Opertion Mnul Sewing Mhine Produt Code: 888-S33/S36 KNOWING YOUR SEWING MACHINE SEWING BASICS UTILITY STITCHES APPENDIX Be sure to red this doument efore using the mhine. We reommend tht you keep this doument nery for future referene.
IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS Plese red these sfety instrutions efore ttempting to use the mhine. DANGER - To redue the risk of eletri shok: 1 Alwys unplug the mhine from the eletril outlet immeditely fter using, when lening, when 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, eletri 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 the power is ut. 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 inverter. 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, if it hs een dropped or dmged, or wter is spilled on the unit. Return the mhine to the nerest uthorized deler or servie enter 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 nd immeditely 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, otherwise you my injure your k or knees. 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 ny ojet into 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 freehnd stithing so tht you do not deflet the needle nd use it to rek. 1
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 opertion mnul 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 (light-emitting diode) is dmged, it must e repled y uthorized deler. In the event mlfuntion ours or djustment is required, first follow the trouleshooting tle in the k of the opertion mnul to inspet nd djust the mhine yourself. If the prolem persists, plese onsult your lol uthorized Brother deler. Use this mhine only for its intended use s desried in this 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 we site t www.rother.om SAVE THESE INSTRUCTIONS This mhine is intended for household use. FOR USERS IN COUNTRIES EXCEPT CENELEC 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 CENELEC 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. FOR USERS IN THE UK, EIRE, MALTA AND CYPRUS ONLY IMPORTANT In the event of repling the plug fuse, use fuse pproved y ASTA to BS 1362, 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 Brother deler to otin the orret led. 2
CONTENTS IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS... 1 CONTENTS... 3 1. KNOWING YOUR SEWING MACHINE... 4 NAMES OF MACHINE PARTS AND THEIR FUNCTIONS... 4 The min prts... 4 Needle nd presser foot setion... 4 Opertion uttons... 5 Opertion pnel... 5 Flt ed tthment... 5 ACCESSORIES... 6 Optionl essories... 6 USING YOUR SEWING MACHINE... 7 Power supply preutions... 7 Power supply... 7 Foot ontroller... 7 Sewing speed ontroller... 8 (for s equipped with the strt/stop utton)... 8 Chnging the needle stop position... 8 THREADING THE MACHINE... 9 Winding the oin... 9 Lower threding... 11 Upper threding... 13 Drwing up the lower thred... 15 REPLACING THE NEEDLE... 16 Needle types nd their uses... 16 Cheking the needle... 17 Repling the needle... 17 Sewing with twin needle... 19 REPLACING THE PRESSER FOOT... 20 Repling the presser foot... 20 Removing the presser foot holder... 21 2. SEWING BASICS... 22 SEWING... 22 Generl sewing proedure... 22 ADJUSTING THE STITCH LENGTH AND WIDTH... 22 Seleting stithing... 22 Strting to sew... 23 Thred tension... 25 USEFUL SEWING TIPS... 25 Tril sewing... 25 Chnging the sewing diretion... 25 Sewing urves... 26 Sewing thik fris... 26 Sewing thin fris... 26 Sewing streth fris... 26 Using free-rm style... 27 3. UTILITY STITCHES... 28 OVERCASTING STITCHES... 28 BASIC STITCHING... 28 Bsi stithing... 28 BLIND HEM STITCHING... 29 BUTTONHOLE SEWING... 30 Button sewing... 33 ZIPPER INSERTION... 34 SEWING STRETCH FABRICS AND ELASTIC TAPE... 35 Streth stithing... 35 Elsti tthing... 35 APPLIQUÉ, PATCHWORK AND QUILT STITCHING... 36 Appliqués... 36 Pthwork (rzy quilt) stithing... 36 Pieing... 37 Quilting... 37 Free-motion quilting... 38 REINFORCEMENT STITCHING... 39 Triple streth stithing... 39 Br tk stithing... 40 DECORATIVE STITCHING... 41 Fgoting... 41 Sllop stithing... 42 Smoking... 42 Shell tuk stithing... 43 Joining... 43 Heirloom stithing... 44 4. APPENDIX...45 STITCH SETTINGS... 45 Utility stithes... 45 MAINTENANCE... 50 Restritions on oiling... 50 Preutions on storing the mhine... 50 Clening the mhine surfe... 50 Clening the oin se... 50 TROUBLESHOOTING... 52 ERROR MESSAGES... 55 Opertion eep (for s equipped with the opertion eep)... 55 INDEX... 56 3
KNOWING YOUR SEWING MACHINE 1 KNOWING YOUR SEWING MACHINE NAMES OF MACHINE PARTS AND THEIR FUNCTIONS The min prts i Opertion uttons (pge 5) j Opertion pnel (pge 5) k Hndwheel Used to mnully rise nd lower the needle. l Air vent This vent llows the ir surrounding the motor to irulte. Do not over the ir vent while the sewing mhine is eing used. m Min power nd sewing light swith (pge 7) n Jk/soket onnetor (pge 7) o Foot ontroller (pge 7) p Foot ontroller jk/soket (pge 7) q Feed dog position lever (pges 33 nd 39) r Presser foot lever (pge 13) s Hndle Crry the sewing mhine y its hndle when trnsporting the mhine. Needle nd presser foot setion Boin winder (pge 9) Spool pin (pges 9 nd 13) Hole for extr spool pin (pge 19) d Upper tension-ontrol dil (pge 25) e Thred guide (pges 9 nd 13) f Thred tke-up lever (pge 14) g Thred utter (pge 24) h Flt ed tthment with essory omprtment (pges 5 nd 27) Buttonhole lever (pge 31, 40) Needle threder (for s equipped with the needle threder) (pge 15) Presser foot holder The presser foot is instlled onto the presser foot holder. d Presser foot holder srew Use the presser foot holder srew to hold the presser foot holder in ple. e Presser foot The presser foot pplies pressure onsistently on the fri s the sewing tkes ple. Atth the pproprite presser foot for the seleted stithing. f Feed dogs The feed dogs feed the fri in the sewing diretion. g Quik-set oin (for s equipped with the quik-set oin) You n strt sewing without pulling up the oin thred. h Boin over 4
