CONTENTS

KNOWING YOUR SEWING MACHINE

 

PRINCIPAL PARTS

1

ACCESSORIES

3

OPERATING YOUR SEWING MACHINE

5

Connecting Plugs

5

Main Power and Sewing Light Switches

6

Foot Controller

6

Inserting the Needle

7

Checking the Needle

7

Changing the Presser Foot

8

Converting to Free-Arm Style

9

Steadying the Machine

9

VARIOUS CONTROLS

10

Pattern Selection Dial

10

RECOMMENDED WIDTHS AND LENGTHS

 

FOR STITCHES

11

Stitch Length Dial

20

Stretch Stitching

21

Reverse Sewing Lever

22

Drop Feed Lever (When the machine is equipped

 

with a drop feed lever)

22

THREADING THE MACHINE

23

Winding the Bobbin

23

Lower Threading

24

Upper (Needle) Threading

25

Using the Needle Threader (when the machine is

 

equipped with a needle threader)

27

Quick Thread-setting System

 

FAST START BOBBIN (when the machine is

 

equipped with a quick thread-setting system)

29

Drawing Up Lower Thread

30

Twin-Needle Sewing

31

Thread Tension

32

CHART OF SEWING FABRICS, NEEDLES AND

 

THREAD COMBINATIONS

34

STRAIGHT AND ZIGZAG STITCHING

 

Straight Stitching

36

Zigzag Stitching

39

BUILT-IN STITCHES

 

Blind Hem Stitching

40

Shell Tuck Stitching

41

Elastic Stitching

42

Scallop Stitching

43

Overedge Stitching

44

Feather Stitching

45

Triple Zigzag Stretch Stitching

46

Decorative Stitching

46

BUTTONHOLE AND BUTTON SEWING

 

Making a Buttonhole (XL5030 and XL5020 only) ....

47

Making a Buttonhole (XL5010 only)

49

Buttonhole Fine Adjustment

52

Button Sewing

54

USING ATTACHMENTS AND APPLICATIONS

 

Zipper Inserting

56

Gathering

56

Darning

58

Appliques

59

Monogramming and Embroidering

60

MAINTENANCE

 

Changing the Bulb

62

Oiling

63

Cleaning

64

Performance Checklist

65

Repacking the Machine

71

INDEX

 

CONTENTS

SEWING MACHINE

KNOWING YOUR

ZIGZAG STITCHING

STRAIGHT AND

BUILT-IN STITCHES

BUTTON SEWING

BUTTONHOLE AND

AND APPLICATIONS

USING ATTACHMENTS

MAINTENANCE

INDEX

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