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Computerized S ewing a nd Em broidery Mach ine Operation Manual CPS5XV[Y GETTI NG READY SEWING BA SICS UTILIT Y STI TCH ES EMBROIDERY APPE NDI X[...]

— — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — Federal Communicat ions Commission (FCC) Declaratio n of C onformity (For USA Onl y) This device complies with P art 15 of the FCC Rules. Oper[...]

1 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — Imp or tan t Safe ty In str uct ions Please read these safe ty in stru ction s befo re atte mpti ng to us e the machi ne. This ma chine is i[...]

2 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 6 This mach ine is no t a to y: • You r clos e atten tion i s necess ary wh en the mac hine i s used by or nea r chi ldren. • D o not u se o[...]

3 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — Contents Importa nt Safety Instruction s ................. ............. ............. ............. ............. ............. ...........[...]

4 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — Useful F unctions .................. ............. ............. ............. ............. ............ ............. ............. ... .5 9 A[...]

5 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — Sewing the Vario us Built-i n Decora tive Pattern s . ............. ............. ............. ............. ........ 126 Sewing beau tiful[...]

6 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — APPEND IX 179 Care an d Maintena nce ..................... ............. ............. ............. ............ .................... ........ [...]

Introdu ction / Sewing Mac hine Feat ures 7 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — Intr od uction Thank you for purchasing this sewing machine. Before using this sewing machine, car[...]

8 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — Accessories Include d accessor ies After open ing th e box, ch eck that th e followin g acce ssories are inclu ded. If any i tem is mi ssing or [...]

Accesso ries 9 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — No. Part Name Part Code No. Par t Nam e Part Code U.S.A. / Canada Othe rs U.S.A . / Canad a Others 1 Buttonhole foot “A” XC[...]

10 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — Optiona l acce ssories The follo wing are ava ilable as o ptiona l accessories. Memo z To obtai n optio nal ac cessorie s or parts, contac t yo[...]

Names of Machin e Parts and Th eir F unct ions 11 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — Names of Machine P arts and Their Functio ns The names of the various parts of the sewing ma[...]

12 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — Needle and presser foot section a Buttonhole lever The buttonhole lever is used with the one-step buttonhole foot to create buttonholes. b Thre[...]

Names of Machin e Parts and Th eir F unct ions 13 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — Operation bu ttons The ope rati on butt ons help you t o easily perfor m variou s basi c se [...]

14 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — Operation panel The f ront opera tion pa nel has an L CD (liqu id cry stal displa y) a nd ope ration keys. a LCD (liquid crystal display) (touc[...]

1 GETTING READY The v arious p reparati ons requir ed before starting to sew are desc ribed in this cha pter. Turning the Mach ine On/Of f ......................... .................... ............ ............. ............ 16 Power supp ly precautio ns ...... ............. ............. ............. ................... ............. ..... 16 Tu[...]

GETTING RE ADY — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 16 T urning th e Machin e On/Off This section explains how to turn the se wing machine on and off. P o wer supply precautions Be sure to observe th e follo win[...]

Turnin g the Mach ine On /Off 17 1 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — T urning on the machine Prep are the i nclu ded pow er co rd. a Make sure that the se wing ma chine is tu r[...]

GETTING RE ADY — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 18 LCD (Liquid Cr ystal Displa y) Operation Selected stitch, pattern settings and messa ges are displayed on the LCD (liquid crys tal display) on the front of [...]

LCD (Liqu id Crystal Display ) Operation 19 1 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — Changing the machine settin gs Various s ewing machin e oper ations and s ewing s ettings can be[...]

GETTING RE ADY — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 20 a Turn on the sewin g mach ine. X The LC D comes on . b Press (Settings ke y) on the op eration panel. X The sett ings scre en appe ars. c Press the item t [...]

LCD (Liqu id Crystal Display ) Operation 21 1 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — d When set ting s are comp lete , pres s (Bac k key). X The ini tial scre en appe ars again . No[...]

GETTING RE ADY — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 22 d Press (Next page key) to switch to the next page . If you p ress (Previ ous page key ), you return to the previous pag e.  Example : U pper thre ading [...]

Winding/Ins talling th e Bobbin 23 1 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — Winding/Install ing the Bobbin This section describes how to wind the thread onto the bobbin, and then in[...]

GETTING RE ADY — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 24 a Turn on the sewin g mach ine. b Open th e top cove r. c Place th e bob bin on the bobbi n win der sh aft so that the spri ng on the shaft fits into the no[...]

