Pfaff expression 2038 manual

expression 2038 - 2048 Owner’s manual[...]

This household sewing machine is designed to comply with IEC/EN 60335-2-28 and UL1594 IMPORT ANT SAFETY INS TRUCTIONS When using an electrical appliance, basic safety precautions should always be followed, including the following: Read all instructions before using this household sewing machine. D ANGER - T o reduce the risk of electric shock: • [...]

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13 12 10 9 8 7 6 5 33 32 31 30 29 28 24 16 14 44 25 26 27 34 1 23 4 23 22 21 20 17 19 18 35 39 38 37 36 54 53 52 51 50 49 48 47 46 45 43 42 41 40 11 1 -/+ button A (stitch width/pattern width controls) 2 -/+ button B (stitch length/pattern length controls) 3 -/+ button C (stitch density/balance controls) 4 Info button 5 Carrying handle 6 Handwheel [...]

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Modern, uncomplicated Sewing by push-button control Congratulations! You have purchased a high- quality product that offers unique advantages. It features the very latest in design and technology, and this instruction book is just as uncomplicated as your PFAFF® sewing machine. It applies both to the 2048 model and to the 2038. Should there be any[...]

1:2 Introduction 1. Introduction Utility stitches (2048) 1:4 Utility stitches (2038) 1:6 Decorative stitches 1:8 2. Prepar ations Carrying case 2:1 Lid with stitch chart 2:1 Electrical connection 2:2 Voltage switch 2:2 Removable accessory tray 2:3 Bobbin winding 2:4-5 Bobbin case 2:6-7 Threading the needle thread 2:8 Integrated needle threader 2:9 [...]

1:3 Introduction General notes on buttonholes 3:17 Inserting the buttonhole guide 3:17 Attaching the buttonhole foot 3:17 Fully automatic buttonhole 3:18 Semi-automatic buttonhole/ manual fi nish 3:18 Manual buttonhole 3:19 Buttonholes with gimp thread 3:20 Sewing on buttons 3:21 Tips for a perfect buttonhole 3:21 4. Quilting Piecing the quilt top[...]

1:4 234567890 1 1 1 2 1 3 10 14 1 Introduction Utility stitches quilt e xpression™ 2048 Stitch No. Description Application Presser- foot 1 Straight stitch For seaming and topstitching up to 6 mm. 19 needle positions available for edgestitching or sewing in zippers. 0A 2 Stretch triple straight stitch For reinforced seams such as trousers, under a[...]

1:5 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 25 26 24 27 Introduction Utility stitches quilt e xpression 2048 Stitch No. Description Application Presser- foot 15 Overlock stitch For joining and overcasting stretch fabrics in one operation. 3 16 Honeycomb stitch Elastic, decorative stitch for ornamental hem fi nishing on stretch fabric, for decorative elastic ap[...]

1:6 1234567890 1 1 1 2 1 3 10 Introduction Utility stitches e xpression 2038 Stitch No. Description Application Presser- foot 1 Straight stitch For seaming and topstitching up to 6 mm. 19 needle positions available for edgestitching or sewing in zippers. 0A 2 Stretch triple straight stitch For reinforced seams such as trousers, under arm seams or d[...]

1:7 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 Introduction Utility stitches e xpression 2038 Stitch No. Description Application Presser- foot 14 Stretch triple zigzag stitch Elastic stitch for decorative hems and topstitching. 1A 15 Overlock stitch For joining and overcasting stretch fabrics in one operation. 3 16 Honeycomb stitch Elastic, decorative sti[...]

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2:1 Prepar ations Carrying case Place the enclosed lead cord, the foot control and instruction book into the compartment of the carrying case. Lid Open the folding lid (44) upwards. The stitches of the sewing machine are illustrated on the inside of the lid. 2. Prepar ations[...]

