Tapering - Pfaff creative 2170 Owner's Manual

Tapering

Tapering allows you to create stitches with an attractive 3-dimentional
appearance, which are very easy to sew. Tapering increases or
decreases the width of the stitch during sewing to create a symmetric
or asymmetric tapers. On your creative 2170 you can use the tapering
function on 106 stitches.
With the tapering program you can select a particular angle for the
taper. The taper is automatically sewn by the machine. In the example
below we have used the tapering function on stitch no. 3, the zigzag
stitch.
Symmetric taper, Stitch no. 3
Increasing the width
1. Select stitch no. 3.
2. Set the desired stitch width.
3. Touch the Tapering icon (A) and select Increase width icon (B) and
set the desired angle. Touch the OK icon. The zigzag stitch starts
from 0 mm and becomes wider until the selected stitch width is
reached. Stitch the desired seam length.
For symmetrical tapering two angles are available: 90° and 60°. If you
press the reverse key anytime while sewing the machine will sew
"tapering end" pattern.
Reducing the width
If you touch the Reduce width icon (C), the taper begins with the preset
stitch width.
1. Select stitch no. 3.
2. Set the desired stitch width.
3. Touch the Tapering icon and select Reduce width icon (C) and set
the desired angle. When you press the reverse button, the width
of the zigzag stitch is reduced to 0 mm. Tap on the foot control or
activate the Needle down icon so that the machine stops with the
needle in the fabric. This makes it easier for you to pivot the fabric
to stitch the corner. Press the foot control again, and the stitch
width increases.
4. Press the reverse button and the width of the zigzag stitch is
reduced to 0mm.
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