Winding/Ins talling th e Bobbin 25 1 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — Memo z When sewing w ith fine, cross-w ound t hread, use t he small spo ol cap, a nd leav e a small spac [...]

GETTING RE ADY — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 26 k While hold ing the thread w ith your left hand , wind the thread that was pull ed out cl ockw ise around the bo bbin five or si x time s with y our right [...]

Winding/Ins talling th e Bobbin 27 1 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — Installing the bobbin Install the bobbin wound with threa d. CAUTION a Slide t he bobb in cove r latch to[...]

GETTING RE ADY — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 28 f Pass the thread thro ugh the slot as shown, and then pull the thread out toward the front. a Cutt er X The cu tter cu ts the threa d. Note z Make sure tha[...]

Upper Thread ing 29 1 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — Upper Threading This section describes how to position the s pool for the upper thread, and then thread the needle. CAUT[...]

GETTING RE ADY — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 30 Threading the upper thread Set the spool of thread on the spool pin, and th en thread th e machi ne. a Turn on the sewin g mach ine. b Raise the presse r fo[...]

Upper Thread ing 31 1 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — h While hold ing the th read lightl y with yo ur righ t hand , pu ll th e thre ad wi th your left hand , and then pa ss [...]

GETTING RE ADY — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 32 Threading the needle This sectio n descri bes how to thread th e needle . Memo z The needle threader can be used with sewing machine needles 75/ 11 through [...]

Upper Thread ing 33 1 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — Note z If the n eedle was n ot comple tely thre aded , but a lo op in t he thread was forme d in th e eye o f the nee dl[...]

GETTING RE ADY — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 34 Using the twin needle With the tw in need le, yo u can sew two para llel li nes of the sam e stitch with two d ifferent thr eads. Both upper thre ads should[...]

Upper Thread ing 35 1 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — g Thre ad th e upp er th rea d for t he righ t sid e in t he same way tha t the upper thread for the left side was threa[...]

GETTING RE ADY — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 36 l Press . X display s in rev erse hi ghligh t. • If pressed aga in, it retu rns to . The t win need le can n ow be used. m Press (Back key). X The ini tia[...]

Upper Thread ing 37 1 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — Pulling up the bobbin thread When makin g gathe rs or before free-motio n quilti ng, first pull up the bobbin th read a [...]

GETTING RE ADY — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 38 Replacing the Needle This section describes how to replace the needle. Needle pre cautions Be sure to observe th e follo wing pre cautions c oncerning the h[...]

Replacing the Nee dle 39 1 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — Needle t ypes and their uses The sewi ng mach ine nee dle that sho uld be use d depend s on the fa bric and thread [...]

GETTING RE ADY — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 40 Checking the needle Sewing with a b ent need le is ex tremely dangero us since the need le may b reak while the mac hine i s bein g oper ated. Before usin g[...]

Replacing the Nee dle 41 1 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — e Hold the needle wit h your l eft hand, and th en use a screw dri ver to tu rn th e nee dle c lamp screw toward yo[...]

GETTING RE ADY — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 42 Replacing the Presser Foot This section describes how to replace the presser foot. Presser f oot precautions Be sure to observe th e follo wing pre cautions[...]

Replacin g the Pr esse r Foot 43 1 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — e Place a differ ent p resser f oot be low the holder so that the press er fo ot pin is a ligned w ith the [...]

GETTING RE ADY — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 44 Removi ng and attaching the presser f oot holder Remove the p resser foo t holde r when c leani ng the sewin g machin e or whe n instal ling a p resser foot[...]

Sewin g Cylind rical P ieces 45 1 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — Sewi ng Cylindri cal Pieces Free- arm sewi ng make s sewin g cyl indric al pie ces easy . Free-arm se wing R[...]

GETTING RE ADY — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 46[...]

2 SEWING BASIC S The nec essar y prepar ation s for s ewing ar e desc ribed in this chapt er. Sewing .. ............. ............. ................... ............. ............. ............. ............. ............. ..... 48 General sew ing proce dure ..... ............. ............. ............. ............ ............. ............ 48 S[...]

SEWI NG BASI CS — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 48 Se wing Basic sewing operations are described below. Before operating the sewing machine, read the following precautions. CAUTION General sewing pr ocedure[...]

2 Sewing 49 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — Selecting stitc hing Stitches are s elect ed using LCD opera tions . There are 71 utility stitches. Right afte r turning t he pow [...]

SEWI NG BASI CS — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 50 P osi tioning the fabric Be sure tha t the fab ric pie ces are se wn in the correc t order and tha t the right and wrong sides of the fabric are a ligned c[...]

