Table Of Contents - Baby Lock Ellure PLUS BLR3 Instruction And Reference Manual

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Contents
IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS ...............................................................................1
Introduction ........................................................................................................................7
Sewing Machine Features ....................................................................................................7
Accessories..........................................................................................................................8
Included accessories ......................................................................................................................................... 8
Optional accessories ......................................................................................................................................... 9
Names of Machine Parts and Their Functions ...................................................................10
Front view ....................................................................................................................................................... 10
Needle and presser foot section ...................................................................................................................... 11
Right-side/rear view ........................................................................................................................................ 11
Operation buttons ........................................................................................................................................... 12
Operation panel .............................................................................................................................................. 13
GETTING READY
Turning the Machine On/Off.............................................................................................16
Power supply precautions ............................................................................................................................... 16
Turning on the machine .................................................................................................................................. 17
Turning off the machine .................................................................................................................................. 17
LCD (Liquid Crystal Display) Operation............................................................................18
Viewing the LCD............................................................................................................................................. 18
Changing the machine settings ........................................................................................................................ 19
Checking machine operating procedures ........................................................................................................ 21
Winding/Installing the Bobbin...........................................................................................23
Bobbin precautions ......................................................................................................................................... 23
Winding the bobbin ........................................................................................................................................ 23
Installing the bobbin ....................................................................................................................................... 27
Upper Threading ...............................................................................................................29
About the spool of thread ................................................................................................................................ 29
Threading the upper thread ............................................................................................................................. 30
Threading the needle ...................................................................................................................................... 32
Threading the needle manually (without using the needle threader) ................................................................ 33
Using the twin needle ..................................................................................................................................... 34
Pulling up the bobbin thread........................................................................................................................... 37
Replacing the Needle ........................................................................................................38
Needle precautions ......................................................................................................................................... 38
Needle types and their uses............................................................................................................................. 39
Checking the needle ....................................................................................................................................... 40
Replacing the needle....................................................................................................................................... 40
Replacing the Presser Foot ................................................................................................42
Presser foot precautions .................................................................................................................................. 42
Replacing the presser foot ............................................................................................................................... 42
Removing and attaching the presser foot holder .............................................................................................. 44
Sewing Cylindrical Pieces..................................................................................................45
Free-arm sewing.............................................................................................................................................. 45
SEWING BASICS
Sewing...............................................................................................................................48
General sewing procedure .............................................................................................................................. 48
Selecting stitching ........................................................................................................................................... 49
Positioning the fabric ...................................................................................................................................... 50
Starting to sew................................................................................................................................................. 51
Securing the stitching ...................................................................................................................................... 53
Cutting the thread ........................................................................................................................................... 54
Setting the Stitch ...............................................................................................................56
Adjusting the stitch width ................................................................................................................................ 56
Adjusting the stitch length ............................................................................................................................... 57
Adjusting the thread tension ............................................................................................................................ 57
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