IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS

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3 INTRODUCTION INTRODUCTION Thnk you for purhsing this mhine. Before using this mhine, refully red the IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS, nd then study this mnul for the orret opertion of the vrious funtions. In ddition, fter you hve finished reding this mnul, store it where it n quikly e essed for future referene. IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS Plese red these sfety instrutions efore ttempting to use the mhine. DANGER - To redue the risk of eletril shok Alwys unplug the mhine from the eletril outlet immeditely fter using, when lening, mking ny user serviing djustments mentioned in this mnul, or if you re leving the mhine unttended. WARNING - To redue the risk of urns, fire, eletril shok, or injury to persons. 2 Alwys unplug the mhine from the eletril outlet when mking ny djustments mentioned in the instrution mnul. To unplug the mhine, swith the mhine to the symol O position to turn it off, then grsp the plug nd pull it out of the eletril outlet. Do not pull on the ord. Plug the mhine diretly into the eletril outlet. Do not use n extension ord. Alwys unplug your mhine if there is power filure. 3 Eletril Hzrds: This mhine should e onneted to n AC power soure within the rnge indited on the rting lel. Do not onnet it to DC power soure or onverter. If you re not sure wht kind of power soure you hve, ontt qulified eletriin. This mhine is pproved for use in the ountry of purhse only. 4 Never operte this mhine if it hs dmged ord or plug, if it is not working properly, hs een dropped or dmged, or wter is spilled on the unit. Return the mhine to the nerest uthorized By Lok retiler for exmintion, repir, eletril or mehnil djustment. While the mhine is stored or in use if you notie nything unusul, suh s n odor, het, disolortion or deformtion, stop using the mhine immeditely nd unplug the power ord. When trnsporting the mhine, e sure to rry it y its hndle. Lifting the mhine y ny other prt my dmge the mhine or result in the mhine flling, whih ould use injuries. When lifting the mhine, e reful not to mke ny sudden or reless movements, whih my use personl injury. i

4 IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS 5 Alwys keep your work re ler: Never operte the mhine with ny ir openings loked. Keep ventiltion openings of the mhine nd foot ontrol free from the uild up of lint, dust, nd loose loth. Do not store ojets on the foot ontroller. Do not use extension ords. Plug the mhine diretly into the eletril outlet. Never drop or insert foreign ojets in ny opening. Do not operte where erosol (spry) produts re eing used or where oxygen is eing dministered. Do not use the mhine ner het soure, suh s stove or iron; otherwise, the mhine, power ord or grment eing sewn my ignite, resulting in fire or n eletri shok. Do not ple this mhine on n unstle surfe, suh s n unstedy or slnted tle, otherwise the mhine my fll, resulting in injuries. 6 Speil re is required when sewing: Alwys py lose ttention to the needle. Do not use ent or dmged needles. Keep fingers wy from ll moving prts. Speil re is required round the mhine needle. Swith the mhine to the symol O position to turn it off when mking ny djustments in the needle re. Do not use dmged or inorret needle plte, s it ould use the needle to rek. Do not push or pull the fri when sewing, nd follow reful instrution when free motion stithing so tht you do not deflet the needle nd use it to rek. 7 This mhine is not toy: Your lose ttention is neessry when the mhine is used y or ner hildren. The plsti g tht this mhine ws supplied in should e kept out of the reh of hildren or disposed of. Never llow hildren to ply with the g due to the dnger of suffotion. Do not use outdoors. 8 For longer servie life: When storing this mhine, void diret sunlight nd high humidity lotions. Do not use or store the mhine ner spe heter, iron, hlogen lmp, or other hot ojets. Use only neutrl sops or detergents to len the se. Benzene, thinner, nd souring powders n dmge the se nd mhine, nd should never e used. Alwys onsult the Instrution nd Referene Guide when repling or instlling ny ssemlies, the presser feet, needle, or other prts to ssure orret instlltion. 9 For repir or djustment: If the light unit is dmged, it must e repled y n uthorized By Lok retiler. In the event mlfuntion ours or djustment is required, first follow the trouleshooting tle in the k of the Instrution nd Referene Guide to inspet nd djust the mhine yourself. If the prolem persists, plese onsult your lol uthorized By Lok retiler. Use this mhine only for its intended use s desried in the mnul. Use essories reommended y the mnufturer s ontined in this mnul. The ontents of this mnul nd speifitions of this produt re sujet to hnge without notie. For dditionl produt informtion, visit our wesite t ii

5 IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS SAVE THESE INSTRUCTIONS This mhine is intended for household use. FOR USERS IN COUNTRIES EXCEPT EUROPEAN COUNTRIES This ppline is not intended for use y persons (inluding hildren) with redued physil, sensory or mentl pilities, or lk of experiene nd knowledge, unless they hve een given supervision or instrution onerning use of the ppline y person responsile for their sfety. Children should e supervised to ensure tht they do not ply with the ppline. FOR USERS IN EUROPEAN COUNTRIES This ppline n e used y hildren ged from 8 yers nd ove nd persons with redued physil, sensory or mentl pilities or lk of experiene nd knowledge if they hve een given supervision or instrution onerning use of the ppline in sfe wy nd understnd the hzrds involved. Children shll not ply with the ppline. Clening nd user mintenne shll not e mde y hildren without supervision. IMPORTANT FOR USERS IN THE UK, EIRE, MALTA AND CYPRUS ONLY In the event of repling the plug fuse, use fuse pproved y ASTA to BS 362, i.e. rrying the mrk, rting s mrked on plug. Alwys reple the fuse over. Never use plugs with the fuse over omitted. If the ville eletril outlet is not suitle for the plug supplied with this equipment, you should ontt your uthorized By Lok retiler to otin the orret led. iii

6 WHAT YOU CAN DO WITH THIS MACHINE WHAT YOU CAN DO WITH THIS MACHINE B Bsi opertions After purhsing your mhine, e sure to red this setion first. This setion provides detils on the initil setup proedures s well s desriptions of this mhine s more useful funtions. Chpter GETTING READY Pge B-2 To lern the opertion of the prinipl prts nd the sreens Chpter 2 STARTING TO SEW Pge B-30 To lern how to prepre for sewing nd si sewing opertions S Sewing This setion desries proedures for using the vrious utility stithes s well s other funtions. It provides detils on si mhine sewing in ddition to the more expressive fetures of the mhine, suh s sewing tuulr piees nd uttonholes. Chpter SEWING ATTRACTIVE FINISHES Pge S-2 Tips for sewing ttrtive finishes nd vrious fris Chpter 2 UTILITY STITCHES Pge S-6 Sew pre-progrmmed frequently used stithes D Deortive sewing This setion provides instrutions on sewing hrter stithes nd deortive stithes s well s on djusting nd editing them. Chpter CHARACTER / DECORATIVE STITCHES Pge D-2 The vriety of stithes widen your retivity A Appendix This setion provides importnt informtion for operting this mhine. Chpter MAINTENANCE AND TROUBLESHOOTING Pge A-2 The vrious mintenne nd trouleshooting proedures re desried. iv

7 CONTENTS CONTENTS INTRODUCTION... i IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS... i WHAT YOU CAN DO WITH THIS MACHINE... iv B Bsi opertions Chpter GETTING READY 2 Nmes of Mhine Prts nd Their Funtions... 2 Mhine... 2 Needle nd presser foot setion... 3 Opertion uttons... 4 Opertion pnel nd opertion keys... 4 Using the flt ed tthment... 5 Inluded essories... 6 Optionl essories... 7 Turning the Mhine On/Off... 8 Turning on the mhine... 9 Turning off the mhine... 9 LCD... 0 Viewing the LCD... 0 Adjusting input sensitivity for opertion keys... Winding/Instlling the Boin... 2 Winding the oin... 2 Instlling the oin... 5 Upper Threding... 8 Threding the upper thred... 8 Threding the needle Threding the needle mnully (without using the needle threder)... 2 Pulling up the oin thred Using the twin needle Fri/Thred/Needle Comintions Repling the Needle Cheking the needle Repling the needle Repling the Presser Foot Repling the presser foot Removing nd tthing the presser foot holder Chpter 2 STARTING TO SEW 30 Sewing Stith seletion methods Seleting stith pttern... 3 Sewing stith Sewing reinforement stithes Automti reinforement stithing Reinforement priority Setting the Stith Setting the stith width Setting the stith length Setting the thred tension Useful Funtions Automtilly utting the thred Adjusting the presser foot pressure Stith Setting Chrt S Sewing Chpter SEWING ATTRACTIVE FINISHES 2 Sewing Tips... 2 Tril sewing... 2 Chnging the sewing diretion... 2 Sewing urves... 2 Sewing ylindril piees... 2 Sewing n even sem llowne... 3 Sewing Vrious Fris... 4 Sewing thik fris... 4 Sewing thin fris... 4 Sewing streth fris... 5 Sewing lethers or vinyl fris... 5 Sewing hook-nd-loop fstener tpe... 5 Chpter 2 UTILITY STITCHES 6 Bsi Stithing... 6 Bsting... 6 Bsi stithing... 6 Blind Hem Stithing... 8 Oversting Stithes... Sewing oversting stithes using oversting foot G... Sewing oversting stithes using zigzg foot J... 2 Sewing oversting stithes using the side utter (sold seprtely with some models)... 2 Buttonhole Stithing/Button Sewing... 4 Buttonhole sewing... 4 Button sewing... 7 Zipper Insertion Inserting entered zipper Inserting side zipper... 2 Zipper/piping Insertion Inserting entered zipper Inserting piping Sewing Streth Fris nd Elsti Tpe Streth stithing Elsti tthing Appliqué, Pthwork nd Quilt Stithing Appliqué stithing Pthwork (rzy quilt) stithing Pieing Quilting Free motion quilting... 3 Stin stithing using the sewing speed ontroller Reinforement Stithing Triple streth stithing Br tk stithing Drning Eyelet Stithing Deortive Stithing Fgoting Sllop stithing Smoking Shell tuk stithing Joining Heirloom stithing v

8 CONTENTS D Deortive sewing Chpter CHARACTER / DECORATIVE STITCHES 2 Sewing the Vrious Built-in Deortive Ptterns... 2 Seleting stith ptterns... 2 Deleting pttern... 3 Sewing ttrtive finishes... 3 Bsi sewing... 4 Comining ptterns... 5 Cheking the seleted pttern... 6 Repeting omined ptterns... 6 Sving pttern... 6 Retrieving pttern... 7 Religning the pttern... 7 A Appendix Chpter MAINTENANCE AND TROUBLESHOOTING 2 Cre nd Mintenne... 2 Restritions on oiling... 2 Preutions on storing the mhine... 2 Clening the LCD sreen... 2 Clening the mhine surfe... 2 Clening the re... 2 Trouleshooting... 4 Frequent trouleshooting topis... 4 Upper thred tightened up... 4 Tngled thred on wrong side of fri... 5 Inorret thred tension... 6 Fri is ught in the mhine nd nnot e removed... 7 If the thred eomes tngled under the oin winder set... 0 Error messge E06 ppers in the LCD... List of symptoms... 3 Error messges... 9 Opertion eep Index... 2 vi

9 Bsi opertions This setion provides detils on the initil setup proedures s well s desriptions of this mhine s more useful funtions. Pge numer strts with B in this setion. Chpter GETTING READY...B-2 Chpter2 STARTING TO SEW...B-30

10 Nmes of Mhine Prts nd Their Funtions Chpter GETTING READY Nmes of Mhine Prts nd Their Funtions The nmes of the vrious prts of the mhine nd their funtions re desried elow. Before using the mhine, refully red these desriptions to lern the nmes of the mhine prts nd their lotions. Mhine Front view C Thred tension dil Use the dil to djust the upper thred tension. (pge B-37) d e f Right-side/rer view m g l h d k j e j Top over Open the top over to ple the spool of thred on the spool pin. 2 Thred guide plte Pss the thred round the thred guide plte when threding the upper thred. 3 Boin winding thred guide nd pretension disk Pss the thred under this thred guide nd round the pretension disk when winding the oin thred. 4 Spool p Use the spool p to hold the spool of thred in ple. 5 Spool pin Ple spool of thred on the spool pin. 6 Boin winder Use the oin winder when winding the oin. 7 LCD (liquid rystl disply) Settings for the seleted stith nd error messges pper in the LCD. (pge B-0) 8 Opertion pnel From the opertion pnel, stith settings n e seleted nd edited, nd opertions for using the mhine n e seleted. (pge B-4) 9 Opertion uttons nd sewing speed ontroller Use these uttons nd the slide to operte the mhine. (pge B-4) 0 Flt ed tthment Insert the presser foot essory try into the essory omprtment of the flt ed tthment. Remove the flt ed tthment when sewing ylindril piees suh s sleeve uffs. A Thred utter Pss the threds through the thred utter to ut them. B Needle threder lever Use the needle threder lever to thred the needle. i i h g Hndwheel Turn the hndwheel towrd you (ounterlokwise) to rise nd lower the needle to sew one stith. 2 Presser foot pressure dil Adjust the mount of pressure tht the presser foot pplies to the fri. 3 Hndle Crry the mhine y its hndle when trnsporting. 4 Presser foot lever Rise nd lower the presser foot lever to rise nd lower the presser foot. 5 Feed dog position swith Use the feed dog position swith to rise nd lower the feed dogs. (pge S-3) 6 Min power swith Use the min power swith to turn the mhine on nd off. 7 Power supply jk Insert the plug on the power supply ord into the power supply jk. 8 Foot ontroller Depress the foot ontroller to ontrol the speed of the mhine. (pge B-33) 9 Air vent The ir vent llows the ir surrounding the motor to irulte. Do not over the ir vent while the mhine is eing used. 0 Foot ontroller jk Insert the plug on the end of the foot ontroller le into the foot ontroller jk. f B-2

11 Nmes of Mhine Prts nd Their Funtions Needle nd presser foot setion i h Mesurements on the needle plte, oin over (with mrk) nd needle plte over The mesurements on the oin over re referenes for ptterns with middle (enter) needle position. The mesurements on the needle plte nd the needle plte over re referenes for stithes with left needle position. B GETTING READY g d f e Needle r thred guide Pss the upper thred through the needle r thred guide. 2 Needle plte The needle plte is mrked with guides for sewing stright sems. 3 Needle plte over Remove the needle plte over to len the oin se nd re. 4 Boin over/oin se Remove the oin over, nd then insert the oin into the oin se. 5 Feed dogs The feed dogs feed the fri in the sewing diretion. 6 Presser foot The presser foot pplies pressure onsistently on the fri s the sewing tkes ple. Atth the pproprite presser foot for the seleted stith. 7 Presser foot holder The presser foot is tthed onto the presser foot holder. 8 Presser foot holder srew Use the presser foot holder srew to hold the presser foot in ple. (pge B-29) 9 Buttonhole lever Lower the uttonhole lever when sewing uttonholes nd r tks or when drning. d For stithes with middle (enter) needle position 2 For stithes with left needle position 3 Left needle position on the needle plte <inh> 4 Left needle position on the needle plte <m> 5 Middle (enter) needle position on the oin over (with mrk) <inh> 6 Left needle position on the needle plte over <inh> e f Bsi opertions B-3

12 Nmes of Mhine Prts nd Their Funtions Opertion uttons Opertion pnel nd opertion keys d e f Strt/Stop utton Press the Strt/Stop utton to strt or stop sewing. The mhine stithes t slow speed t the eginning of sewing while the utton is pressed. When sewing is stopped, the needle is lowered in the fri. For detils, refer to STARTING TO SEW on pge B-30. The utton hnges olor ording to the mhine s opertion mode. Green: The mhine is redy to sew or is sewing. Red: The mhine n not sew. Ornge: The mhine is winding the oin thred, or the oin winder shft is moved to the right side. 2 Reverse stith utton For stright, zigzg, nd elsti zigzg stith ptterns tht use reverse stithes, the mhine will sew reverse stithes t low speed only while holding down the Reverse stith utton. The stithes re sewn in the opposite position. For other stithes, use this utton to sew reinforement stithes t the eginning nd end of sewing. Press nd hold this utton, nd the mhine sews 3 stithes in the sme spot nd stops utomtilly. (pge B-33) 3 Reinforement stith utton Use this utton to sew single stith repetedly nd tie-off. For hrter/deortive stithes, press this utton to end with full stith insted of t mid-point. The LED light eside this utton lights up while the mhine is sewing full motif, nd utomtilly turns off when the sewing is stopped. (pge B- 33) 4 Needle position utton Press the needle position utton to rise or lower the needle. Pressing the utton twie sews one stith. 5 Thred utter utton Press the thred utter utton fter sewing is stopped to ut oth the upper nd the oin threds. For detils, refer to step j under Sewing stith on pge B Sewing speed ontroller Slide the sewing speed ontroller to djust the sewing speed. CAUTION Do not press (Thred utter utton) fter the threds hve lredy een ut, otherwise the needle my rek, the threds my eome tngled or dmge to the mhine my our. r q p o n m l d e f g h LCD (liquid rystl disply) Settings for the seleted stith nd error messges for inorret opertions pper in the LCD. For detils, refer to LCD on pge B-0 2 Stith length keys Press to djust the stith length in the LCD. 3 Automti thred utting key Press to selet the utomti thred utting funtion. 4 Automti reverse/reinforement key Press to use the utomti reverse/reinforement stithing funtion. 5 Initil needle position key Press to selet either Stright stith (Left) or 3 Stright stith (Middle) s the utility stith tht is utomtilly seleted when the mhine is turned on. 6 Single/repet sewing key Press to hoose single pttern or ontinuous ptterns. 7 Needle position key Press to selet the needle stop position (the needle position for when the mhine is not eing operted) to e up or down. 8 Width ontrol key Press to llow the stith width to e djusted using the sewing speed ontroller. For detils, refer to Stin stithing using the sewing speed ontroller in the Sewing setion. 9 Twin needle key Press to use the twin needle. For detils, refer to Using the twin needle on pge B Memory key Press to sve stith pttern omintions to mhine memory. For detils, refer to Sving pttern in the Deortive sewing setion. A OK key Press to pply the seletion, perform the opertion or dd stith pttern. B Numeri keys Use these keys to quikly selet one of the ten most often used stithes. When seleting other stithes, use these keys to enter the numer of the desired stith. k j i B-4