2 Sewing 51 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — Star ting to sew Once y ou are ready to st art sew ing, y ou can st art the sewin g machi ne. The se wing spee d can b e adju sted[...]

SEWI NG BASI CS — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 52 b Insert the foot c ontroller plu g into its ja ck on the righ t side of the sewing m achin e. a Foot controller jack Note (For U. S.A. on ly) z Foot c ont[...]

2 Sewing 53 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — Securing the stitching When sewing with the straight stitc h, for exa mple, at the end of an ope ning o r where se ams do no t ove[...]

SEWI NG BASI CS — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 54 g After 3 to 5 reverse stitches have been sewn, releas e (“Re verse/Rei nforc emen t S tit ch” button) . X The mach ine st ops sewi ng. h Press (“Sta[...]

2 Sewing 55 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — ■ Using the thread cutter When sewin g with thread th icker tha n #30, ny lon or metall ic thread s, or othe r special t hread s[...]

SEWI NG BASI CS — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 56 Setting the Stitch This machine is preset with the default settings for the stitch width, stitch length, and upper thr ead tension for each stitch.However,[...]

2 Setting the Stitch 57 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — Adjusting the stitch length The stit ch lengt h can be adjuste d to mak e the stitc h longer or shorter. Each pr ess o[...]

SEWI NG BASI CS — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 58 ■ Upper thread is too loo se If the upp er thre ad is vi sible fro m the wro ng side of the fab ric, th e upper th read i s too loo se. a Wrong side of f[...]

2 Useful Fun ctions 59 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — Useful Functions Functions useful in improving sewing efficiency are desc ribed below. A utomaticall y sew ing rever se[...]

SEWI NG BASI CS — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 60 Automatically cutting the thre ad The sewi ng mach ine c an be set to auto matical ly cut the threa ds at the e nd of the stitching. This is calle d “pro[...]

2 Useful Fun ctions 61 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — Mirroring stitc hes You can sew the mirror i mage of a stitch h orizon tally (left and rig ht). a Turn on the sewin g m[...]

SEWI NG BASI CS — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 62 Useful Sewing Tips Various ways to achieve better results for your sewing projects are described below. Refer to these tips when sewing your project. T ria[...]

2 Useful S ewing Tips 63 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — b Turn the presse r foot pressure dial at the back of the m achine to ad just the pressure of the presser foot. The p[...]

SEWI NG BASI CS — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 64 Sewing thin fa brics When sewing thin fabrics, the st itching may beco me misaligne d or the fabric ma y not feed co rrectly. If this occurs , place t hin [...]

2 Useful S ewing Tips 65 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — ■ Aligning th e fabric wit h a needle pla te marking The mark ings on th e needle plate show the dist ance fro m th[...]

SEWI NG BASI CS — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 66 ■ Using the knee lif ter a Stop th e sewing machine. • Do not u se the knee lifter while t he sewing mach ine is op era tin g. b With y our knee , pre [...]

3 UTILITY STITCHES The v arious s titches and their ap plication s are des cribed in this cha pter. Stitch Se tting Ch art . .................... ........ 68 Utility stitc hes ................. ............... 68 Other stitc hes ..... ............. ............. .. 72 Selecting Stitchi ng ................ ............... 75 Stitch types ......... .[...]

68 UTILITY STITCHES — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — Stit ch Set ting Ch ar t Applications, stitch lengths and widths and whether the twin needle can be use d are listed for utility stitches in the following tab[...]

Stitch Se tting Cha rt 69 3 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — Blind he m stitch 17 R Blind he m stit ching on medium weight fabrics 00 (0) 3 ← – → 3 2.0 (1/16) 1.0–3. 5[...]

70 UTILITY STITCHES — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — Decorati ve stitch 37 J Decorative s titching 5.5 (7/32) 0.0–7. 0 (0–1/4) 1.6 (1/16) 1.0–4. 0 (1/16–3/ 16) Yes (J) Reinforc ement No Serpentin e stitc[...]

Stitch Se tting Cha rt 71 3 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — Button hole stitch 55 A Keyhole b uttonholes for thick o r furry fab rics 7.0 (1/4) 3.0–7. 0 (1 /8–1 /4) 0.5 ([...]

72 UTILITY STITCHES — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — Other stitc hes ** Pat tern for ma king adjustm ent Stitch Typ e Pattern Presse r Foot Twin Needle Pattern Size Adjustable Stitchi ng Density Adjustable P a t[...]

