Creative
Important Safety Instructions
Congratulations
Table of Content
Decorative Sewing
Maintenance
Introduction
T r o d u c t i o n
Stitch Chart
Utility stitches
T r o d u c t i o n
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Satin stitches
I o n
Decorative stitches creative
Quilt stitches
Animal stitches
Leaves and Flowers Antique Embroidery stitches
Decorative stitches
Maxi stitches
Alphabets
Machine overview
Parts of the creative
Parts of the embroidery unit
Parts of the embroidery hoop
Standard accessories
Creative Fantasy Embroidery foot
Edge guide No
Embroidery hoops
Preparations
E p a r a t i o n s
Voltage Switch 220 240V
Connecting the foot control
Operating Instructions
Thread cutter
Main switch
Contrast of the screen
Lid
Accessory tray
Carrying case
Free arm
Snap off the presser foot
Switch off the main switch
Changing the presser foot
Snap on the presser foot
Engaging the IDT
IDT Integrated Dual Feed
Disengaging the IDT
Feed dogs
Changing the needle
For either method
Winding the bobbin from the spool pin
Switch on the main switch
Threading
Winding from the second spool pin
Winding from the third spool pin
Bobbin winding while embroidering
Winding a bobbin through the needle
Setting the bobbin winding speed
Bobbin thread monitor
Switch off the main switch
Inserting the bobbin and bobbin case
Inserting the bobbin
Bobbin thread is visible on the top side of the fabric
Correct top tension How to get it
Thread tension
Top thread is visible on the underside of the fabric
Threading the needle
Needle threader
Bobbin thread
Threading the twin needle
Presser foot lift
Electronic knee lift
Creative Assistant
General notes on how the Pfaff creative 2170 works
Machine Assistant
Creative Data Manager
Renaming data
Copying data
Move
How to update your machine
Set your Pfaff creative 2170 in the update mode
How to save the update program to your hard drive
Create a folder to save
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Update later
Troubleshooting
Sewing
W i n g
Function Buttons
Side to side mirroring
Sewing mode functions
End to end Mirroring
Four directions sewing
Single Stitch
Immediate tie-off
Tie-off program
Tapering
Twin needle
Balance
Free-motion
Patchwork program
Main Menu
Welcome Screen
Toolbar
Information
Context menu
W i n g
Creative Assistant
Esc
Stitch width
How to select a stitch
Altering a utility stitch
Stitch length
Save parameter
Altering a decorative stitch
Tie-off
Tie-off program
Needle positions
Mirroring
Three-step Zigzag stitch No
Straight stitch
Basting program
Inserting the sensormatic buttonhole guide
Buttonholes
Attaching buttonhole foot No 5A
Automatic buttonhole
How to sew a buttonhole
How to balance a buttonhole
Programmed buttonhole
Buttonhole with gimp thread
Eyelet buttonhole with gimp thread
Buttonhole tips
Sewing on buttons
Eyelets
Programmable Darning
Darning
Automatic darning
Balancing the darning stitch
Open overlock stitch No
Overlock stitches
Closed overlock stitch No
Closed overlock stitch with edge thread No
Blindhem stitch No
Elastic blind stitch No
Crosshem stitch No
Bridging stitch No
Sewing in zippers stitch no
Twin needle sewing
Rolled hem with foot No
Twin needle
Sewing Maxi stitches with a twin needle
Sewing in four directions without saving the program
Four sewing directions
Program the Four directions sewing
Manual ending of a saved rectangle
Manual ending of a side seam
More functions for four sewing directions
Personal menu
Programming of a demo
Demo
Options for messages
Playing a demo
Decorative Sewing
General notes on decorative sewing
C o r a t i v e s e w i n g
Selecting decorative stitches on your Pfaff creative
Alter the stitch settings
Sewing sequence
Create a sewing sequence
Arrange stitches within a sewing sequence
Inserting a stitch in the sewing sequence
Adjust an existing sewing sequence
Inserting a stitch at the start of a sewing sequence
Save in the machine
Save a sewing sequence
Save on a creative memory card
Delete a sewing sequence