13 Nmes of Mhine Prts nd Their Funtions C Bk key Press this key to nel the opertion nd return to the previous sreen. In ddition, pressing this key removes the lst pttern dded when omining hrters or deortive stithes. D Chrter stith key Press to selet hrter stith. E Deortive stith key Press to selet deortive stith. F Utility stith key Press to selet utility stith. G Preset utility stith/sved pttern key Press to selet the utility stith ssigned to numeri key or to retrieve pttern tht hs een sved. H Stith width keys/pttern hek keys Press to djust the stith width or to hek stith pttern omintions in the LCD. Note The opertion keys of this mhine re pitive touh sensors. Operte the keys y diretly touhing them with your finger. The response of the keys vries ording to the user. The pressure exerted on the keys does not ffet the response of the keys. Sine the opertion keys ret differently depending on the user, djust the setting for the input sensitivity. (pge B-) When using n eletrostti touh pen, mke sure tht its point is 8 mm or more. Do not use touh pen with thin point or unique shpe. Using the flt ed tthment Pull the top of the flt ed tthment to open the essory omprtments. A presser foot essory try is stored in the essory omprtment of the flt ed tthment. 2 Storge spe of the flt ed tthment 2 Presser foot essory try B GETTING READY Bsi opertions B-5

14 Nmes of Mhine Prts nd Their Funtions Inluded essories After opening the rton, hek tht the following essories re inluded. Prt ode for eh item is listed under the prt nme J N G I R M Zigzg foot J (on mhine) Monogrmming foot N XD Oversting foot G XC Zipper foot I X Blind stith foot R XE Button fitting foot M XE XF A Buttonhole foot A XC Boin (4) (One is on mhine.) Sem ripper XF X Needle set * X Twin needle *2 X Clening rush X Eyelet punh Srewdriver L-shped srewdriver Dis-shped srewdriver Horizontl spool pin Spool p (lrge) XZ XC XG XC XG Spool p (medium) (2) (One is on mhine) Spool p (smll) Thred spool insert (mini king thred spool) Spool net XA Boin se (on mhine) Foot ontroller XZ XE XA XG Aessory g XC Dust over XF90-00 Boin over (with mrkings) (on mhine) XF Power ord XC Instrution nd Referene Guide XG Quik Referene Guide XG * 75/ 2 needles, 90/4 2 needles, 90/4 2 needles: Bll point needle (gold olored) *2 2/ needle Note (For U.S.A. only) Foot ontroller: Model T This foot ontroller n e used on the mhine model: BLMPR2 The presser foot holder srew is ville through your uthorized By Lok retiler. (Prt ode: XG343-00) The presser foot essory try is ville, through your uthorized By Lok retiler. (Prt ode: XF ) B-6

15 Nmes of Mhine Prts nd Their Funtions Optionl essories The following re ville s optionl essories to e purhsed seprtely. Prt ode for eh item is listed under the prt nme B Quilting foot Wlking foot /4" quilting foot /4" quilting foot with guide Quilting guide Side utter S FA2 BLG-WF FA ESG-QGF BLG-QG BLG-SCF GETTING READY O Free motion open toe Stright stith foot nd quilting foot O needle plte set BLSR-FMO BLMAC-SS Extension tle BLMAC-ET Roller foot ESG-RF Nrrow hemmer foot ESG-HF Cording foot (3 ord guide) BLG-CF3 Edge joining foot ESG-EJF Spool stnd BLMAC-STS Memo To otin optionl essories or prts, ontt your uthorized By Lok retiler. All speifitions re orret t the time of printing. Plese e wre tht some speifitions my hnge without notie. A vriety of feet re ville to enle different types of stithing nd finishes. Visit your nerest uthorized By Lok retiler for omplete listing of optionl essories ville for your mhine. Alwys use essories reommended for this mhine. Bsi opertions B-7

16 Turning the Mhine On/Off Turning the Mhine On/Off WARNING Use only regulr household eletriity for the power soure. Using other power soures my result in fire, eletri shok, or dmge to the mhine. Mke sure tht the plugs on the power ord re firmly inserted into the eletril outlet nd the power ord reeptle on the mhine. Otherwise, fire or eletri shok my result. Do not insert the plug on the power ord into n eletril outlet tht is in poor ondition. Turn the min power to OFF nd remove the plug in the following irumstnes: When you re wy from the mhine After using the mhine When the power fils during use When the mhine does not operte orretly due to d onnetion or disonnetion During eletril storms CAUTION Use only the power ord inluded with this mhine. Do not use extension ords or multi-plug dpters with ny other pplines plugged into them. Fire or eletri shok my result. Do not touh the plug with wet hnds. Eletri shok my result. When unplugging the mhine, lwys turn the min power to OFF first. Alwys grsp the plug to remove it from the eletril outlet. Pulling on the ord my dmge the ord, or led to fire or eletri shok. Do not llow the power ord to e ut, dmged, modified, forefully ent, pulled, twisted, or undled. Do not ple hevy ojets on the ord. Do not sujet the ord to het. These things my dmge the ord, or use fire or eletri shok. If the ord or plug is dmged, tke the mhine to your uthorized By Lok retiler for repirs efore ontinuing use. Unplug the power ord if the mhine is not to e used for long period of time. Otherwise, fire my result. When leving the mhine unttended, either the min swith of the mhine should e turned to OFF or the plug must e removed from the eletril outlet. When serviing the mhine or when removing overs, the mhine must e unplugged. (For U.S.A. only) This ppline hs polrized plug (one lde wider thn the other). To redue the risk of eletril shok, this plug is intended to fit in polrized eletril outlet only one wy. If the plug does not fit fully in the eletril outlet, reverse the plug. If it still does not fit, ontt qulified eletriin to instll the proper eletril outlet. Do not modify the plug in ny wy. B-8

17 Turning the Mhine On/Off Turning on the mhine Mke sure tht the mhine is turned off (the min power swith is set to ), nd then plug the power ord into the power supply jk on the right side of the mhine. Insert the plug of the power ord into household eletril outlet. Turning off the mhine When you re finished using the mhine, turn it off. In ddition, efore trnsporting the mhine to nother lotion, e sure to turn it off. Mke sure tht the mhine is not sewing. Press the min power swith on the right side of the mhine in the diretion of the symol to turn the mhine off. B GETTING READY 2 Power supply jk 2 Min power swith Press the right side of the min power swith on the right side of the mhine to turn the mhine on (set it to I ). The light, LCD nd the Strt/Stop utton light up when the mhine is turned on. Memo When the mhine is turned on, the needle nd the feed dogs will mke sound when they move; this is not mlfuntion. If the mhine is turned off in the middle of sewing in the Sewing funtion, the opertion will not resume fter turning the power on gin. Bsi opertions B-9

18 LCD LCD Viewing the LCD When the power is turned on, the LCD omes on, nd the following sreen is displyed. The sreen is hnged using the keys elow the LCD. Utility stith sreen Chrter/Deortive stith sreen (refer to the Deortive sewing setion) B A 0 9 D C No. Disply Item Nme Explntion Pge Stith tegory Shows the tegory of the urrently seleted stith pttern. : Preset utility stith B-30 : Utility stith : Deortive stith : Chrter stith (Gothi font) : Chrter stith (Hndwriting font) : Chrter stith (Outline) : Chrter stith (Jpnese font) 2 Presser foot Shows presser foot to e used. B-28 3 Single/repet sewing Shows single or ontinuous pttern sewing mode setting. : Single sewing mode D-6 : Repet sewing mode 4 Reinforement priority Shows tht reinforement priority hs een set to. B-35 5 Width ontrol Shows tht the stith width n e djusted using the sewing speed ontroller. S-32 6 Needle position setting Shows single or twin needle mode setting, nd the needle stop position. : Single needle/down position B-4 : Single needle/up position : Twin needle/down position : Twin needle/up position 7 Initil needle position Shows either Stright stith (Left) or 3 Stright stith (Middle) s the utility stith tht is utomtilly seleted when the mhine is turned on. B-4 : Stright stith (Left) : Stright stith (Middle) 8 - Stith numer Shows the numer of the urrently seleted stith pttern. B-39 9 Automti thred utting Shows utomti utting for oth the upper nd the oin threds fter sewing. B-38 0 Automti reverse/ Shows utomti reverse or reinforement stithing fter stith pttern is sewn. B-34 reinforement stithing A Stith length Shows the stith length of the urrently seleted stith pttern. B-36 B Stith width Shows the stith width of the urrently seleted stith pttern. B-36 C - Totl numer Shows the totl numer of hrters tht re eing omined. D-5 D - Position numer Shows the position of the seleted stith numer. D-5 B-0

19 LCD Adjusting input sensitivity for opertion keys You n djust the sensitivity of the opertion keys to five levels. Disply the settings sreen to set desired level. d Adjust the input sensitivity y pressing the - or + key. The lower the setting, the less sensitive the keys will e; the higher the setting, the more sensitive the keys will e. The defult setting is 3. B GETTING READY Note We reommend seleting the highest setting if n eletrostti touh pen is eing used. Press ny of the opertion keys, other thn the - or e + key to hek the sensitivity. When the key responds, links. Turn off the mhine, then turn it on gin. f Opertion keys Turn off the mhine. While pressing (Reinforement stith utton) on the opertion pnel, turn on the sewing mhine. Press the - or + key to selet. Note Before turning off the mhine, press ny of the keys, other thn - or + key. Otherwise the mhine my not sve the setting. If the mhine does not respond when n opertion key is pressed Turn mhine off, then hold down (Needle position utton) nd turn on the mhine to reset the settings. Turn off the mhine, nd then djust the settings gin. Bsi opertions B-

20 Winding/Instlling the Boin Winding/Instlling the Boin CAUTION Only use the Boin (prt ode: X ) designed speifilly for this mhine. Use of ny other oin my result in injuries or dmge to the mhine. The inluded oin ws designed speifilly for this mhine. If oins from other models re used, the mhine will not operte orretly. Use only the inluded oin or oins of the sme type (X ). X is Clss5 type oin. Ple the oin on the oin winder shft so tht the spring on the shft fits into the noth in the oin. Press down on the oin until it snps into ple. 2 Noth 2 Boin winder shft spring Slide the oin winder in the diretion of the rrow until it snps into ple. * Mde of plsti This model 2 Other models 3.5 mm (pprox. 7/6 inh) Memo When the foot ontroller is onneted, oin winding n e strted nd stopped with the foot ontroller. d The Strt/Stop utton lights up in ornge. Remove the spool p tht is inserted onto the spool pin. Winding the oin This setion desries how to wind thred onto oin. Spool pin 2 Spool p 2 e Ple the spool of thred for the oin onto the spool pin. Slide the spool onto the pin so tht the spool is horizontl nd the thred unwinds to the front t the ottom. Open the top over. If the spool is not positioned so tht the thred unwinds orretly, the thred my eome tngled round the spool pin. B-2

21 Winding/Instlling the Boin Slide the spool p onto the spool pin. f Slide the spool p s fr s possile to the right, s shown, with the rounded side on the left. Memo When using the spool s shown elow, use the smll spool p, nd leve smll spe etween the p nd the spool. B CAUTION If the spool or the spool p is not instlled orretly, the thred my eome tngled round the spool pin, using the needle to rek. Three spool p sizes re ville, llowing you to hoose spool p tht est fits the size of spool eing used. If the spool p is too smll for the spool eing used, the thred my th on the slit in the spool or the mhine my e dmged. When using mini king thred spool, use the thred spool insert (mini king thred spool). For detils on thred spool insert (mini king thred spool), refer to Memo on pge B-3. Spool p (smll) 2 Spool (ross-wound thred) 3 Spe When using thred tht winds off quikly, suh s trnsprent nylon thred or metlli thred, ple the spool net over the spool efore pling the spool of thred onto the spool pin. If the spool net is too long, fold it to fit the size of the spool. 2 GETTING READY 3 Spool net 2 Spool 3 Spool p 4 Spool pin 4 If spool of thred whose ore is 2 mm (/2 inh) in dimeter nd 75 mm (3 inhes) high is inserted onto the spool pin, use the thred spool insert (mini king thred spool). Thred spool insert (mini king thred spool) 2 2 mm (/2 inh) 3 75 mm (3 inhes) Bsi opertions B-3

22 Winding/Instlling the Boin g While holding the thred ner the spool with your right hnd, s shown, pull the thred with your left hnd, nd then pss the thred ehind the thred guide over nd to the front. j While holding the thred with your left hnd, wind the thred tht ws pulled out lokwise round the oin five or six times with your right hnd. Thred guide over Pss the thred under the thred guide plte, nd then h pull it to the right. Note Mke sure tht the thred etween the spool nd the oin is pulled tight. Be sure to wind the thred lokwise round the oin, otherwise the thred will eome wrpped round the oin winder shft. k Pss the end of the thred through the guide slit in the oin winder set, nd then pull the thred to the right to ut it. i Thred guide plte Pss the thred under the hook on the thred guide, nd then wind it ounterlokwise under the pretension disk. 2 Guide slit in oin winder set (with uilt-in utter) CAUTION Be sure to ut the thred s desried. If the oin is wound without utting the thred using the utter uilt into the slit in the oin winder set, the thred my eome tngled in the oin or the needle my end or rek when the oin thred strts to run out. Slide the sewing speed ontroller to the right. l Thred guide 2 Pretension disk 3 Pull it in s fr s possile Note Mke sure tht the thred psses under the pretension disk. 3 Speed ontroller Note Boin winding speeds my vry depending on type of thred eing wound on oin. B-4

23 Winding/Instlling the Boin Turn on the mhine. m n Press the Strt/Stop utton one to strt winding the oin. When the foot ontroller is plugged in, press down on the foot ontroller. q Slide the oin winder shft to the left, nd then remove the oin from the shft. B Memo If the oin winder shft is set to the right side, the needle will not move. (Sewing is impossile.) GETTING READY Strt/Stop utton Note When winding trnsprent nylon thred on the oin, stop oin winding when the oin is /2 to 2/3 full. If the oin is fully wound with trnsprent nylon thred, the pressure my rete frtures to the plsti oin. This will led to irregulr stithes or possile rekge to oin. r s Slide the sewing speed ontroller k to desired sewing speed position. Remove the spool for the oin thred from the spool pin. Memo When the mhine is strted or the hndwheel is turned fter winding the oin, the mhine will mke liking sound; this is not mlfuntion. o p When the oin winding eomes slow, press the Strt/Stop utton one to stop the mhine. When the foot ontroller is plugged in, remove your foot from the foot ontroller. CAUTION When the oin winding eomes slow, stop the mhine, otherwise the mhine my e dmged. Use sissors to ut the end of the thred wound round the oin. Instlling the oin Instll the oin wound with thred. You n egin sewing immeditely without pulling up the oin thred y simply inserting the oin in the oin se nd guiding the thred through the slit in the needle plte over. Memo For detils on sewing fter pulling up the oin thred, for exmple, when mking gthers or with free motion quilting, refer to Pulling up the oin thred on pge B-22. CAUTION Use oin tht hs een orretly wound with thred, otherwise the needle my rek or the thred tension will e inorret. Before inserting or hnging the oin, e sure to turn off the mhine, otherwise injuries my our if the Strt/Stop utton or ny other utton is pressed nd the mhine strts operting. Bsi opertions B-5

24 Winding/Instlling the Boin Press (Needle position utton) one or twie to rise the needle. Turn off the mhine. Rise the presser foot lever. Memo The order tht the oin thred should e pssed through the oin se is indited y mrks round the oin se. Be sure to thred the mhine s indited. Slide the oin over lth to the right. d 2 Boin over 2 Lth Remove the oin over. e While lightly holding down the oin with your right h hnd (), guide the thred through the slit in the needle plte over (2) nd lightly pull it with your left hnd (3). The thred enters the tension spring of the oin se. f Hold the oin with your right hnd with the thred unwinding to the left, nd hold the end of the thred with your left hnd. Then, with your right hnd, ple the oin in the oin se. i While lightly holding down the oin with your right hnd (), ontinue guiding the thred through the slit with your left hnd (2) Then, ut the thred with the utter (3). g Lightly hold down the oin with your right hnd (), nd then guide the end of the thred round the t of the needle plte over with your left hnd (2). T CAUTION Be sure to hold down the oin with your finger nd unwind the oin thred orretly, otherwise the thred my rek or the thred tension will e inorret. B-6

25 Winding/Instlling the Boin Note If the thred is not orretly inserted through the tension-djusting spring of the oin se, it my use inorret thred tension. B GETTING READY Tension-djusting spring Retth the oin over. j Insert the t of the oin over into the noth of the needle plte over, nd then lightly press down on the right side. The oin threding is finished. Next, thred the upper thred. Continue with the proedure in Upper Threding on pge B-8. Memo You n egin sewing without pulling up the oin thred. If you wish to pull up the oin thred efore strting to sew, pull up the thred ording to the proedure in Pulling up the oin thred on pge B-22. Bsi opertions B-7

