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IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS For the United States only This sewing machine is designed and manufactured for HOUSEHOLD use only. When you use an electric appliance, basic safety precautions should always be adhered to as follows: Read all instructions before using this sewing machine. DANGER To reducethe riskofelectricshock: 1. The sewing machine [...]

Modern and uncomplicated — Corn puterized sewing Congratulations! You have bought a high-quality product that offers unique advantages. Your new sewing machine can take any material in its stride and will sew through thick and thin for you. Its features are the very latest in design and technology and you will find that your PFAFF sewing machine [...]

Index ‘esc” 37 Electrical connection 14—15 Embroidering, General tips 1 22 Embroidery programs 10—11 Embroidery techniques, traditional 122—138 Error messages, Enabling and disabling 31—32 Eyelet embroidery 132—133 Fagot stitch 79 Felling foot 108 Foot control, connecting 1 5 Free-hand quilt foot 11 3 Fringefoot 115 Functions when swi[...]

Index “Tacking” key 36 Tacking stitch 69 Technical section 14—27 Thread cutter 25 Thread tension 21 Threading the needle thread 23 Top cover 14 Twin-needle cording foot 11 4 Twin-needle embroidery 1 38 Utility stitch programs 8—9 Utility stitches 67—85 Word sequence, creating in M-memory 54—5 6 Work support 1 6 Zigzag stitch 70 Zippers,[...]

Utility stitch programs 18 19 20 21 22l23l24I2526I 2728 29 30 31 32 33 34 11111111 — 11111111 I I > I 11111111 I I _________ - ‘I’ll” Width Program Description Application up to mm No. V For overstitching elastic and woollen threads, 1 8 Fancy elastic stitch V V 6 and for shirring and smocking. 1 9 Cross stitch Provides a highly elastic [...]

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Place the second spool holder in the hole (38) and push the felt washer on.Then put the thread in place. Bobbin winding Place the thread into guide A and pull it under the thread tension disk B with both hands. Wind the thread end clockwise a few times around the bobbin. Push the bobbin to the right. Switch on the master switch Hold the end of the [...]

Preparing the machine for bobbin winding Hold the handwheel (40) firmly and turn the release disk (41) fully in the direction of the arrow, The needle will then not move during the bobbin-winding procedure. 93 I Placing the bobbin Switch off the master switch. Place the empty bobbin so that the black pin of the bobbin winder (39) snaps into the slo[...]

Technical section 0 C, a, (I, cc C, C, Electrical connection Detachable work support Winding the bobbin Bobbin case Bobbin thread tension Threading the needle thread Needle threader Thread cutter Sewing foot lifter Pulling up the bobbin thread Changing the sewing foot Changing the needle Needle thread tension Lowering the feed dog Page 14—15 Page[...]

Connecting the foot control Connect the plug of the foot control with the connection socket of the machine (45). Master switch When the master switch (43) is switched on, the sewing lamp lights up. Press the “ok.” key, the sewing machine is now ready to use. ? ; )$a•••P .•••• 43 15[...]

Switch off the master switch. Hold the hook cover (49) at the side and open it towards the front. Lift the latch of the bobbin case and pull the bobbin case out. Release the latch and take out the empty bobbin. To obtain optimum seam appearance and durability, make sure needle and bobbin thread tensions are correctly adjusted to each other; i.e. th[...]

Switch off the master switch. Raise the sewing foot lifter (23) and turn the hand-wheel until the take-up lever (33) has reached its highest position. Place the thread on the reel holder (36) and fit a corresponding unwinding disk. Now pull the thread into guide A. Then pass the thread to the right or left along thread tension disk B and downwards [...]

The sewing foot is raised and lowered with the presser foot lifter (23). Bobbin thread Close the hook cover (49) and pull the threads under the sewing foot to the left. Raise the sewing foot. Hold the needle thread and turn the handwheel towards you until the needle has reached its highest position and the bobbin thread has formed a loop. Pull the [...]

Changing the needle Switch off the master switch. To remove: Lower the sewing foot and set the needle at its highest point. Now loosen the retaining screw (25) and pull the needle downwards. To insert: The flat side (A) of the needle must face to the rear. Lower the sewing foot and insert the needle, pushing it up as far as it goes. Hold the needle[...]

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Adjusting the contrast in the display The contrast setting in the display may change after some use or due to the machine being transported. This setting can be readjusted with the brightness regulator (42). r Enabling and disabling the error messages An additional feature of the creative 7560 is to recognize errors and to indicate them in the disp[...]

The basic menu contains a selection of the stitches that are most often needed for practical sewing. It consists of 20 stitches divided into groups of ten, which are shown over three screen pages. When you switch the machine on, the first page with 10 sewing programs is shown automatically. The straight stitch is highlighted and can be sewn immedia[...]

Programmable seam length for straight stitch If you wish to join several workpieces of the same size you can enter the seam length with straight stitch. The advantage is that you can repeat the seam with the same length as often as you want to. The machine will sew a tack at the seam start and seam end and then stop automatically. After switching o[...]