2:2 220 V ... 240 V 120 V Prepar ations Operating Instructions Electrical connection Connect the lead cord between the socket (11) of the sewing machine and the wall outlet. F or the USA and Canada This sewing machine has a polarized plug (one blade wider than the other). To reduce the risk of electric shock, this plug is intended to fi t in a pol[...]

2:3 Prepar ations Accessory tray Open the accessory tray by placing your left index fi nger on the ridged area on the left of the lid and open the lid upwards and towards you. Arranging the accessories The standard accessories are marked with numbers. Arrange the parts in the respective compartments of the accessory tray. Removing the accessory tr[...]

2:4 B A C Prepar ations Preparing the machine for bobbin winding Place an empty bobbin so that the pin of the bobbin winder snaps into the slot of the bobbin. The Pfaff logo is facing up. Push the bobbin to the right. Note: The bobbin can only be wound if it is moved fully to the right. Winding the bobbin from the spool pin Place the sewing thread [...]

2:5 B A C Prepar ations Winding from the second spool pin Insert the second spool pin in the hole provided. Threading Thread as shown on page 2:4. Switch on the main switch Hold the end of the thread fi rmly and press the foot control. As soon as the bobbin is full, the winding action will be stopped automatically. Cut the thread, push the bobbin [...]

2:6 Prepar ations T aking out the bobbin case Lift the latch of the bobbin case and pull the bobbin case out of the machine. Release the latch and take the empty bobbin out of the bobbin case. Thread tension To obtain a perfect seam appearance and durability make sure the needle thread tension is correctly adjusted, i.e. the threads evenly meet bet[...]

2:7 C D E A B Prepar ations Inserting the bobbin case Lift latch E and push the bobbin case fully onto pin C of the sewing hook. Opening D of the bobbin case must face upwards. Check: Pull the bobbin thread sharply. The bobbin case must not fall out of the hook. Inserting the bobbin Insert the full bobbin (with the Pfaff logo facing towards the bob[...]

2:8 A B C D Prepar ations Threading the needle Switch off the main switch. Raise the presser foot lifter (51). Place the thread on the spool pin and fi t a spool cap of the right size. Using both hands, pull the thread into thread guide A from the front. Place the thread from right to left into the pre- tension device B. Now pass it through the le[...]

2:9 E F Prepar ations Integrated Needle thr eader In order to make threading the needle easier and quicker, use the Pfaff Integrated Needle threader. Lower the presser foot. Press the threader down with the handle. Threader hook F swivels through the needle eye. Place the thread over hook E and under the thread hook F and hold the end of the thread[...]

2:10 Prepar ations Presser foot lifter The presser foot is raised or lowered with the presser foot lifter (51). Drawing-up the bobbin thr ead Raise the presser foot. While holding the end of the needle thread, press the foot control so the needle moves down and up. Pull the needle thread to draw up the bobbin thread. Bobbin thread Close the bobbin [...]

2:11 Prepar ations Attaching the presser foot Place the presser foot under the presser foot holder (30), so that when the presser foot lifter (51) is lowered, the pins of the foot engage in the presser foot holder. Removing the presser foot Switch off the main switch. Press the front part of the presser foot upwards and at the same time the rear pa[...]

2:12 C Prepar ations Place the thread from left to right through the take-up lever (40). Important: The take-up lever must be at its highest position. Winding a bobbin through the needle It is possible to wind bobbins even when the machine is fully threaded. Raise the presser foot lifter (51) to the top position. Pull the needle thread underneath t[...]

2:13 A B Prepar ations Changing the needle Switch off the main switch To remove: Lower the presser foot and set the needle to its highest position. Loosen the needle screw (52) and pull the needle out downwards. To insert: The fl at side A of the needle must face to the rear. Lower the presser foot and insert the needle, pushing it up as far as it[...]

2:14 Prepar ations The ID T (Integrated Dual F eed) For sewing any fabric precisely Pfaff provides the ideal solution: the Integrated Dual Feed, IDT system. As on industrial machines, the IDT feeds the fabric from the top and bottom at the same time. The material is fed precisely. On light fabrics such as silk or rayon the dual feed prevents pucker[...]