26 Upper Threding Upper Threding CAUTION Three spool p sizes re ville, llowing you to hoose spool p tht est fits the size of spool eing used. If the spool p is too smll for the spool eing used, the thred my th on the slit in the spool or the needle my rek. When using mini king thred spool, use the thred spool insert (mini king thred spool). For more informtion regrding the hoie of spool ps for your thred hoie, see pge B-3. Turn on the mhine. Rise the presser foot lever to rise the presser foot. Presser foot lever The upper thred shutter opens so the mhine n e threded. Shutter When threding the upper thred, refully follow the instrutions. If the upper threding is not orret, the thred my eome tngled or the needle my end or rek. Never use thred weight of 20 or lower. Use the needle nd the thred in the orret omintion. For detils on the orret omintion of needles nd threds, refer to Fri/Thred/Needle Comintions on pge B-25. Threding the upper thred Note If the presser foot is not rised, the mhine nnot e threded. Press (Needle position utton) one or twie to rise the needle. Needle position utton The needle is orretly rised when the mrk on the hndwheel is t the top, s shown elow. Chek the hndwheel nd, if this mrk is not t this position, press (Needle position utton) until it is. Mrk on hndwheel Turn off the mhine. d When threding the upper thred, refully follow the instrutions. B-8

27 Upper Threding e Remove the spool p tht is inserted onto the spool pin. i While holding the thred lightly with your right hnd, pss the thred under the thred guide plte, nd then pull it up. B Spool pin 2 Spool p 2 Ple the spool of thred onto the spool pin. f Slide the spool onto the pin so tht the spool is horizontl nd the thred unwinds to the front t the ottom. j Thred guide plte Pss the thred through the thred hnnel in the order shown elow. GETTING READY CAUTION If the spool or the spool p is not positioned orretly, the thred my eome tngled round the spool pin or the needle my rek. Slide the spool p onto the spool pin. g Slide the spool p s fr s possile to the right, s shown, with the rounded side on the left. While holding the thred lightly with your right hnd, h pull the thred with your left hnd, nd then pss the thred ehind the thred guide over nd to the front. Shutter Note If the presser foot hs een lowered nd the shutter is losed, the mhine nnot e threded. Be sure to rise the presser foot to open the shutter efore threding the mhine. In ddition, efore removing the upper thred, e sure to rise the presser foot to open the shutter. This mhine is equipped with window tht llows you to hek the position of the tke-up lever. Look through this window nd hek tht the thred is orretly fed through the tke-up lever. Thred guide over Bsi opertions B-9

28 Upper Threding Slide the thred ehind the needle r thred guide. k The thred n esily e slid ehind the needle r thred guide y holding the thred in your left hnd, then feeding the thred with your right hnd, s shown. Mke sure tht the thred is pssed through to the left of the t of the needle r thred guide. Cut the thred with the thred utter on the left side of the mhine. 2 Cutter Needle r thred guide 2 T Threding the needle Memo The needle threder n e used with mhine needles 75/ through 00/6. The needle threder nnot e used with the wing needle or the twin needle. When thred suh s trnsprent nylon monofilment or speilty threds re used it is not reommended to use the needle threder. If the needle threder nnot e used, refer to Threding the needle mnully (without using the needle threder) on pge B-2. Pull the end of the thred, whih hs een pssed through the needle r thred guide, to the left, then pss the thred through the noth of the threder thred guide, nd then firmly pull the thred from the front nd insert it into the slit of the threder thred guide disk mrked 7 ll the wy. Mke sure tht the thred psses through the noth of the threder thred guide. Note If the thred is pulled through nd nnot e ut orretly, lower the presser foot lever so tht the thred is held in ple efore utting the thred. If this opertion is performed, skip step. When using thred tht quikly winds off the spool, suh s metlli thred, it my e diffiult to thred the needle if the thred is ut. Therefore, insted of using the thred utter, pull out out 8 m (pprox. 3 inhes) of thred fter pssing it through the threder thred guide disks (mrked 7 ). 8 m (pprox. 3 inhes) or more Lower the presser foot lever to lower the presser foot. Presser foot lever 2 Noth of the threder thred guide 2 Threder thred guide disk B-20

29 Upper Threding d Lower the needle threder lever on the left side of the mhine until it liks, nd then slowly return the lever to its originl position. Threding the needle mnully (without using the needle threder) When using speilty thred, suh s trnsprent nylon thred, wing needle or twin needle whih nnot e used with the needle threder, thred the needle s desried elow. B Hook 2 Needle threder lever The hook is rotted nd psses the thred through the eye of the needle. Thred the mhine until you reh the eye of the needle. For detils, refer to Threding the upper thred on pge B-8. Lower the presser foot lever. GETTING READY e Note If the needle is not rised to its highest position, the needle threder nnot thred the needle. Turn the hndwheel ounterlokwise until the needle is t its highest position. The needle is orretly rised when the mrk on the hndwheel is t the top, s shown under step on pge B-8. Crefully pull the end of thred tht ws pssed through the eye of the needle. If the needle ws not ompletely threded, ut loop in the thred ws formed in the eye of the needle, refully pull the loop through the eye of the needle to pull out the end of the thred. Presser foot lever Insert the thred through the eye of the needle from front to k. f CAUTION When pulling out the thred, do not pull it with extreme fore, otherwise the needle my rek or end. Rise the presser foot lever, pss the end of the thred through nd under the presser foot, nd then pull out out 5 m (pprox. 2 inhes) of thred towrd the rer of the mhine. d CAUTION Mke sure you turn the power off while threding the needle mnully. Otherwise injuries my our if the Strt/Stop utton or ny other utton is pressed nd the mhine strts operting. Rise the presser foot lever, pss the end of the thred through nd under the presser foot, nd then pull out out 5 m (pprox. 2 inhes) of thred towrd the rer of the mhine. 5 m (pprox. 2 inhes) Bsi opertions B-2

30 Upper Threding Pulling up the oin thred When mking gthers or efore free motion quilting, first pull up the oin thred s desried elow. Retth the oin over. g Insert the t of the oin over into the noth of the needle plte over, nd then lightly press down on the right side. Refer to Threding the upper thred (pge B-8) to thred the mhine with the upper thred nd thred the needle. Follow steps d to f Instlling the oin (pge B- 5) for instlling the oin to insert the oin into the oin se. Pss the oin thred through the slot. Do not ut the thred with the utter. Using the twin needle With the twin needle, you n sew two prllel lines of the sme stith with two different threds. Both upper threds should hve the sme thikness nd qulity. Be sure to use the twin needle, the horizontl spool pin nd the pproprite spool p. For detils on the stithes tht n e sewn with the twin needle, refer to Stith Setting Chrt eginning on pge B-39. While lightly holding the upper thred with your left d hnd, press (Needle position utton) twie to lower nd then rise the needle. e f The oin thred is looped round the upper thred nd n e pulled up. Crefully pull the upper thred upwrd to pull out the end of the oin thred. Pull up the oin thred, pss it under the presser foot nd pull it out 0 m (4 inhes) towrd the k of the mhine, mking it even with the upper thred. Memo Trditionlly twin needle is lso used for reting pintuks. Contt your nerest uthorized By Lok retiler to otin the optionl pintuk foot for your mhine (ESG-PF). CAUTION Only use the twin needle (2/ needle, prt ode: X ). Use of ny other needle my end the needle or dmge the mhine. Never use ent needles. Bent needles n esily rek, possily resulting in injuries. The needle threder nnot e used with the twin needle. If the needle threder is used with the twin needle, the mhine my e dmged. Instll the twin needle. For detils on instlling needle, refer to Repling the needle on pge B-26. Thred the upper thred for the left needle eye. For detils, refer to steps through k of Threding the upper thred on pge B-8. B-22

31 Upper Threding Mnully thred the left needle with the upper thred. Pss the thred through the eye of the needle from the front. g Thred the upper thred in the sme wy tht the upper thred for the left side ws threded. B d Insert the horizontl spool pin onto the oin winder shft. Insert the horizontl spool pin so tht it is perpendiulr to the oin winder shft. Thred guide over For detils, refer to steps h through j of Threding the upper thred on pge B-8. Without pssing the thred through the needle r h thred guide, mnully thred the right needle. Insert the thred through the eye of the needle from the front to the k. GETTING READY e f Boin winder shft Swing the spool pin towrd the left so tht it is horizontl. Ple the upper thred spool for the needle on the right side onto the horizontl spool pin, nd then seure it with the spool p. The thred should unwind from the front t the ottom of the spool. Spool p 2 Spool 2 The needle threder nnot e used with the twin needle. If the needle threder is used with the twin needle, the mhine my e dmged. Atth zigzg foot J. i For detils on hnging the presser foot, refer to Repling the presser foot on pge B-28. CAUTION When using the twin needle, e sure to tth zigzg foot J. If unhed stithes our, use monogrmming foot N or tth stilizer mteril. Turn on the mhine nd selet stith. j For stith seletion see Seleting stith pttern on pge B-3. See Stith Setting Chrt on pge B-39 for stithes tht use twin needle. CAUTION When using the twin needle, e sure to selet n pproprite stith, otherwise the needle my rek or the mhine my e dmged. Bsi opertions B-23

32 Upper Threding Press to turn on the twin needle mode. k Mke sure tht ppers on the LCD. CAUTION When using the twin needle, e sure to selet the twin needle setting, otherwise the needle my rek or the mhine my e dmged. Strt sewing. l For detils on strting to sew, refer to STARTING TO SEW on pge B-30. Two lines of stithing re sewn prllel to eh other. Note When hnging the sewing diretion, press (Needle position utton) to rise the needle from the fri, nd then rise the presser foot lever nd turn the fri. CAUTION Do not try turning the fri while the twin needle is down in the fri, otherwise the needle my rek or the mhine my e dmged. B-24

33 Fri/Thred/Needle Comintions Fri/Thred/Needle Comintions Needles tht n e used with this mhine: Home sewing mhine needles (size 65/9-00/6) * The lrger the numer, the lrger the needle. As the numers derese, the needles get finer. Thred tht n e used with this mhine: weight * Never use thred of 20 weight or lower. It my use mhine to mlfuntion. * The smller the numer, the hevier the thred. As the numers inrese, the thred gets finer. The mhine needle nd thred tht should e used depends on the type nd thikness of the fri. Refer to the following tle when hoosing the thred nd needle pproprite for the fri tht you wish to sew. - The omintions shown in the tle provide generl guideline. Be sure to sew tril stithes on the tul numer of lyers nd type of fri to e used in your projet. - The mhine needles re onsumles. For sfety nd est results, we reommend repling the needle regulrly. For detils on when to reple the needle, refer to Cheking the needle on pge B-26. In priniple, use fine needle nd thred with lightweight fris, nd lrger needle nd hevier thred with hevyweight fris. Selet stith pproprite for the fri, nd then djust the stith length. When sewing lightweight fris, mke the stith length finer (shorter). When sewing hevyweight fris, mke the stith length orser (longer). (pge B-36) When sewing streth fris, refer to Sewing streth fris in the Sewing setion. B GETTING READY Lightweight fris Medium weight fris Hevyweight fris Streth fris (knit fris, et.) For top-stithing Fri Type/Applition Lwn, georgette, hllis, orgndy, repe, hiffon, voile, guze, tulle, lining, et. Brodloth, tffet, grdine, flnnel, seersuker, doule guze, linen, terry loth, wffle weve, sheeting, poplin, otton twill, stin, quilting otton, et. Denim (2 ounes or more), nvs, et. Denim (2 ounes or more), nvs, tweed, orduroy, velour, melton wool, vinyl-oted fri, et. Jersey, triot, T-shirt fri, fleee, interlok, et. Thred Type Polyester thred Cotton thred, Silk thred Polyester thred Cotton thred, Silk thred Polyester thred, Cotton thred Polyester thred Cotton thred, Silk thred Cotton thred, Polyester thred, Silk thred Polyester thred, Cotton thred Weight Size of needle 65/9-75/ 75/ - 90/ / /4-00/6 Bll point needle 75/ - 90/4 Stith length [mm (inh)] Fine stithes (/6-3/32) Regulr stithes (/6-/8) Corse stithes (3/32-3/6) Setting pproprite for the fri thikness 30 90/4-00/6 Setting pproprite for / - 90/4 the fri thikness Trnsprent nylon thred Use home sewing mhine topstithing needle, regrdless of the fri. CAUTION The pproprite fri, thred nd needle omintions re shown in the preeding tle. If the omintion of the fri, thred nd needle is not orret, prtiulrly when sewing hevy fris (suh s denim) with thin needles (suh s 65/9 to 75/), the needle my end or rek. In ddition, the stithing my e uneven or pukered or there my e skipped stithes. Bsi opertions B-25

34 Repling the Needle Repling the Needle Be sure to oserve the following preutions onerning the hndling of the needle. Filure to oserve these preutions is extremely dngerous, for exmple, if the needle reks nd frgments re dispersed. Be sure to red nd refully follow the instrutions elow. CAUTION Only use reommended home sewing mhine needles. Use of ny other needle my end the needle or dmge the mhine. Never use ent needles. Bent needles n esily rek, possily resulting in injuries. Cheking the needle Sewing with ent needle is extremely dngerous sine the needle my rek while the mhine is eing operted. Before using the needle, ple the flt side of the needle on flt surfe nd hek tht the distne etween the needle nd the flt surfe is even. 2 Note Reple the needle in ses suh s the four desried elow: If n unusul sound is produed when the needle enters the fri while sewing tril stithes t low speed. (The tip of the needle my e roken.) 2 If stithes re skipped. (The needle my e ent.) 3 After ompleting one projet, suh s piee of lothing. 4 After using three full oins of thred. Repling the needle Use the srewdriver nd needle tht hs een determined to e stright ording to the instrutions in Cheking the needle. Press (Needle position utton) one or twie to rise the needle. Turn off the mhine. CAUTION Before repling the needle, e sure to turn off the mhine, otherwise injuries my our if the Strt/Stop utton or ny other utton is pressed nd the mhine strts operting. Ple fri or pper under the presser foot to over the hole in the needle plte. Flt side 2 Needle type mrking CAUTION If the distne etween the needle nd the flt surfe is not even, the needle is ent. Do not use ent needle. Note Before repling the needle, over the hole in the needle plte with fri or pper to prevent the needle from flling into the mhine. Lower the presser foot. d Flt surfe B-26

35 Repling the Needle e Hold the needle with your left hnd, nd then use srewdriver to turn the needle lmp srew towrd you (ounterlokwise) to remove the needle. The needle lmp srew n lso e loosened or tightened with the L-shped (or dis-shped) srewdriver. B 2 Srewdriver 2 Needle lmp srew Do not pply strong fore when loosening or tightening the needle lmp srew, otherwise ertin prts of the mhine my e dmged. GETTING READY f With the flt side of the needle towrd the rer of the mhine, insert the needle until it touhes the needle stopper. g Needle stopper While holding the needle with your left hnd, use the srewdriver to tighten the needle lmp srew. Turn the srew towrd the k of the mhine (lokwise). CAUTION Be sure to insert the needle until it touhes the needle stopper nd seurely tighten the needle lmp srew with the srewdriver, otherwise the needle my rek or dmge my result. Bsi opertions B-27

36 Repling the Presser Foot Repling the Presser Foot Repling the presser foot Press (Needle position utton) one or twie to rise the needle. Turn off the mhine. Rise the presser foot lever, if neessry. d CAUTION Use the presser foot pproprite for the type of stith tht you wish to sew, otherwise the needle my hit the presser foot, using the needle to end or rek. Only use presser feet designed speifilly for this mhine. Use of ny other presser foot my result in injuries or dmge to the mhine. CAUTION Before repling the presser foot, e sure to turn off the mhine, otherwise injuries my our if the Strt/Stop utton or ny other utton is pressed nd the mhine strts operting. Press the lk utton t the k of the presser foot holder. e f g Ple different presser foot elow the holder so tht the presser foot pin is ligned with the noth in the holder. 3 Presser foot holder 2 Noth 3 Pin 4 Presser foot type Slowly lower the presser foot lever so tht the presser foot pin snps into the noth in the presser foot holder. 2 Presser foot lever 2 Presser foot holder 3 Noth 4 Pin The presser foot is tthed. Rise the presser foot lever to hek tht the presser foot is seurely tthed. 2 J Blk utton 2 Presser foot holder Presser foot lever B-28

37 Repling the Presser Foot Note When stith is seleted, the ion for the presser foot tht should e used ppers in the sreen. Chek tht the orret presser foot is tthed efore strting to sew. If the wrong presser foot is instlled, turn off the mhine, tth the orret presser foot, turn mhine k on nd then selet the desired stith gin. Atthing the presser foot holder Turn off the mhine. Rise the presser foot lever. Align the presser foot holder with the lower-left side of the presser r. B GETTING READY Zigzg foot J Monogrmming foot N Oversting foot G Buttonhole foot A Blind stith foot R Button fitting foot M Side utter S For detils on the presser foot tht should e used with the seleted stith, refer to Stith Setting Chrt on pge B-39. d Hold the presser foot holder in ple with your right hnd, nd then tighten the srew using the srewdriver in your left hnd. Turn the srew towrd you (lokwise). Removing nd tthing the presser foot holder Remove the presser foot holder when lening the mhine or when instlling presser foot tht does not use the presser foot holder, suh s the wlking foot nd quilting foot. Use the srewdriver to remove the presser foot holder. Turn off the mhine. Remove the presser foot. For detils, refer to Repling the presser foot on pge B-28. Use the srewdriver to loosen the presser foot holder srew. Turn the srew towrd the k of the mhine (ounterlokwise). The presser foot holder srew n lso e loosened or tightened with the L-shped (or dis-shped) srewdriver. Srewdriver CAUTION Be sure to seurely tighten the presser foot holder srew, otherwise the presser foot holder my fll off nd the needle my strike it, using the needle to end or rek. Note If the presser foot holder is not orretly instlled, the thred tension will e inorret. 3 Srewdriver 2 Presser foot holder 3 Presser foot holder srew 2 Bsi opertions B-29