[:!: - _____ fI7h inwrn 0•Ii With the cursor keys you can browse through the screen pages in backwards or forwards direction. Within a pattern these keys are used to adjust the balance. “esc”(9) By pressing the “esc” key the previous screen is displayed or a function is aborted. 1—0 Numbered keys (8) With the numbered keys you select th[...]

Summary of the options for pattern selection You have various options to select a pattern from the creative 7560. a) As soon as you switch the machine on, the first 10 patterns of the basic menu appear. The first pattern of the basic menu, the straight stitch, is highlighted and can be sewn immediately. Each pattern can be selected by pressing the [...]

If you select e.g. key “9”=”Decorative stitches’ the corresponding patterns will be shown on the screen.The desired pattern can be selected with the key underneath it and can be sewn immediately. If you want to change the width and length settings, you must press the same key again. The programming screen is displayed indicating the pattern[...]

For some patterns it is not possible to alter the stitch density. The following symbol will be displayed on the right of the screen: 0—i In this case the balance can be altered instead (see page 45). Select e.g. number 41. for the stitch density is displayed along with the With the cursor keys it is possible to increase the default setting of 0.3[...]

Reverse stitch correction Embroidery patterns, particularly large-scale motifs, can vary on different fabric types — woolen material is fed differently to fine silk. The creative 7560 has a correction system which lets you sew optimum embroidery stitches: the balance. With this system the reverse feed can be adjusted. To close up or stretch out a[...]

Activating the code r4 You can lock your creative 7560 (e.g. for child safety) by entering a numerical code. When entering the code for the first time, press the”info” key(12) and the master switch simultaneously. The display shows the message: “Please enter a code number” **** Enter your code number using keys “1—0”. Your combination[...]

•øê• As soon as you press the “ok.” key, the sewing machine switches to the basic menu and is ready to sew again. To delete the code, press the “esc” key. The machine switches to the basic menu and is ready to sew. The next time the machine is switched on, no code query is displayed. o.. If you wish to change the code, press the “in[...]

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- j A menu appears on the screen with the letters of the alphabet, the numbers 0—9, punctuation marks such as a space, comma, dash, and several special symbols. After selecting an alphabet style the letter “A” is automatically activated and can be sewn straight away. Any other letters have to be selected with the numbered keys below the arrow[...]

After you have confirmed with the “o.k.” key this message appears on the display: “Empty sequence! Select now the patterns to be stored now. “esc”=Abort” To this end press the “A—z” key. Select the desired alphabet with the keys below it and enter the required letters using the number keys. Press the “o.k.” key after each lett[...]

= Deleting letters within a pattern sequence If you have already pressed key”m)” (13) and you are in the pattern sequence screen, a correction can be carried out with the function “rn-”. Place the cursor right in front of the letter to be deleted. By pressing number key 4 for symbol “i” the letter is deleted (also see pages 62—64). Pa[...]

Changing pattern length and width The pattern width and stitch length can be changed by pressing the keys “1—0” underneath the screen before saving. - Then confirm by pressing the “o.k.” key. The selected pattern in the memory is displayed. Select the next pattern with key “0—9” again and proceed in the same manner. This way you can[...]

Iiit I Symbols in the sewing screen You will find the following symbols in the sewing screen: “edt”Working.You are in the sewing screen. Pressing the key below it will bring you to the programming screen, where you can insert, add or delete patterns (see section “Cursor”). 1 I This symbol represents the stitch density. By pressing key”9?[...]

Inserting a pattern Press the “0—9” key and enter the number of your On the screen the message appears: “Store by desired motif using the “1—0” keys. Confirm with pressing “o.k.”. Press the “o.k.” key.” “o.k. The new pattern will then be inserted into your sequence. 63[...]

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Straight stitch Program 00 is the basic straight stitch with center needle position.The stitch length can be increased up to 6 mm as required. Some sewing jobs can be done more easily by changing the needle position, e.g. topstitching a collar or sewing in a zipper. With keys 6,7,8,9 and 0 you can select the creative 7560’s 19 needle positions. W[...]

Program 05 — S. — -S. -5’ 5’- ‘-S 5- This special blindstitch is particularly suitable for elastic fabrics. It is not necessary to serge the fabric edge because of the integrated zigzag stitch. • For instructions see the description on Page 70. Program 01 This program is used for sewing all seams where great strength is needed, e.g. ins[...]

Overlock stitches Programs 06, 13, 20, 30—34 For knit and other stretch materials, the creative 7560 offers a selection of overlock stitches. These join two layers of fabric and serge them in one operation. They have a higher elasticity than usual stitches, they are very durable and, they are very quick to sew. S TIP: We recommend using blind sti[...]

Automatic darning Program 24 This program is used mainly for strengthening damaged areas of fabric. • Stitch over the damaged area at the required length. • Press the reverse key; the machine finishes sewing the darning program and the darning length is thus saved. Depending on the type of material, the darning pattern may shift to one side. Yo[...]

Lace edges Program 02 Program 00 Serge the raw edges of the fabric with zigzag or overlock stitches. Place the lace onto the fabric so that the edges of the fabric and lace overlap slightly. Then stitch the lace onto the face side. You can achieve a particularly flat seam if you are joining lace and fabric with a covering stitch. In this case, the [...]

