Janome MS-5027 instruction manual Table of Contents

TABLE OF CONTENTS

SECTION I. NAME OF PARTS
Cabinets and Sewing Machine Carrying Case	2
Names of Parts	2
Available Accessories and Attachments	4
SECTION II. GETTING READY TO SEW
Connecting Machine to Power Supply	6
Before Using Your Sewing Machine	6
For Your Safety	6
Polarized plug	6
Controlling Sewing Speed	6
Machine Operating Buttons	8
Start/stop Button	8
Up/down Needle Button	8
Speed Control Lever	8
Pressure Adjusting Lever	10
Presser Foot Lifter	10
Thread Cutter	10
Extension Table	10
• Detaching the table	10
• Attaching the table	10
• Accessory box	10
Changing Needle	12
To Remove and Attach the Foot Holder	12
• To remove	12
• To attach	12
Changing Presser Foot	12
• To remove	12
• To attach	12
Presser Foot Types	14
• A: Zigzag foot	14
• H: Straight stitch foot	14
• R: Automatic buttonhole foot	14
• E: Zipper foot	14
• G: Blind hem stitch foot	14
• F: Satin stitch foot	16
• C: Overedge foot	16
• B: Buttonhole foot (Option)	16
• Quilter	16
• 1/4ý Seam foot	16
• Walking foot	16
Selecting Needle and Fabric	18
Bobbin Winding	22-26
• Horizontal spool pin	22
• Additional spool pin	22
• Bobbin winding	24
• Removing the hook cover plate	26
• Inserting the bobbin	26
Threading the Machine	28-30
• Threading the machine	28
• Needle threader	28
• Drawing up bobbin thread	30
Adjust the Needle Thread Tension for a Straight Stitch ..	30-32
• Correct tension	30
• Tension is too tight	30
• Tension is too loose	32
Adjust the Needle Thread Tension for a Zigzag Stitch	.... 32
• Correct tension	32
• Tension is too tight	32
• Tension is too loose	32
Stitch Selector	34
Stitch Length Zones	34
Stitch Width Control	36
Stitch Length Control	36
Adjusting Stretch Stitch Balance	38
Reverse Stitch Control	38
SECTION III. STRAIGHT STITCH SEWING
Straight Stitch	40
• Starting to sew	40

• Finishing sewing	40
Use the Seam Guides	40
Turn a Square Corner	40
Topstitching	42
Quilting	42
Using Walking Foot	44
Using 1/4ý Seam Foot	44
Zipper Sewing	46-48
• To snap on the zipper foot	46
• Fabric preparation	46
• To sew	46-48
To Drop or Raise the Feed Dogs	50
Darning	50
SECTION IV. ZIGZAG STITCH SEWING
Basic Zigzag	52
Satin Stitching	52
Monogramming	54
Applique	54
Bar Tacking	56
Embroidery	56
Button Sewing	58
Overcasting	58

SECTION V. UTILITY AND DECORATIVE STITCHES

Blind Hem Stitch	60
• To sew	60
Lace Work	62
Multiple Zigzag Stitch	62
• Seam finishing	62
• Mending	62
Shell Stitch	64
Box Stitch	64
Fagoting Stitch	66
Two-point Shell Stitch	66
Two-point Box Stitch	66
Overedge Stitch	68
Decorative Stitch Patterns	68
Twin Needle Stitches (Option)	70
SECTION VI. STRETCH STITCHES
Straight Stretch	72
Rick-rack Stretch	72
Overcast Stretch Stitching	74
• To sew	74
Smocking	74
• To sew	74
Serging	76
Elastic Stretch Stitch	76
Stretch Patching	76
Herring Bone Stretch	78
Decorative Stretch Patterns	78
SECTION VII. BUTTONHOLE
Automatic Buttonhole	80-84
• Preparation for sewing	80
• To sew	80-82
• How to adjust buttonhole stitch density	84
Corded Buttonhole	86
Manual Buttonhole (Option)	88
• To sew	88
Automatic Buttonhole (Option)	90-96
• Buttonhole style and size	90
• To sew	92-96
• To adjust stitch density	96
SECTION VIII. CARE OF YOUR MACHINE
Replacing the Light Bulb	98
Cleaning the Bobbin Holder	98
Cleaning the Shuttle Race and Feed Dogs	100
Oiling the Machine	100
Troubleshooting	102

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