38 Sewing Chpter 2 STARTING TO SEW Sewing CAUTION While the mhine is in opertion, py speil ttention to the needle lotion. In ddition, keep your hnds wy from ll moving prts suh s the needle nd hndwheel, otherwise injuries my our. Do not pull or push the fri too hrd while sewing, otherwise injuries my our or the needle my rek. Never use ent needles. Bent needles n esily rek, possily resulting in injuries. Mke sure tht the needle does not strike sting pins, otherwise the needle my rek or end. Stith seletion methods A stith n e seleted from the following methods ville. Stith ptterns n e seleted through either diret selet (y pressing the designted key for speifi stith) or numer seletion (y entering the numer for the stith pttern). For detils on the types of stithes ville, refer to the Quik Referene Guide. Diret seletion With diret seletion, there re two stith modes listed elow. Eh press of swithes the modes. Preset utility stith Sved ptterns The most frequently used utility stithes hve een ssigned to the numeri keys. These stithes n e seleted simply y pressing the designted key. For detils, refer to Preset utility stithes on pge B-43. Frequently used ptterns nd omined ptterns n e sved in the mhine s memory nd esily retrieved using (Preset utility stith/sved pttern key). For detils, refer to Sving pttern nd Retrieving pttern in the Deortive sewing setion. 2 Preset utility stith/sved pttern key 2 Numeri keys Numer seletion After pressing (Utility stith key), (Deortive stith key) or (Chrter stith key) to selet the stith mode, use the numeri keys to type in the numer for the desired stith Utility stith key 2 Deortive stith key 3 Chrter stith key 4 Numeri keys Utility stithes There re vrious utility stithes, inluding stright stithes, oversting stithes nd uttonhole stithes. Deortive stithes There is one deortive stith mode. For detils, refer to Seleting stith ptterns in the Deortive sewing setion. B-30

39 Sewing Chrter stithes There re four hrter stith modes:, Gothi font mode, Hndwriting font mode, Outline font mode, Jpnese font mode For detils, refer to Seleting stith ptterns in the Deortive sewing setion. Seleting stith pttern When seleting utility stith Press. When seleting from the preset utility stithes Sine vrious stithes hve een ssigned to the numeri keys, these stithes n e seleted simply y pressing the designted numeri key. Chek tht ppers on the sreen. If different ion is displyed, press. B STARTING TO SEW Press the numeri key on whih the desired stith is printed. is displyed on the LCD sreen. When seleting hrter/deortive stith After pressing or on the opertion pnel the neessry numer of times, enter numer. For more detils, refer to Seleting stith ptterns in the Deortive sewing setion. Enter the numer of the desired stith using numeri keys, nd then press. For numer of eh stith, refer to Stith Setting Chrt on pge B-39 or the Quik Referene Guide. Depending on the stith numer, the stith my e seleted without pressing. When using one-digit numers nd it is entered inorretly, press to erse the entered numer. The seleted stith numer is displyed on the LCD sreen. Bsi opertions B-3

40 Sewing Sewing stith Turn the min power to ON nd press position utton) to rise the needle. (Needle Selet the desired stith following the proedure desried in Seleting stith pttern on pge B-3. If neessry, speify the setting for utomti reverse/ reinforement stithing nd djust the stith length, et. For detils on djusting the stith width nd length, refer to Setting the stith width on pge B-36 nd Setting the stith length on pge B-36. Instll the presser foot. d For detils on hnging the presser foot, refer to Repling the Presser Foot on pge B-28. Lower the presser foot. f You do not hve to pull up the oin thred. g Adjust the sewing speed with the sewing speed ontroller. You n use this ontroller to djust sewing speed during sewing. Fst 2 Slow Press the Strt/Stop utton to strt sewing. h Guide the fri lightly y hnd. Note When stith is seleted, the ion for the presser foot tht should e used ppers on the sreen. Chek tht the orret presser foot is tthed efore strting to sew. If the wrong presser foot is instlled, turn off the mhine, tth the orret presser foot, turn mhine k on nd then selet the desired stith gin. CAUTION Alwys use the orret presser foot. If the wrong presser foot is used, the needle my strike the presser foot nd end or rek, possily resulting in injury. Refer to pge B-39 for presser foot reommendtions. Memo When the foot ontroller is eing used, you nnot strt sewing y pressing the Strt/Stop utton. Press the Strt/Stop utton gin to stop sewing. i Set the fri under the presser foot. Hold the fri e nd thred with your left hnd, nd rotte the hndwheel ounterlokwise or press (Needle position utton) to set the needle in the sewing strt position. Press (Thred utter utton) to trim the upper nd j lower threds. Memo The lk utton on the left side of zigzg foot J should e pressed only if the fri does not feed or when sewing over thik sems. For detils, refer to Sewing thik fris in the Sewing setion. Normlly, you n sew without pressing the lk utton. Thred utter utton The needle will return to the up position utomtilly. B-32

41 Sewing CAUTION Do not press (Thred utter utton) fter the threds hve een ut. Doing so ould tngle the thred or rek the needle nd dmge the mhine. Do not press (Thred utter utton) when there is no fri set in the mhine or during mhine opertion. The thred my tngle, possily resulting in dmge. Note When utting thred suh s nylon monofilment thred, or other deortive threds, use the thred utter on the side of the mhine. Insert the foot ontroller plug into its jk on the mhine. Foot ontroller jk Turn on the mhine. Slowly depress the foot ontroller to strt sewing. d B STARTING TO SEW k When the needle hs stopped moving, rise the presser foot nd remove the fri. Using the foot ontroller You n lso use the foot ontroller to strt nd stop sewing. CAUTION Do not llow fri piees nd dust to ollet in the foot ontroller. Doing so ould use fire or n eletri shok. Memo When the foot ontroller is eing used, you nnot strt sewing y pressing the Strt/Stop utton. Boin winding n e strted nd stopped with the foot ontroller. Turn off the mhine. Memo The speed tht is set using the sewing speed ontroller will e the foot ontroller s mximum sewing speed. Relese the foot ontroller to stop the mhine. e Sewing reinforement stithes Reverse/reinforement stithes re generlly neessry t the eginning nd end of sewing. You n use (Reverse stith utton) to sew reverse/reinforement stithes (Refer to Stith Setting Chrt under the olumn for Reverse utton on pge B-39.). While pressing (Reinforement stith utton), the mhine will sew 3 to 5 reinforement stithes t tht point nd then stop. 2 Reverse stith utton 2 Reinforement stith utton If the utomti reinforement stith is seleted, reverse stithes (or reinforement stithes) will e sewn utomtilly t the eginning of sewing when the Strt/Stop utton is pressed. Press (Reverse stith utton) or (Reinforement stith utton) to sew reverse stithes or reinforement stithes utomtilly t the end of sewing. Bsi opertions B-33

42 Sewing Memo Some stithes, suh s uttonholes nd r tks, require reinforement stithes t the eginning of sewing. If you selet one of these stithes, the mhine will utomtilly turn on this funtion ( ppers on the LCD when the stith is seleted). Reverse stith 2 Reinforement stith Set the fri in the strt position nd egin sewing. The opertion performed when the utton is pressed differs depending on the seleted pttern. Refer to the tle in Automti reinforement stithing on pge B-34. Memo While pressing (Reinforement stith utton) when sewing hrter/deortive stith pttern, you n end sewing with ompleted motif insted of t the midpoint of stith motif. The green light on the left of (Reinforement stith utton) lights up while the mhine is sewing full motif, nd it utomtilly turns off when the sewing is stopped. Automti reinforement stithing After seleting stith motif, turn on the utomti reinforement stithing funtion efore sewing, nd the mhine will utomtilly sew reinforement stithes (or reverse stithes, depending on the stith motif) t the eginning nd end of sewing. Refer to the tle on pge B-34. Selet stith pttern. d Reverse stithes (or reinforement stithes) The mhine will utomtilly sew reverse stithes (or reinforement stithes) nd then ontinue sewing. Memo When seleting the stithes elow, the mhine will utomtilly sew reverse stithes t the eginning of the stith. If you press the Strt/Stop utton to puse sewing, press it gin to ontinue. The mhine will not sew reverse/reinforement stithes gin. Press (Reverse stith utton) or (Reinforement stith utton). Press funtion. to set the utomti reinforement stithing Reverse stithes (or reinforement stithes) The mhine will sew reverse stithes (or reinforement stithes) nd stop. ppers on the LCD. Memo To turn off the utomti reinforement stithing funtion, press so tht in the LCD sreen is no longer displyed. The opertion performed when the utton is pressed differs depending on the seleted pttern. Refer to the following tle for detils on the opertion tht is performed when the utton is pressed. B-34

43 Sewing When the utomti reinforement stithing funtion is not tive while seleting stithes suh s exmples shown elow: When the utomti reinforement stithing funtion is tive while seleting stithes suh s exmples shown elow: Reverse stith utton Mhine strts sewing the stithes nd only sews reverse stithes while holding the Reverse stith utton. Mhine sews reverse stithes t the eginning nd end of sewing. Reinforement stith utton Mhine sews 3-5 reinforement stithes while holding the Reinforement stith utton. Mhine sews reverse stithes t the eginning nd reinforement stithes t the end of sewing. When the utomti reinforement stithing funtion is tive while seleting hrter/deortive stithes. Reverse stith utton Mhine sews reinforement stithes t the eginning nd sews reinforement stithes when the Reverse stith utton is pressed. Reinforement stith utton Mhine sews reinforement stithes t the eginning, then ompletes the pttern when the Reinforement stith utton is pressed nd sews reinforement stithes t the end of sewing. * If (Reinforement priority) in the settings sreen is turned on, reinforement stithes re sewn insted of reverse stithes. B STARTING TO SEW When the utomti reinforement stithing funtion is not tive while seleting stithes suh s exmples shown elow: Mhine strts sewing the stithes nd only sews reverse stithes while holding the Reverse stith utton.* Mhine strts sewing the stithes nd sews 3-5 reinforement stithes while holding the Reinforement stith utton. Reinforement priority When set to within the settings sreen, reinforement stithes re sewn t the eginning nd/or end of sewing reinforement stith ptterns, even if (Reverse stith utton) hs een pressed. For detils, refer to Automti reinforement stithing on pge B-34. When the utomti reinforement stithing funtion is tive while seleting stithes suh s exmples shown elow: Mhine sews reinforement stithes t the eginning nd reverse stithes t the end of sewing.* Mhine sews reinforement stithes t the eginning nd end of sewing. Turn off the mhine. While pressing (Reinforement stith utton) on the opertion pnel, turn on the sewing mhine. Press the - or + key to selet. When the utomti reinforement stithing funtion is not tive while seleting utility stithes other thn the stright or zigzg stithes. When the utomti reinforement stithing funtion is tive while seleting utility stithes other thn the stright or zigzg stithes. When the utomti reinforement stithing funtion is not tive while seleting hrter/ deortive stithes. Mhine sews 3-5 reinforement stithes while holding the Reverse stith utton. Mhine sews reinforement stithes t the eginning nd end of sewing. Mhine strts sewing nd then sews reinforement stithes while holding the Reverse stith utton. Mhine sews 3-5 reinforement stithes while holding the Reinforement stith utton. Mhine sews reinforement stithes t the eginning nd end of sewing. Mhine strts sewing t the eginning, then ompletes the pttern when the Reinforement stith utton is pressed nd sews reinforement stithes t the end of sewing. Press the - or + key to set to. d Turn off the mhine, then turn it on gin. e Bsi opertions B-35

44 Setting the Stith Setting the Stith This mhine is preset with the defult settings for the stith width nd stith length for eh stith. However, you n hnge their settings or djust them y following the proedure desried in this setion. Setting the stith width The stith width (zigzg width) n e djusted to mke the stith wider or nrrower. CAUTION After djusting the stith width, slowly turn the hndwheel towrd you (ounterlokwise) nd hek tht the needle does not touh the presser foot. If the needle hits the presser foot, the needle my end or rek. Setting the stith length The stith length n e djusted to mke the stith orser (longer) or finer (shorter). Eh press of - mkes the zigzg stith nrrower. Eh press of - mkes the stith length finer (shorter). Eh press of + mkes the zigzg stith wider. Eh press of + mkes the stith length orser (longer). Memo If the stright stith or triple streth stith ws seleted, hnging the stith width hnges the needle position. Inresing the width moves the needle to the right; reduing the width moves the needle to the left. When the stith width is hnged from the stndrd setting, round disppers. When the stith width is reset k to the stndrd setting, reppers round. mens the setting nnot e djusted. Memo When the stith length is hnged from the stndrd setting, round disppers. When the stith length is reset k to the stndrd setting, reppers round. mens the setting nnot e djusted. B-36

45 Setting the Stith Setting the thred tension You my need to hnge the thred tension, depending on the fri nd thred eing used. Corret thred tension The upper thred nd the oin thred should ross ner the enter of the fri. Only the upper thred should e visile from the right side of the fri, nd only the oin thred should e visile from the wrong side of the fri. 2 Upper thred is too loose If the upper thred is visile from the wrong side of the fri, the upper thred is too loose. Tighten the thred tension. Note If the upper thred ws inorretly threded, the upper thred my e too loose. In this se, refer to Upper Threding on pge B-8 nd rethred the upper thred. 2 5 B STARTING TO SEW 3 Wrong side of fri 2 Right side of fri 3 Upper thred 4 Boin thred Upper thred is too tight If the oin thred is visile from the right side of the fri, the upper thred is too tight. Loosen the thred tension. 4 Note If the oin thred ws inorretly threded, the upper thred my e too tight. In this se, refer to Instlling the oin on pge B-5 nd rethred the oin thred Wrong side of fri 2 Right side of fri 3 Upper thred 4 Boin thred 5 The oin thred is visile from the right side of the fri. Pushing the thred tension dil towrd the left mkes the thred tension looser. 3 4 Wrong side of fri 2 Right side of fri 3 Upper thred 4 Boin thred 5 The upper thred is visile from the wrong side of the fri. Pushing the thred tension dil towrd the right mkes the thred tension tighter. Note If the upper thred is not threded orretly or the oin is not instlled orretly, it my not e possile to set the orret thred tension. If the orret thred tension nnot e hieved, rethred the upper thred nd insert the oin orretly. Bsi opertions B-37

46 Useful Funtions Useful Funtions Automtilly utting the thred The mhine n e set to utomtilly ut the threds t the end of the stithing. This is lled progrmmed thred utting. If progrmmed thred utting is set, utomti reverse/reinforement stithing is lso set. Turn on the mhine. Selet stith. For detils on seleting stith, refer to Seleting stith pttern on pge B-3. Press. Memo Progrmmed thred utting will not e performed if the Strt/Stop utton is pressed while sewing. Press (Reverse stith utton) or (Reinforement stith utton) t the end of the stithing. If the power is turned off, progrmmed thred utting will e turned off. Adjusting the presser foot pressure You n djust the presser foot pressure (the mount of pressure pplied to the fri y the presser foot) with the presser foot pressure dil. Lower the presser foot lever to lower the presser foot. d nd pper in the LCD, nd the mhine is set for progrmmed thred utting nd utomti reverse/reinforement stithing. To turn progrmmed thred utting off, press. Set the fri in ple, nd press the Strt/Stop utton one. Stithing will egin fter reverse stithes or reinforement stithes re sewn. Presser foot lever Turn the presser foot pressure dil t the k of the mhine to djust the pressure of the presser foot. The presser foot pressure n e set to one of four levels (etween nd 4). The higher the numer, the greter the pressure will e. e One you hve rehed the end of the stithing, press (Reverse stith utton) or (Reinforement stith utton) one. If stithing, suh s uttonholes nd r tking, tht inludes reinforement stithing hs een seleted, this opertion is unneessry. After the reverse stithing or reinforement stithing hs een done, the mhine stops, nd the thred is ut. When you re finished sewing, reset the dil to 3 (stndrd). B The point where the Strt/Stop utton ws pressed. 2 The point where (Reverse stith utton) or (Reinforement stith utton) ws pressed. 3 The thred is ut here.