Covering seams Where seam allowances and serged edges are inconvenient, covering seams are used. These seams are extremely flat, they join bordering fabric plies and serge them at the same time. This produces the typical flatlock effect which lends a professional look to collar plackets or raglan seams. Cross stitch Program 19 Owing to its high ela[...]

Darning with elastic stitch Program 03 The elastic stitch is very suitable for repairing holes, tears and damaged areas. Depending on the size of the damaged area, sew over this area with rows of elastic stitches until it is well covered.When doing so, make sure that the stitch rows overlap each other. The best way to darn larger holes is to patch,[...]

With roll hemming you can secure the edges of blouses, silk scarves or frills without having to iron the edge of the material beforehand. Hemming prevents the edges from fraying and ensures a tidy and durable seam finish. • Fold over the edge of the material twice (each time approx. 2 mm). • Insert the folded edge of the material underneath the[...]

• Sew in the second half of the zipper parallel and at the same distance. • Stop shortly before the seam end and leave the needle in the material. Raise the sewing foot and open the zipper. • Now the seam can be finished. Trouser zippers • Iron a fold into the seam allowance on the zipper seam ensuring that the overlap protrudes about 4 mm.[...]

The creative 7560 offers you the perfect buttonhole for all types of material and garment. Whether you are sewing jackets, trousers, blouses or elastic materials, 5 different buttonhole styles lend a professional finish to your self-created fashions. You only have to program your buttonhole in the required length once. All further buttonholes will [...]

1. Linen buttonhole No. 25 (for blouses, shirts, dresses etc.) 2. Stretch buttonhole No. 26 for highly elastic materials and heavy knit fabrics. 3. Stretch buttonhole No. 27 for fine elastic materials and for decorative buttonholes. 4. Round buttonhole No. 28 for ladies’ fashion, especially blouses and dresses. 5. Eyelet buttonhole No. 29 for jac[...]

lnTa1II Sewing the buttonhole Standard buttonhole, fully automatic, with buttonhole guide No. 10 and buttonhole foot No. 5A • Select buttonhole No. 25. On the display appears the above shown message. • Using the numbered keys “1 —0” you can enter the desired length of the buttonhole, e.g. “1” and “8” 18 mm. Then confirm with “o.[...]

Standard buttonhole semi automatic For this buttonhole the length and bartack are entered while sewing. After having programmed the first buttonhole, the following buttonholes are sewn fully automatically. For semi-automatic buttonholes, not only the buttonhole length and buttonhole width can be set, but also the stitch density. • After selecting[...]

Adapting the buttonhole seam length with the balance On highly slippery fabrics it may happen that the stitch density of the left seam turns out differently to that of the right seam. In this case, the seam density can be adjusted using the balance. The balance appears on the right in the display and can be set with the cursor keys “—“ and ?[...]

L The bartack can be self-defined using key”6’ The stitch density cannot be altered for this buttonhole type. Therefore you should use a stronger thread or gimp thread if necessary (see “Buttonhole with gimp thread”). Keyhole buttonhole Important: The keyhole buttonhole should be placed with the rounding facing the edge. The sewing of the b[...]

Buttonholes which are sewn with a gimp thread are more durable and neater. Use pearl cotton or a regular gimp thread as available at specialized shops. • Place the gimp thread over the front ridge of the buttonhole foot and clamp the thread ends to the right and left into the rear ridge. • After finishing the buttonhole, pull the left thread un[...]

Accessories and needles Sewing feet (accessories) Special accessories table Felling foot / Appliqué foot Pintuck foot Cording foot / Shirring foot Knit edge foot / Multi-stitch gathering attachment Quilt and patchwork foot Free-hand quilt foot / Teflon ornamental stitch foot Cording foot / Ornamental stitch foot / Bias tape binder Circular edge gu[...]

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Sewing feet (special accessories) Special accessory Part No. Sewing work Appliqué foot 93-042 941 -91 For appliqué work Open appliqué foot, stitch width up to 9 mm 93-036 933-91 Pintuck foot, 5 grooves (twin needle with needle gauge 1.6— 2.0; 93-042 950-91 1 30/705 H-ZWI) Pintuck foot, 7 grooves For cording work (needle size 80( (twin needle w[...]

This classical sewing technique can be used perfectly well on many fabrics such as cottons and light woolens. With pintucks you can give a nostalgic touch to night wear and children’s wear. • Insert the pintuck foot. • Change the needle for a twin needle (e.g. 130/705 H-ZWI; needle gauge- 1 .6 or 2.0 mm;thickness 80). • Thread the two needl[...]

Knit-edge/Piping/Beading foot The knit-edge foot makes it easy to sew thick seams on knitted fabrics or fur imitations. To obtain a perfect seam on shape cut parts, we recommend adding a wool thread under slight tension and overstitching it at the same time. It can also be used to sew on beads or sequins. Making and applying 1/44—piping is ideal [...]

