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STITCH SETTINGS
STITCH SETTINGS
Setting the Stitch Width/Stitch Length/"L/R
Shift"
When you select a stitch, your machine automatically
selects the appropriate stitch width, stitch length, and L/R
Shift. However, if needed, you can change any of the
individual settings.
Note
• Settings for some stitches cannot be changed
(page 190).
• If you turn off the machine or select another stitch
without saving stitch setting changes (page 63), the
stitch settings will return to their default settings.
Memo
• Press
• Press
to check changes made to the stitch.
• Press
CAUTION
• After adjusting the stitch width or the "L/R
Shift", slowly turn the handwheel toward you
(counterclockwise) and check that the needle
does not touch the presser foot. If the needle
hits the presser foot, the needle may bend or
break.
• If the stitches get bunched together, lengthen
the stitch length and continue sewing. Do not
continue sewing without lengthening the stitch
length. Otherwise, the needle may break and
cause injury.
■ Setting the Stitch Width
Follow the steps below when you want to change the
zigzag stitch pattern width.
For an alternate method of changing the stitch width
using the speed controller, refer to page 79.
62
to save the stitch settings.
to return the original setting.
■ Setting the Stitch Length
Follow the steps below when you want to change the
stitch pattern length.
■ Setting the "L/R Shift"
Follow the steps below when you want to change the
placement of the zigzag stitch pattern by moving it left
and right.
Setting the Thread Tension
You may need to change the thread tension, depending
on the fabric and thread being used. Follow the steps
below to make any necessary changes.
*
Press
to return the thread tension to the
original setting.
■ Proper Thread Tension
The upper thread and the bobbin thread should cross near
the center of the fabric. Only the upper thread should be
visible from the right side of the
fabric, and only the bobbin thread should be visible
from the wrong side of the fabric.
1 Wrong side
2 Surface
3 Upper thread
4 Bobbin thread
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