Embroidering
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Embroidering a pattern
Embroidery patterns are embroidered with a change of thread
after each color.
a
Prepare embroidery thread colors as shown on the
screen.
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Embroidery color order
• Either the thread color name or the thread number
appears in this screen, depending on the setting
selected in the settings screen. Press
to change
the setting in the settings screen. For details, refer to
“Changing the thread color display” on page 94.
• The automatic thread cutting function will cut the
thread at the end of embroidering each color. This
function is initially turned on. To turn this function
off, press
key, and then press
.
b
Set the embroidery thread, and thread the needle.
• Refer to “Threading the upper thread” on page 27.
c
Raise the presser foot lever and pass the thread through
the embroidery foot hole, and hold it lightly in your left
hand.
Give the thread a little slack.
d
Lower the presser foot, then press the “Start/Stop”
button to start embroidering.
After 5-6 stitches, press the “Start/Stop” button again
to stop the machine.
e
Trim the excess thread at the end of the seam. If the
end of the seam is under the presser foot, raise the
presser foot, then trim the excess thread.
• If the thread is left at the beginning of the stitching, it
may be embroidered over as you continue
embroidering the pattern, making it very difficult to
remove the excess thread after the pattern is finished.
Trim the thread at the beginning.
f
Press the “Start/Stop” button to start embroidering.
Stitching stops automatically with reinforcement after
one color has been completed. When automatic
thread cutting is set, the thread is cut.
g
Remove the thread for the first color from the
machine.
h
Repeat the same steps for embroidering the remaining
colors.
When the last color is embroidered, a message
informing you the embroidering is finished will
appear on the display. Press
, and the display
will return to the initial screen.
i
Cut the excess thread jumps within the color.
CAUTION
• Do not let hands or objects hit the carriage
while embroidering. The pattern may misalign.
• When embroidering on large garments
(especially jackets or other heavy fabrics), do
not let the fabric hang off the table.
Otherwise, the embroidery unit cannot move
freely and the embroidery frame may strike the
needle, causing the needle to bend or break
and possibly cause injury.
Place the fabric so that it does not hang off the
table or hold the fabric to keep it from
dragging.
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