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Pfaff Sewing Machine Instruction Book

Pfaff Sewing Machine Instruction Book

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  • Page 52 The creative 2144 has a thread guide for bobbin winding while embroidering. A’ — — • In addition to the category “Join”, the quilt stitches can also be selected in the menu “9 mm Decorative Stitches”! The needle thread (red) is placed nto the thread guide (A) Antique Quilting!”...
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  • Page 57 Combining single parts of patterns With the Stitch Creator you can also edit and combine existing stiches. ‘I Touch I to open the sewing menu. Now you can see the whole sequence of your stitch pattern and sew Only when this screen is open you can sew out your stitch pattern.
  • Page 73 Workfl9 steps —r — to center the text. Touch select if a written text In the alphabet input menu you can when embroidered. to open the parameter window. should be divided into several lines Touch To create a new line touch touch After entering the letter sequence spacing between the...
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  • Page 87: Basting Program

    Basting program Basting is often used in dressmaking to join fabric layers quickly for fitting in order to be able to adjust the garment to the body. For that purpose you either sew long stitches with 6 mm stitch length or jump stitches with a length of about 2 You can also apply markings to materials with long basting stitches stitched through the material to be used.
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  • Page 89 Description of the icons Use this icon to open a window for opening, saving or > This icon shows the stitch length of a selected stitch. deleting a stitch pattern on the machine or a Creative Card. —‘ You can change the stitch length for the selected stitch by touching the or the of the icon.
  • Page 90 t.rbefT7Y Placing single stitches When you have moved the stitch point to the desired position, touch to confirm the stitch. The last stitch of For every further stitch you want to place, touch the sequence is marked with blue and the last stitch point is marked with a red frame.
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  • Page 93 __________ “j - — — — — to delete the selected circle. The red frame Touch’ Touch to call up the next stitch that you wish to include is now positioned on the tip of the heart and one stitch is in your stitch pattern.
  • Page 95 or the scroll bar to move the cursor to the end Touch to deselect the stiches. Touch of the heart, without selecting any further stitches. : 4E to open the sewing menu to see the whole Touch stitch pattern or for sewing. to select the next circle.

  • Page 100: Reverse Sewing Button

    Positioning embroidery designs Reverse sewing button In the menus “Embroidery I Card”, “Embroidery Combination” and “Sequence / Combination” you can start and end the embroidery rocess also by pressing the reverse sewing button for about 0,5 1 second, instead of using the toot control. Adjusting the size of a stitch pattern or an embroidery design The size of the embroidery designs can be changed...
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  • Page 102 The arcing function allows you to embroider words, names and sentence s with four different shapes directly on screen. symbols to change the width of the Touch the You can also use this feature on all the 9mm and maxi —...
  • Page 103 If the entry is confirmed with the menu is closed. The processing screen of the embroidery combination is opened. V-i,’ With the process is cancelled and the alphabet input menu opens again. In the processing screen of the embroidery combination you can also select that a entered text is to be embroidered along a certain path.
  • Page 105 Creating an S-curve If the entry is now confirmed in this menu with menu closes. The processing screen of the embroidery The work steps are the same for writing an S-curve as for combination opens. other types of shapes. With you cancel the process, and the alphabet input If you touch the icon you can position the selected...
  • Page 106 Align patterns to different path shapes Lettering extending over several lines In the processing menu of the embroidery combination you written In the alphabet input menu you can select whether can also align several selected patterns, 9 mm stitches and text should be divided into several lines when embroidered.
  • Page 107 Working steps — — — — £ ‘ Touch to center the text. In the alphabet input menu you can select if a written text should be divided into several lines when embroidered. to open the parameter window. Touch To create a new line touch After entering the letter sequence, touch P.

  • Page 108: Automatic Stitch Building

    Automatic stitch building Small stitch patterns, e.g. 9 mm stitches, maxi stitches from — the sewing machine or embroidery designs created with the ‘ creative software or a creative card, can be combined to create borders with different corner shapes. For that purpose one or several pattern edges are doubled, tripled or more and then positioned within the embroidery hoop.
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  • Page 110 ‘ 4& — — — to duplicate the 3rd stitch pattern edge. Touch to move the third stitch Touch pattern edge to the next position in the hoop. to move the 4th stitch pattern edge to Touch the next position in the hoop. Touch to close all open windows.
  • Page 112 Saving an embroidery combination For basic instructions on how to save an embroidery ‘ combination see page 4-36. When you open the menu for saving you have the option to save your embroidery combination either as an ESQ file or as an EMS file.
  • Page 115 Memory capacity ‘V Stitch patterns, copied programs, buttonholes and darning programs will be saved until the memory is full. — You scroll column by column. If you touch “New” for creating a personal menu or if you select an existing “Personal menu” with the arrow icons and touch “Edit”, a new screen opens.
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  • Page 118: Troubleshooting