2:15 A B Prepar ations You can also lower the feed dog by opening the bobbin door and moving slide B to the right. To engage the feed dog move the slide to the left. Raise the presser foot before lowering or raising the feed dog. Lowering the feed dog For certain sewing work such as free-motion quilting or darning and when the machine must be clean[...]

2:16 A C B Prepar ations Altering stitches Adjust the length, width, balance, density or needle position of stitches by touching the appropriate -/+ buttons to the right of the window. Each change is visible in the window. If you tap on your foot control while sewing, the needle can be raised or lowered. This does not change the pre-set needle stop[...]

3:1 Sewing Adjusting the contrast on the e xpression window The contrast setting in the window may be changed for different lighting situations. This setting can be readjusted with the contrast control (54). Stitch selection There are three ways of selecting your desired stitch: 1. With the selection wheel (selection buttons, model 2038): for scrol[...]

3:2 Sewing Altering the stitch width The selected stitch can be sewn in various widths, e.g. zigzag stitch No. 4. Altering the needle position Straight stitch No. 1, stitch No. 2 and stitch No. 10 can be sewn in any of 19 different needle positions. Press -/+ button A to move the needle to left or right of center. Altering the pattern width, e.g. S[...]

3:3 Sewing Altering the pattern length The pattern length of decorative stitches can be altered using -/+ button B. On satin stitches the density will not be changed. Altering the stitch density The stitch density of various stitches (buttonholes, satin stitches, etc.) can be changed. The pattern length will remain constant, but the pattern will be[...]

3:4 Sewing Info button Touch the info button to receive information about the selected stitch. Info menu The info menu gives you the following information: needle size/type recommendation, needle thread tension setting, to engage or disengage the IDT, lower the feed dogs, page number of the info menu. Reverse sewing This button has several function[...]

3:5 Sewing Sewing function buttons There are four sewing function buttons below the expression window. With these buttons you can choose between “tie-off” at the beginning and/or the end of a stitch, set “needle up/down”, “sew slow” and “pattern mirror”. Tie-off button (36) When you press this button before starting to sew, the symb[...]

3:6 Sewing “Lock” button: (39) You can safeguard your sewing machine against the unintentional selection of another sewing program or another pattern sequence by means of the “lock” button. Switching on the “lock” button: Press the button until the locking symbol appears in the window. The symbol disappears when the button is released. [...]

3:7 Sewing Reduce the pattern width until the warning symbol disappears. The stitch may now be sewn with a twin needle of 2.0 mm or less. F ormation of the stitches The stitch formation varies. Some patterns are formed from the left, so only the right side of the stitch changes when the width is adjusted. The left-hand side of the stitch is always [...]

3:8 Sewing Stitch sequences Your expression offers you the possibility of storing stitch and word sequences in the memories of the machine. The stitch sequences remain in the memory until you overwrite or delete it. The quilt expression 2048 has 6 m-memories, the expression 2038 has 3 m-memories. Up to 20 patterns or letters can be stored in each m[...]

3:9 Sewing Deleting a pattern within the stitch sequence If you wish to delete one stitch in the stitch sequence, scroll using the cursor buttons to the desired position in the stitch sequence. The cursor must be below the stitch which is to be deleted. Press the clear button (9). After deleting the stitch, the rest of the memory moves up to the cu[...]

3:10 Sewing Inserting a pattern at the beginning of the stitch sequence If you wish to insert a stitch at the beginning of a sequence, scroll to the left using the cursor button. Once the cursor is positioned at the beginning of the sequence, the symbol for the beginning of the sequence appears in the window. Select the new stitch and store it usin[...]

3:11 Sewing "Pattern start" function If you have interrupted the sewing operation and would like to start the stitch sequence again, position the cursor as far to the left as possible, until the symbol appears in the window. Then press the cl/pattern start button (9). Straight stitch – 1 Stitch 1 is the basic straight stitch in center n[...]