Stitch Se tting Cha rt 73 3 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — Stitch Type Pattern Presser Foo t Twin Need le Patter n Si ze Adjustable Stitching Density Adjustable Pattern Leng[...]

74 UTILITY STITCHES — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — Character sti tches (Outline style) 1234567891 0 NN o Large , Small No No Y es 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 3[...]

Selectin g Stitching 75 3 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — Sele ctin g Stit ching This sec tion provides details on the various ty pes of stitche s availa ble and the proc edu[...]

76 UTILITY STITCHES — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — c Select the stitch type.  When a de corat ive stitch i s selected X The scre en containing the various stitches in the sele cted stitch type appears. • [...]

Selectin g Stitching 77 3 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —  Example : Bus Sa ving stitch settings This machine i s preset with the default sett ings for the stitch width (z[...]

78 UTILITY STITCHES — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — e Press . Note z The ne xt time that the same straight stitc h is selected, the stitch length is set to 2.0 m m. z All stitch se ttings (st itch width (zigzag[...]

Overc asti ng Sti tch es 79 3 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — Over casting Stitches Sew overcasting stitches along the edges of cut fabric to prevent fabric from fraying. 15 [...]

80 UTILITY STITCHES — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — Sewing o vercasting stitches using zigzag foot “J” Seven stitches ca n be used to sew overcastin g stitch e s with z igzag fo ot “J”. a Attac h zigza [...]

Overc asti ng Sti tch es 81 3 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — Sewing overcasting stitches us ing the optional side cutter Using the side cutter, seam all owances can b e fini[...]

82 UTILITY STITCHES — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — d Raise t he presser foot le ver to chec k that t he side cutter is securely attached. e Pass the upper thread unde r the side cutter, and then pull it out to[...]

Basi c Stit chi ng 83 3 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — Basi c St itc hing Straight stitches are used for sewing plain seams. Fi ve stitches are available for basic stitching[...]

84 UTILITY STITCHES — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — e Lower the press er foot lev er, an d then st art sewing. • For details, re fer to “Starting to sew” (page 51). • For details o n sewing reverse /rei[...]

Blind Hem Stitching 85 3 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — Blin d Hem S titchi ng Secure the bottoms of skirts and pants with a blind hem. Two stitches are available for blind [...]

86 UTILITY STITCHES — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — f Adjust the stit ch width unt il the needle slight ly catches the fold of the hem. a Needle drop poi nt When you change the n e edle dro p point, raise the n[...]

Buttonhole Stitching /Button Se wing 87 3 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — Buttonhole Stitching/Bu tton Sewing Buttonholes can be sewn and buttons can be sewn on. 10 stitches [...]

88 UTILITY STITCHES — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — Buttonhole sewing The ma ximum buttonhol e length is about 28 mm (1 -1/8 inches) (diam eter + th ickness of the bu tton). Button holes ar e sewn fro m the fro[...]

Buttonhole Stitching /Button Se wing 89 3 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — ■ If the b utton does n ot fit in the button g uide plate Add t ogether the diameter and th icknes[...]

90 UTILITY STITCHES — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — f Pull down the bu tto nhol e le ver as far a s possible . a Buttonhole lever The butto nhole lever is po sitioned behind th e bracket on the bu ttonhole foot[...]

Buttonhole Stitching /Button Se wing 91 3 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — ■ Chang ing the d ensi ty of t he stit chin g Adjust the stitch length. • For details, re fer to[...]

92 UTILITY STITCHES — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — Button sewing Button s can be se w n on w ith the sew ing machine. Button s with two or with four holes can be attach ed. a Measu re the dista nce betwe en th[...]

Buttonhole Stitching /Button Se wing 93 3 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — g Turn the handw heel toward you (counterclockwise ) to check that th e needle correc tly goes in to[...]

94 UTILITY STITCHES — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — Zipper Inser tio n A zipper can be sewn in place. There are many methods for inserting zippers. The procedures for inserting a centered zipper and a side zipp[...]

Zipper Insertion 95 3 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — e Align the seam with th e cen ter of th e zippe r, and th en baste th e zipper in p lace. a Wrong side of f abric b Bas[...]

96 UTILITY STITCHES — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — Insert ing a side zipper Stitching is visible on only one piece of f abric. Use this typ e of zipp er application f or side opening s and back op enings. a St[...]

Zipper Insertion 97 3 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — h Select stitch 3 . • For details, ref e r to “Sel ecting stitching” (pag e 49). CAUTION i Sew th e zippe r to th [...]

