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Introduction

Blindhem/Overlock 

Foot with IDT

820256-096

Rolled Hem Foot with 

IDT

3 mm 

820249-096

Standard Presser Foot 

with IDT

820250-096

Fancy Stitch Foot with 

IDT

820253-096

Fancy Stitch Foot 

820278-096

Zipper Foot with IDT

820248-096

Buttonhole Foot

820295-096

Darning Foot

820243-096

Presser feet (standard accessories)

For more information about accessories, please contact your 

PFAFF dealer.

Summary of Contents for expression 2026

Page 1: ...expression2026 O w n e r s m a n u a l...

Page 2: ...n the sewing machine to the nearest authorised dealer or service center for examination repair electrical or mechanical adjustment Never operate the sewing machine with any air openings blocked Keep v...

Page 3: ...time enough to study the instruction book nothing can go wrong After all this is the only way to learn all the things the machine can do and to make full use of them If you have any further questions...

Page 4: ...through the needle 2 16 Changing needles 2 17 Threading twin needle 2 17 Integrated Dual Feed IDT 2 18 2 19 Lowering feed dog 2 20 3 Sewing functions Stitch selection 3 2 Altering pattern sizes 3 2 Al...

Page 5: ...ng Specialty techniques General notes on decorative sewing 6 2 Altering pattern width length for combined borders 6 2 Combined borders 6 3 Combined borders using twin needle 6 3 Free motion monograms...

Page 6: ...6 Standard Presser Foot with IDT 820250 096 Fancy Stitch Foot with IDT 820253 096 Fancy Stitch Foot 820278 096 Zipper Foot with IDT 820248 096 Buttonhole Foot 820295 096 Darning Foot 820243 096 Presse...

Page 7: ...Guide 820251 096 Buttonhole Guide 820294 096 Second spool holder 93 033 063 44 000 Seam ripper 99 053 016 91 000 Brush 93 847 979 91 000 1 Needle box 48 020 804 32 000 2 Felt pad 93 033 064 05 000 3 B...

Page 8: ...ch Strong stitch for seam nishes sewing elastic darning tears and patches 6 5 Blind hem stitch For securing hems invisibly on woven fabrics 6 6 Elastic blind hem stitch For securing hems invisibly and...

Page 9: ...orative elastic application and sewing with elastic thread in the bobbin 6 17 Stretch triple zigzag stitch Elastic stitch for decorative hems and topstitching 6 18 Cross hem stitch Provides a highly e...

Page 10: ...1 8 24 25 26 28 29 30 31 39 43 34 44 45 35 36 37 40 38 42 41 46 32 33 27 Introduction Decorative stitches expression 2026...

Page 11: ...Technical section...

Page 12: ...accessory tray 13 Presser foot holder with presser foot 14 Integrated dual feed IDT 15 Integrated needle threader 16 Reverse sewing button 17 Threading slots 18 Needle thread tension 19 Take up lever...

Page 13: ...2 3 16 15 14 13 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 18 17 33 32 31 29 28 27 26 25 24 23 22 21 19 20 30 Technical section...

Page 14: ...ide of the lid The appropriate presser foot to use for each stitch is also illustrated e g Stitch No 2 use presser foot No 0 Carrying case Place the enclosed lead cord the foot control and instruction...

Page 15: ...e foot control to the connection socket 9 of the sewing machine The sewing speed is controlled by pressing the foot control The foot control type AT 0070 has to be used for this sewing machine Main sw...

Page 16: ...mpartments of the accessory tray Accessories see also pages 1 4 1 5 Note Some fabrics have a lot of excess dye which can cause discoloration on other fabric but also on your sewing machine This discol...

Page 17: ...bin The Pfaff logo is facing up Removing the accessory tray free arm In order to sew using the free arm swing the accessory tray to the left and lift it upwards out of the hole When replacing the tray...

Page 18: ...uide A from the front and pull it counterclockwise through the pre tension device B Pull the thread under the thread guide C from back to front Wind the start of the thread around the bobbin several t...