47 Stith Setting Chrt Stith Setting Chrt Applitions, stith lengths nd widths nd whether the twin needle n e used re listed for utility stithes in the following tle. * Ptterns printed on the numeri keys on the mhine n e seleted diretly. For detils, refer to Preset utility stithes on pge B-43. *2 For free motion quilting, use free motion open toe quilting foot O (sold seprtely with some models). *3 When utomti reverse/reinforement stithing hs een set, the stith will egin with reinforement stith. If reinforement priority hs een set to, the mhine will sew reinforement stithes t the end of stithing nd then stop. Note The wlking foot n only e used with stright or zigzg stith ptterns. Do not sew reverse stithes with the wlking foot. B STARTING TO SEW Stith Stith numer Stith nme Presser foot Applitions Stith width [mm (inh)] Auto. Mnul Stith length [mm (inh)] Auto. Mnul Twin needle Reverse utton 0 * (Left) J *2 pintuk, et. Stright stith Generl sewing, gther, 02 * (Left) J *2 pintuk, et. Stright stith Generl sewing, gther, 03 * (Middle) J *2 pintuk, et. Stright stith Generl sewing, gther, 04 * (Middle) J *2 pintuk, et. Stright stith Generl sewing, gther, 05 * stith J *2 reinforement nd deortive Triple streth Generl sewing for topstithing 06 * J *2 nd deortive pplitions Stem stith Reinfored stithing, sewing 07 Bsting stith 08 * Zigzg stith 09 * Zigzg stith (0) (0 - /4) 0.0 (0) (0 - /4) 3.5 (/8) (0 - /4) 3.5 (/8) (0 - /4) 0.0 (0) (0 - /4).0 (/6) (0 - /4) J * Bsting 0.0 (0) (0 - /4) J * For oversting, mending. 3.5 (/8) (0 - /4) J * For oversting, mending. 3.5 (/8) (0 - /4) Zigzg stith Strt from right needle (Right) J *2 position, zigzg sews to left. 2 steps elsti zigzg stith J *2 Oversting (medium weight nd streth fris), tpe nd elsti 2 * zigzg stith J *2 hevyweight nd streth 3 steps elsti Oversting (medium, fris), tpe nd elsti Oversting 3 * stith 4 Oversting stith G G Reinforing of light nd medium weight fris Reinforing of hevyweight fri 3.5 (/8) (3/32-3/6) 5.0 (3/6) (0 - /4) 5.0 (3/6) (0 - /4) 3.5 (/8) (3/32-3/6) 5.0 (3/6) (3/32-3/6) 2.5 (3/32) (/64-3/6) 2.5 (3/32) (/64-3/6) 2.5 (3/32) (/64-3/6) 2.5 (3/32) (/64-3/6) 2.5 (3/32) (/64-3/6) 2.5 (3/32) (/64-3/6) OK ( J ) OK ( J ) OK ( J ) OK ( J ) OK ( J ) OK ( J ) - NO.4 (/6) (0-3/6).4 (/6) (0-3/6).4 (/6) (/64-3/6).0 (/6) (/64-3/6).0 (/6) (/64-3/6) 2.0 (/6) (/64-3/6) 2.5 (3/32) (/64-3/6) OK ( J ) OK ( J ) OK ( J ) OK ( J ) OK ( J ) NO NO Reverse Reverse *3 Reverse Reverse *3 Reverse Reverse *3 Reverse *3 Reverse *3 Reverse *3 Reinforement Reinforement Reinforement Reinforement Reinforement Bsi opertions B-39

48 Stith Setting Chrt Stith Stith numer Stith nme Presser foot Applitions Stith width [mm (inh)] Auto. Mnul Stith length [mm (inh)] Auto. Mnul Twin needle Reverse utton 5 Oversting stith G Reinforing of medium, hevyweight nd esily frile fris or deortive stithing. 5.0 (3/6) (/8-3/6) 2.5 (3/32) (/64-3/6) NO Reinforement 6 Oversting Reinfored seming of streth stith J *2 fri 5.0 (3/6) (0 - /4) 2.5 (3/32) (/64-3/6) OK ( J ) Reinforement 7 Oversting Reinforing of medium streth stith J *2 fri nd hevyweight fri, deortive stithing 5.0 (3/6) (0 - /4) 2.5 (3/32) (/64-3/6) OK ( J ) Reinforement 8 Oversting Reinforement of streth stith J *2 fri or deortive stithing 4.0 (3/6) (0 - /4) 4.0 (3/6) (/64-3/6) OK ( J ) Reinforement 9 Oversting Streth knit sem 5.0 (3/6) stith J * (0 - /4) 4.0 (3/6) (/64-3/6) NO Reinforement 20 With side utter S Stright stith while utting fris 0.0 (0) (0-3/32) 2.5 (3/32) (/64-3/6) NO Reinforement 2 With side utter S Zigzg stith while utting fris 3.5 (/8) (/8-3/6).4 (/6) (0-3/6) NO Reinforement 22 With side utter S Oversting stith while utting fris 3.5 (/8) (/8-3/6) 2.0 (/6) (/64-3/6) NO Reinforement 23 With side utter S Oversting stith while utting fris 5.0 (3/6) (/8-3/6) 2.5 (3/32) (/64-3/6) NO Reinforement 24 With side utter S Oversting stith while utting fris 5.0 (3/6) (/8-3/6) 2.5 (3/32) (/64-3/6) NO Reinforement 25 Pieing stith Pieework/pthwork 6.5 mm (Right) J *2 (pprox. /4 inh) right sem llowne 5.5 (7/32) (0 - /4) 2.0 (/6) (/64-3/6) NO Reverse *3 26 Pieing stith Pieework/pthwork (Middle) J *2 2.0 (/6) (/64-3/6) NO Reverse *3 27 Hnd-look quilting stith J *2 Quilting stith mde to look like hnd quilting when using trnsprent nylon thred for the upper thred nd thred olor mthing the quilt for the oin thred. Sew with tight thred tension so tht the oin thred is visile from the right side of the fri. Use needle etween 90/4 nd 00/ (0) (0 - /4) 2.5 (3/32) (/64-3/6) NO Reinforement 28 Quilting ppliqué Zigzg stith for quilting nd zigzg stith J *2 sewing on ppliqué quilt piees 3.5 (/8) (0 - /4).4 (/6) (0-3/6) NO Reverse *3 29 Quilting ppliqué Quilting stith for invisile stith J *2 ppliqué or tthing inding.5 (/6) (0 - /8).8 (/6) (/64-3/6) NO Reinforement 30 Quilting stippling Bkground quilting 7.0 (/4) stith J * (0 - /4).6 (/6) (/64-3/6) NO Reinforement 3 Blind hem stith R Hemming woven fris (/6) (/64-3/6) NO Reinforement 32 Blind hem streth stith R Hemming streth fri (/6) (/64-3/6) NO Reinforement 33 Blnket stith J Appliqués, deortive lnket stith 3.5 (/8) (0 - /4) 2.5 (3/32) (/64-3/6) OK ( J ) Reinforement B-40

49 Stith Setting Chrt Stith Stith numer 34 Stith nme Presser foot Applitions Shell tuk edge Shell tuk edge finish on stith J *2 fris Stith width [mm (inh)] Auto. Mnul 4.0 (3/6) (0 - /4) Stith length [mm (inh)] Auto. Mnul 2.5 (3/32) (/64-3/6) Twin needle OK ( J ) Reverse utton Reinforement B Stin sllop Deorting ollr of louse, stith N *2 edge of hndkerhief Pthwork join Pthwork stithes, stith J *2 deortive stithing Pthwork doule overlok stith Couhing stith J *2 J *2 Pthwork stithes, deortive stithing Deortive stithing, tthing ord nd ouhing 5.0 (3/6) (0 - /4) 4.0 (3/6) (0 - /4) 5.0 (3/6) (0 - /4) 5.0 (3/6) (0 - /4) 0.5 (/32) (/64-3/6).2 (/6) (/64-3/6) 2.5 (3/32) (/64-3/6).2 (/6) (/64-3/6) OK ( J ) OK ( J ) OK ( J ) OK ( J ) Reinforement Reinforement Reinforement Reinforement STARTING TO SEW 39 Smoking stith J *2 Smoking, deortive stithing 5.0 (3/6) (0 - /4).6 (/6) (/64-3/6) OK ( J ) Reinforement 40 Fether stith J * Fgoting, deortive stithing 5.0 (3/6) (0 - /4) 2.5 (3/32) (/64-3/6) OK ( J ) Reinforement 4 Fgoting ross Fgoting, ridging nd stith J *2 deortive stithing 5.0 (3/6) (0 - /4) 2.5 (3/32) (/64-3/6) OK ( J ) Reinforement 42 Tpe tthing Atthing tpe to sem in stith J *2 streth fri 4.0 (3/6) (0 - /4).0 (/6) (/64-3/6) OK ( J ) Reinforement 43 Ldder stith J * Deortive stithing 4.0 (3/6) (0 - /4) 3.0 (/8) (/64-3/6) NO Reinforement 44 Rik-rk stith J * Deortive top stithing 4.0 (3/6) (0 - /4) 2.5 (3/32) (/64-3/6) OK ( J ) Reinforement 45 Deortive stith J * Deortive stithing 5.5 (7/32) (0 - /4).6 (/6) (/64-3/6) OK ( J ) Reinforement 46 Serpentine stith N *2 Deortive stithing nd tthing elsti 5.0 (3/6) (0 - /4).0 (/6) (/64-3/6) OK ( J ) Reinforement 47 Hemstithing Deortive hems, top zigzg N *2 stithing 6.0 (5/64) (0 - /4) 3.0 (/8) (/64-3/6) OK ( J ) Reinforement 48 Hemstithing N *2 Deortive hems, le tthing pin stith 3.5 (/8) (0 - /4) 2.5 (3/32) (/64-3/6) NO Reinforement 49 Hemstithing N * Deortive hems 3.0 (/8) (0 - /4) 3.5 (/8) (/64-3/6) NO Reinforement 50 Hemstithing N * Deortive hems disy stith 6.0 (5/64) (0 - /4) 3.0 (/8) (/64-3/6) NO Reinforement 5 Hemstithing N * Heirloom, deortive hems 5.0 (3/6) (0 - /4) 3.5 (/8) (/64-3/6) NO Reinforement 52 Hemstithing N * Heirloom, deortive hems 5.0 (3/6) (0 - /4) 4.0 (3/6) (/64-3/6) OK ( J ) Reinforement 53 Hemstithing N * Heirloom, deortive hems 6.0 (5/64) (0 - /4).6 (/6) (/64-3/6) OK ( J ) Reinforement 54 Hemstithing N * Heirloom, deortive hems 6.0 (5/64) (0 - /4) 3.0 (/8) (/64-3/6) NO Reinforement Bsi opertions B-4

50 Stith Setting Chrt Stith Stith numer Stith nme Presser foot Applitions Stith width [mm (inh)] Auto. Mnul Stith length [mm (inh)] Auto. Mnul Twin needle Reverse utton 55 Hemstithing N * Heirloom, deortive hems 4.0 (3/6) (0 - /4) 2.5 (3/32) (/64-3/6) NO Reinforement 56 Hemstithing N * Heirloom, deortive hems 5.0 (3/6) (0 - /4) 2.0 (/6) (/64-3/6) OK ( J ) Reinforement 57 Hemstithing N *2 Deortive hems nd ridging stith 6.0 (5/64) (0 - /4) 2.0 (/6) (/64-3/6) OK ( J ) Reinforement 58 Nrrow rounded uttonhole stith A Buttonhole on light to medium weight fris 5.0 (3/6) (/8-3/6) 0.4 (/64) (/64 - /6) NO Automti reinforement 59 Nrrow squred uttonhole stith A Buttonholes for light to medium weight fris 5.0 (3/6) (/8-3/6) 0.4 (/64) (/64 - /6) NO Automti reinforement 60 Streth uttonhole stith A Buttonholes for streth or woven fris 6.0 (5/64) (/8-5/64).0 (/6) (/32 - /6) NO Automti reinforement 6 Heirloom uttonhole stith A Buttonholes for heirloom nd streth fris 6.0 (5/64) (/8-5/64).5 (/6) (/6 - /8) NO Automti reinforement 62 Bound uttonhole stith A The first step in mking ound uttonholes 5.0 (3/6) (0-5/64) 2.0 (/6) (/64-3/6) NO Automti reinforement 63 Keyhole uttonhole stith A Buttonholes in hevyweight or thik fris for lrger flt uttons 7.0 (/4) (/8 - /4) 0.5 (/32) (/64 - /6) NO Automti reinforement 64 Keyhole uttonhole stith A Buttonholes with vertil r tk for reinforement in hevyweight or thik fris 7.0 (/4) (/8 - /4) 0.5 (/32) (/64 - /6) NO Automti reinforement 65 Drning stith A Drning of medium weight fri 7.0 (/4) (3/32 - /4) 2.0 (/6) (/64-3/32) NO Automti reinforement 66 Drning stith A Drning of hevyweight fri 7.0 (/4) (3/32 - /4) 2.0 (/6) (/64-3/32) NO Automti reinforement 67 Br tk stith A Reinforement t opening of poket, et. 2.0 (/6) (/6 - /8) 0.4 (/64) (/64 - /6) NO Automti reinforement 68 Button sewing stith M Atthing uttons 3.5 (/8) (3/32-3/6) NO Reinforement 69 Eyelet stith N For mking eyelets, holes on elts, et. 7.0 (/4) (/4 5/64 3/6) 7.0 (/4) (/4 5/64 3/6) NO Automti reinforement B-42

51 Stith Setting Chrt Preset utility stithes The most frequently used utility stithes hve een ssigned to the numeri keys. These stithes n e seleted simply y pressing the designted key while in the preset utility stith mode. B Preset utility stithes Stith nme Stith numer Stright stith (Left) 0 Stright stith (Left) 02 Stright stith (Middle) 03 Stright stith (Middle) 04 Zigzg stith 08 STARTING TO SEW Zigzg stith 09 Triple streth stith 05 Stem stith 06 Oversting stith 3 3 steps elsti zigzg stith 2 Bsi opertions B-43

52 Stith Setting Chrt B-44

53 Sewing This setion desries proedures for using the vrious utility stithes s well s other funtions. It provides detils on si sewing in ddition to the more expressive fetures of the mhine, suh s sewing tuulr piees nd uttonholes. Pge numer strts with S in this setion. Chpter SEWING ATTRACTIVE FINISHES... S-2 Chpter2 UTILITY STITCHES... S-6 CAUTION Before repling the presser foot, e sure to turn off the mhine, otherwise injuries my our if the Strt/Stop utton or ny other utton is pressed nd the mhine strts operting. For detils on hnging the presser foot, refer to Repling the Presser Foot in the Bsi opertions setion.

54 Sewing Tips Chpter SEWING ATTRACTIVE FINISHES Sewing Tips Tril sewing After you hve set up the mhine with the thred nd needle pproprite for the type of fri eing sewn, the mhine utomtilly sets the stith length nd width for the stith tht is seleted. However, tril piee of fri should e sewn sine, depending on the type of fri nd stithing eing sewn, the desired results my not e hieved. For the tril sewing, use piee of fri nd thred tht re the sme s those used for your projet, nd hek the thred tension nd stith length nd width. Sine the results differ depending on the type of stithing nd the numer of lyers of fri sewn, perform the tril sewing under the sme onditions tht will e used with your projet. Chnging the sewing diretion When the stithing rehes orner, stop the mhine. Leve the needle lowered (in the fri). If the needle remins up when the mhine stops sewing, press (Needle position utton) to lower the needle. Rise the presser foot lever, nd then turn the fri. Turn the fri using the needle s pivot. Sewing urves Sew slowly while slightly hnging the sewing diretion to sew round the urve. For detils on sewing with n even sem llowne, refer to Sewing n even sem llowne on pge S-3. When sewing long urve while using zigzg stith, selet shorter stith length in order to otin finer stith. Sewing ylindril piees Removing the flt ed tthment llows for free-rm sewing, mking it esier to sew ylindril piees suh s sleeve uffs nd pnt legs. Pull the flt ed tthment off to the left. Lower the presser foot lever nd ontinue sewing. Slide the prt tht you wish to sew onto the free rm, nd then sew from the top. When you re finished with free rm sewing, instll the flt ed tthment k in its originl position. S-2

55 Sewing n even sem llowne To sew n even sem, strt sewing so tht the sem llowne is to the right of the presser foot, nd the edge of the fri is ligned with either the right edge of the presser foot or mrking on the needle plte. Aligning the fri with the presser foot Sew while keeping the right edge of the presser foot fixed distne from the edge of the fri. Sewing Tips Aligning the fri with needle plte mrking The mrkings on the needle plte show the distne from the needle position of sem sewn with the stright stith (left needle position). Sew while keeping the edge of the fri ligned with mrking on the needle plte. The distne etween the mrkings in the upper sle is /8 inh (3 mm) nd the distne etween the mrkings in the grid is 5 mm (3/6 inh). For stithes with left needle position (Stith width: 0.0 mm) S Sem 2 Presser foot Aligning the fri with the stith guide foot (sold seprtely with some models) Sew while keeping the right edge of the fri ligned with desired position of mrkings on the stith guide foot Sem 2 Presser foot 3 Centimeters 4 Inhes 5 Needle plte 6.6 m (5/8 inh) SEWING ATTRACTIVE FINISHES Sem 2 Stith guide foot 3 Mrkings Sewing S-3