98 UTILITY STITCHES — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — n Topstitc h aroun d the zipp er. Sew re verse sti tches a t the end of the zipper opening and align the zipper teeth with the side of the pre sser foot. a Ri[...]

Zipper/pipin g Insertion 99 3 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — Zipper/pipin g Inserti on A zipper and piping can be sewn in place. There are many methods for inserting zippers[...]

100 UTILITY STITCHES — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — CAUTION g Securel y tighten the posit ioning screw with a screwdriver. a Positioning screw h Topstitc h aroun d the zipp er. a Stitc hing b Right side of fab[...]

Sewin g Stretch Fabri cs and Elastic Tape 101 3 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — Sewing Stretch F abrics and Elastic T ape Stretch fabrics can be sewn and elastic tape can be [...]

102 UTILITY STITCHES — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — c Select a stit ch.  Example : 2-point z igzag stitch  Example : Elastic-a ttaching stit ch • For details, ref e r to “Sel ecting stitching” (pag[...]

Appliqué, Patchw ork and Qu ilt Stitchin g 103 3 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — Appliqué, P atchwork and Quilt Stitching The stitches that can be used for sewing appliqué[...]

104 UTILITY STITCHES — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — Appliqué stitching For best re sults, use the includ ed open toe foo t. a Cut out the appliqué , leaving a seam allowan ce of between 3 and 5 mm (1 /8 and [...]

Appliqué, Patchw ork and Qu ilt Stitchin g 105 3 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — P a tchw ork (cra zy quilt) stitching a Fold the e dge o f the t op p iece of fabr ic and pl[...]

106 UTILITY STITCHES — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — ■ For a seam a llowa nce on t he left side Align the le ft side of the presser fo ot with the edge of the fa bric, and sew using stitch 22 . a 7 mm (1/4 in[...]

Appliqué, Patchw ork and Qu ilt Stitchin g 107 3 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — Quilting Sandwiching batting betwee n the top and bottom layers of fabric is called “quilt[...]

108 UTILITY STITCHES — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — ■ Using the optiona l quilting guide Use the qu ilting guide to sew parallel st itches that are eq ually sp aced. a Insert the stem o f the quilting gu ide[...]

Appliqué, Patchw ork and Qu ilt Stitchin g 109 3 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — CAUTION d Slide the drop feed le ver, locate d at the r ear of the m achin e on the b ase, t[...]

110 UTILITY STITCHES — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — e Press (B ack ke y). X The ini tial screen appe ars again. f Select stitch 24 . • For details, ref e r to “Sel ecting stitching” (pag e 49). g While s[...]

Reinforceme nt Stitching 111 3 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — Rei nforcemen t S titch ing Reinforce points that will be subject to strain, such as sleeve holes, inseams and [...]

112 UTILITY STITCHES — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — b Attach butt onhole foot “A ”. • For details, re fer to “Replac ing the presser foot ” (pag e 42). c Select stitch 60 . • For details, ref e r t[...]

Reinforceme nt Stitching 113 3 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — Dar nin g Fabric t hat has been torn can be darned . Darning is sewn as shown b elow. a Reinforcem ent stitchin[...]

114 UTILITY STITCHES — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — Pass the upp er thread down throug h the hole in the presser foot. • When lowering the presser foot, do not push in the front of the presser foot, otherwis[...]

Eyelet Stitc hing 115 3 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — Eyelet Stit ching Eyelets, such as those on belts, can be s ewn. Three sizes of eyelets are possible: 7 m m, 6 mm and [...]

116 UTILITY STITCHES — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — Horizontal Stitching Horizontal stitching is used to attach appliqués to fabric that cannot be moved around, suc h a s cylindrical pieces. Straight stitches[...]

Horizontal S titching 117 3 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — h Press (“Revers e/Rein forcem ent St itch” button) . Hold (“Reverse/Reinfo rcement Stitch ” button) pre s[...]

118 UTILITY STITCHES — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — Decorative Stitc hing The utility stitches contain the following decorative stitches. Stitch Name Pattern Application Stitch Wid th [mm (inch)] Stitch Length[...]

Decorative S titching 119 3 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — Fa goting Stitching across an open se am is called “fag oting”. It is used on blouses and chil dren's clo[...]

120 UTILITY STITCHES — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — Scallop stitc hing The wa ve-shaped repe ating pattern that looks lik e shells is called “scalloping”. It i s used on the collars of blouses a n d to dec[...]

Decorative S titching 121 3 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — e Select stitch 31 , 32 or 33 . • For details, ref e r to “Sel ecting stitching” (pag e 49). f Stitch betwee[...]

