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CONTENTS

1. KNOWING YOUR SEWING MACHINE ..........................................................6

NAMES OF MACHINE PARTS AND THEIR FUNCTIONS .................................................... 6

The main parts ................................................................................................................................................. 6

Needle and presser foot section ...................................................................................................................... 8

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

ACCESSORIES .....................................................................................................................9

USING YOUR SEWING MACHINE ...................................................................................10

Power supply precautions .............................................................................................................................. 10

Power supply .................................................................................................................................................. 10

Foot controller ................................................................................................................................................ 11

Steadying the machine ................................................................................................................................... 11

THREADING THE MACHINE ............................................................................................12

Winding the bobbin ........................................................................................................................................ 12

Lower threading ............................................................................................................................................. 14

Upper threading ............................................................................................................................................. 16

Drawing up the lower thread .......................................................................................................................... 18

REPLACING THE NEEDLE .................................................................................................19

Needle precautions ........................................................................................................................................ 19

Selecting the needle depending on the thread and fabric types .................................................................... 19

Checking the needle ...................................................................................................................................... 20

Replacing the needle ..................................................................................................................................... 20

Sewing with a twin needle (Option) ................................................................................................................ 22

REPLACING THE PRESSER FOOT ......................................................................................23

Replacing the presser foot ............................................................................................................................. 23

Removing the presser foot holder .................................................................................................................. 24

2. SEWING BASICS ...........................................................................................25

SEWING ............................................................................................................................25

General sewing procedure ............................................................................................................................. 25

Selecting stitching .......................................................................................................................................... 26

Starting to sew ............................................................................................................................................... 27

Sewing in reverse ........................................................................................................................................... 28

Thread tension ............................................................................................................................................... 28

USEFUL SEWING TIPS ...................................................................................................... 30

Trial sewing .................................................................................................................................................... 30

Changing the sewing direction ....................................................................................................................... 30

Sewing curves ................................................................................................................................................ 30

Sewing thick fabrics ....................................................................................................................................... 30

Sewing thin fabrics ......................................................................................................................................... 31

Sewing stretch fabrics .................................................................................................................................... 31

Using a free-arm style .................................................................................................................................... 31

3. UTILITY STITCHES ........................................................................................32

USEFUL STITCHES ............................................................................................................ 32

Zigzag stitches ............................................................................................................................................... 32

Basic stitching ................................................................................................................................................ 33

Blind hem stitching ......................................................................................................................................... 33

Darning ........................................................................................................................................................... 35

BUTTONHOLE SEWING ...................................................................................................36

Making the buttonhole .................................................................................................................................... 36

Adjusting buitching stitching ........................................................................................................................... 38

Button sewing ................................................................................................................................................. 38