The free-motion quilt foot in combination with the straight-stitch is ideally suited for free motion quilting. When free motion quilting, the three pieces of material are fed by hand,The quicker you sew, the easy it is to feed the material, which results in a nice even seam.Try out this technique using a piece of sample material. Free motion quilti[...]

Circular embroidery guide With the circular embroidery guide, you have the possibility of embroidering or sewing a circle. The material is automatically fed in a circle. Besides decorating your clothing, you can also design small covers. The edge guide has 1 cm markings. • Mark a center point on the material with a disappearing-ink marker or non-[...]

This sewing foot makes narrow edge top- stitching easier. Apart from that it is especially suitable for sewing together adjacent pieces of fabric, such as for example, lace. Here the center guide in the middle of the sewing foot serves as a guide. Narrow edge top-stitching When top-stitching narrow edges, lower the sewing foot onto the edge of the [...]

Needle table Using the correct needle guarantees better stitching of the fabric. Fabric weight Fabric weight Fabric weight light medium heavy needle size needle size needle size 60 70 75 80 90 100 110 120 130 Needle points System & No. Profile Point and eye Suitable for 130/705 H Light ball point Universal needle for synthetics, chiffon, Needle[...]

Traditional embroidery techniques General tips on embroidedng Page 122 Joined borders Page 123 Crosssthch Pages 124—127 Linen embroidery Page 128 Hemstltchlng Pages 129—131 Eyelet embroidery Pages 132—133 Rlchelieu Page 134 Monograms Page 135 Quilting Pages 136—137 Twin needle sewing Page 138 ii ii U 121[...]

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Cross stitches Tips for cross stitch embroidering: Cross stitch embroideries have always been an • Always sew your work using the “sew slow” important subject within traditional, folkioric function (3). embroidery techniques. • Use embroidery foot No. 2 A. Its red guide- What used to be stitched by hand with a great grooves are exactly adap[...]

And you can re-embroider it like this: — Let the left-hand metal edge in the vision — Call up the M-memory by pressing the key window of the foot run exactly along the line “rn)” of the previously sewn pattern sequence. Like — Enter the required cross stitch programs in the this, there will be no spaces between the free M-memory. adjacent[...]

Hemstitching Everyone knows this technique — but only done by handl With the creative 7560, you can produce hemstitching much quicker and easier. 5 special hemstitching programs are at your disposal and by changing the stitch lengths and widths, you can achieve new effects every time. For hemstitching you need a hem-stitch needle. Only for very f[...]

• ‘““ ii Ji’buiüi,. ‘ ,.. ‘ Making a hem with a hemstitch seam This seam provides a perfect edge finish to hemstitching work on table cloths, napkins or towels. • Hem-stitch needle Cat. No. 2040. • Programs No. 56 and 57. • Iron the hem over twice in the desired width. • Pull one or more of the threads just above the hem. •[...]

And this is how it is done: • Remove the sewing foot. • Place the eyelet plate onto the needle plate making sure that pin A fits into the middle cutout of the needle plate. Then push the eyelet plate down at the front. • Place the marked fabric taut in an embroidery hoop. • Cut one or two fabric threads with a small pair of scissors and pus[...]

Monograms Whether working with terry-cloth or woven fabric, with the help of the darning foot and the program 02 you can embroider initials of your own design. Free-hand guiding does, however, require a little practice. Here is how it is done: • Draw the initials onto the fabric with a disappearing-ink marker. • Drop the feed dog and insert the[...]

And this is how it is done: • Cut out the parts of your quilt with templates you have made or bought. A seam allowance of 1/4” (6.35 mm) should already be included in the templates. • Spread out the parts as in the pattern and form small squares that you can match together. These squares are then sewn together to form the surface of the quilt[...]

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Maintenance and trouble-shooting Changing the batteries Page 142 Changing the needle plate Page 143 Cleaning and oiling Page 143 Changing the sewing lamp Page 144 Sewing faults and their removal Page 145 C C 0 Cu 42>4) z 141[...]

Changing the needle plate • Switch off the master switch. • Raise the sewing foot lifter. • Insert the needle plate changer (special accessories) as shown above and pull the needle plate upwards. The needle plate can now be removed. Replacement • Lay the back of the needle plate down flat and push it down at the front until you hear it snap[...]

ewing faults and their removal ause: I. The machine skips stitches Jeedle is too small for the thread. ieedle is not properly inserted. t wrong needle has been inserted. Needle is bent or blunt. Machine is not properly threaded. 2. The needle thread breaks For above reasons. Thread tension is too tight. Thread is poor or has slubs in it or it has[...]

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Parts of the “Creative Fantasy 7560” embroidery unit: “120” Hoop (frame) “80” frame (optional extra) Creative Fantasy 7560 card box and embroidery foot 1 Metal track for attaching the hoop (frame) 2 Release lever for removing the hoop (frame) 3 Connecting plug for the machine 4 Fastening clip for connecting the embroidery unit to the ma[...]

I Notes on safety 1. The sewing machine must be switched off before the embroidery unit is connected to it ] or removed after use. 2. Always store the Creative Fantasy card in its package. ] 3. Never transport the sewing machine with the embroidery unit connected. 4. The embroidery process is only started with the foot pedal. After pressing the “[...]

