User guide

CONTENTS
Page Page
§ I: PRELiMiNARY INFORMATION
Parts Identification
Mam Parts......................................2 ... 3
Accessories....................................... 4
Electrical Connections ........................... 5
Attaching the Extension Plate ................ 5
ynr*?REPARATI0¥l3^^
_____ MACHINE ______________ __________
Choosing the Right Needle .................... 6
Needle, Thread, Fabric and Stitching
Guide................................................. 7
Changing the Needle ............................. 8
Changing the Needle Plate .................... 8
Changing the Foot.................................. 9
Winding the Bobbin ... ........................... 10
Adjusting the Bobbin Winder ................. 10
Upper Threading...................................11
Threading the Bobbin Case .................. 12
Placing the Bobbin Case in the Shuttle
Hook......................................................12
~§IiF GETTiN¥lranajo¥¥ouR
MACHINE _______________________
Selection of the Stitch
Stitch Length Dial ............................. 13
Reverse Button ................................ 13
Stitch Pattern/Buttonhole Dial. . . 14
Relating Stitch Length to Stitch
Width ................................................ 14
Controls
Adjusting the Thread Tensions. . . 15
Adjusting the Pressure on the
Fabric and the Feed Dog Height. . 16
Sewing Light .................................... 17
§1V: HOW TO SEW
Preparing to Sew...................................18
Guide the Fabric....................................18
Turning Corners .................................... 18
Curved Seams ...................................... 18
Sewing Across Heavy Seams ............... 19
Free-Arm Sewing .................................. 19
Remnuinn the Work .............................. 19
§V: APPLICATIONS OF THE
STITCHES ______________________
Straight Stitch
Seams..............................................20
Basting/Topstitchmg ................. .. . . 20
Darning........................................ .. . 20
Cording and Zipper Foot ................. 21
Quilting Guide..................................21
Zigzag Stitch
Overcasting......................................22
Sewing Knits .................................... 22
Sewing on Buttons ........................... 22
with a Thread Shank ................... 23
Satin Stitching..................................23
Freehand Monogramming ............... 24
Appliqué Work..................................24
Gathering over a Cord ..................... 25
Lace Application .............................. 25
Flutter Hem ...................................... 25
Sewing Tips ..................................... 26
Multiple Stitch Zigzag ........................... 26
Twin Needle Sewing ............................. 27
Buttonholes
Preparation ...................................... 28
Builtin Buttonhole.............................29
Turn-Around Buttonhole .................. 30
Corded Buttonhole ........................... 30
Blind Hem Stitch...................................31
Straight Stretch Stitch...........................32
Stitch-and-Overcast .............................. 32
§VI: CARE AND MAINTENANCE ^
OF YOUR MACHINE ______________ _
Oiling the Machine ................................ 33
Cleaning and Oiling the Shuttle Race
Area.......................................................34
Problem and Remedies ....................... 35