i Needle plte The needle plte is mrked with guides for sewing stright sems. j Needle r thred guide (pge 14) k Needle lmp srew Opertion uttons The opertion uttons differ depending on the sewing mhine. Opertion pnel The opertion pnel llows you to selet stith nd speify how the stith will e sewn. 1 Presser foot lever Rise nd lower the presser foot. Reverse/reinforement stith utton Press the reverse/reinforement stith utton to sew reverse stithes. Reverse stithes re sewn y keeping the utton pressed down to sew in the opposite diretion. For detils, refer to Sewing reinforement stithes (pge 24). Buttons provided on some s Strt/stop utton Press the strt/stop utton to strt or stop sewing. The mhine sews t slow speed t the eginning of sewing while the utton is depressed. When sewing is stopped, the needle is lowered in the fri. For detils, refer to Strting to sew (pge 23). d Needle position utton Press the needle position utton to rise or lower the needle. Pressing the utton twie sews one stith. e Sewing speed ontroller Slide this ontroller to djust the sewing speed. LCD (Liquid rystl disply) The seleted stith (1), presser foot tht should e used (2), stith length in millimeters (3), nd stith width in millimeters (4) re displyed. Stith seletion keys (pge 22) Selet the numer for the stith tht you wish to use. For detils, refer to Seleting stithing (pge 22). Stith length djustment key Press the side to redue the stith length; press the + side to inrese the stith length. d Stith width djustment key Press the side to redue the stith width; press the + side to inrese the stith width. Flt ed tthment The essories re stored in omprtment inside the flt ed tthment. Slide the flt ed tthment to the left to open it. Flt ed tthment Storge omprtment te Put the essories in the g, nd then store the g inside the omprtment. If the essories re not in g, they my fll out, nd e lost or dmged. 5
KNOWING YOUR SEWING MACHINE ACCESSORIES The following essories re stored in the flt ed tthment. We hve designed these essories to help you e le to rry out most sewing tsks. te (For U.S.A. only) Foot ontroller: Model T This foot ontroller n e used on the mhine with produt ode 888-S33/S36. The produt ode is mentioned on the mhine rting plte. The srew of the presser foot holder is ville through your uthorized deler. (Prt ode: 132730-122) 1. 2. 3. J A G 4. 5. 6. N I R 7. 8. 9. M M. Prt Nme Prt Code Ameris Others 1 Zigzg foot J (on mhine) XZ5134-001 2 Buttonhole foot A XC2691-033 3 Oversting foot G XC3098-031 4 Monogrmming foot N XD0810-031 5 Zipper foot I X59370-021 6 Blind stith foot R XE2650-001 7 Button fitting foot M XE2137-001 8 Sem ripper XF4967-001 9 Boin (4) SFB: SA156 (One is on mhine.) XA5539-151 10 Needle set XC8834-021 11 Twin needle 131096-121 12 Bll point needle (gold olored) XD0360-021 13 Clening rush X59476-051 14 Dis-shped srewdriver XC1074-051 15 Extr spool pin XG3488-001 16 Foot ontroller XD0501-121 (EU re) XC8816-071 (Other res) Optionl essories The following re ville s optionl essories to e purhsed seprtely. 1. 2. 3. 10. 11. 12. 4. 5. 75/11 1 needle 90/14 1 needle 100/16 1 needle 13. 14. 15. 90/14 1 needle 16.. Prt Nme Prt Code Ameris Others 1 Wlking Foot SA140 F033N: XG6623-001 2 Quilting Foot SA129 F005N: XC1948-052 3 1/4-Inh Quilting Foot SA125 F001N: XC1944-052 4 Quilting guide SA132 F016N: XC2215-052 5 Eyelet punh XZ5051-001 6
USING YOUR SEWING MACHINE Power supply preutions Be sure to oserve the following preutions onerning the power supply. 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 supply jk 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 off the min power 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 Use only the power ord inluded with this mhine. Do not use extension ords or multi-plug dpters with mny other pplines plugged in to 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 off the min power first. Alwys grsp the plug to remove it from the 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 nd use fire or eletri shok. If the ord or plug is dmged, tke the mhine to your uthorized deler 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. Insert the plug into wll outlet. Min power swith Jk/soket onnetor Set the min power swith to I. Power supply The sewing lmp omes on when the mhine is turned on. To turn off the mhine, set the min power swith to. The sewing lmp goes off when the mhine is turned off. te If power outge ours while the sewing mhine is eing operted, turn off the sewing mhine nd unplug the power supply ord. When restrting the sewing mhine, follow the neessry proedure to orretly operte the mhine. (For U.S.A. only) This ppline hs polrized plug (one lde wider thn the other). To redue the risk of eletri shok, this plug is intended to fit in polrized outlet only one wy. If the plug does not fit fully in the outlet, reverse the plug. If it still does not fit, ontt qulified eletriin to instll the proper outlet. Do not modify the plug in ny wy. Foot ontroller Insert the foot ontroller plug into its jk/soket. 1 Foot ontroller jk/soket 7
