Table Of Contents; Contents - Baby Lock A-LINE Grace BL40 Instruction And Reference Manual

A-line series

Table of Contents

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Important Safety Instructions .............................................................................................. 1

Contents .............................................................................................................................. 4

Introduction ........................................................................................................................ 6

Names of Machine Parts and Their Functions ..................................................................... 6

Machine ............................................................................................................................................................ 6

Needle and presser foot section ...................................................................................................................... 7

Operation buttons ............................................................................................................................................. 7

Operation panel ................................................................................................................................................ 8

Flat bed attachment ......................................................................................................................................... 8

Accessories .......................................................................................................................... 9

Included accessories ........................................................................................................................................ 9

Optional accessories ...................................................................................................................................... 10

1. GETTING READY ..........................................................................................11

Turning the Machine On/Off .............................................................................................11

Power supply precautions .............................................................................................................................. 11

Turning on the machine ................................................................................................................................. 12

Turning off the machine ................................................................................................................................. 12

Preparing for Upper and Lower Threading ........................................................................ 13

Winding the bobbin ........................................................................................................................................ 13

Installing the bobbin ....................................................................................................................................... 16

Threading the upper thread ............................................................................................................................ 18

Using the twin needle ..................................................................................................................................... 23

Replacing the Needle ........................................................................................................25

Needle precautions ........................................................................................................................................ 25

Needle types and their uses ........................................................................................................................... 26

Checking the needle ...................................................................................................................................... 27

Replacing the needle ..................................................................................................................................... 27

Replacing the Presser Foot ................................................................................................29

Presser foot precautions ................................................................................................................................ 29

Replacing the presser foot ............................................................................................................................. 29

Removing the presser foot holder .................................................................................................................. 30

Using the optional walking foot ...................................................................................................................... 31

Useful Functions ................................................................................................................33

Changing the needle stop position ................................................................................................................. 33

Changing the initial needle position ............................................................................................................... 34

Sewing Cylindrical or Large Pieces ....................................................................................35

Stitching cylindrical pieces ............................................................................................................................. 35

Sewing large pieces of fabric ......................................................................................................................... 35

2. SEWING BASICS ...........................................................................................37

Starting to Sew .................................................................................................................. 37

Sewing procedure .......................................................................................................................................... 37

Selecting a stitch ............................................................................................................................................ 38

Adjusting the stitch length and width .............................................................................................................. 38

Positioning the fabric ...................................................................................................................................... 39

Starting to sew ............................................................................................................................................... 40

Securing the stitching ..................................................................................................................................... 42

Cutting the thread ........................................................................................................................................... 44

Automatically sewing reverse/reinforcement stitches .................................................................................... 44

Adjusting the thread tension ........................................................................................................................... 45