    • The message “Unable to initialize the sewing machine monitor” appears. Check all connections between the D.m4t computer and the machine. Switch your Pfaff creative I1ScPe 2144, restart and set it in the update mode. Restart the update program. •...
  • Page 121 Pfaff creative 2144. This is the easiest way to discover its many creative facets. You will very soon discover how easy it is to operate your Pfaff creative 2144. User convenience is a priority, as with all Pfaff sewing machines.
  • Page 122 Here you can put your on notes together with update pages. The language of your Pfaff creative 2144 is preset by the manufacturer to English or Swedish If your dealer to the language of the country in vhich The machine has not changed sold.

  • Page 123: Important Safety Instructions

    IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS When using an electncal appliance, basic safety precautions should always be followed, including the following: Read all instructions before using this household sewing machine. DANGER To reduce the risk of electric shock: A sewing machine should never be left unattended when plugged in. Always unplug this sewing machine •...
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  • Page 126: Machine Overview

    overview Machine Parts of the creative 2144 Top cover wrth stitch program chart Multi-color touch screen Base plate Slide for owering the feed dog Connecton for nee lifter Hook; bobbin (hook behind It) Feed dog Free arm Presser foot holder with presser foot 10 Needle threader Needle holder with set screw Thread cutter...
  • Page 128 “ < <‘ >>> > F— <I> <!> <‘> > <. > Width up Application Prog Description tomm For all straight stitch and topstitching jobs, stitch length can be increased up to Straight stitch with 19 6 mm. 19 needle positions are available, for edge finishing or sewing in zippers. needle positions For all straight stitch and topstitching jobs, particularly on stretch fabrics.
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  • Page 130 ______ _______________________________ ____________ Stitch overview creative 2144 11111114 11111111 I” — £1 Width up Description Application Prog tomm Buttonhole for stretch materials and knitwear. Stretch buttonhole Buttonhole for fine stretch materials, also suitable as decorative buttonhole. Cross-stitch buttonhole Round buttonhole with Buttonhole for shirts, blouses and dresses. tapered bar Round buttonhole with Buttonhole for shirts, blouses and dresses.

  • Page 134: Welcome Screen

    ____________ _____ _____ _____ Welcome Screen Main menu Use this function to enter the main menu. The main menu shows a selection of all stitches. Last stitch This function automatically activates the stitch that was last used before the machine was sattched off. Information Use ths function to obtain generai information on operating the machine.
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  • Page 138 icons appear in several programs and access the machine’s memory setting or for modifying an existing option which can be Touch “ONto activate a program, for programming a new saved permanently. Opening the memory of the machine or of a card program Use this function to open window for opening.
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  • Page 141 More functions for Alphabets By touching this con you can call up further functions for processing or modifying the characters or the word sequence. Touch the icon a further time to close the window End to end mirroring further processing. With this function you can mirror letters and sequences end to end.
  • Page 142 — Machine s memory — Use this function to access the stitch selection of the machine or to call tip the machine’s memory. Front card dnve Use this function to access the front card drive. Rear card drive Use this funciton to access the rear card drive. End to end mirroring With thi5 function, you can mirror a design end to end.
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  • Page 147 — The Creative Data Manager organises your machines stitches. Here you have access to several functions, • such as copying, renaming, moving, sorting, deleting, consulting data in the memory or creating directories. Two fields are available for processing. Both fields can be used as source or destination, when you copy or move stitches or stitch sequences.
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  • Page 151: Winding From The Second Spool Pin

    P FD 1 2. Winding from the third spool pin 1. Winding from the second spool pin Insert the third spool pin in the hole (21) provided. Place a Swing the second spool pin (20) up and lock. Place a spool spool of thread with an appropriate spool cap on the spool of thread with an appropriate spool cap on the spool pin.
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  • Page 153 Hold the bobbin cover (6) on the left side and open it towards the front. Lift the latch of the bobbin case and pull the bobbin case out of the machine. Release the latch and take the empty bobbin out of the bobbin case.
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