56 Sewing Vrious Fris Sewing Vrious Fris Sewing thik fris If the fri does not fit under the presser foot The presser foot lever n e rised to two different positions. If the fri does not fit under the presser foot, for exmple, when sewing together thik fris, rise the presser foot lever to its highest position so tht the fri n e pled under the presser foot. While holding zigzg foot J level, push in nd hold the presser foot loking pin (lk utton on the left side), nd lower the presser foot lever. Presser foot loking pin (lk utton) Relese the presser foot loking pin (lk utton). d The presser foot remins level, llowing the fri to e fed. If the fri does not feed When sewing thik fri suh s denim or quilting, the fri my not feed t the strt of sewing if the presser foot is not level, s shown elow. In this se, use the presser foot loking pin (lk utton on the left side) of zigzg foot J so tht the presser foot remins level while sewing, llowing the fri to e fed smoothly. If the presser foot mislignment is too lrge, ple thik pper or fri (with the sme thikness s the fri eing sewn) under the heel of the presser foot to e le to strt sewing smoothly. Sewing diretion 2 Mislignment 3 Fri eing sewn 4 Fri or thik pper Rise the presser foot lever. Align the eginning of stithing, nd then position the fri. d After the sem is sewn, the presser foot will return to its originl ngle. Memo You my find djusting the presser foot pressure dil helpful when sewing thik fris. CAUTION If fri more thn 6 mm (5/64 inh) thik is sewn or if the fri is pushed with too muh fore, the needle my end or rek. Sewing thin fris When sewing thin fris suh s hiffon, the stithing my eome misligned or the fri my not feed orretly. Move the needle (e sure to use fine needle) to the furthest left or right hnd position so tht the fri does not get pulled down into the feed dog re. If this ours or there is shrinkge of the stithing, ple non-woven wter-solule stilizer under the fri nd sew them together. Using the stright stith needle plte* nd stright stith foot* is lso effetive when sewing thin fris. * Sold seprtely with some models. Wter-solule stilizer (non-woven) S-4

57 Sewing Vrious Fris Sewing streth fris First, ste the piees of fri together, nd then sew without strething the fri. If the stithing is misligned, ple nonwoven wter-solule stilizer under the fri nd sew them together. Bsting For est results when sewing on knit fris use the streth stithes. Also e sure to use needle for knits (Bll point needle (gold olored)). The reommended stithes nd their stith numers re indited elow. Stith * Stith ptterns n e seleted diretly y pressing the numeri keys on the mhine during preset utility stith mode. Refer to Bsi opertions setion. Sewing lethers or vinyl fris When sewing fris tht my stik to the presser foot, suh s lether or vinyl fris, reple the presser foot with the wlking foot*, non stik foot* or roller foot*. * Sold seprtely with some models. 05* 06* 2* 42 Note The wlking foot n only e used with stright or zigzg stith ptterns. Do not sew reverse stithes with the wlking foot. When sewing with the wlking foot, sew t speed etween slow nd medium. When using the wlking foot, test sew on srp piee of lether or vinyl tht is to e used in projet to mke sure foot does not leve ny mrks. Sewing hook-nd-loop fstener tpe CAUTION Use only the dhesive-free hook-nd-loop fstener tpe whih is designed for sewing. When the glue dheres to the needle or the oin hook re, it my use mlfuntion. If the hook-nd-loop fstener tpe is sewn with the thin needle (65/9-75/), the needle my end or rek. Note Before sewing, ste together the fri nd the hook-nd-loop fstener tpe. Mke sure tht the needle psses through the hook-nd-loop fstener tpe y turning the hndwheel nd lower the needle into the hook-nd-loop fstener tpe efore sewing. And then, sew the edge of the hook-nd-loop fstener tpe t slow speed. If the needle does not pss through the hook-nd-loop fstener tpe, reple the needle with the needle size for thiker fris. For detils, refer to Fri/Thred/Needle Comintions in the Bsi opertions setion. S SEWING ATTRACTIVE FINISHES Lether If the lether or vinyl fri stiks to the flt ed tthment, sew with opy pper or tring pper pled on top of the flt ed tthment so the fri moves smoothly. If the pper is positioned so tht it does not over the needle plte, the pper will not e sewn together with the fri. Edge of the hook-nd-loop fstener tpe Copy pper or tring pper Sewing S-5

58 Bsi Stithing Chpter 2 UTILITY STITCHES Bsi Stithing Stright stithes re used for sewing plin sems. Stith nme Stith Stith numer Bsting stith 07 Presser foot Bsi stithing Bste or pin together the fri piees. Atth zigzg foot J. 0* Stright stith (Left) 02* Stright stith (Middle) 03* J Selet stith. J Stright stith (Middle) 04* Triple streth stith 05* * Stith ptterns n e seleted diretly y pressing the numeri keys on the mhine during preset utility stith mode. Refer to Bsi opertions setion. d Lower the needle into the fri t the eginning of the stithing. Lower the presser foot lever, nd then strt sewing. e When sewing is finished, ut the thred. f Bsting Sew sting with the preset stith length of 5 mm (3/6 inh). Atth zigzg foot J. J Selet stith. Strt sewing. Memo If the sting threds fll out of the fri, pull up the oin thred efore sewing, nd then pull the upper thred nd oin thred under the presser foot towrd the k of the mhine (refer to Pulling up the oin thred in the Bsi opertions setion). Hold the upper thred nd oin thred when eginning to sew, nd when finished sewing, ut the threds leving n exess mount of thred. Finlly, hold the upper thred nd oin thred t the eginning of the stithing while rrnging the fri. S-6

59 Bsi Stithing Chnging the needle position The needle position used s the seline is different for the stright stith (left needle position) nd the stright stith (enter needle position). 2 Stright stith (left needle position) 2 Stright stith (enter needle position) When the stith width of the stright stith (left needle position) is set to its stndrd setting (0.0 mm), the distne from the needle position to the right side of the presser foot is 2 mm (/2 inh). If the stith width is hnged (etween 0 nd 7.0 mm (/4 inh)), the needle position will lso hnge. By hnging the stith width nd sewing with the right side of the presser foot ligned with the edge of the fri, sem llowne n e sewn with fixed width. S UTILITY STITCHES Stith width setting 2 Distne from the needle position to the right side of the presser foot mm (/2 inh) mm (3/8 inh) mm (/4 inh) mm (3/6 inh) For detils, refer to Setting the stith width in the Bsi opertions setion. Sewing S-7

60 Blind Hem Stithing Blind Hem Stithing Seure the ottoms of skirts nd pnts with lind hem. Turn the skirt or pnts wrong side out. 2 Stith nme Stith Wrong side of fri 2 Right side of fri 3 Edge of fri 4 Bottom side Stith numer Blind hem stith 3 Blind hem streth stith Presser foot Memo When the size of ylindril piees is too smll to slide onto the rm or the length is too short, the fri will not feed nd desired results my not e hieved. Fold the fri long the desired edge of the hem, nd press. <Seen from the side> 32 3 Wrong side of fri 2 Right side of Fri 3 Edge of fri 4 Desired edge of hem <Thik fri> <Norml fri> R Use hlk to mrk on the fri out 5 mm (3/6 inh) from the edge of the fri, nd then ste it. Fold k the fri inside long the sting. d Wrong side of fri 2 Right side of fri 3 Edge of fri Desired edge of hem mm (3/6 inh) 6 Bsting 2 7 Bsting point e <Seen from the side> <Seen from the side> 4 Wrong side of fri 2 Right side of fri 3 Edge of fri 4 Desired edge of hem 5 5 mm (3/6 inh) 6 Bsting <Thik fri> <Norml fri> <Thik fri> <Norml fri> Unfold the edge of fri, nd position the fri with the wrong side fing up Wrong side of fri 2 Right side of fri 3 Edge of fri 4 Desired edge of hem 5 Bsting point 6 Bsting <Thik fri> <Norml fri> <Seen from the side> Atth lind stith foot R. f Selet or. g Remove the flt ed tthment to use the free rm. h S-8

61 Blind Hem Stithing i j Slide the item tht you wish to sew onto the free rm, mke sure tht the fri feeds orretly, nd then strt sewing. Free rm Position the fri with the edge of the folded hem ginst the guide of the presser foot, nd then lower the presser foot lever. Memo Blind hem stithes nnot e sewn if the left needle drop point does not th the fold. If the needle thes too muh of the fold, the fri nnot e unfolded nd the sem ppering on the right side of the fri will e very lrge, leving n unttrtive finish. If you experiene either of these ses, perform the following instrutions to solve the prolem. If the needle thes too muh of the hem fold The needle is too fr to the left. Derese the stith width so tht the needle slightly thes the fold of the hem. Exmple: Thik fri S UTILITY STITCHES k Wrong side of fri 2 Fold of hem 3 Guide Adjust the stith width until the needle slightly thes the fold of the hem. Exmple: Norml fri 2 Wrong side of fri 2 Right side of fri Needle drop point When you hnge the needle drop point, rise the needle, nd then hnge the stith width. Thik fri 2 Norml fri Sewing S-9

62 Blind Hem Stithing If the needle does not th the hem fold The needle is too fr to the right. Inrese the stith width so tht the needle slightly thes the fold of the hem. Exmple: Thik fri Exmple: Norml fri l m Wrong side of fri 2 Right side of fri Sew with the fold of the hem ginst the presser foot guide. Press the Strt/Stop utton to stop sewing when you re finished, nd rise the presser foot nd needle to remove the fri y pulling it k. Note Be sure to pull the fri kwrd fter finished sewing. If you pull the fri towrd side or forwrd, the presser foot my e dmged. Remove the sting stithing nd reverse the fri. n 2 Wrong side of fri 2 Right side of fri S-0

63 Oversting Stithes Oversting Stithes Sew oversting stithes long the edges of ut fri to prevent them from frying. Sewing oversting stithes using oversting foot G Stith nme Oversting stith Stith Stith numer 3* 4 5 Presser foot G CAUTION After the stith width is djusted, rotte the hndwheel towrd you (ounterlokwise). Chek tht the needle does not touh the presser foot. If the needle hits the presser foot, the needle my rek nd use injury. The needle should not touh the enter r If the presser foot is rised to its highest level, the needle my strike the presser foot. S UTILITY STITCHES * Stith ptterns n e seleted diretly y pressing the numeri keys on the mhine during preset utility stith mode. Refer to Bsi opertions setion. Atth oversting foot G. e Press the Strt/Stop utton to stop sewing when you re finished, nd rise the presser foot nd needle to remove the fri y pulling it k. G Selet stith. Position the fri with the edge of the fri ginst the guide of the presser foot, nd then lower the presser foot lever. d Guide Sew with the edge of the fri ginst the presser foot guide. Needle drop point Sewing S-

64 Oversting Stithes Sewing oversting stithes using zigzg foot J Sewing oversting stithes using the side utter (sold seprtely with some models) Stith nme Stith Stith numer Zigzg stith 08* Zigzg stith (Right) 0 Presser foot Using the side utter, sem llownes n e finished while the edge of the fri is ut off. Five utility stithes n e used to sew oversting stithes with the side utter. Note Thred the needle mnully when using the side utter, or only tth the side utter fter threding the needle using the needle threder. 2 steps elsti zigzg stith 3 steps elsti zigzg stith 2* J Stith nme Stith Stith numer Presser foot 6 20 Oversting stith 7 8 With side utter 2 22 S 9 23 * Stith ptterns n e seleted diretly y pressing the numeri keys on the mhine during preset utility stith mode. Refer to Bsi opertions setion. Atth zigzg foot J. Side utter 24 J Selet stith. Sew long the edge of the fri with the needle dropping off the edge t the right. Remove the presser foot. Hook the onneting fork of the side utter onto the needle lmp srew. Needle drop point Conneting fork 2 Needle lmp srew Needle drop point S-2

65 Oversting Stithes Position the side utter so tht side utter pin is ligned with the noth in the presser foot holder, nd then slowly lower the presser foot lever. Position the fri so tht the right side of the ut is on h top of the guide plte nd the left side of the ut is underneth the presser foot. Noth in presser foot holder 2 Pin Note When it is hrd to set under the presser foot holder, fit the pin on the side utter into the noth of the presser foot holder rising up the presser foot lever higher. Guide plte If the fri is not positioned orretly, the fri will not e ut. If the fri is not feeding properly, gently guide fri under foot the sme s with regulr sewing feet. Lower the presser foot lever, nd then strt sewing. i S UTILITY STITCHES d e Rise the presser foot lever to hek tht the side utter is seurely tthed. Pss the upper thred under the side utter, nd then pull it out towrd the rer of the mhine. A sem llowne is ut while the stithing is sewn. If the stithing is sewn in stright line llowne will e out 5 mm (3/6 inh)., the sem Selet stith. f g Mke ut of out 2 m (3/4 inh) long in the fri t the eginning of the stithing. 2 m (3/4 inh) 5 mm (3/6 inh) Memo The side utter n ut s muh s one lyer of 3-oz. denim. After using the side utter, len it y removing ny lint or dust. If the side utter n no longer ut fri, use piee of loth to pply smll mount of oil to the utting edge of the utter. Sewing S-3

66 Buttonhole Stithing/Button Sewing Buttonhole Stithing/Button Sewing Stith nme Nrrow rounded uttonhole stith Stith Stith numer 58 Presser foot Buttonhole sewing The mximum uttonhole length is out 28 mm (-/8 inhes) (dimeter + thikness of the utton). Buttonholes re sewn from the front of the presser foot to the k, s shown elow. Nrrow squred uttonhole stith 59 Streth uttonhole stith 60 Heirloom uttonhole stith 6 A Bound uttonhole stith 62 Keyhole uttonhole stith 63 Keyhole uttonhole stith 64 Button sewing stith 68 M Reinforement stithing The nmes of prts of uttonhole foot A, whih is used to rete uttonholes, re indited elow A Button guide plte 2 Presser foot sle 3 Pin 4 Mrks on uttonhole foot 5 5 mm (3/6 inh) S-4

67 Buttonhole Stithing/Button Sewing Use hlk to mrk on the fri the position nd length of the uttonhole. Atth uttonhole foot A. Position the upper thred under the presser foot y guiding thred through the hole in the presser foot efore tthing the uttonhole foot A. Selet stith. d e Position the fri with the front end of the uttonhole mrk ligned with the red mrks on the sides of the uttonhole foot, nd then lower the presser foot lever. S Mrks on fri 2 Buttonhole sewing Pull out the utton guide plte of uttonhole foot A, nd then insert the utton tht will e put through the uttonhole. A 3 2 Mrk on fri (front) 2 Red mrks on uttonhole foot 3 Upper thred When lowering the presser foot, do not push in the front of the presser foot. UTILITY STITCHES If the utton does not fit in the utton guide plte Add together the dimeter nd thikness of the utton, nd then set the utton guide plte to the lulted length. (The distne etween the mrkings on the presser foot sle is 5 mm (3/6 inh).) 2 3 Do not redue the gp. Memo If there is diffiulty in ligning the mrks, slowly turn the hndwheel towrd you to hek where the needle will enter the fri, nd then lign the mrk on the fri with tht point. Presser foot sle 2 Length of uttonhole (dimeter + thikness of utton) 3 5 mm (3/6 inh) Exmple: For utton with dimeter of 5 mm (9/6 inh) nd thikness of 0 mm (3/8 inh), the utton guide plte should e set to 25 mm ( inh) on the sle. 2 0 mm (3/8 inh) 2 5 mm (9/6 inh) The size of the uttonhole is set. Sewing S-5

68 Buttonhole Stithing/Button Sewing Pull down the uttonhole lever s fr s possile. f j Insert pin long the inside of one r tk t the end of the uttonhole stithing to prevent the stithing from eing ut. Buttonhole lever The uttonhole lever is positioned ehind the rket on the uttonhole foot. k Pin Use the sem ripper to ut towrds the pin nd open the uttonhole. Buttonhole lever 2 Brket 2 g Gently hold the end of the upper thred in your left hnd, nd then strt sewing. Sem ripper For keyhole uttonholes, use the eyelet punh to mke hole in the rounded end of the uttonhole, nd then use the sem ripper to ut open the uttonhole. One sewing is ompleted, the mhine utomtilly sews reinforement stithes, then stops. Press (Thred utter utton) one. h Rise the presser foot, nd then remove the fri. Memo If the utomti thred utting setting ws seleted efore sewing, the mhine will utomtilly ut the threds t the end of the stithing. For detils, refer to Automtilly utting the thred in the Bsi opertions setion. When using the thred utter on the left side of the mhine or sissors to ut the threds, press (Needle position utton) to rise the needle, rise the presser foot, nd then pull out the fri efore utting the threds. Eyelet punh When using the eyelet punh, ple thik pper or some other protetive sheet under the fri efore punhing the hole in the fri. CAUTION When opening the uttonhole with the sem ripper, do not ple your hnds in the utting diretion, otherwise injuries my result if the sem ripper slips. Do not use the sem ripper in ny other wy thn how it is intended. Rise the uttonhole lever to its originl position. i S-6

69 Buttonhole Stithing/Button Sewing Chnging the density of the stithing Adjust the stith length. Atth uttonhole foot A. For detils, refer to Setting the stith length in the Bsi opertions setion. If the fri does not feed (for exmple, if it is too thik), derese the density of the stithing. Selet stith or. d e f g Adjust the stith width to the thikness of the gimp thred. Lower the presser foot lever nd the uttonhole lever, nd then strt sewing. When sewing is finished, gently pull the gimp thred to remove ny slk. S Chnging the stith width Adjust the stith width. UTILITY STITCHES For detils, refer to Setting the stith width in the Bsi opertions setion. Sewing uttonholes on streth fris When sewing uttonholes on streth fris, use gimp thred. Memo Before sewing uttonholes, hek the stith length nd width y sewing tril uttonhole on srp piee of fri. Hook the gimp thred onto the prt of uttonhole foot A shown in the illustrtion. Use hndsewing needle to pull the gimp thred to the h wrong side of the fri, nd then tie it. Button sewing Buttons n e sewn on with the mhine. Buttons with two or with four holes n e tthed. Mesure the distne etween the holes in the utton to e tthed. Rise the presser foot lever, nd then slide the feed dog position swith, loted t the rer of the mhine on the se, to (to the left s seen from the rer of the mhine). It fits into the grooves, nd then loosely tie it. Feed dog position swith (s seen from the rer of the mhine) Atth utton fitting foot M. Sewing S-7