Index Appliqué . BIG hoop/frame “Creative Fantasy BIG” Bushing of the Creative 7560 CAP hoop/frame “Creative Fantasy CAP” Color change Combining patterns Page 69 78 6 78 23 32-49 Creative Card, numbering/deleting Cursor keys Deleting a letter Deleting an entire pattern sequence of the M-memory Deleting Creative Card Display messages Embroi[...]

Page Inserting/removing Creative Fantasy Card 7 Inserting/removing the embroidery hoop/frame 8 Letters, Capital/lower case 36 Letters/delete 46 Letters/moving 40 Mirroring the pattern 17 Motifs Combined to form a border 74, 75 Motifs Combined with letter sequences 58—65 Moving letters 40 Moving the pattern 20 Multicolored embroidery with repeatin[...]

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1 C 0 4- C., C) 0 Cu C, C C) a, Technical section Connecting/removing the g 0 embrojde unit Page 6 Changing the presser foot Page 6 Connecting the Power cord and foot control Page 7 Switching the machine Ofl Page 7 Lowering the feed dog Page 7 Inserting/removiflg the Creative Fantasy card Page 7 Inserting/removing the hoop/frame in/from the embroid[...]

Bushing for connecting the embroidery unit to your Creative 7560. If you try to call up an embroidery pattern from a Creative Fantasy card when the embroidery unit is not connected the following message appears in the display; “Please turn the machine off and attach embroidery unit. OK?” The embroidery unit is removed by pressing the release ke[...]

Inserting/removing the Creative Fantasy card 7 Connect the power cord and the foot control. Switch the machine on at the on/off switch. Remove the attachment tray, followed by the ‘ bobbin door and then lower the feed dog (see — “creative 7560” Instruction Manual, page 27). — Insert a Creative Fantasy card into the slot in the J base-plat[...]

Pass the hoop (frame) underneath the presser foot by raising the presser foot lifter as far as possible. The fastening screw (9) of the hoop (frame) must be facing you and the guide tracks (8) must be pointing to the right. Slide the hoop (frame) along the metal guide (1) until it clicks into place behind the release lever (2) of the embroidery uni[...]

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r L [ L [ [ r F L Use the pattern list to find the pattern you require. For embroidering, we recommend using PFAFF T embroidery needles which you can purchase from your PFAFF dealer. L L L _____ ________ L F L L L L L 10 r I creative 7560 • V V • V V. I I e:OQ Ce., PFAFF Md.{nGe,uany The card contains 1 8 embroidery motifs and an embroidery mon[...]

Now insert the card into the slot (47) in the machine. The machine can be left on while doing this. Then press the “card” key (1 5). The following message appears in the display: CF/7560 Please select: 1 Embroidery pattern 2 Embroidery monograms This message only appears with cards which have both embroidery patterns and monograms. On all furth[...]

Now the first 5 patterns on the card will be shown. Every embroidery pattern of the Creative Fantasy card CF 7560 is marked with a pattern number. In the top right of the display, the first page and any further pages which the card may contain are displayed. By scrolling with the cursor keys you can reach the next page. Choose a pattern with the ai[...]

Then select the pattern on the machine with the —, corresponding number key. The embroidery frame J normalizes, i.e. it searches for the starting position. At the same time the following messages appear in the display: • Cover and insert frame “1 20” (or “80”) • Lower feed dog • Insert a full spool • Attach embroidery foot and bri[...]

Fitting the fabric into the embroidery hoop (frame) There is one frame included with the embroidery unit It is the 1 20 frame. The 1 20 frame is for patterns up to 1 1 5 x 120 mm. 120 frame: For fabric parts which offer enough area for fitting. For all larger patterns which require the embroidery field. The 80 frame is an optional extra for pattern[...]

5. When the message cover and insert frame 1 20 1 (or 80) appears, you can now insert the hoop (see Technical section page 8). E 0 I- 4. Press the stretched fabric into the outer hoop (frame) with the inner hoop (frame). If the material is not fitted tightly enough, remove the inner frame and tighten the tigh tening screw (9) a little further. Then[...]

Embroidery direction of the motifs Always make sure when hooping the fabric that the motif is embroidered as it appears in the display. The automatic default is with the top or head of the design to your left as you sit in front of the machine. This is because it is easier to place a garment onto the machine through the hem. .1 1W Tip: You can rota[...]

Explanation of the symbols in the display Press the “o.k” key. The selected pattern is now in the display. The following symbols are next to the pattern: o:o QQOQ With the keys underneath these symbols ] the size of the pattern can be altered by several increments. With the number key 5 the pattern is enlarged; number key 4 reduces the size of [...]

i ii,lIh 1liI I1i1t -‘ Pushing key 8 underneath this symbol once allows the pattern to be embroidered with one color (mono). “mono” appears in the display. By pressing this key repeatedly you can see the individual segments of the pattern which are embroidered with various colors. At the same time the number of the color also appears; e.g. co[...]

I Pressing one of the cursor keys -“ or ‘E-” next to this symbol extends the menu (with esc or OK. you return to the previous menu). The following symbols appear in the display: 0 E 19 0[...]