KNOWING YOUR SEWING MACHINE When onneting the foot ontroller, e sure to turn off the sewing mhine in order to prevent the mhine from identlly eing strted. Depress the foot ontroller to strt sewing, nd djust the sewing speed y hnging the pressing fore. Chnging the needle stop position rmlly, the sewing mhine is set to leve the needle in the fri when sewing is stopped. Insted, the mhine n e set to leve the needle rised when sewing is stopped. Turn off the sewing mhine. Slower Hold down the side of turn on the sewing mhine. () on the left nd You should mke sure tht nothing is pled on the foot ontroller when the mhine is not in use. Do not llow piees of loth nd dust to uild up on the foot ontroller. Doing so ould use fire or n eletri shok. te Fster When the foot ontroller is plugged in, the strt/ stop utton nnot e used to strt or stop sewing (only for s equipped with the strt/stop utton). After turning on the sewing mhine, relese the side of (). The needle stop position hnges to the rised position. Memo Perform the sme opertion to hnge the needle stop position to the lowered position. Sewing speed ontroller (for s equipped with the strt/stop utton) Slide the sewing speed ontroller to selet the desired sewing speed. Sewing speed ontroller The speed set using the sewing speed ontroller is the foot ontroller s mximum sewing speed. 8
THREADING THE MACHINE Pull up the spool pin s fr s possile, nd then put spool of thred on this pin. Winding the oin This setion desries how to wind the thred onto the oin. For detils on the fst oin winding, see pge 10. 1 Pss the thred round the pre-tension disk. Pre-tension disk Boin winder shft Boin Only use oins (prt ode: SA156, SFB: XA5539-151) tht hve een designed for this sewing mhine. Using other oins my use dmge to the mhine. We designed the oin tht omes with this mhine. If you use oins from other s, the mhine will not work properly. Only use the oin tht omes with this mhine or oins of the sme type (prt ode: SA156, SFB: XA5539-151). 11.5 mm (7/16 inh) This Atul size Other s If the spool of thred is not in the right ple, the thred my tngle on the spool pin. d Pss the end of the thred through the hole on the oin from the inside of the oin. Put the oin onto the oin winder shft nd slide the oin winder shft to the right. Turn the oin lokwise, y hnd, until the spring on the shft slides into the groove of the oin. 1 2 Spring on the shft Groove of the oin Turn on the sewing mhine. e 9
KNOWING YOUR SEWING MACHINE While holding the end of the thred, gently f press the foot ontroller or press (strt/stop utton) (for s equipped with the strt/stop utton) to wind the thred round the oin few times. Then stop the mhine. Then stop the mhine nd trim the exess thred. When the oin seems full nd egins spinning i slowly, tke your foot off the foot ontroller or press (strt/stop utton) (for s equipped with the strt/stop utton). j Cut the thred, slide the oin winder shft to the left nd remove the oin. k Slide the sewing speed ontroller k to its originl position (for s equipped with the sewing speed ontroller). te If the sewing mhine is to e operted using the foot ontroller, onnet the foot ontroller efore turning on the mhine. When the foot ontroller is plugged in, the strt/ stop utton nnot e used to strt or stop sewing (only for s equipped with the strt/stop utton). Mke sure you follow the instrutions refully. If you do not ut the thred ompletely, nd the oin is wound, when the thred runs low it my tngle round the oin nd use the needle to rek. g Slide the sewing speed ontroller to the right (to set the speed to fst). (For s equipped with the sewing speed ontroller.) 1 Sewing speed ontroller Press the foot ontroller or press (strt/stop h utton) (for s equipped with the strt/stop utton) to strt. Memo When the sewing mhine is strted or the hndwheel is turned fter winding the thred round the oin, the mhine will mke liking sound; this is not mlfuntion. The needle r does not move when you slide the oin winding shft to the right. t winding the oin properly my use the thred tension to loosen, nd my rek the needle. For s equipped with the fst oin winding system Wound evenly Wound poorly Follow steps 1 through 2 of the proedure in Winding the oin to pss the thred round the pre-tension disk (pge 9). Ple the oin on the oin winder shft so tht the spring on the shft fits into the noth in the oin. Then slide the oin winder shft to the right. th Spring 10
d Wind the free end of the thred lokwise round the oin five or six times. Pull the thred to the right nd pss it through the slit in the oin winder set. Slit (with uilt-in utter) The thred is ut to suitle length. 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. e Slide the sewing speed ontroller to the right (to set the speed to fst) (for s equipped with the sewing speed ontroller). When the oin egins spinning slowly, tke h your foot off the foot ontroller or press (strt/stop utton) (for s equipped with the strt/stop utton). i j Cut the thred, slide the oin winder shft to the left nd remove the oin. Slide the sewing speed ontroller k to its originl position (for s equipped with the sewing speed ontroller). Memo When the sewing mhine is strted or the hndwheel is turned fter winding the thred round the oin, the mhine will mke liking sound; this is not mlfuntion. The needle r does not move when you slide the oin winding shft to the right. Lower threding Instll the oin wound with thred. For more detils on quik-set oin, see pge 12. Winding the oin improperly my use the thred tension to loosen, reking the needle nd resulting in injury. 