		7
POWER SUPPLY		8
CONTROLS		9
Selection keys		9
Operation buttons		9
LCD screen		10
LCD DENSITY		11
Adjusting the density with the main power
switch		11
Adjusting the density with the Operation
Guide		12
DISPLAY LANGUAGE		13
PRESSER FEET / FEED DOGS		14
Changing the presser foot		14
Installing the presser foot adapter & the
walking foot		15
Installing the optional side cutter		16
Installing the presser foot holder		18
Raising/lowering the feed dogs		18
FABRIC/THREAD/NEEDLE COMBINATIONS ....		19
NEEDLE		20
Checking the needle		20
Changing the needle		20
BOBBIN WINDING / LOWER THREADING		21
Winding the bobbin		21
Installing the bobbin		23
UPPER THREADING		24
Threading the upper thread		24
Needle threader		26
Pulling up the bobbin thread		27
Extra spool pin		27
Net		27
FOOT CONTROLLER		28

CHAPTER 2

SEWING
..................................................		29
STITCH SELECTION		29
Selecting a utility stitch		29
Selecting a stitch with the stitch guide (	) ...	29
Stitch width and length reference chart		31
STITCH WIDTH & LENGTH		33
Adjusting the needle position (stitch width)....		33
Adjusting the stitch length		33
THREAD TENSION		34
Correct tension		34
Adjusting the upper thread tension		34
OPERATION GUIDE		35
AUTOMATIC REVERSE/REINFORCEMENT
STITCHING		36
AUTOMATIC THREAD CUTTING		37
BASIC SEWING		38

Sewing using the straight stitch (left needle
position)	38
USEFUL SEWING SKILLS	40
Sewing corners	40
Sewing thick seams	40
Sewing curves	40
Sewing thick fabric	41
Sewing thin fabric	41
Using the needle plate	42

CHAPTER 3

UTILITY STITCHES

..................................................			43
BASIC STITCHING			43
Reinforced stitching of stretch fabric			43
DART SEWING			44
GATHERING			45
ZIPPER INSERTING (CENTER AND SIDE
APPLICATIONS)			46
Inserting a centered zipper			46
Inserting a side zipper			47
PINTUCK SEWING			49
FLAT-FELL SEAM SEWING			50
BASTING			51
ZIGZAG STITCHING			52
Overcasting with a zigzag stitch			52
Appliqué sewing with a zigzag stitch			52
Patchwork (crazy quilt) stitching			52
OVERCASTING			53
Sewing with	,	or	53
Sewing with	,	or	53
BLIND HEM STITCHING			54
Adjusting the needle position			55
BUTTONHOLE STITCHING			56
Sewing order of buttonholes			58
Sewing stretch fabrics			58
Odd-shaped buttons that do not fit into the
button guide plate			59
Adjusting the buttonhole width			59
Adjusting the stitch length of the buttonhole ..			59
BAR TACK STITCHING			60
Sewing bar tacks on thick fabrics			61
Adjusting the bar tack width			61
Adjusting the stitch length of the bar tack			61
DARNING			62
Adjusting the darning width			63
Adjusting the stitch length of the darning			63
Darning stitch cycle		........................................	63
TAPE ATTACHING			64
EYELET STITCHING			65
BUTTON SEWING	...............................................		66
Attaching two-hole buttons			66
Attaching four-hole buttons			67
Attaching a shank to the button			67
APPLIQUÉ STITCHING			68
Sewing around corners of the appliqué			68
APPLIQUÉ QUILT STITCHING			69
Sample patterns for appliqué quilts			69
SCALLOP STITCHING		.......................................	70
SMOCKING STITCHING			71
PATCHWORK STITCHING			72

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