Page 19: ...in the hole provided Threading Thread as shown on page 2 8 Turn on the machine Hold the end of the thread rmly and press the foot control As soon as the bobbin is full the winding action will be stop...

Page 20: ...is too loose The thread tension must be corrected Top thread is visible on the underside of the fabric The needle thread tension is too loose or the bobbin thread tension is too tight The thread tens...

Page 21: ...A then under tension spring B until it rests in the opening see arrow Check When you look at the bobbin and pull the thread the bobbin must turn clockwise Inserting the bobbin case Lift latch E and pu...

Page 22: ...the thread from right to left into the pre tension device B Now pass it through the left threading slot downwards Pull the thread around the stop C in the right threading slot and upwards to the take...

Page 23: ...through the needle eye Place the thread over hook E and under the thread hook F and hold the end of the thread taut Reduce the pressure so that the needle threader slowly moves upwards At the same ti...

Page 24: ...e the presser foot While holding the end of the needle thread press the foot control so the needle moves down and up Pull the needle thread to draw up the bobbin thread Bobbin thread Close the bobbin...

Page 25: ...Press the front part of the presser foot upwards and at the same time the rear part downwards until it disengages from the presser foot holder 13 Check Please check that the presser foot is properly...

Page 26: ...n when the machine is fully threaded Raise the presser foot lifter 20 to the top position Pull the needle thread underneath the presser foot and upward through the right hand threader slot 17 Guide th...

Page 27: ...hreading the twin needle Replace the sewing needle with a twin needle Insert the second spool holder and place one spool of thread on each of the spool holders During threading in the left threading s...

Page 28: ...al machines the IDT feeds the fabric from the top and bottom at the same time The material is fed precisely On light fabrics such as silk or rayon the dual feed prevents puckering of the seam The even...

Page 29: ...aging the IDT Important For all work with the IDT use presser feet with the center back cut out Raise the presser foot Press the IDT 14 down until it engages Disengaging the IDT Hold the IDT with two...

Page 30: ...ng or darning and when the machine must be cleaned the feed dog has to be lowered To do this open the bobbin door 26 and press slide B fully to the right Now the feed dog is lowered To switch on the f...

Page 31: ...Sewing functions...

Page 32: ...buttons to choose the stitch number To select program No 23 press button 2 then press button 3 The stitch number appears in the expression window Altering stitches Adjust the length width balance dens...

Page 33: ...titch No 1 stitch No 2 and stitch No 11 can be sewn in any of 13 different needle positions Press button A to move the needle to left or right of center Altering the pattern width e g Stitch 25 For de...

Page 34: ...ecorative stitches can be altered using button B The density of the stitch will not change Altering the stitch density The stitch density of various stitches buttonholes satin stitches etc can be chan...

Page 35: ...h The standard balance setting is 0 With button C you can change the reverse feed of the machine from 9 to 9 In the minus range the stitches are sewn shorter and thus the overall length will be sewn s...

Page 36: ...s after the button is released Lock button Pattern mirror button 30 You can safeguard your sewing machine against the unintentional selection of another sewing program or another pattern sequence by m...

Page 37: ...stitch the twin needle warning will appear in the window This symbol indicates that a twin needle cannot be used to sew the stitch at the currently set width Reduce the pattern width until the warnin...

Page 38: ...h is always retained The patterns that are formed from the right will always retain the right side of the stitch regardless of any changes in width Note Do not use a twin needle to sew patterns that a...

Page 39: ...Utility stitches...

Page 40: ...ation of the sewing recommendations table In the following table you will nd the settings we recommend for different sewing purposes These tables give you further information required for sewing the s...

Page 41: ...o sew in zippers Follow the directions included with your pattern for best results For all types of zippers it is important to sew close to the teeth of the zipper The zipper foot can be snapped to th...