1 Turn on the sewing mhine. f Press the foot ontroller or press (strt/stop g utton) (for s equipped with the strt/stop utton) to strt. te Sewing speed ontroller If the sewing mhine is to e operted using the foot ontroller, onnet the foot ontroller efore turning on the mhine. When the foot ontroller is plugged in, the strt/ stop utton nnot e used to strt or stop sewing (only for s equipped with the strt/stop utton). Wound evenly Wound poorly Mke sure you turn the power off while threding the mhine. If you identlly step on the foot ontroller nd the mhine strts to sew, you ould e injured. Rise the needle to its highest position y turning the hndwheel towrd you (ounterlokwise) or press (needle position utton) (for s equipped with the needle position utton), nd rise the presser foot lever. Slide the utton nd open the over. 1 2 Cover Slide utton 11
KNOWING YOUR SEWING MACHINE d Put the oin in so the thred omes out in the diretion shown y the rrow. Mke sure you set the oin so the thred unrolls in the right diretion. If the thred unrolls in the wrong diretion, it my use the thred tension to e inorret or rek the needle. Hold the end of the thred, push the oin down with your finger, nd then pss the thred through the slit, s shown. For s equipped with the quik-set oin Rise the needle to its highest position y turning the hndwheel towrd you (ounterlokwise) or press (needle position utton) (for s equipped with the needle position utton), nd rise the presser foot lever. Slide the utton nd open the over. 1 2 Cover Slide utton Put the oin in, feed the end of the thred, through the slit, nd then pull the thred to ut it. Reple the oin over. e Cutter Mke sure you set the oin so the thred unrolls in the right diretion. If the thred unrolls in the wrong diretion, it my use the thred tension to e inorret or rek the needle. Mke sure tht the thred is orretly inserted through the tension-djusting spring of the oin se. If it is not inserted, re-insert the thred. Reple the over so tht the end of the thred omes out from the left side of the over (s shown y the line in the digrm). Tension-djusting spring 1 12
Memo The diretion for feeding the oin thred is indited y mrks on the needle plte over. Be sure to thred the mhine s indited. Upper threding Set the upper thred nd thred the needle. For detils on the needle threder, see pge 14. 1 Reple the oin over. d Memo You n egin sewing immeditely without drwing up the oin thred. If you wnt to drw up the oin thred efore you strt to sew, follow to the proedure in Drwing up the lower thred (pge 15). Spool pin Thred guide Mrk on the hndwheel Mke sure you thred the mhine properly. Otherwise, the thred ould tngle nd rek the needle. Rise the presser foot using the presser foot lever. Presser foot lever Rise the needle y turning the hndwheel towrd you (ounterlokwise) so tht the mrk on the wheel points up, or press (needle position utton) (for s equipped with the needle position utton) one or twie to rise the needle. or Mrk Needle position utton If the needle is not orretly rised, the sewing mhine n not e threded. Be sure to turn the hndwheel so tht the mrk on the wheel points up efore threding the sewing mhine. 13
KNOWING YOUR SEWING MACHINE Pull up the spool pin s fr s possile, nd then put spool of thred on this pin. If the spool of thred is in the wrong ple, or is set inorretly, the thred my tngle on the spool pin nd use the needle to rek. Feed the upper thred s illustrted elow. d g Thred the needle from front to k nd pull out out 5 m (2 inh) of thred. te 5 m (2 inh) If the thred tke-up lever is lowered, the upper thred nnot e wrpped round the thred tkeup lever. Mke sure you rise the presser foot lever nd the thred tke-up lever efore you feed the upper thred. If you inorretly feed the thred you my use sewing prolems. e f Mke sure you guide the thred through the thred tke-up lever from right to left. Thred tke-up lever Put the thred ehind the needle r thred guide. Using the needle threder (for s equipped with the needle threder) The needle threder n only e used with home sewing mhine needles size 75/11-100/ 16. Chek the tle on pge 16 for the pproprite needle nd thred omintions. If you re using trnsprent nylon mono-filment thred, you n only use needles in the rnge of 90/14-100/16. You nnot use the needle threder if you re using deortive threds or speil needles, suh s the twin needle nd wing needle. If you re using those types of threds or needles, thred the eye of the needle y hnd. Mke sure the min power swith is off when threding the needle y hnd. Follow steps 1 through 6 of the proedure in Upper threding. Lower the presser foot lever. Needle r thred guide 14
While lowering the needle threder lever, hook the thred onto the guide. Pss the end of the thred s illustrted ellow. f 1 Fully lower the needle threder lever. d Needle holder Needle threder lever Guide te 5 m (2 inh) If you inorretly feed the thred you my use sewing prolems. Drwing up the lower thred Lightly hold the end of the upper thred. The hook psses through the eye of the needle, nd th the thred. Upper thred e Hook Thred Relese the needle threder lever. Then pull the loop of the thred. While holding the end of the upper thred, rise the needle either y turning the hndwheel towrd you (ounterlokwise) so tht the mrk on the wheel points up or y pressing (needle position utton) (for s equipped with the needle position utton) one or twie. or Mrk Needle position utton Pull on the upper thred to drw up the lower thred. Upper thred Lower thred 15