III With the cursor keys (7) the pattern in the E1 embroidery field can be moved to the right or the left. The gray field on the right of the display shows you the new position. To the left of this, the change is displayed in increments of 1 mm. This is very helpful tor placing the pattern precisely on the fabric. The placing/movement within the em[...]

c,’J C cc LiD 0 -C 0 cf ii ii it ii I 1I Embroidery/single color Tension: When embroidering we recommend tightening the bobbin thread tension a little so that the bobbin thread is not visible on the face side of the material. The needle thread tension should be set between 2 and 3. To embroider the selected pattern in one color only, press key 8 [...]

Embroidering/multicolor iiiiiii EI7iI ê1 (Y1 cx F’.) CD (I) D) CD 0 C 01 c F’.) The patterns can be embroidered with various •j colors. Select a pattern, e.g. pattern no. 1. The following messages appear in the display: • Cover and insert frame 1 20 • Lower feed dog • Insert a full bobbin • Attach embroidery foot and bring lever to e[...]

I C 0 0 (I) • C Multicolored embroidery with repeating colors G) If a pattern has several colors which are repeated in the pattern, proceed as follows: Select pattern no. 3 for example. In the display you will see “col 1 ...6” for multicolo red embroidery. In the pattern list you will see the order of the colors. Organize the colors in the or[...]

Embroidering individual segments It is also possible to embroider individual segments of a pattern. For example, if you wish to embroider only the contour of pattern 1 6, select the segment “col 4” with key 8 and embroider it. After finishing the segment you will see the mes sage “finished” in the display. If you wish to return to the begin[...]

Error messages in embroidery mode (see “Creative 7560, page 31, 32) • Needle thread broken or empty If the needle thread breaks or runs out the machine stops after a max. of 6 stitches and the following message appears: Attention: Needle thread is broken or supply is empty OK? To resume embroidering at the position at which the thread breakage [...]

Sewing with the embroidery unit You have the option of changing from the embro idery program to the sewing program without removing the embroidery unit or having to remove J the card from the slot. The embroidery hoop (frame), however, must be removed. Turn the feed dog back on and attach the appro j priate sewing foot Then press the “menu” key[...]

Creative Card Before you can store your own embroidery patterns on the Creative Card, it must be numbered first. To do this, insert the Creative Card in the sewing machine and press the “card” key. The following message appears in the display: Using PC-Designer Software (optional extra) you can create embroidery hoop/frame controlled patterns f[...]

- rm Order of the stored patterns 1 The patterns stored on the Creative Card appear in J the order in which they were stored. That means that the pattern which was stored last appears at the end. Call up the pattern required by pressing one of the keys below. Deleting the Creative Card ___ - tllb irnr r 0 g i .1 I You can delete the whole card by k[...]

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If you combine two or more patterns or letters in one M-memory, this is called a pattern sequence. Insert the Creative Fantasy card “CF 7560” into the ..a. Press the m key to select an M-memory. 32 Pattern sequence slot provided.[...]

Then you will see the 1 6 M-memories. Under M and the number of the memory you will find the keys ,—“ and .+“. Use the number keys to select a free memory. The selected memory is given a dark background. After confirming with the “ok” key you will see in the display: “Empty sequence! Select the patterns to be stored now. esc = Abort” [...]

Now press the “card” key. Select the desired pattern group with the number 2 Embroidery monograms. The alphabet from the Creative Fantasy card Select the alphabet with the keys below it CF/7560 appears. (Key 1 or 2) [ keys, e.g. [: [ [: E E r” L E [ 34 E F i. E F” L. I[...]

— iitIi1II ff7J f ____ There are six letters, punctuation marks or numbers on each line. The arrow at the bottom end of the line is located over the number key for selecting either the letters, the punctuation marks or the numbers respectively. - Changing the letter size J If you wish to enlarge or decrease the size of the letters, use key 9. Imp[...]

I 36 .. cj) If you press key 0 once more, you will get the capital letters again. I With the keys 5 and 6 you can now determine the size of the alphabet. You can return with esc. Capital/lower case letters If you press key 0 underneath the symbol A—a, you will get the lower case letters of the respective type font This function is not available f[...]

‘ If you want to select the letter 1, press the 3 key j six times. The letter I now appears on a dark back ] Confirm your selection by pressing the “ok” key. The letter selected appears in the top box. N Moving monograms ground. U*iK luiin’j _____ _____ % If you want to select the letter Z, press the 4 key twice. The letter Z now appears on[...]

--— fI 1 .Ij ff7i I1T1tI Press the ‘ key to store both letters. In the display you will see the selected letters next to each other. You will also see a new menu in the right of the display. 38[...]

With the following symbols you can edit the letters or patterns within a pattern sequence. Reduce the size of the motif for representation in ZO the display. Zooming has no effect on the pattern sewn. It is merely a visual aid. The key with the two arrows — left and right — / opens a new menu. With the cursor keys next to the letters x and y, y[...]

40 I Moving letters If you wish to move the letters closer to ether, press the lower arrow key (cursor key) This opens a new menu. Using the two cursor keys, place the arrow on the letter you wish to move. hitil’i[...]