122 UTILITY STITCHES — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — d Sew while making sure that the n e edle drops slightly of f the edge of the fabric. a Needle drop poi nt e Unfold t he fabric, and th en iron the tucks dow[...]

Decorative S titching 123 3 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — Heirloom stitching When sew ing with the wing ne edle, the ne edle ho les are enla rged, creating a lace-like d ec[...]

124 UTILITY STITCHES — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — Partially rem oving threads is ca lled “drawnwork”. This give s a beautiful resul t with fabrics t hat have a loose w eave. Two wa ys to create drawnwork[...]

Decorative S titching 125 3 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — ■ Drawn work (E xamp le 2) a Pull out several threads from two sections of the fabric , s eparate d by an unfray[...]

126 UTILITY STITCHES — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — Sewi n g the V arious Built-in Decorative P atterns You can sew decorative stitches, satin stitches, cr oss stitches, decorative satin stitches, combined uti[...]

Sewing the V arious Bu ilt-in Dec orative Patte rns 127 3 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — Changing the pattern siz e The size of character stitche s in the Gothic font and ou[...]

128 UTILITY STITCHES — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — Changing the length for satin stitches The leng th for one satin stitc h can be change d in five grada tions. a Press ( Utility s titch key) on th e operatio[...]

Sewing the V arious Bu ilt-in Dec orative Patte rns 129 3 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — Shifting patterns Sati n stitc hes can be shifted to the left or ri ght by half the [...]

130 UTILITY STITCHES — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — e Press . X The ne xt patte rn selected is moved ha lf a width t o the left. f Specif y that the patterns wil l be sewn repeatedly. • For details, re fer t[...]

Sewing the V arious Bu ilt-in Dec orative Patte rns 131 3 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — c Select the next p a ttern . X The combined patt ern appears on the scr een. • To[...]

132 UTILITY STITCHES — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — ■ Mirroring a pattern image a After a single pattern has be en selec ted, press to mirror the pattern i mage horizontally. ■ Checking the pattern When th[...]

Sewing the V arious Bu ilt-in Dec orative Patte rns 133 3 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — Savi n g patterns Combined patterns can be sav ed for lat er use. Since saved pat te[...]

134 UTILITY STITCHES — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — ■ Deleting a saved pattern Saved pattern in the pockets ca n be deleted. a Press . b Select the pock et where th e patter n you wish to delete is store d. [...]

Sewing the V arious Bu ilt-in Dec orative Patte rns 135 3 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — d Star t se wing. X The pa ttern for m aking th e adjustme nt is sewn. X The sewin g[...]

136 UTILITY STITCHES — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — ■ Hori zontal pa ttern adjus tmen t Press to incre ase the hori zont al sp ace in the de sig n. Press to dec rea se the h oriz ontal sp ace i n the de sig [...]

Designing a Pattern (My Custo m Stitch) 137 3 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — Designing a P attern (My Custom Stitch) With the My Custom Stitch function, you can sew stitch p[...]

138 UTILITY STITCHES — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — Entering the patte rn data Follow t he pattern draw n on the g rid sheet and program the pattern into the sewing m achine. a Attach mo nogramming fo ot “N?[...]

Designing a Pattern (My Custo m Stitch) 139 3 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — h Specif y the vari ous stitchi ng settin gs, such as reverse/r einforceme nt stitching, in the [...]

140 UTILITY STITCHES — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — Examples of designs Enter ea ch of the points i ndicated in the table to sew the sample stitch. Point Poi nt 1 00 21 38 13 2 12 0 22 35 1 4 3 18 3 23 32 1 3 [...]

4E M B R O I D E R Y The st eps for em broiderin g are de scrib ed in th i s chapt er. Embroi dering Ne atly ............ ............. 142 What to pr epare ........ ............. ...... 142 Embroide ry step by step ......... ...... 144 Attachin g the Emb roidery Foot.......... 145 Attachin g the emb roidery foot ..... 145 Removing the embro idery [...]

142 EMBROI DERY — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — Embroidering Neatly This sec tion des cribes the prepa rations a nd basic proced ures for embroi dering. What to prepare The f ollowing is necessary for e[...]

Embroid erin g Neat ly 143 4 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — ■ Needl e Use a 7 5/11 home sew ing machine needle. When embroide ring on thick fa brics suc h as denim, use a [...]

144 EMBROI DERY — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — Embroidery step b y step The bas ic steps fo r embro idery are as follows. ↓ ↓ ↓ ↓ ↓ ↓ ↓ ↓ ↓ 1 Presser foot attachme nt Attach the embro[...]