KNOWING YOUR SEWING MACHINE d Pull out out 10 m (4 inh) of oth threds nd pull them towrd the k of the mhine under the presser foot. For s equipped with the quik-set oin You n egin sewing immeditely without drwing up the oin thred. When sewing gthers or drts, you n drw up the lower thred y hnd so tht some thred will e left over. Before you drw up the lower thred, put the oin k in. Pss the thred long the slit in the diretion of the rrow, nd leve it there without utting it. The oin over should still e removed. Drw up the lower thred s desried in steps 1 to 4. Reple the oin over. Upper thred Lower thred REPLACING THE NEEDLE This setion provides informtion on sewing mhine needles. Needle types nd their uses Be sure to oserve the following preutions onerning the hndling of the needle. Filure to oserve these preutions is extremely dngerous. Only use 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 injury. The sewing mhine needle tht should e used depends on the fri nd thred thikness. Fri Type/ Applition Medium weight fris Thin fris Thik fris Streth fris Brodloth Tffet Flnnel, Grdine Lwn Georgette Chllis, Stin Denim Corduroy Tweed Jersey Triot Esily fryed fris For top-stithing Thred Type Size Cotton thred Syntheti thred Silk thred Cotton thred Syntheti thred Silk thred Cotton thred Syntheti thred Silk thred Thred for knits Cotton thred Syntheti thred Silk thred Syntheti thred Silk thred 60 80 50 80 60 80 50 80 30 50 50 50 60 Size of Needle 75/11 90/14 65/9 75/11 90/14 100/16 Bll point needle (golden olored) 75/11 90/14 50 80 65/9 90/14 30 90/14 100/16 16
Memo The smller the thred numer, the thiker the thred; nd the lrger the needle numer, the thiker the needle. Use the ll point needle when sewing on streth fris or fris where skipped stithes esily our. Use 90/14 to 100/16 needle with trnsprent nylon threds, regrdless of the fri eing sewn. Bll point needle Use the ll point needle when sewing on streth fris or fris where skipped stithes esily our. Use the ll point needle for est results when sewing ptterns using monogrmming foot N. Trnsprent nylon thred Use 90/14 to 100/16 needle, regrdless of the fri or thred. 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 thik fris (suh s denim) with thin needles (suh s 65/9 to 75/11), the needle my end or rek. In ddition, the stithing my e uneven or pukered or there my e skipped stithes. 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. Repling the needle Rise the needle y turning the hndwheel towrd you (ounterlokwise) so tht the mrk on the wheel points up. (With s equipped with (needle position utton), rise the needle y pressing one or twie.) Mrk or Turn off the sewing mhine. Before repling the needle, e sure to turn off the sewing mhine, otherwise injuries my our if the foot ontroller or the strt/stop utton is identlly pressed nd the mhine strts sewing. Lower the presser foot lever. Needle position utton Presser foot lever 1 1 2 Flt side Needle type mrking 4 3 Flt surfe d Even 5 3 e t even 17
KNOWING YOUR SEWING MACHINE d Remove the needle y turning the needle lmp srew ounterlokwise. te If the needle lmp srew is loosened too muh, the needle lmp (whih holds the needle) my fll off. Therefore, do not loosen the needle lmp srew too muh. Dis-shped srewdriver Needle lmp srew Do not pply strong fore when loosening or tightening the needle lmp srew, otherwise ertin prts of the sewing mhine my e dmged. Instll the twin needle in the sme wy. Be sure to insert the needle until it touhes the needle stopper nd seurely tighten the needle lmp srew with the dis-shped srewdriver, otherwise the needle my rek or dmge my result. Instlling the needle lmp If the needle lmp is removed, follow the proedure elow to tth it to the needle r. As seen from the front of the mhine, slide the needle lmp onto the needle r so tht the needle lmp srew is on the right side nd the needle r thred guide is t the ottom. e With the flt side of the needle towrd the rer of the mhine, insert the needle until it touhes the needle stopper. Needle lmp srew Needle r thred guide Needle r Align the ottom edge of the needle holder with the end of the needle r, nd then tighten the needle lmp srew. Needle r Needle holder Needle lmp srew d Align Needle stopper Tighten the needle lmp srew y turning it f lokwise. 18
You n sew with this needle nd two top threds. You n use the sme olor or two different olors of thred for mking deortive stithes. For detils on the stithes tht n e sewn with the twin needle, refer to Stith settings (pge 45). Use only twin needles tht hve een mde for this mhine (prt ode: 131096-121). Other needles ould rek, nd dmge the mhine. Do not sew with ent needles. The needle ould rek nd injure you. You n not use the needle threder to thred the twin needle. Insted, thred the twin needle y hnd, from front to k. Using the needle threder my dmge the mhine. When using the twin needle, e sure to selet n pproprite stith, otherwise the needle my rek or the mhine my e dmged. Selet stith width of 5.0 mm (3/16 inh) or less, otherwise the needle my rek or the mhine my e dmged. 