C) E 41 c 0 c. 6N(®( Q7 If you want to move the letter Z, position the arrow on the Z. The coordinates of the letter will appear on the screen. Confirm the position by pressing the “ok” key. i._ liiIfl 4 W7I I1t Confirm the position by pressing the “ok” key a second time.[...]

f7TT! iit rntrn In the display the position of the pattern in the frame is displayed using the x and y values. x stands for the vertical value and y for the horizon tal value. The 0 point is in the bottom left of the hoop or frame. After a short delay, you will see a new screen. zzi With the number keys 9 and 0 underneath the symbols LEJfZ you can [...]

Using both of the cursor keys, you can move the selected letter to the right or left. The coordinate in the display is changed at the same time. — _: You can also press and hold the corresponding key. Embroidering the pattern sequence If you have positioned the letter where you want it, press the esc key to return to the initial screen. Or press [...]

44 IZI Ifl1tI - - 1 The embroidery frame moves into position. If you have fulfilled all the requirements in the display, confirm with “ok” Now you can embroider the pattern sequence. By pressing the lower cursor key next to the symbol, you will obtain the following menu. rzi _______[...]

I7I iiw You now have the option of rotating the pattern ‘ sequence by 9O at a time (key 7) and selecting J individual color segments (key 8). You can also skip back the pattern sequence by 6 stitches (key 9) or skip one stitch forward (key 0). If you want to move the pattern sequence within the embroideri frame, press the upper cursor key twice n[...]

.* Isatlii’I I __ Deleting a letter *i hiIflhi iL a1Tt _____ To delete a letter press “esc”, to return to the previous screen and then the key underneath J. 46 1 I Tip: With the 0 key underneath the symbol, you can view the letters one after another. You are now in the sewing screen.[...]

laiNiTil Use the 0 key underneath the symbol to call up a new menu. Place the arrow on the letters to be deleted using both cursor keys (8) next to the symbols > and <. You can view the contents of the Mmemory using the 0 key under the symbol LLI. With the 9 key under the symbol you can call up another menu. N 47[...]

With the 9 key under the symbol you delete the letters under the arrow. With the 0 key underneath the J symbol you call up the question “Delete entire sequence?”. With the “ok” key you can delete the entire sequence. Use the “esc” key to interrupt this function. 48 r L r [ [ [ [[...]

I Deleting an entire pattern sequence of the M memory J There is another way to delete the entire pattern sequence of the M-memory: Remove the Creative Fantasy card and select the M-rnernory to be deleted. The following message is displayed: k 1 = Cancel sequence ey. For sewing use the card with the following number: CF OK? The entire pattern seque[...]

50 Insert the Creative Fantasy card CF 7560. Now press the “card” key. By pressing key 1 you can see a summary of the embroidery patterns. The embroidery pattern category also includes a frame pattern. ® w& t!wL I RrTR I Placing monograms in frames Select an empty M-memory. After confirmation with the “ok” key the following message app[...]

N® Select the maximum possible size with key 5. Store the frame by pressing the “ok” key. (N ®( 7 ‘ ‘ ____ 1ilI_iTFi 71 -. Then press the “card” key again and select the pattern group Embroidery monograms with key 2. 51[...]

1 52 I, a Select the alphabet via the 1 or 2 key. Before entering the letter, select the desired letter height Then select the desired letter and confirm with the “ok’ key. Press the m key to store the letter.[...]

The letter appears automatically in the frame. ] To embroider the motif, press the 9 key underneath the symbol c. 1 I 1 I 1 I I E C, 53 CC (I) 4[...]

B y,’ Creating a word sequence When dealing with word sequences or names, please note that the size of the letters can be altered. The smaller the letters, the more letters can be stored one after another in the sequence. Creating longer words or names can also be done by moving the frame. In the chapter “Tips and Examples”, you will find a d[...]

I#it:4i111 Select the alphabet by pressing key 1 or 2. a, 2 55 c a, Pressing key 2 for embroidery monograms.[...]

I r U L _ _ _ _ i A. 1 IiiL1fl’1 ____ ____ [ Enter the desired word sequence using the number keys. Enter an empty space between words (key 7 or 8). [ t L ____ I _ I1INITLI ______ Store the word sequence by pressing the m key. 1 56 I[...]

The two words are now underneath each other. — Depending on the type and size of the letters, the word sequences can be on several lines. The word sequence can now be embroidered. To do this press key 9 under the symbol If you want to have continuous sewing of all letters, choose “mono” for the color changes — even if there is only one colo[...]

Press the 1 key for embroidery pattern. 58 Insert the Creative Fantasy card CF 7560. Now press the “card” key. I (5•f[flfr Combining motifs with word sequences Select a free M-memory. After confirming via the “ok” key, the following message appears: “Empty sequence! Select the patterns to be stored now. esc = Abort” J r[...]

Now select a motif using the number keys. Scale down the size of the motif by pressing the 4 ] key. Then store the motif by pressing the “ok” key. ) ‘I E CD 59 CD (I)[...]