70 Buttonhole Stithing/Button Sewing Selet stith. d Sine the end of the thred will e tied off lter, do not set the mhine for progrmmed-thred utting. Strt sewing. h Set the sewing speed ontroller to the left (so tht the speed will e slow). e f Adjust the stith width so tht it is the sme s the distne etween the holes in the utton. Ple the utton in the position where it will e sewn, nd lower the presser foot lever. The mhine utomtilly stops fter sewing reinforement stithes. Do not press (Thred utter utton). Button When tthing four-hole uttons, first sew the two holes losest to you. Then, slide the utton so tht the needle goes into the two holes towrd the rer of the mhine, nd then sew them in the sme wy. i Use sissors to ut the upper thred nd the oin thred t the eginning of the stithing. Pull the upper thred t the end of the stithing to the wrong side of the fri, nd then tie it with the oin thred. g Turn the hndwheel towrd you (ounterlokwise) to hek tht the needle orretly goes into the two holes of the utton. If it seems s if the needle will hit the utton, remesure the distne etween the holes in the utton. Adjust the stith width to the distne etween the uttonholes. When you re finished tthing the utton, slide the j feed dog position swith, to (to the right s seen from the rer of the mhine) nd turn the hndwheel to rise the feed dogs. Memo The feed dogs ome up when you strt sewing gin. CAUTION When sewing, e sure tht the needle does not touh the utton, otherwise the needle my end or rek. S-8

71 Buttonhole Stithing/Button Sewing Atthing shnk to utton To sew the utton with shnk, tth the utton with spe etween it nd the fri, nd then wind the thred y hnd. This tthes the utton seurely. Ple the utton into utton fitting foot M, nd then pull the shnk lever towrd you. S Shnk lever After sewing is finished, ut the upper thred with plenty of exess, wind it round the thred etween the utton nd the fri, nd then tie it to the upper thred t the eginning of the stithing. Tie together the ends of the oin thred t the end nd t the eginning of the stithing t the wrong side of the fri. UTILITY STITCHES Cut off ny exess thred. Sewing S-9

72 Zipper Insertion Zipper Insertion Stith nme Stith Stith numer Presser foot d Press open the sem llowne from the wrong side of the fri. Stright stith (Middle) 03* J, I * Stith ptterns n e seleted diretly y pressing the numeri keys on the mhine during preset utility stith mode. Refer to Bsi opertions setion. Inserting entered zipper Stithing is sewn on oth piees of fri utted ginst eh other. e Wrong side of fri Align the sem with the enter of the zipper, nd then ste the zipper in ple Right side of fri 2 Stithing 3 End of zipper opening Atth zigzg foot J. Sew stright stithes up to the zipper opening. With the right sides of the fri fing eh other, sew reverse stithes fter rehing the zipper opening. Using sting stith, ontinue sewing to the edge of the fri f g Wrong side of fri 2 Bsting stithing 3 Zipper Remove out 5 m (2 inhes) from the end of the sting on the outside. 2 3 Wrong side of fri 2 Zipper sting 3 Outside sting 4 5 m (2 inhes) Atth the presser foot holder to the right pin of zipper foot I. 4 Bsting stithing 2 Reverse stithes 3 Wrong side of fri 4 End of zipper opening I Pin on the right side 2 Needle drop point 2 S-20

73 Zipper Insertion Selet stith. h CAUTION When using zipper foot I, e sure to selet the stright stith (enter needle position), nd slowly turn the hndwheel towrd you (ounterlokwise) to hek tht the needle does not touh the presser foot. If different stith is seleted or the needle hits the presser foot, the needle my end or rek. Inserting side zipper Stithing is visile on only one piee of fri. Use this type of zipper pplition for side openings nd k openings. 2 S Topstith round the zipper. i Stithing 2 Right side of fri 3 End of zipper opening The following proedure will desrie how to stith on the left side, s shown in the illustrtion. Atth zigzg foot J. Sew stright stithes up to the zipper opening. With the right sides of the fri fing eh other, sew reverse stithes fter rehing the zipper opening. 3 UTILITY STITCHES Using sting stith, ontinue sewing to the edge of the fri. Stithing 2 Right side of fri 3 Bsting stithing 4 End of zipper opening CAUTION When sewing, e sure tht the needle does not touh the zipper, otherwise the needle my end or rek. Remove the sting stithing. j d 2 Bsting stithing 2 Reverse stithes 3 Wrong side of fri 4 End of zipper opening Press open the sem llowne from the wrong side of the fri. 4 3 Wrong side of fri Sewing S-2

74 Zipper Insertion e Press the sem llowne so tht the right side (the side tht will not e stithed) hs n extr 3 mm (/8 inh). i Sew the zipper to the piee of fri with the extr 3 mm (/8 inh), strting from the se of the zipper. 2 Wrong side of fri 2 3 mm (/8 inh) f Align the zipper teeth with the pressed edge of the fri hving the extr 3 mm (/8 inh), nd then ste or pin the zipper in ple. Zipper teeth 2 Bsting stithing 2 j CAUTION When sewing, e sure tht the needle does not touh the zipper, otherwise the needle my end or rek. When you re out 5 m (2 inhes) from the end of the zipper, stop the mhine with the needle lowered (in the fri), rise the presser foot lever. Open the zipper nd ontinue sewing. k g Atth the presser foot holder to the right pin of zipper foot I. If the stithing will e sewn on the right side, tth the presser foot holder to the left pin of the zipper foot. I 2 l Close the zipper, turn over the fri, nd then ste the other side of the zipper to the fri. Pin on the right side 2 Needle drop point Selet stith. h CAUTION When using zipper foot I, e sure to selet the stright stith (enter needle position), nd slowly turn the hndwheel towrd you (ounterlokwise) to hek tht the needle does not touh the presser foot. If different stith is seleted or the needle hits the presser foot, the needle my end or rek. m Bsting stithing Atth the presser foot holder to the other pin of zipper foot I. If the presser foot holder ws tthed to the right pin in step g, hnge it to the left pin. I 2 Pin on the left side 2 Needle drop point S-22

75 Zipper Insertion Topstith round the zipper. n Sew reverse stithes t the end of the zipper opening nd lign the zipper teeth with the side of the presser foot S Right side of fri 2 End of zipper opening 3 Reverse stithes 4 Beginning of stithing 5 Bsting stithing CAUTION When sewing, e sure tht the needle does not touh the zipper, otherwise the needle my end or rek. UTILITY STITCHES o p When you re out 5 m (2 inhes) from the end of the zipper, stop the mhine with the needle lowered (in the fri), nd then rise the presser foot lever. Remove the sting stithing, open the zipper, nd then ontinue sewing. Sewing S-23

76 Zipper/piping Insertion Zipper/piping Insertion A zipper nd piping n e sewn in ple. Stith nme Stith Stith numer Presser foot e Slide the presser foot over to either the left or right feed dog. Stright stith (Left) 0* ** * Stith ptterns n e seleted diretly y pressing the numeri keys on the mhine during preset utility stith mode. Refer to Bsi opertions setion. **Adjustle zipper/piping foot (sold seprtely with some models) Left sewing position Right sewing position Inserting entered zipper Refer to step f of Inserting entered zipper on pge S-20. Remove the presser foot nd presser foot holder to tth the srew-on djustle zipper/piping foot (sold seprtely with some models). For detils on removing the presser foot holder, refer to Removing nd tthing the presser foot holder in the Bsi opertions setion. Note Mke sure tht the thred etween the spool nd the oin is pulled tight. f g Chnge the needle position so tht the needle does not touh the presser foot. For detils, refer to Setting the stith width in the Bsi opertions setion. Needle drop point CAUTION After djusting the needle position, slowly turn the hndwheel towrd you (ounterlokwise) nd hek the needle does not touh the presser foot. If the needle hits the presser foot, the needle my end or rek. Seurely tighten the positioning srew using srewdriver. Selet stith. d Loosen the positioning srew on the k of the presser foot. Positioning srew Positioning srew S-24

77 Zipper/piping Insertion Topstith round the zipper. h After sewing, turn them over. d S Stithing 2 Right side of fri 3 Bsting stithing 4 End of zipper opening UTILITY STITCHES CAUTION When sewing, e sure tht the needle does not touh the zipper, otherwise the needle my end or rek. Remove the sting stithing. i Inserting piping Ple the piping etween two lyers of fri, right sides together, s shown elow. 3 2 Fri 2 Piping 3 Fri Refer to the steps of tthing the djustle zipper/ piping foot on pge S-24. Sew long the piping. Sewing S-25

78 Sewing Streth Fris nd Elsti Tpe Sewing Streth Fris nd Elsti Tpe Stith nme Stith Stith numer Presser foot Pin the elsti tpe to the wrong side of the fri. Pin the elsti tpe to the fri t few points to mke sure tht the tpe is uniformly positioned on the fri. Stem stith 06* 2 steps elsti zigzg stith 3 steps elsti zigzg stith * Stith ptterns n e seleted diretly y pressing the numeri keys on the mhine during preset utility stith mode. Refer to Bsi opertions setion. 2* Tpe tthing stith 42 J Elsti tpe 2 Pin Atth zigzg foot J. 2 Streth stithing J Atth zigzg foot J. Selet stith. J Selet stith. d Sew the elsti tpe to the fri while strething the tpe so tht it is the sme length s the fri. While pulling the fri ehind the presser foot with your left hnd, pull the fri t the pin nerest the front of the presser foot with your right hnd. Sew the fri without strething it. Elsti tthing When elsti tpe is tthed to the uff or wist of piee of lothing, the finished dimensions will e tht of the strethed elsti tpe. Therefore, it is neessry tht suitle length of the elsti tpe e used. CAUTION When sewing, e sure tht the needle does not touh ny pins, otherwise the needle my end or rek. S-26

79 Appliqué, Pthwork nd Quilt Stithing Appliqué, Pthwork nd Quilt Stithing Stith nme Stith Stith numer Zigzg stith 08* Quilting ppliqué zigzg stith 28 Presser foot Ple pttern mde of thik pper or stilizer on the k of the ppliqué, nd then fold over the sem llowne using n iron. S Blnket stith 33 Quilting ppliqué stith 29 Pieing stith (Right) 25 Pieing stith (Middle) 26 J Turn the fri over, nd then ste or fuse it onto the fri tht it will e tthed to. UTILITY STITCHES Pthwork join stith 36 Pthwork doule overlok stith 37 Couhing stith 38 Hnd-look quilting stith 27 Bsting stithing Quilting stippling stith * Stith ptterns n e seleted diretly y pressing the numeri keys on the mhine during preset utility stith mode. Refer to Bsi opertions setion. Memo Ptterns showing Q in the tle ove re for quilting nd those showing P re for pieing. 30 d Note If glue is used to hold the ppliqué in ple on the fri, do not pply glue to res tht will e sewn with the mhine. If glue dheres to the needle or oin se, the mhine my e dmged. Atth the zigzg foot J or the open toe foot (sold seprtely with some models) shown elow. Appliqué stithing J Cut out the ppliqué, leving sem llowne etween 3 nd 5 mm (/8 nd 3/6 inh). Zigzg foot J Selet stith. e Open toe foot Sem llowne Sewing S-27

80 Appliqué, Pthwork nd Quilt Stithing f Turn the hndwheel towrd you (ounterlokwise), nd then egin sewing round the edge of the ppliqué, mking sure tht the needle drops just outside of the ppliqué. Bste or pin long the sem llowne of the fri tht you wish to piee together. Atth zigzg foot J. J Selet stith. d Sew with the side of the presser foot ligned with the edge of the fri. For sem llowne on the right side Align the right side of the presser foot with the edge of the When sewing round orners, stop the mhine with the needle in the fri just outside of the ppliqué, rise the presser foot lever, nd then turn the fri s needed to hnge the sewing diretion. fri, nd sew using stith. 6.5 mm (/4 inh) For sem llowne on the left side Align the left side of the presser foot with the edge of the fri, set the stith width to.5 mm nd sew using stith Pthwork (rzy quilt) stithing. Fold the edge of the top piee of fri nd ple it over the lower piee. Sew the two piees of fri together so the pttern spns over oth piees. 6.5 mm (/4 inh) Pieing Memo To hnge the width of the sem llowne (needle position), djust the stith width. For detils, refer to Setting the stith width in the Bsi opertions setion. Sewing together two piees of fri is lled pieing. The fri piees should e ut with 6.5 mm (/4 inh) sem llowne. Sew pieing stright stith 6.5 mm (/4 inh) from either the right side or the left side of the presser foot. S-28

81 Appliqué, Pthwork nd Quilt Stithing Pieing using the /4" quilting foot with guide (sold seprtely with some models) This quilting foot n sew n urte /4 inh or /8 inh sem llowne. It n e used for pieing together quilt or for topstithing. Topstithing quilting, /8 inh Sew with the edge of the fri ligned with the left side of the presser foot end. Press guide., nd then tth the /4 quilting foot with Use the guide nd mrks on the presser foot to sew urte sem llownes. Pieing /4 inh sem llowne Sew keeping the edge of the fris ginst the guide. Surfe of fri 2 Sem 3 /8 inh Using the /4" quilting foot (sold seprtely with some models) If the /4" quilting foot is used, sems n e sewn with sem llowne of 6.4 mm (/4 inh). S UTILITY STITCHES Guide 2 /4 inh Creting n urte sem llowne Use the mrk on the foot to egin, end, or pivot /4 inh from edge of fri. Bste or pin long the sem llowne of the fri tht you wish to piee together. Atth the /4" quilting foot. e Selet stith. d Align the mrk t the upper edge of the /4" quilting foot with the upper edge of the fri. Align the right edge of the fri with the right edge of the nrrow prt of the /4" quilting foot. e d Align this mrk with edge of fri to egin. 2 Beginning of stithing 3 End of stithing 4 Opposite edge of fri to end or pivot 5 /4 inh Mrk on /4" quilting foot 2 Beginning of stithing When sewing with sem llowne, lign the left edge of the nrrow prt of the /4" quilting foot with the fri edge. 2 Sem (3.2 mm (/8 inh)) Sewing S-29

82 Appliqué, Pthwork nd Quilt Stithing Strt sewing. e f When the end of the stithing is rehed, stop the mhine. Sew until the mrk t the lower edge of the /4" quilting foot ligns with the lower edge of the fri. Hook the onneting fork of the wlking foot onto the needle lmp srew. 6.4mm (/4 inh) 2 End of stithing 3 Mrk on /4" quilting foot 2 3 d Conneting fork 2 Needle lmp srew Lower the presser foot lever, insert the presser foot holder srew, nd then tighten the srew with the srewdriver. Quilting Sndwihing tting etween the top nd ottom lyers of fri is lled quilting. Quilts n esily e sewn using the wlking foot* nd the quilting guide*. * Sold seprtely with some models. Note Thred the needle mnully when using the wlking foot, or tth the wlking foot only fter threding the needle using the needle threder. When quilting, use 90/4 home sewing mhine needle. The wlking foot n only e used with stright or zigzg stith ptterns. Do not sew reverse stithes with the wlking foot. When sewing with the wlking foot, sew t speed etween slow nd medium. When using the wlking foot, test sew on srp piee of fri tht is to e used in projet. Presser foot holder srew Selet stith. e f CAUTION Be sure to seurely tighten the srews with the srewdriver, otherwise the needle my touh the presser foot, using it to end or rek. Before strting to sew, slowly turn the hndwheel towrd you (ounterlokwise) nd hek tht the needle does not touh the presser foot. If the needle hits the presser foot, the needle my end or rek. Ple one hnd on eh side of the presser foot, nd then evenly guide the fri while sewing. Bste the fri to e quilted. Remove the presser foot nd the presser foot holder. For detils, refer to Removing nd tthing the presser foot holder in the Bsi opertions setion. S-30

83 Using the quilting guide (sold seprtely with some models) Use the quilting guide to sew prllel stithes tht re eqully sped. Insert the stem of the quilting guide into the hole t the rer of the wlking foot or presser foot holder. Appliqué, Pthwork nd Quilt Stithing Using free motion open toe quilting foot O * or quilting foot* * Sold seprtely with some models. The free motion open toe quilting foot O or quilting foot is used for free motion quilting with zigzg or deortive stithes or for free motion quilting of stright lines on fri with n uneven thikness. Vrious stithes n e sewn using free motion open toe quilting foot O. For detils on the stithes tht n e used, refer to Stith Setting Chrt in the Bsi opertions setion. S Wlking foot Presser foot holder Free motion open toe quilting foot O Quilting foot Slide the feed dog position swith, loted t the rer of the mhine on the se, to (to the left s seen from the rer of the mhine). UTILITY STITCHES Adjust the stem of the quilting guide so tht the guide ligns with the sem tht hs lredy een sewn. Free motion quilting We reommend tthing the foot ontroller nd sewing t onsistent speed. You n djust the sewing speed with the speed ontrol slide on the mhine. CAUTION With free motion quilting, ontrol the feeding speed of the fri to mth the sewing speed. If the fri is moved fster thn the sewing speed, the needle my rek or other dmge my result. Feed dog position swith (s seen from the rer of the mhine) The feed dogs re lowered. Selet stith. Remove the presser foot holder. For detils, refer to Removing nd tthing the presser foot holder in the Bsi opertions setion. d Atth the quilting foot y positioning the pin of the quilting foot ove the needle lmp srew nd ligning the lower-left of the quilting foot nd the presser r. Pin 2 Needle lmp srew 3 Presser r Note Mke sure tht the quilting foot is not slnted. Sewing S-3