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. When using the twin needle, e sure to tth zigzg foot J, otherwise the needle my rek or the mhine my e dmged. When hnging the sewing diretion, e sure to rise the needle efore turning the fri. If the fri is turned while the needle is lowered, the needle my end or rek. Sewing with twin needle Atth the twin needle. Atth the twin needle in the sme wy s single needle (pge 17). Atth the extr spool pin. Put the extr spool pin in the hole on the top of the mhine. Put the seond spool of thred onto the extr spool pin. Use the thred from the first spool to thred the mhine to the needle r thred guide. The pth for threding the mhine to the needle r thred guide is the sme s for normlly threding the mhine (for single needle). See pge 14 for more detils. Thred the left needle from front to k. d e f Use the thred from the seond spool to thred the mhine to the thred tke-up lever. The pth for threding the mhine to the thred tke-up lever is the sme s for normlly threding the mhine (for single needle). See pge 14 for more detils. Thred the right needle from front to k. Do not pss the thred ehind the needle r thred guide. Left needle thred psses through the needle r thred guide. Right needle thred psses in front of the needle r thred guide. Needle r thred guide te Models equipped with needle threder You nnot use the needle threder to thred the twin needle. Insted, thred the twin needle y hnd, from front to k. Using the needle threder my dmge the mhine. When using the twin needle, e sure to tth zigzg foot J, otherwise the needle my rek or the mhine my e dmged. 1 First spool Seond spool 19
KNOWING YOUR SEWING MACHINE REPLACING THE PRESSER FOOT Alwys turn off the power efore you hnge the presser foot. If you leve the power on nd step on the ontroller, the mhine will strt nd you my e injured. Alwys use the orret presser foot for the stith pttern you hve hosen. If you use the wrong presser foot, the needle my strike the presser foot nd end or rek, nd my use injury. Only use presser feet tht hve een designed to e used with this mhine. Using other ny presser feet my use n ident or injury. Repling the presser foot Reple the presser foot s desried elow. Rise the needle y turning the hndwheel towrd you (ounterlokwise) so tht the mrk on the wheel points up. (With s equipped with (needle position utton), rise the needle y pressing one or twie.) Press the lk utton relese the presser foot. d e Blk utton Ple different presser foot elow the holder so tht the presser foot pin is ligned with the shnk in the holder. Position the presser foot so the letter inditing the presser foot type (J, A, et.) is positioned to e red. Presser foot holder Shnk Pin or te The presser foot to e used with eh stith ppers in the LCD. To selet stith, refer to Seleting stithing (pge 22). Mrk If the sewing mhine hs een turned on, turn it off. Rise the presser foot lever. Needle position utton Before repling the presser foot, e sure to turn off the sewing mhine, otherwise injuries my our if the foot ontroller or the strt/stop utton is identlly pressed nd the mhine strts sewing. f g Slowly lower the presser foot lever so tht the presser foot pin snps into the shnk. Presser foot lever The presser foot is tthed. Rise the presser foot lever to hek tht the presser foot is seurely tthed. 20
Removing the presser foot holder Remove the presser foot holder when lening the sewing mhine or when instlling presser foot tht does not use the presser foot holder, suh s the quilting foot. Use the dis-shped srewdriver to remove the presser foot holder. 1 Removing the presser foot holder Remove the presser foot. (Refer to pge 20.) Loosen the presser foot holder srew. Atthing the presser foot holder Dis-shped srewdriver Presser foot holder Presser foot holder srew Align the presser foot holder with the lower-left side of the presser r. Presser foot holder Presser r Holding the presser foot holder in ple, tighten the srew. te If the presser foot holder is not orretly instlled, the thred tension will e inorret. 21
SEWING BASICS 2 SEWING BASICS SEWING Bsi sewing opertions re desried elow. Before operting the sewing mhine, red the following preutions. 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. ADJUSTING THE STITCH LENGTH AND WIDTH Seleting stithing Using the stith seletion keys, selet the desired stith. When the sewing mhine is turned on, the stright stith ( left needle position) is seleted. Turn on the sewing mhine. Press (stith seletion keys). The numer of the seleted stith is displyed. Generl sewing proedure Follow the si proedures elow to sew. 1 Turn on the mhine. Turn on the sewing mhine. For detils on turning on the mhine, refer to Power supply (pge 7). Designte the tens digit. Designte the ones digit. The stith is seleted. Atth the presser foot indited in the LCD. Presser foot type. 2 Selet the stith. Selet the stith pproprite for the re to e sewn. For detils on seleting stith, refer to Seleting stithing (pge 22). 3 Atth the presser foot. Atth the presser foot pproprite for the stith. For detils on repling the presser foot, refer to Repling the presser foot (pge 20). For detils, refer to Repling the presser foot (pge 20). [Exmple] Seleting stith. Press the stith seletion keys to selet stith 04. With on the right, selet 4, nd with on the left, selet 0. 4 Strt sewing. Position the fri, nd then strt sewing. When sewing is finished, ut the threds. For detils on strting to sew, refer to Strting to sew (pge 23). 22
