Table of Contents
Advertisement
Useful Sewing Tips ............................................................................................................ 50
Trial sewing .................................................................................................................................................... 50
Changing the sewing direction ....................................................................................................................... 50
Sewing curves ................................................................................................................................................ 50
Sewing thick fabrics ....................................................................................................................................... 50
Sewing thin fabrics ......................................................................................................................................... 51
Sewing stretch fabrics .................................................................................................................................... 51
Sewing hook-and-loop fastener ..................................................................................................................... 52
Pulling up the bobbin thread .......................................................................................................................... 52
3. UTILITY STITCHES ........................................................................................53
Overcasting ....................................................................................................................... 53
Basic Stitching ...................................................................................................................55
Blind Hem Stitching .......................................................................................................... 56
Buttonhole Stitching .......................................................................................................... 58
Button sewing ................................................................................................................................................. 63
Zipper Insertion ................................................................................................................. 65
Inserting a centered zipper ............................................................................................................................. 65
Inserting a side zipper .................................................................................................................................... 66
Sewing Stretch Fabrics and Elastic Tape ............................................................................ 69
Stretch stitching .............................................................................................................................................. 69
Elastic attaching ............................................................................................................................................. 69
Appliqué, Patchwork and Quilt Stitching .......................................................................... 71
Appliqué stitching ........................................................................................................................................... 72
Patchwork (crazy quilt) stitching ..................................................................................................................... 73
Piecing ........................................................................................................................................................... 73
Quilting ........................................................................................................................................................... 74
Free-motion quilting ....................................................................................................................................... 75
Reinforcement Stitching .................................................................................................... 77
Triple stretch stitching .................................................................................................................................... 77
Bar tack stitching ............................................................................................................................................ 78
Decorative stitching .......................................................................................................... 80
Fagoting ......................................................................................................................................................... 81
Scallop stitching ............................................................................................................................................. 82
Smocking ....................................................................................................................................................... 82
Shell tuck stitching ......................................................................................................................................... 83
Joining ............................................................................................................................................................ 83
Heirloom stitching ........................................................................................................................................... 84
Using the side cutter (optional) ...................................................................................................................... 86
4. APPENDIX .....................................................................................................89
Stitch Settings .................................................................................................................... 89
Utility stitches ................................................................................................................................................. 89
Maintenance ...................................................................................................................... 95
Restrictions on oiling ...................................................................................................................................... 95
Cleaning the machine surface ........................................................................................................................ 95
Cleaning the race ........................................................................................................................................... 95
Removing the needle plate ............................................................................................................................ 96
Troubleshooting ................................................................................................................ 97
Frequent troubleshooting topics ..................................................................................................................... 97
Upper thread tightened up ............................................................................................................................. 97
Tangled thread on wrong side of fabric .......................................................................................................... 98
Incorrect thread tension ............................................................................................................................... 100
Fabric is caught in the machine and cannot be removed ............................................................................. 101
When the thread became tangled under the bobbin winder seat ................................................................. 104
List of symptoms .......................................................................................................................................... 106
Error Messages ................................................................................................................110
Operation Beep ...............................................................................................................111
Canceling the operation beep ...................................................................................................................... 111
Index ...............................................................................................................................112
7
Advertisement
Table of Contents
