Pfaff 2144 Instruction Manual page 77

4. Operate the multi-color touch screen
Free Motion darning / embroidery / quilting
With the darning or quilting foot you can stitch your own
darning, quilting or embroidery patterns on every fabric
(particularly on terry-cloth) without the feeding motion of
the machine.
Free-hand guiding does, however, require a little practice.
Select straight stitch (No. 1) or zigzag stitch (No. 3).
Touch .
Touch to activate the free motion function.
Select "Embroidery/Darning/Quilting"
Attach the darning foot (page 5-15) and lower the feed dog
(page 2-12).
When you press the foot control, the darning foot automa-
tically engages in the darning position and you can start
darning.
You determine the stitch length and the stitch width by just
moving the fabric.
After a few stitches, stop sewing, cut off the thread at the
beginning, and resume sewing.
Tip: You will obtain a dense darning if you operate the
machine at high speed while guiding the fabric slowly.
To turn the function off, touch
with . Do not forget to raise the feed dog.
and then "0". Confirm
By touching you switch back to the selection menu
for selecting a new stitch.
By touching you switch back to the basic menu of
the machine.
• For more detailed information on darning see pages
5-14 to 5-16.
• For more detailed information on quilting and free-moti-
on embroidery see chapter 6.
The machine has a Pop-up Direct Help feature for the
individual sewing functions and icons.
To use it, touch when in a stitch, then touch the
icon for which you require an explanation.
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