Press the + or side of (stith length djustment key) to inrese or redue the stith length. Stith length djustment key Short Long Press the + or side of (stith width djustment key) to inrese or redue the stith width. Strting to sew Rise the needle y turning the hndwheel towrd you (ounterlokwise) so tht the mrk on the wheel points up. (With s equipped with (needle position utton), rise the needle y pressing one or twie.) or 2 Stith width djustment key Nrrow Wide te When the stith length or stith width is hnged from the stndrd setting, round or disppers from the LCD. If the stith width of the seleted stith nnot e djusted, -- ppers to the right of in the LCD. 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. If the stithes re unhed together, inrese the stith length. Continuing to sew with the stithes unhed together my result in the needle ending or reking. Rise the presser foot lever. d Mrk Needle position utton Presser foot lever Ple the fri under the presser foot, pss the thred under the presser foot, nd then pull out out 5 m (2 inh) of thred towrd the rer of the mhine. 5 m (2 inh) While holding the end of the thred nd the fri with your left hnd, turn the hndwheel towrd you (ounterlokwise) with your right hnd to lower the needle to the strting point of the stithing. Lower the presser foot lever. e 23
SEWING BASICS f On s equipped with sewing speed ontroller, slide the sewing speed ontroller to the left or right to djust the sewing speed. Refer to Sewing speed ontroller (pge 8). Sewing speed ontroller Slowly press down on the foot ontroller. (With g s equipped with (strt/stop utton), if the foot ontroller is not onneted, press one.) Memo When the foot ontroller is plugged in, (strt/ stop utton) nnot e used to strt or stop sewing. When sewing is stopped, the needle remins lowered (in the fri). The mhine n e set so tht the needle will sty up when sewing is stopped. For detils on setting the mhine so tht the needles sty up when sewing is stopped, refer to Chnging the needle stop position (pge 8). Sewing reinforement stithes When sewing stithes other thn stright or zigzg stithes tht re seured with reverse stithing, pressing (reverse/reinforement stith utton) sews reinforement stithes, 3 to 5 stithes on top of eh other. or Strt/stop utton The mhine strts sewing. 1 2 Reverse stithing Reinforement stithing Tke your foot off the foot ontroller, or press h (strt/stop utton) one (if the mhine ws strted y pressing (strt/stop utton)) (for s equipped with the strt/stop utton). The mhine stops sewing. Memo Whether reverse stithes or reinforement stithes re sewn depends on the stith tht is seleted. For detils, refer to Stith settings (pge 45). Rise the needle y turning the hndwheel i towrd you (ounterlokwise) so tht the mrk on the wheel points up. (With s equipped with (needle position utton), rise the needle y pressing one or twie.) Rise the presser foot lever. j k Pull the fri to the left side of the mhine, nd then ut the threds y using the thred utter. Thred utter 24
Thred tension The thred tension will ffet the qulity of your stithes. You my need to djust it when you hnge fri or thred. Memo We reommend tht you do test smple on srp of fri efore you strt to sew. Corret tension Corret tension is importnt s too muh or too little tension will weken your sems or use pukers on your fri. 1 2 Upper tension is too tight Loops will pper on the surfe of the fri. 1 2 3 3 4 4 5 Wrong side Surfe Upper thred d Lower thred Wrong side Surfe Upper thred d Lower thred e Loops pper on surfe of fri Solution Redue the tension y turning the upper tension-ontrol dil to lower numer. Vrious wys to hieve etter results for your sewing projets re desried elow. Refer to these tips when sewing your projet. A tril piee of fri should e sewn. 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. USEFUL SEWING TIPS Tril sewing Chnging the sewing diretion When the stithing rehes orner, stop the sewing mhine. Leve the needle lowered (in the fri). If the needle ws rised, lower the needle either y turning the hndwheel towrd you (ounterlokwise) or y pressing (needle position utton) one (for s equipped with the needle position utton). When using the twin needle, e sure to rise the needle efore hnging the sewing diretion. If the fri is turned while the needle is lowered, the needle my end or rek. Rise the presser foot lever, nd then turn the fri. Turn the fri using the needle s pivot. 2 5 4 3 Upper tension is too loose Loops pper on the wrong side of the fri. 5 1 2 3 4 Wrong side Surfe Upper thred d Lower thred e Loops pper on wrong side of fri Solution Inrese the tension y turning the upper tension-ontrol dil to higher numer. Lower the presser foot lever nd ontinue sewing. 5 4 3 25
SEWING BASICS Sewing urves Stop sewing, nd then slightly hnge the sewing diretion to sew round the urve. Relese the utton. The foot will lok in ple level with the sem, llowing the fri to feed. When sewing long urve while using zigzg stith, selet shorter stith length in order to otin finer stith. Sewing thik fris If the fri does not fit under the presser foot If the fri does not fit esily under the presser foot, rise the presser foot lever even higher to ring the presser foot to its highest position. If thik sems re eing sewn nd the fri does not feed t the eginning of stithing Zigzg foot J is equipped with feture tht keeps the presser foot level. One the troule spot hs een pssed, the foot will return to its norml position. If fri more thn 6 mm (15/64 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, the stithing my eome misligned or the fri my not feed orretly. If this ours, ple thin pper or stilizer mteril under the fri nd sew it together with the fri. When you hve finished sewing, ter off ny exess pper. Sewing diretion When you enounter sem tht is too thik to feed under the foot, rise the presser foot lever. Press the lk utton on the left side of the foot. Keep the utton held in nd lower the presser foot. Stilizer mteril or pper Sewing streth fris First, ste the piees of fri together, nd then sew without strething the fri. Bsting Blk utton 26
