Free Motion; Four Sewing Directions - Pfaff 2144 Instruction Manual

3. Getting started with your Pfaff creative 2144

Free motion

You can set your Pfaff creative 2144 for free motion sewing
by touching .
Then select "Embroidery/Darning/Quilting".
When you activate this function, the presser foot is lifted
to embroidery height. Lower the feed dog and attach the
darning foot or the quilt foot. When sewing, the speed by
which you move the fabric decides the stitch length and
stitch width.
Touch the icon again and select "0", to return to normal
sewing mode. Do not forget to raise the feed dog.

Four sewing directions

You can program the length and width of a rectangle to be
sewn, and save these settings permanently.
This is great for sewing on patches without having to turn
the fabric.
The program can be used for stitch no. 2 - 4, 7, 11, 23, and
25. The following screen shows the window that opens
when you have touched the
You have several possibilities to create a four sewing direc-
tions program.
1. Sewing in four directions without saving the program
The function is active and your Pfaff creative 2144 is
ready to sew.
With the direction arrows you can decide the first direction
in which the machine sews.
Press the foot control and the machine sews to the right.
When the desired length is sewn, press the reverse button
or touch the next direction icon. Your Pfaff creative 2144
completes the current stitch, the needle is positioned in the
outer corner of the rectangle.
Now, the machine sews forward until you press the reverse
button or the next direction icon. Your Pfaff creative 2144
completes the current stitch, the needle is positioned in the
outer corner of the rectangle.
The length of the other sides are also decided by pressing
the reverse button or touching the direction arrows. The
size of the rectangle is not saved.
2. Program the four sewing directions program
Touch and the desired sewing direction before starting
to sew. Then save the program to sew it several times.
Follow the steps above to change the sewing direction.
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and then the icon.