3:12 F C A B Sewing T opstitching The straight stitch can be sewn in 19 different needle positions allowing you to guide the fabric edge along the presser foot for top stitching. The distance between the rows of topstitching can be determined by the needle positions. You can also space your rows of topstitching by the width of the presser foot. Beg[...]

3:13 Sewing Overlock stitch – 15 The open overlock stitch works well when joining or edge- fi nishing fabrics that do not fray excessively. Closed overlock stitch with selvage thr ead – 18 If you wish to sew a fabric that frays easily, select stitch 18. With this stitch an additional edge thread protects the fabric edge against further fraying[...]

3:14 D C G F E A B Sewing Automatic darning – 28 (Model 2048) Stitch 28 is for strengthening damaged areas of fabric and repairing tears. • Stitch over the damaged area at the required length. • Press the reverse button; the machine fi nishes sewing the darning program and the darning length is saved. The saved darning length can now be repe[...]

3:15 Sewing Gathering with straight stitch – 1 A straight stitch can be used to gather sleeves, cuffs, skirts or valances. To obtain neat and even gathers you should sew two or three rows of gathering stitches. • Set your stitch length to 6.0 mm. Lower needle thread tension to 3. • Mark the fi rst gathering line on the right side of the fabr[...]

3:16 Sewing Rolled hem with hemmer No. 7 – 1 Use the rolled hemmer to fi nish the edges of blouses, scarves, or ruf fl es without having to iron the edges beforehand. Hemming prevents the edges from fraying and produces a neat and durable edge fi nish. • Double-fold the fabric edge (about 1/8 inch / 2 mm per fold). • Place the folded fabri[...]

3:17 Sewing Buttonholes Your expression has the perfect buttonhole for every fabric and garment. Whether you wish to sew buttonholes on jackets, pants (trousers), blouses or stretch fabrics, 5 different buttonholes (4 on the model 2038) give your garments the professional touch. The expression uses sensormatic buttonhole guide No. 10 and sensors to[...]

3:18 man auto Sewing Semi-automatic buttonhole Used to set the length while sewing. First touch the reverse button. The word “man” appears in the expression window. Sew the forward buttonhole seam and press the reverse button when you have reached the correct buttonhole size. The word "auto" appears in the window. The rest of the butt[...]

3:19 man Sewing Keyhole buttonhole Keyhole buttonholes can be sewn with the buttonhole foot. The keyhole buttonhole can be sewn fully automatically, semi- automatically and manually. Warning: The keyhole buttonhole must be sewn with the rounded end towards the edge of your garment/project. However, the buttonhole will begin sewing from the bartack [...]

3:20 Sewing Buttonhole with gimp thread Buttonholes that are sewn with gimp threads are more durable and will not stretch. Use pearl cotton or a regular gimp thread approximately the same color as the sewing thread to stitch over. Place the center of a length of gimp thread over the metal bar extending from the center, back of the buttonhole foot. [...]

3:21 Sewing Buttonhole tips: • A wider, less dense buttonhole is recommended on heavy fabrics. • Use presser foot No. 1 for buttonholes that are to be sewn very close to a reinforced edge. • Materials that shift or stretch easily should be reinforced with water-soluble, tissue paper or other lightweight stabilizer. • Keyhole buttonholes are[...]

4:1 Quilting Piecing the quilt top Cut out the pieces of fabric for your quilt top using templates. A seam allowance of ¼” (6 mm) should already be included in the templates. Snap on the optional ¼" quilting foot. Sew the pieces together following the design instructions to piece the quilt top. The seam allowance of quilts are usually pres[...]

4:2 Quilting Antique Quilt Stitches Beutiful Crazy Patch quilting was originally sewn by hand. This hand stitched look can be accomplished faster and easier with the Pfaff Antique quilt stitches. • Use invisible (mono fi lament) thread in the needle. Use a contrast or matching polyester or cotton thread in the bobbin. • Set the needle thread t[...]

