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TABLE OF INSTRUCTION
SECTION I. NAMES OF PARTS
Names of Parts ................................................................. 1
Standard Accessories
...................................................... 2
Large Extension Table ..................................................... 2
Extension Table ................................................................ 3
Stitch Chart
....................................................................... 3
SECTION II. GETTING READY TO SEW
Connecting the Power Supply
.......................................... 4
Before Using Your Sewing Machine
................................. 4
Operating Instructions: ..................................................... 4
Speed Control Slider
........................................................ 5
Controlling Sewing Speed
................................................ 5
Machine Operating Buttons
........................................... 6-7
Touch Panel ...................................................................... 8
LCD Display ...................................................................... 8
Removing and Attaching the Foot Holder ........................ 9
Changing the Presser Foot .............................................. 9
Presser Foot Lifter ............................................................ 9
Presser Foot Pressure Dial .............................................. 9
Dropping or Raising the Feed Dog ..................................10
Changing the Needle.......................................................11
Selecting Thread and Needles
........................................11
Bobbin Winding .......................................................... 12-14
Threading the Machine
...............................................15-17
Pattern Selection
.............................................................18
Setting Mode
...................................................................19
Adjusting the Needle Thread Tension for a Straight
Stitch
............................................................................ 20
Adjusting the Needle Thread Tension for a Zigzag
Stitch
............................................................................ 21
SECTION III. BASIC SEWING
Straight Stitch Sewing
............................................... 22-23
Straight Stitch
................................................................. 24
Lock-a-Matic Stitch
......................................................... 24
Locking Stitch
................................................................. 24
Triple Stretch Stitch
........................................................ 24
Stretch Stitch
.................................................................. 25
Sculpture Stitch
.............................................................. 25
New Sculpture Stitch
...................................................... 25
Zigzag Stitch
................................................................... 26
Multiple Zigzag
............................................................... 27
Overedge Stitch
.............................................................. 27
Knit Stitch
....................................................................... 28
Double Overedge Stitch
................................................. 28
Zipper Sewing
........................................................... 29-30
Blind Hemming .......................................................... 31-32
Button Sewing
................................................................ 32
Attaching Elastic ............................................................. 33
Various Kinds of Buttonholes and Their Uses ................ 34
Square Buttonhole
..................................................... 35-36
Adjusting the Stitch Width and Density for
Buttonholes .................................................................. 37
Round-End Buttonhole ................................................... 37
Fine Fabric Buttonhole ................................................... 37
Keyhole Buttonhole ........................................................ 38
Stretch Buttonhole
.......................................................... 38
Antique Buttonhole
......................................................... 38
Corded Buttonhole ......................................................... 39
Darning Stitch
................................................................. 40
Tacking ............................................................................41
Eyelet ...............................................................................41
SECTION IV. DECORATIVE STITCHING
Shelltuck Stitch
............................................................... 42
Applique
......................................................................... 42
Scallop Stitch
.................................................................. 43
Smocking
........................................................................ 43
Pintucking ....................................................................... 43
Patchwork Piecing .......................................................... 44
Stippling Stitch
................................................................ 44
Clasp Stitch
.................................................................... 45
Fagoting .......................................................................... 45
Satin Stitches
................................................................. 45
Fringing........................................................................... 46
Drawn work..................................................................... 46
Cross Stitch
.....................................................................47
Decorative Stitches
.........................................................47
Twin Needle Sewing
....................................................... 48
SECTION V. PROGRAMMING PATTERNS AND
LETTERS
Programming the Auto-lock Stitch
.................................. 49
Programming the Pattern Combination .......................... 50
Programming Auto-thread Cutting ................................. 50
Bridge Stitches
................................................................51
Programming a Mirror Image
......................................... 52
Sewing a Pattern Combination from the Beginning
....... 53
Sewing the Current Pattern from the Beginning
............. 53
Programming Letters ...................................................... 54
Reducing the Size of Letters
.......................................... 55
Viewing a Long Text ....................................................... 56
Deleting and Inserting a Letter (pattern) ........................ 56
Duplicating a Letter (pattern) .......................................... 57
Stitch Adjustment of Programmed Patterns
.............. 58-59
Correcting Distorted Stitch Patterns
............................... 60
SECTION VI. CARE OF YOUR MACHINE
Cleaning the Hook Race and Feed Dog ........................ 61
Installing the Bobbin Holder ........................................... 61
Problems and Warning Signs
......................................... 62
Troubleshooting .............................................................. 63
Stitch Chart
..................................................................... 64
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