Page 42: ...ured with set screw F Basting stitch With stitch 10 you can baste a garment before trying it on When you press the foot control the machine will sew one stitch at a time Press the foot control again f...

Page 43: ...project should now be facing up Place the fabric under the presser foot so that the fold runs along edge guide B When the needle swings into the fold it should catch a small amount of fabric If the st...

Page 44: ...e zigzag stitch produces a highly elastic and decorative seam This stitch can be used for T shirt hems and with decorative threads on denim Fold up a hem the correct width Topstitch the hem from the r...

Page 45: ...he elastic to t the fabric Sew on elastic Darning with the elastic stitch Use the elastic stitch to repair holes tears and damaged areas If the area is only slightly damaged sew over it with several r...

Page 46: ...n the damaged area or hole Stitch over the fabric edges with the elastic stitch Cut back the damaged fabric on the reverse side close to the seam Stitch Stitch Stitch Repairing tears On tears frayed e...

Page 47: ...rays easily select stitch 21 With this stitch an additional edge thread protects the fabric edge against further fraying Stitch Overlock stitches For elastic knits woven and stretch fabrics your expre...

Page 48: ...our fabric Place the button on the marked fabric Turn the handwheel towards you and position the button so the needle enters the left hole in the button Lower the presser foot lifter The button will b...

Page 49: ...he seam is determined by the size of the hole When you have covered the width of the damaged area turn the fabric 90 degrees and stitch over the area again Darning in both directions over a tear will...

Page 50: ...reakage when pulling on the gathering threads Gathering with elastic threads Gathering with elastic thread is particularly suitable for visible elastic gathering seams such as blouse sleeves waist sea...

Page 51: ...ght side of the fabric making sure that the needle catches the fabric on the right and left sides Tip To make guiding the fabric easier use the bridging guide special accessory It is available in 3 mm...

Page 52: ...hemmer and sew a few stitches to secure Turn the handwheel towards you until the needle is at its lowest point Raise the presser foot and slide the fabric into the scroll of the hemmer Lower the press...

Page 53: ...h the Pattern mirror button Tighten the needle thread tension to create a deeper shell tuck Finish the raw edge and press the seam allowance to the left While sewing make sure the fabric runs under th...

Page 54: ......

Page 55: ...Buttonholes...

Page 56: ...ct buttonholes can be sewn on even the most dif cult of fabrics such as velvet plush knitted fabrics and heavy knits Your expression offers you three ways of sewing a buttonhole fully automatically se...

Page 57: ...ustments Semi automatic buttonhole You can also nish a buttonhole manually by pressing the reverse sewing button one time after the rst bartack is sewn This will allow you to place the last or back ba...

Page 58: ...nhole The word auto appears in the window All remaining buttonholes will now be sewn automatically Note If the length or stitch density of a programmed buttonhole is changed the programming is cancell...

Page 59: ...ess the reverse sewing button once again The machine will now sew the rst bartack and the second side of the buttonhole Before the left side of the buttonhole ends the machine will slow down To comple...

Page 60: ...gimp threads just behind the nal bartack Keyhole buttonhole with gimp thread Place the center of a length of gimp thread over the metal bar extending from the center front of the buttonhole foot Pass...

Page 61: ...r soluble tissue paper or other lightweight stabilizer Keyhole buttonholes are particularly stable and durable if a gimp thread is inserted while sewing see Keyhole buttonhole with gimp thread Linen b...

Page 62: ......

Page 63: ...Decorative sewing Specialty techniques...

Page 64: ...ns colors and sizes Use specialty decorative threads to enhance the lovely stitching Always use stabilizers under fabric when sewing decorative stitches Properly stabilizing your fabric will help elim...

Page 65: ...he Pattern mirror button 30 Position your fabric even with the top of the rst row of stitching Sew the second row of stitching directly across from the rst Sew stitch 3 stitch density 0 2 mm and stitc...

Page 66: ...e darning position Knot the threads on the back of your project and remove the stabilizers The remaining water soluble stabilizer will dissolve in water Tip Sewing at a medium to fast speed will allow...