1 60 ?-.Mfl ff7I ____ *i’. IiiLliI!1 ff1I EITItI - - a I — — .-—— — tpz Now press the “card” key again and seiect the pattern group Embroidery monograms with the 2 key. Select the alphabet with the 1 or 2 key.[...]

We recommend that you select the smallest letter ] height Then enter the desired letter sequence using the number keys. ] Store the letter sequence by pressing the key. The letter sequence is placed over the motif. 0 x C, 61 c 0[...]

word. 62 Ii La I Press the first cursor key next to the arrows. You will get a new menu. Move the arrow in the display using the cursor keys so that it is positioned on the first letter of the tr ITTI I1 -.[...]

Press the “ok” key once. “ I J Move the arrow in the display so that it is posi tioned on the last letter of the word. J 0 E 63 0[...]

[ Now press the “ok” key a second time. The letter sequence can now be moved up or down in the display. I IlI To do this, use the 9 or 0 key underneath the symbols ED [Ii. •1 64 I L F [ F r[...]

If you wish to sew the pattern, press the “esc” key ] followed by the 9 key underneath the symbol j. Once all requirements in the display have been fulfilled press the “ok” key. The sewing machine is now ready to sew. 65 0 M .[...]

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Tips and examples Hichelieu work Page 68 Applique Page 69 Embroidering thin fabrics Page 70 Embroiderii,g terry Page 71 Embroidering small pieces of fabric Page 72 Embroidering leather Page 73 Combining motifs to form a border Pages 74, 75 Embroidering a word sequence Pages 76, 77 Special embroidery hoop/frame “Creative Fantasy CAP” Page 78 Spe[...]

The Creative Fantasy card No. 7 is an appliqué and Richelieu card. The appliqué motifs are marked with an A in the motif list. If you wish to embroider a Richelieu motif these patterns can also be embroidered without Riche lieu effect, i.e. the fabric pieces are not cut out of the spaces. Select a Richelieu pattern, e.g. pattern No. 6 and embroid[...]

Appliqué with the embroidery motifs It is also possible to embroider appliqué with this J card. Adding a piece of colored fabric lends contrast to the pattern in order to create beautiful - colored effects. Floral motifs can be made particularly attractive if you use fine cotton netting or fine organza. Select for example, pattern No. 1 from Crea[...]

Embroidering thin fabrics [ If you wish to embroider on very fine, thin materials such as chiffon, organza or silk, we recommend reinforcing the material with a special textile hardener. The fabric must be strengthened because you cannot back the material with embroidery fleece (this would show through the thin fabric). Therefore, repeat the proced[...]

Embroidering terry cloth Even fine loop fabrics such as terry cloth or velvet can be embroidered with the Creative Fantasy 7560. Both the maxi stitches and the embroidery motifs of the embroidery unit can be used for this purpose. However, we recommend using em broidery fleece and Solvy (available from your PEAFF dealer). If the terry cloth is too [...]

Embroidering small pieces of fabric If you want to embroider on a small piece of fabric which cannot be fitted into the frame, we recom mend using adhesive backing. This backing consists of a cover layer and an adhesive layer. (Filmoplast) Lift up the cover layer slightly with the pin and remove it with your fingers. The adhesive layer is now revea[...]

] Attach the piece of leather which is to be embro idered onto cut-away stabilizer with a fabric glue pen or textile adhesive. You can also use Filmoplast adhesive backing (see page 72). Take care to ensure that the leather is stuck down flat. On very thick and very stiff fabrics we recom mend pressing the sew slow key (3) before starting to sew an[...]

Combining motifs to form a border Many motifs can be used to make a border. To do so, cut a long strip of fabric. Draw a line down the middle of the fabric with disappearing chalk or disappearing magic marker. Place stabilizer under the fabric and place both layers into the hoop/frame. Take care to ensure that the line you have drawn runs parallel [...]

I Remove the fabric from the hoop and measure the I length of the pattern. Divide this length in two. This shows you where the middle of the pattern is. Now mark the middle of the pattern from the end of the __ embroidered pattern with a dot. This is very impor jJ tant because the placing and moving of a pattern in the embroidery hoop is always bas[...]

hiNiTli 17I I1I r Embroidering a word sequence Always use the BIG hoop/frame when embroide ring words. This allows you to embroider at least three letters (depending on the pattern size) at once. You can embroider in two ways: 1. Connecting individual letters 2. Programming word segments into the M memory and then embroidering them (see “Creating[...]

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The special embroidery frames Creative Fantasy CAP and Creative Fantasy BIG are available as optional extras from your PFAFF dealer. Each hoop comes with a detailed set of instructions. Using the special embroidery hoop Creative Fantasy CAP you can embroider caps. L [ F F r r Creative Fantasy BIG The special embroidery hoop Creative Fantasy BIG has[...]

Spool holder “Creative Fantasy Color Changer J jLY The spool holder is available as an optional extra from your PFAFF dealer and is of great help with embroidery requiring frequent thread changes. It is particularly suitable for use with the embroidery unit and can hold up to 10 spools. Place the spools separately onto the spindles and pull the t[...]

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