4:3 Quilting Quilt Appliques Appliques add that special touch for your quilt. There are many different ways of applying appliques to a quilt. One way is to add the applique to the block before the quilt is put together. Set your quilt expression with stitch 3, stitch length 0.5, stitch width 4-6 mm, presser foot 2A. Adhere the applique piece to the[...]

5:1 Decor ative sewing/Specialty techniques Changing the pattern width The pattern width can be altered using button pair A (1). The width can also be adjusted while sewing. Changing the pattern length The pattern length can be altered using button pair B (2). The length can also be adjusted while sewing. General notes on decor ative sewing To enha[...]

5:2 Decor ative sewing/Specialty techniques Free-motion embroidery These striking embroidery designs can easily be sewn with your expression. Set your expression as for free-motion monograms. Draw the outline of the embroideries on fabric where you want to stitch them. Follow the instructions and tips for free-motion monograms to stitch your embroi[...]

5:3 Decor ative sewing/Specialty techniques When you start to sew again, the machine will automatically make a taper at 45°. The present sewing operation is indicated in the window. • To start the pattern without a taper, press the tie-off button (36) twice before starting to sew. Use -/+ button A to change the width of the satin stitch before s[...]

5:4 Decor ative sewing/Specialty techniques Hemstitching This is a technique everyone recognizes – but was previously only embroidered by hand! With your expression you can produce hemstitching much quicker and easier. Special hemstitches No. 55, 56, 57 and 58 (2048) and 34, 35, 36 and 37 (2038) are built into your machine. By changing the stitch[...]

6:1 Maintenance Changing the needle plate Switch off the main switch. Removal • Raise the presser foot. Position the needle plate changer (lamp changer) as shown and press the needle plate up on the right, then on the left. It can now be easily removed. Replacing • Place the needle plate against the rear edge of the cut-out then press down at t[...]

6:2 Maintenance Problem/Cause Remedy The machine skips stitches The needle is not properly inserted. Push needle fully upwards. Flat side facing the back. Wrong needle is in use. Use needle system 130/705 H. Needle is bent or blunt. Insert a new needle. The machine is not properly threaded. Check how the machine is threaded. Needle is too small for[...]

6:3 Maintenance Problem/Cause Remedy The machine does not feed or feeds irregularly Sewing lint has collected between the feed dog teeth rows. Remove needle plate, remove lint with brush. Feed dog is lowered. Push slide A to the right or slide B to the left. Slide A is at the left or slide B is at the right (see page 2:15) Push slide A to the right[...]

6:4 Maintenance Inde x of headings A Adjusting the contrast in the expression window 3:1 Altering pattern width/length for combined borders 5:1 Altering stitches 2:16 Altering the pattern length/stitch density 3:3 Altering the pattern width/stitch length 3:2-3 Altering the stitch width/needle position 3:2 Antique Quilt Stitches 4:2 Attaching the bu[...]

6:5 Maintenance M Manual buttonhole 3:19 N Non-elastic/elastic stitches 3:11-12 O Opening an m-memory 3:8 Overlock stitches 3:13 P Piecing the quilt top 4:1 Presser foot lifter 2:10 Q Quilt Appliques 4:3 R Removable accessory tray 2:3 S Semi-automatic buttonhole/ manual fi nish 3:18 Sewing function buttons 3:5 Sewing on buttons 3:21 Sewing problem[...]

T echnical data Dimensions (w x h x d) 408 x 290 x 187 mm Weight 8.3 kg Nominal voltage (reversible) 220 - 240 V / 120 V Power consumption 75 W Sewing lamp 12 V / max. 5 W Sewing speed max. 950 stitches/min min. 80 stitches/min Stitching width 0 ... 9 mm Stitching length 0 ... 6 mm Presser foot lift 8mm Max. presser foot height 10.5 mm Needle syste[...]

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