Close a sewing sequence without saving
Select and open a saved sewing sequence
Open from the machine‘s memory
Open from a creative memory card
Stitch Creator
Description of the icons
Create a new stitch pattern by placing single stitches
Placing single stitches
To move single stitches
Combining single parts of patterns
Convert single stitches into triple stitches
Combining pattern components
More options to edit patterns
Changing the position of selected stitches
Patchwork
Patchwork program
Create a new patchwork program
Piecing the quilt top
Stitch-in-the-Ditch
Free-Motion Stippling
Quilt Appliqués
Symmetric taper, Stitch no
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Tapering
Increasing the width
Asymmetric taper, Stitch no
Wing Needle
Nostalgia /Heirloom
Hemstitching
Antique hand embroidery stitches
Cross Stitch
Twin needle Pintucks
Free-Motion Sewing
Maxi Stitches
Gathering with straight stitch
Shell edging
Alphabets
Editing a word sequence
Saving a word sequence
Monogram
Embroidery
Data manager icon
B r o i d e r y
’Save’ icon
’Delete’ icon
’Save as’ icon
’Close’ icon
Mini Main menu icon
Zoom out icon
Zoom in icon
Select stitches icon
Stitch information icon
Alphabet processing screen
Automatic stitch building
Design processing screen
Stitch processing screen
Mirror end to end icon
Delete icon
More options icon
Arcing icon
Color changing icon
More options pop-up Mirror side to side icon
Hoop selection icon
Undo pattern re-sort
Grid on
Context menu in embroidery
Options for messages
Current state
Embroidery speed
Data Manager
Thread snips
Attaching the embroidery foot
Embroidery accessories
Inserting a card
Disengaging the IDT
Procedure
Lowering the feed dogs
Removing the knee lift
Connecting the embroidery unit
Embroidery unit socket
Remove the embroidery unit
Embroidery hoop
Remove the hoop
Attach the hoop to the embroidery unit
Get started to embroider
Hooping the fabric
Selecting a design
Embroider single designs from a card
Machine’s memory may contain
Basting in the embroidery hoop
Top field / Select color segment
Color changing icon
Changing the color onscreen
Middle field / Change color
Multi-color embroidery
Move the design within the hoop
One color embroidery
Move design popup
Embroider
Adjust an embroidery combination
Select a single design
Enlarged representation
Positioning of designs in the embroidery hoop
Precise Positioning a design
Precise Positioning
Working steps
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Working steps with a rotated design
Repeat steps
Jumping over stitches
Embroidering several colors
Embroider monograms and letters
Embroider a monogram that is stored on a card
B r o i d e r y
Create a word combination of embroidery alphabets
Adjust an embroidery alphabet combination
Changing a single character in the written sequence
Arcing of letters and patterns
Arcing embroidery combinations
Lettering along different shapes
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Description of icons
Automatic stitch building
Working Steps
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Zoom
Em b r o i d e r y
Move the zoomed area
Functions in the creative Data Manager
Renaming data
Copying data
Moving data
Create a directory C
Working with a field in the creative Data Manager
Delete B
Sort criterion
Memory information
Select data records
File formats
Using the Hoop adapter
Automatic hoop positioning
Prepare a creative memory card for saving
Transferring designs from the PC to your Pfaff creative
How to sew several embroideries after one another
How to use the embroidery template
Putting the embroidery in the right place
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Iron-on stabilizer
Stabilizers
Tear-away stabilizer
Cut-A-Way stabilizer
Heat-away stabilizer
Needles
Adhesive Stabilizer
Embroidery needles
Metallic threads
Threads
Rayon thread
Bobbin thread
Appliqué embroidery
Cutwork embroidery
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