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3. UTILITY STITCHES ........................................................................................45

OVERCASTING STITCHES ................................................................................................45

Using zigzag foot ............................................................................................................................................ 45

Using overcasting foot .................................................................................................................................... 46

BASIC STITCHING ............................................................................................................ 47

Basic stitching ................................................................................................................................................ 47

BLIND HEM STITCHING ..................................................................................................48

BUTTONHOLE SEWING ...................................................................................................51

Button sewing ................................................................................................................................................. 55

ZIPPER INSERTION ........................................................................................................... 57

SEWING STRETCH FABRICS AND ELASTIC TAPE ............................................................59

Stretch stitching .............................................................................................................................................. 59

Elastic attaching ............................................................................................................................................. 59

APPLIQUÉ, PATCHWORK AND QUILT STITCHING ........................................................ 61

Appliqués ....................................................................................................................................................... 62

Patchwork (crazy quilt) stitching ..................................................................................................................... 62

Piecing ........................................................................................................................................................... 62

Quilting ........................................................................................................................................................... 63

Free-motion quilting ....................................................................................................................................... 64

REINFORCEMENT STITCHING ......................................................................................... 66

Triple stretch stitching .................................................................................................................................... 66

Bar tack stitching ............................................................................................................................................ 66

DECORATIVE STITCHING ................................................................................................68

Fagoting ......................................................................................................................................................... 69

Scallop stitching ............................................................................................................................................. 70

Smocking ....................................................................................................................................................... 70

Shell tuck stitching ......................................................................................................................................... 71

Joining ............................................................................................................................................................ 71

Heirloom stitching ........................................................................................................................................... 72

SEWING CHARACTERS (for models equipped with character stitches) ............................73

Selecting characters ....................................................................................................................................... 73

Checking characters ...................................................................................................................................... 75

Deleting characters ........................................................................................................................................ 75

Sewing the character stitches ........................................................................................................................ 76

ADJUSTING STITCHES (for models equipped with character stitches) ............................. 77

4. APPENDIX .....................................................................................................79

STITCH SETTINGS .............................................................................................................79

Utility stitches ................................................................................................................................................. 79

Mirror image stitches ...................................................................................................................................... 85

Character stitches (for models equipped with character stitches) .................................................................. 88

MAINTENANCE ................................................................................................................89

Restrictions on oiling ...................................................................................................................................... 89

Precautions on storing the machine ............................................................................................................... 89

Cleaning the machine surface ........................................................................................................................ 89

Cleaning the race ........................................................................................................................................... 89

TROUBLESHOOTING .......................................................................................................92

Frequent troubleshooting topics ..................................................................................................................... 92

Upper thread tightened up ............................................................................................................................. 92

Tangled thread on wrong side of fabric .......................................................................................................... 93

Incorrect thread tension ................................................................................................................................. 96

Fabric is caught in the machine and cannot be removed ............................................................................... 97

List of symptoms .......................................................................................................................................... 101

ERROR MESSAGES .......................................................................................................... 106

Operation beep ............................................................................................................................................ 106

INDEX ............................................................................................................................. 107

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