Atta ching th e Embroidery Fo ot 145 4 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — Attaching the Embroidery Foot This section describes how to attach the embroidery foot. Attaching the e[...]

146 EMBROI DERY — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — e Loose n the p resser f oot holder sc rew and remove the pres ser foot hold er. Turn the scre w driver toward the back. a Screwdri ver b Presser foot hol[...]

Atta ching th e Embroidery Fo ot 147 4 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — Removing t he embroi der y foot a Press (“Nee dle Po sit ion ” bu tton ) onc e or twic e to raise t[...]

148 EMBROI DERY — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — Attaching the Embroidery Unit This section describes how to attach the embroidery unit. Embroidery unit precautions Cautions fo r the embroidery un it wil[...]

Atta ching th e Embroidery Un it 149 4 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — d Slid e the em br oider y un it on to th e sewi ng machi ne arm. Push it in u ntil it clicks and stops[...]

150 EMBROI DERY — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — Remov i ng the embroidery unit Make sure that the sewing machi ne is comp letely stopped a nd follow the in structions below. a Remov e the em br oidery f[...]

Prepari ng the Fabric 151 4 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — Preparing the F abric After attaching a stabilizer material to the embroidery fabric, it is stretched on an embroi[...]

152 EMBROI DERY — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — Setting the fabric in the embroidery frame The fab ric is stretched in the embroidery fra m e. If th e fabric is lo ose, the quality of the em broidery pa[...]

Prepari ng the Fabric 153 4 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — d Tighten the ad justment screw by ha nd just enou gh to secu re th e fabric. e Gently r emove th e fabric from th[...]

154 EMBROI DERY — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — b Place th e embroidery sheet on t he inner fra me. a Embroidery she et b Inner frame c Embroidery sheet base lines c Line the mark on the fabric up wi th[...]

Attaching the Emb roidery Fr ame 155 4 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — Attaching the Embroidery Frame This section describes how to attach the embroidery frame. Attaching the[...]

156 EMBROI DERY — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — Removi ng t he embr oider y fram e Make sure that the sewing machi ne is comp letely stopped a nd follow the in structions below. a Raise t he presser foo[...]

Selecting Embroi dery Pa tterns 157 4 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — Selecting Embroidery Pat tern s This sec tion provi des details on t he various types of embroidery pa t[...]

158 EMBROI DERY — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — LCD (liquid crystal displa y) operation The LCD (liqu id crystal display) is opera ted using the operation keys on the op eration panel. T he use of the k[...]

Selecting Embroi dery Pa tterns 159 4 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — ■ LCD button • For detai ls, refer to “Re sewing” (pag e 172). • For detai ls, refer to “Adj[...]

160 EMBROI DERY — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — Selecting c haracter s Specify the characte rs for embroi dery. Memo z When “ The pattern is too large for the embroi dery frame.“ is displayed, no mo[...]

Selecting Embroi dery Pa tterns 161 4 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — Memo z The c harac ter patt er n that you c rea ted c an be save d for late r use. For deta ils, refer t[...]

162 EMBROI DERY — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — Selecting a frame patter n 10 shapes, suc h as squares and circles, ca n be combine d with 12 stitch t ypes. Memo z Refer to “Frame pa tterns“ in the [...]

Selecting Embroi dery Pa tterns 163 4 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — Using an embroi d ery card (sold separately) If an em broidery card is u s ed, yo u can embroide r patte[...]

164 EMBROI DERY — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — Embroidering After the preparations are done, you can try embroidering. This section describes the steps for embroidering and appliquéing. Sewing attrac [...]

Embroi dering 165 4 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — Embroidering a pattern Embroide ry patterns ar e embroid ered with a ch ange of thread after each color. a Prepa re embro [...]

166 EMBROI DERY — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — d Lower the presser foot le ver. a Presser foot lever e Press (“Start/Stop” bu tton). a “Start/Stop” button f After progre ssing 5-6 stit ches, pr[...]

Embroi dering 167 4 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — Appliquéing Prepare the base fabric a nd the a ppliqué fabric (appliqué piece). Press (Settings key ), and set the thre[...]

168 EMBROI DERY — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — i Lower the presser foot le ver, and press (“Start/Stop ” button). Note z When “APPLIQUE M ATERIAL”, “APPL IQUE POSITI ON” and “ APPLIQU E?[...]

Editing Patte rns 169 4 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — Editing P atterns This section describes ways to edit, a djust, and reposition patterns. Adjusting the la yout The pat[...]

