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