Free-rm sewing is onvenient for sewing tuulr nd hrd-to-reh res. To hnge your mhine to the free-rm style, lift out the flt ed tthment. Using free-rm style Slide the flt ed tthment to the left to relese it. 2 Flt ed tthment 27
UTILITY STITCHES 3 UTILITY STITCHES OVERCASTING STITCHES You n use the oversting stithes to join together sems nd finish them in one opertion. They re lso useful for sewing streth mterils. d Sew with the edge of the fri ginst the presser foot guide. 1 Stith Nme Pttern Presser Foot Pttern. 70 stithes 60 stithes 50 stithes 40 stithes Zigzg stith J 04 04 04 04 3-point zigzg stith Oversting stith J 05 05 05 05 G 06 06 06 06 G 07 07 07 07 J 08 08 08 08 Atth oversting foot G or zigzg foot J. 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. BASIC STITCHING Stright stithes re used for sewing plin sems. Stith Nme Pttern Presser Foot Needle drop point Pttern. 70 stithes 60 stithes 50 stithes 40 stithes Selet stith. For detils, refer to Seleting stithing (pge 22). Stright Left J 00 00 00 00 Center J 01 01 01 01 Position the fri with the edge of the fri ginst the guide of the presser foot, nd then lower the presser foot lever. Triple streth stith Bsi stithing J 02 02 02 02 Bste or pin together the fri piees. Guide Atth zigzg foot J. Selet stith. For detils, refer to Seleting stithing (pge 22). d Lower the needle into the fri t the eginning of the stithing. 28
Strt sewing. e For detils, refer to Strting to sew (pge 23). For detils on sewing reverse/reinforement stithes, refer to Sewing reinforement stithes (pge 24). Fold the fri long the desired edge of the hem, nd then ste it out 5 mm (3/16 inh) from the edge of the fri. Fold k the fri long the sting, nd then position the fri with the wrong side fing up. When sewing is finished, ut the thred. f For detils, refer to Strting to sew (pge 23). Chnging the needle position With the stright stith (left needle position) nd the triple streth stith, the needle position n e djusted. Pressing the + side of the stith width djustment key moves the needle to the right; pressing the side of the stith width djustment key moves the needle to the left. Atth lind hem foot R. Selet stith. d Wrong side of fri Bsting Desired edge of hem d 5 mm (3/16 inh) Position the fri with the edge of the folded hem ginst the guide of the presser foot, nd then lower the presser foot lever. Chek tht the needle slightly thes the fold of the hem. 3 Stith width djustment key Left needle position Right needle position BLIND HEM STITCHING You n use the Blind Hem Stith to finish the edge of projet, like the hem of pir of trousers, without the stith showing. Stith Nme Blind hem stith Pttern Presser Foot Pttern. 70 stithes 60 stithes 50 stithes 40 stithes R 09 09 09 09 R 10 10 10 10 Needle Needle drop point Fold of hem d Wrong side of fri e Guide If the needle thes too muh of the hem fold If the needle thes too muh of the hem fold, djust the stith width so tht the needle slightly thes the fold y pressing the + side of the stith width djustment key. Wrong side of fri Right side of fri 29
UTILITY STITCHES If the needle does not th the hem fold If the needle does not th the hem fold, djust the stith width so tht the needle slightly thes the fold y pressing the - side of the stith width djustment key. Zigzg stith (for quilting) J 40 40 The mximum uttonhole length is out 28 mm (1-1/ 8 inh) (dimeter + thikness of the utton). Buttonholes re sewn from the front of the presser foot to the k, s shown elow. e f Wrong side of fri Right side of fri For detils on hnging the stith width, refer to Seleting stithing (pge 22). Sew with the fold of the hem ginst the presser foot guide. Remove the sting stithing nd turn the fri right side up. Reinforement stithing Prt nmes of the uttonhole foot A Wrong side of fri Right side of fri A BUTTONHOLE SEWING Buttonholes n e sewn nd uttons n e sewn on. Stith Nme Pttern Presser Foot Pttern. 70 stithes 60 stithes 50 stithes 40 stithes Button guide plte Presser foot sle Pin d Mrks on uttonhole foot e 5 mm (3/16 inh) Use hlk to mrk the position nd length of the uttonhole on the fri. A 29 29 29 25 A 30 30 30 26 1 A 31 31 31 27 Buttonhole stith A 32 32 32 28 A 33 33 33 29 Mrks on fri A 34 34 A 35 35 30
Pull out the utton guide plte of uttonhole foot A, nd then insert the utton tht will e put through the uttonhole. Pss the upper thred down through the hole in the presser foot. 1 A 2 2 A The size of the uttonhole is set. 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 (3/16 inh).) Mrk on fri Red mrks on uttonhole foot When lowering the presser foot, do not push in the front of the presser foot, otherwise the uttonhole will not e sewn with the orret size. 3 1 2 3 Presser foot sle Length of uttonhole (Dimeter + thikness of utton) 5 mm (3/16 inh) f Do not redue the gp. Pull down the uttonhole lever s fr s possile. Exmple: For utton with dimeter of 15 mm (9/ 16 inh) nd thikness of 10 mm (3/8 inh), the utton guide plte should e set to 25 mm (1 inh) on the sle. 5 4 d 10 mm (3/8 inh) e 15 mm (9/16 inh) Buttonhole lever Brket The uttonhole lever is positioned ehind the rket on the uttonhole foot. Atth uttonhole foot A. g Gently hold the end of the upper thred in your left hnd, nd then strt sewing. 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. One sewing is ompleted, the mhine utomtilly sews reinforement stithes, then stops. 31