170 EMBROI DERY — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — Memo z If yo u make a no te of the values in the lower part of scr een when you change the siz e and position, you can sew with the same size and la yout [...]

Editing Patte rns 171 4 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — d Press (Back key) to retur n to the original scree n . Memo z When the pow e r is turn ed off, the layo ut returns to[...]

172 EMBROI DERY — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — Rese wing When the wrong upper thre ad color has been sewn, it can be re sewn with the corre ct color. a Press (“Star t/S top” button) to stop the sew[...]

Editing Patte rns 173 4 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — Stopping while embr oidering If the em broidery is stopped before it is comp lete, check th e current needle count bef[...]

174 EMBROI DERY — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — h Press . i Press (Forward o ne color) to move to the beg inning of the co lor you want to embro ider. j Press (Forward on e stitch) to in crease the n ee[...]

Usin g the Mem ory Fu ncti on 175 4 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — Using the Memory Function Embroidery data precautions Observe the following precautions whe n using embroi[...]

176 EMBROI DERY — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — Savi n g patterns The emb roi dery pa tt erns an d the al phab et char act ers you ha ve cu stomiz ed ca n be sa ved in t he sewi ng machi ne's me mo[...]

Usin g the Mem ory Fu ncti on 177 4 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — Retrievi n g embroidery patterns from the computer a Plug the USB cabl e conn ectors i nto th e correspond[...]

178 EMBROI DERY — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — e Select the pa tte rn you wish to retri e ve. Switc h scre ens us ing (Previ ous pa ge ke y) and (Next page k e y). a Total amount of mem ory used b Tota[...]

5 APPENDIX The va rious maint enance and troublesho oting pr ocedur es are desc ribed in this chapter . Care an d Maintena nce ... ................... ............. ............. ............. ............. ............. ... 180 Cleaning t he machine surface ................... ............. ............. ............. ............. ... 1 80 Cleani[...]

180 APPENDIX — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — Care and Maintenance Simple sewing machine maintenance operations are described below. Cleaning the mac hine surface If the surfa c e of the machine is d[...]

Care and Maintenanc e 181 5 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — g Insert the bobbin case so th at the projecti on on the bo bbin case al igns with the s pring. a Projection b Spr[...]

182 APPENDIX — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — T roubleshooting If the machine stops operating corre ctly, check the following possible problems before requesting service. If the problem persists, con[...]

Trouble shooting 183 5 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — The up per thre ad breaks. The up per thread was not thre aded correc tly (for example , the spo ol is not installed co[...]

184 APPENDIX — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — The lower thread is tangled o r breaks. The bo bbin threa d is incorrectly installed . Correctly install the bobbin thread. page 27 The bo bbin is scratc[...]

Trouble shooting 185 5 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — Stit ches ar e skip ped. The up per thread was not thre aded correctly . Correct the u pper threadi ng. page 29 The co [...]

186 APPENDIX — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — The se wing lamp does n ot come on. The sewin g lamp is damag ed. Contact your retailer or th e nearest authoriz ed servic e center. – The mach in e is[...]

Trouble shooting 187 5 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — Error me ssag es When erron e ous op erations are p erformed messages and advice on ope ration will be displa yed on th[...]

188 APPENDIX — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — A stitch oth er than the butt onhole, bar tack o r darning stitch w a s selected a nd the “Start/Stop ” button w as pressed w hile the buttonhole lev[...]

Trouble shooting 189 5 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — When the embroidery unit is a ttached. You tr ied to set a number of characte rs that wi ll not fit within th e frame. [...]

190 APPENDIX — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — Adjusting the LCD If nothing appears in the LC D when th e sewing machine is t urned on, the bright ness of the LCD is either too light or too dark . In [...]

Trouble shooting 191 5 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — Canceling t he operati on beep When the sewing machine i s purchas ed, it is set to beep ea ch time an opera tion panel[...]

192 APPENDIX — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — Upgrading Y our Machine’ s Software You can use a computer to download software upgrades for your sewing machine. Visit our website at www.brother.com [...]

Upgrading Your Machine ’s Software / Index 193 5 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — Index Numeri cs 1/4 inch quilting foot .. ........ ...... ......... ........ .......... 1 0[...]

194 APPENDIX — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — F fabric positioning ... ......... .... ...... ......... ........ .... ....... ........ 50 fagoting ...... ........ ......... ...... ........ ......... .[...]

Index 195 5 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — Q quick reference gui de ..... ........ ....... ........ ........ ..... ...... ...... 9 qui lt st itch in g ..... ......... ......[...]

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