84 Appliqué, Pthwork nd Quilt Stithing e Hold the quilting foot in ple with your right hnd, nd tighten the presser foot holder srew using the srewdriver with your left hnd. Press to turn on the stith width ontrol funtion. Presser foot holder srew CAUTION Be sure to seurely tighten the srews with the inluded srewdriver. Otherwise, the needle my touh the quilting foot, using it to end or rek. f Use oth hnds to streth the fri tut, nd then move the fri t onsistent pe in order to sew uniform stithes roughly 2.0 mm mm (pprox. /6 inh - 3/32 inh) in length. The mhine is now set so tht the stith width n e ontrolled with the sewing speed ontroller. Selet stith. d Stith After sewing is finished, slide the feed dog position g swith lever to (to the right s seen from the rer of the mhine) nd turn the hndwheel to rise the feed dogs. Memo Do not e disourged with your initil results. The tehnique requires prtie. e While sewing, slide the sewing speed ontroller to djust the stith width. Slide the ontroller to the left to mke the width nrrower. Slide the ontroller to the right to mke the width wider. Nrrower Wider Stin stithing using the sewing speed ontroller A deortive stith n e sewn y hnging the stith width of stin stith. If the mhine is set so tht the stith width n e djusted using the sewing speed ontroller, the stith width n quikly nd esily e djusted. In this se, the sewing speed is djusted with the foot ontroller. Connet the foot ontroller. Atth zigzg foot J. J Adjust the sewing speed with the foot ontroller. When you re finished sewing, press f the stith width ontrol funtion. to turn off Memo Although the stithing result differs depending on the type of fri eing sewn nd the thikness of the thred eing used, for est results, djust the stith length to etween 0.3 nd 0.5 mm (/64 nd /32 inh). S-32

85 Reinforement Stithing Reinforement Stithing Reinfore points tht will e sujet to strin, suh s sleeve holes, insems nd poket orners. Stith nme Stith Stith numer Triple streth stith 05* J Presser foot Determine the desired length of the r tk. Set the utton guide plte on uttonhole foot A to the desired length. (The distne etween the mrkings on the presser foot sle is 5 mm (3/6 inh).) S Br tk stith 67 Drning stith * Stith ptterns n e seleted diretly y pressing the numeri keys on the mhine during preset utility stith mode. Refer to Bsi opertions setion. Triple streth stithing Use triple streth stithing to reinfore sleeve holes nd insems. Atth zigzg foot J A Presser foot sle 2 Length of r tk 3 5 mm (3/6 inh) A r tk with mximum length of out 28 mm ( /8 inhes) n e sewn. Atth uttonhole foot A. Selet stith. d 2 Position the fri so tht the opening of the poket fes towrd you, nd then lower the presser foot lever so tht the needle drops 2 mm (/6 inh) in front of the poket opening. 3 UTILITY STITCHES J Selet stith. Strt sewing. Br tk stithing Br tks re used to reinfore points sujet to strin, suh s poket orners nd openings. As n exmple, the proedure for sewing r tks t poket orners is desried elow. 2 mm (/6 inh) Pss the upper thred down through the hole in the presser foot. When lowering the presser foot, do not push in the front of the presser foot, otherwise the r tk will not e sewn with the orret size. Do not redue the gp. Sewing S-33

86 Reinforement Stithing Pull down the uttonhole lever s fr s possile. e Drning Buttonhole lever The uttonhole lever is positioned ehind the rket on the uttonhole foot. f Buttonhole lever 2 Brket 2 Gently hold the end of the upper thred in your left hnd, nd then strt sewing. Reinforement stithing Determine the desired length of the drning. Set the utton guide plte on uttonhole foot A to the desired length. (The distne etween the mrkings on the presser foot sle is 5 mm (3/6 inh).) g Rise the presser foot lever, remove the fri, nd then ut the threds. Rise the uttonhole lever to its originl position. h Memo If the fri does not feed, for exmple, euse it is too thik, inrese the stith length. For detils, refer to Setting the stith length in the Bsi opertions setion Presser foot sle 2 Length of drning 3 5 mm (3/6 inh) 4 7 mm (/4 inh) A r tk with mximum length of out 28 mm (-/8 inhes) n e sewn. One sewing is ompleted, the mhine utomtilly sews reinforement stithes, then stops. Atth uttonhole foot A. Selet stith or. S-34

87 Reinforement Stithing d Position the fri so tht the needle is 2 mm (/6 inh) in front of the re to e drned. 2 Ter 2 2 mm (/6 inh) g Rise the presser foot lever, remove the fri, nd then ut the threds. Rise the uttonhole lever to its originl position. h Memo If the fri does not feed, for exmple, euse it is too thik, inrese the stith length. For detils, refer to Setting the stith length in the Bsi opertions setion. S Pss the upper thred down through the hole in the presser foot, nd then lower the presser foot. When lowering the presser foot, do not push in the front of the presser foot, otherwise the drning will not e sewn with the orret size. UTILITY STITCHES Do not redue the gp. Pull down the uttonhole lever s fr s possile. e Buttonhole lever The uttonhole lever is positioned ehind the rket on the uttonhole foot. Buttonhole lever 2 Brket 2 f Gently hold the end of the upper thred in your left hnd, nd then strt sewing. Sewing S-35

88 Eyelet Stithing Eyelet Stithing Eyelets, suh s those on elts, n e sewn. Stith nme Stith Stith numer Presser foot f Use the eyelet punh to ut hole in the enter of the eyelet. Eyelet stith 69 N Atth monogrmming foot N. When using the eyelet punh, ple thik pper or some other protetive sheet under the fri efore punhing the hole in the fri. Selet stith. Adjust either the stith width or the stith length to selet the desired eyelet size. Memo If thin thred is used, the stithing my e too open. If this ours, sew the eyelet twie efore removing the fri, one on top of the other. d mm (pprox. /4 inh) 2 6 mm (pprox. 5/64 inh) 3 5 mm (pprox. 3/6 inh) For detils, refer to Setting the stith width nd Setting the stith length in the Bsi opertions setion. Lower the needle into the fri t the eginning of the stithing, nd then lower the presser foot lever. Strt sewing. e One sewing is ompleted, the mhine utomtilly sews reinforement stithes, then stops. S-36

89 Deortive Stithing Deortive Stithing The utility stithes ontin the following deortive stithes. Fgoting Stith nme Stith Stith numer Pthwork join stith 36 Presser foot Stithing ross n open sem is lled fgoting. It is used on louses nd hildren's lothing. This stith is more deortive when thiker thred is used. Use n iron to fold the two piees of fri long their sems. S Pthwork doule overlok stith 37 Couhing stith 38 Shell tuk edge stith 34 Smoking stith 39 J Bste the two piees of fri, seprted y out 4 mm (3/6 inh), onto thin pper or sheet of wtersolule stilizer. If you drw line down the middle of the thin pper or wter-solule stilizer, sewing is esier. 3 UTILITY STITCHES Fether stith 40 Fgoting ross stith 4 Stin sllop stith 35 2 Thin pper or wter solule stilizer 2 Bsting stithing 3 4 mm (3/6 inh) 48 Atth zigzg foot J. Hemstithing N J 56 Ldder stith 43 Rik-rk stith 44 Deortive stith 45 J Selet stith or. d Set the stith width to 7.0 mm (/4 inh). e f Sew with the enter of the presser foot ligned long the enter of the two piees of fri. Serpentine stith 46 N After sewing is finished, remove the pper. g Sewing S-37

90 Deortive Stithing Sllop stithing The wve-shped repeted pttern tht looks like shells is lled slloping. It is used on the ollrs of louses nd to deorte the edges of projets. Sew prllel stithing t intervls of m (3/8 inh). Atth monogrmming foot N. Selet stith. Stith long the edge of the fri, mking sure not to sew diretly on the edge of the fri. m (3/8 inh) Do not use reverse/reinforement stithing or thred utting. At the end of the stithing, the thred is pulled out out 5 m (2 inhes). Pull the oin threds to rete gthers. d Smooth the gthers y ironing them. For etter results, pply spry strh onto the fri nd press with hot iron efore it is sewn. Trim long the stithes. d Selet stith, or. e Stith etween the stright stithes. f Be reful not to ut the stithes. Smoking The deortive stith reted y stithing or emroidering over gthers is lled smoking. It is used to deorte the front of louses or uffs. The smoking stith dds texture nd elstiity to fri. Pull out the threds for the stright stithes. g Atth zigzg foot J. J S-38 Selet the stright stith, nd then djust the stith length to 4.0 mm (3/6 inh) nd loosen the thred tension. For detils, refer to Setting the stith length nd Setting the thred tension in the Bsi opertions setion. For detils, refer to Pulling up the oin thred in the Bsi opertions setion.

91 Deortive Stithing Shell tuk stithing The gthers tht look like shells re lled shell tuks. They re used to deorte trims, the front of louses or uffs mde of thin fris. Joining Deortive ridging stithes n e sewn over the sem llowne of joined fris. This is used when mking rzy quilt. Fold the fri long the is. Atth zigzg foot J. J S Atth zigzg foot J. J Sew together the right sides of the two piees of fri, nd then open up the sem llownes. 2 UTILITY STITCHES Selet stith, nd then inrese the thred tension. d Sew while mking sure tht the needle drops slightly off the edge of the fri. 3 Wrong side of fri 2 7 mm (/4 inh) sem llowne 3 Stright stith Selet stith, or. d Turn the fri over so tht the right side fes up, nd then sew over the sem with the enter of the presser foot ligned with the sem. Needle drop point Right side of fri e Unfold the fri, nd then iron the tuks down to one side. Sewing S-39

92 Deortive Stithing Heirloom stithing When sewing with the wing needle, the needle holes re enlrged, reting le-like deortive stith. This is used to deorte hems nd tleloths on thin or medium weight fris in ddition to plin weve fris. Prtilly removing threds is lled drwnwork. This gives eutiful results with fris tht hve loose weve. The proedure for reting drwnwork is desried elow. Drwnwork Instll the wing needle. Use 30/705H 00/6 wing needle. For detils on instlling needle, refer to Repling the needle in the Bsi opertions setion. The needle threder nnot e used with the wing needle, otherwise the mhine my e dmged. Mnully pss the thred through the eye of the needle from the front to the k. For detils, refer to Threding the needle mnully (without using the needle threder) in the Bsi opertions setion. Pull out severl threds from two setions of the fri, seprted y n unfryed setion of out 4 mm (3/6 inh). Atth monogrmming foot N. 4 mm (3/6 inh) Atth monogrmming foot N. Selet stith. The stithes tht n e used re,, or. When sewing with the wing needle, selet stith width of 6.0 mm (5/64 inh) or less. Strt sewing. d Selet stith. Sew long the enter of the unfryed setion. d N CAUTION When sewing with the wing needle, selet stith width of 6.0 mm (5/64 inh) or less, otherwise the needle my end or rek. After djusting the stith width, slowly turn the hndwheel towrd you (ounterlokwise) nd hek tht the needle does not touh the presser foot. If the needle hits the presser foot, the needle my end or rek. S-40

93 Deortive sewing This setion provides instrutions on sewing hrter stithes nd deortive stithes s well s on djusting nd editing them. Pge numer strts with D in this setion. The sreen disply nd mhine illustrtion my vry slightly, depending on the mhine model. Chpter CHARACTER / DECORATIVE STITCHES... D-2 CAUTION Before repling the presser foot, e sure to turn off the mhine, otherwise injuries my our if the Strt/Stop utton or ny other utton is pressed nd the mhine strts operting. For detils on hnging the presser foot, refer to Repling the Presser Foot in the Bsi opertions setion.

94 Sewing the Vrious Built-in Deortive Ptterns Chpter CHARACTER / DECORATIVE STITCHES Sewing the Vrious Built-in Deortive Ptterns Seleting stith ptterns This mhine is equipped with the deortive stithes nd hrter stithes. When seleting hrter stith Press font. repetedly to disply the ion of the desired When seleting deortive stith The tegory ontins the following four types of stithes: Deortive stithes: Stin stithes: 7 mm stin stithes: Cross stith stithes: Press. Eh time the is pressed, it hnges the font in the following order.... Ion Font Gothi Hndwriting Outline Jpnese The ion for the seleted font ppers in the LCD. is displyed on the LCD sreen. Enter the numer of the desired stith using numeri keys, nd then press. For numer of eh stith, refer to the Quik Referene Guide. Depending on the stith numer, the stith my e seleted without pressing. When using one-digit numers nd it is entered inorretly, press to erse the entered numer. The numer for the seleted stith ppers in the LCD. Enter the numer of the desired hrter stith using numeri keys, nd then press. For numer of eh stith, refer to the Quik Referene Guide. Depending on the stith numer, the stith my e seleted without pressing. When digit is inorretly pressed, press to erse the entered numer. The numer for the seleted stith ppers on the LCD. D-2

95 Sewing the Vrious Built-in Deortive Ptterns Deleting pttern To remove seleted pttern, press pnel. on the opertion Sewing ttrtive finishes To hieve ttrtive results when sewing hrter/deortive stithes, hek the tle elow for the proper fri/thred/needle omintions. The seleted pttern is removed. Fri Note Other ftors, suh s fri thikness, stilizer mteril, et., lso hve n effet on the stith, so you should lwys sew few tril stithes efore eginning your projet. It my e neessry to djust the pttern, depending on the type of fri eing sewn or the sewing speed. Adjust the pttern while sewing tril stithes on srp piee of fri tht is the sme s wht is used in your projet. Refer to Religning the pttern on pge D-7. When sewing stin stith ptterns, there my e shrinking or unhing of stithes, so e sure to tth stilizer mteril. Guide the fri with your hnd to keep the fri feeding stright nd even during sewing. When sewing on streth fris, lightweight fris, or fris with orse weves, tth stilizer on the wrong side of the fri. An lterntive would e to ple the fri on thin pper suh s tring pper. D CHARACTER / DECORATIVE STITCHES Memo If new pttern is seleted without deleting the previously seleted one, the first nd seond ptterns re omined. (Refer to Comining ptterns on pge D-5.) If two ptterns or more hve een lredy seleted, the pttern tht ws seleted lst is removed. You n delete the entire omined pttern y pressing. Fri 2 Stilizer 3 Thin pper Thred #50 - #60 Needle With lightweight, regulr, or streth fris: the Bll point needle (golden olored) 90/4 With hevyweight fris: home sewing mhine needle 90/4 Presser foot Monogrmming foot N. Using zigzg foot J or other presser feet my give inferior results. Twin needle You n sew with twin needle (2/) when you selet 7 mm stin stith pttern. In this se, use zigzg foot J. Deortive sewing D-3

96 Sewing the Vrious Built-in Deortive Ptterns Bsi sewing Selet deortive/hrter stith pttern. Memo When sewing hrter stithes, the mhine utomtilly sews reinforement stithes t the eginning nd end of eh hrter. Atth monogrmming foot N. Ple the fri under the presser foot, pull the upper thred out to the side, press (Needle position utton) to lower needle into fri nd then lower the presser foot. When sewing is ompleted, trim ny exess thred etween letters. Press the Strt/Stop utton to egin sewing. d Press the Strt/Stop utton to stop sewing. e f Memo If the fri is pulled or pushed during sewing, the pttern my not turn out orretly. Guide the fri with your hnd to keep the fri feeding stright nd even during sewing. Press (Reverse stith utton) or (Reinforement stith utton) to sew reinforement stithes. Note When sewing some ptterns, the needle will temporrily puse in the rised position while the fri is fed due to the opertion of the needle r seprtion mehnism whih is used in this mhine. At suh times, liking sound different from the sound generted during sewing will e herd. This sound is norml nd is not the sign of mlfuntion. D-4

97 Sewing the Vrious Built-in Deortive Ptterns Comining ptterns You n sew nmes, et., y omining hrter stithes. Chrter stithes nd deortive stithes n lso e omined. Use the numeri keys to enter 5, nd then press. e And dd A (No. ) nd F (No. 6). Exmple: Seleting stithes: Stith pttern Ctegory Stith numer Press to disply. f 3 L 2 E 5 A F 6 Press to disply. Use the numeri keys to enter 3. Stith numer 2 Position numer 3 Totl numer Press to disply. Use the numeri keys to enter 2. d 3 Use the numeri keys to enter 3. g To remove seleted pttern, press on the opertion pnel. The pttern tht ws seleted lst is removed. After omining the ptterns, hek the entered h hrters nd their order efore stithing. For detils, refer to Cheking the seleted pttern on pge D-6. i After ll of the desired ptterns re seleted, strt sewing. The order in whih the ptterns re seleted is the order tht they will e sewn. Memo Up to 70 ptterns n e omined. If multiple ptterns hve een omined, the sewing mhine stops one ll the seleted ptterns displyed in the LCD hve een sewn. To repetedly sew the omined pttern, refer to Repeting omined ptterns on pge D-6. The omined pttern n e stored for lter use. For detils, refer to Sving pttern on pge D-6. You n delete ll ptterns eing omined y pressing while omining ptterns. If you mistkenly press while omining ptterns, press or, nd then enter 00 y using the numeri key. You n retrieve the ptterns tht you omined efore you pressed. If neessry, sve the retrieved pttern in the mhine's memory. For detils, refer to Sving pttern on pge D-6. D CHARACTER / DECORATIVE STITCHES Deortive sewing D-5