Page 67: ...king embroidery designs can easily be sewn with your expression Set your expression as for free motion monograms Draw the outline of the embroideries on fabric where you want to stitch them Follow the...

Page 68: ...ag With your expression you also have the option of increasing or decreasing the width of the zigzag stitch in 0 5 mm increments This technique of adjusting the width of a zigzag seam is called TAPERI...

Page 69: ...wers and leaves with this technique These larger embroideries are perfect for home decorating projects like placemats cushions and valances Manual change Regular pattern Place stabilizer under fabric...

Page 70: ...gzag while sewing Select zigzag stitch 12 right needle position Set stitch width to 6 mm stitch length to 0 2 0 3 mm Set the needle thread tension to 3 Satin stitch a single straight line To miter the...

Page 71: ...Snap on the applique foot Transfer your pattern to the paper side of the fusible webbing remember that any letters or numbers have to be drawn as a mirror image Iron the paper backed webbing to the ba...

Page 72: ...ches to create beautiful family heirlooms The sewing machine makes accomplishing this technique much easier and faster The expression 2026 have quilt stitch No 11 which enables you to quickly and easi...

Page 73: ...ck chosen These squares will then be sewn together and will form the top of the quilt Baste the nished top of the quilt onto the batting and the bottom quilt layer Use your expression to sew all layer...

Page 74: ...n your own cross stitch combinations These patterns look as if they were hand embroidered and give a special touch to table linen towels or garments Tips for cross stitching Sew slowly Use foot No 2 P...

Page 75: ...edle plate Push the plate down at the front Tightly hoop your marked embroidery fabric With small scissors cut one or two of the fabric threads at the center of the marked eyelet area and push the fab...

Page 76: ...g thread particularly cotton are very suitable With the hemstitches on your expression various techniques can be applied Traditional hemstitching Use stitches No 22 and 23 to create lovely hemstitched...

Page 77: ...Maintenance...

Page 78: ...the cut out then press down at the front until you hear it snap in place Before you start sewing check that the needle plate is lying at Tip Lower the feed dog to make removing the needle plate easie...

Page 79: ...ar as it will go Now turn the bulb half a rotation counterclockwise and remove the bulb Insertion of the bulb Insert the bulb in the lamp changer Guide the bulb into the diagonal holder and turn it un...

Page 80: ...ifferent type of needle Needle is too thick or too thin Insert different type of needle Needle is bent and has hit the needle plate because you are pulling or pushing the fabric Only guide the fabric...

Page 81: ...ait 10 seconds and switch on again Select the desired stitch again Before changing presser feet and needle the main switch must be switched off Do not attempt to sew without fabric under the presser f...

Page 82: ...3 Cross stitch 6 11 D Darning sewing on patches 4 7 8 4 11 Decorative sewing general notes 6 2 Decorative stitches 1 8 E Elastic utility stitches 4 5 9 4 13 Electrical connection 2 5 Eyelet embroidery...

Page 83: ...oot changing 2 15 R Removable accessory tray 2 7 Repairing tears 4 8 Reverse sewing 3 5 Roll hemming 4 14 S Sewing problems and their solutions 7 4 5 Sewing programs selecting 3 2 Shell edging 4 15 St...

Page 84: ...onsumption 75 W Sewing lamp 12 V max 5 W Sewing speed max 950 stitches min min 80 stitches min Stitching width 0 6 mm Stitching length 0 6 mm Presser foot lift 8mm Max presser foot height 10 5 mm Need...

Page 85: ...ns to the performance or design Such modi cations however will always be to the bene t of the user and the product Please note that on disposal this product must be safely recycled in accordance with...

Page 86: ...VSM Group AB SE 561 84 Huskvarna SWEDEN www pfaff com 412 93 26 26B English Inhouse 2005 2007 VSM Group AB Printed in Sweden on environmental friendly paper...

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