Husqvarna Viking Designer Ruby Deluxe User manual

DESIGNER RUBY deLuxe™
A Step-by-Step Handbook
Step-by-step handbook

Table of Contents
#1 -Vintage Stitches .............................4
To Program Vintage Stitches...................... 5
#2 -Special Sewing Techniques .......... 6
#3 -Stitch Positioning...........................8
#4 - Design Positioning .......................9
#5 -Exclusive EMBROIDERY
ADVISOR™ ........................................................................11
#6 -Designer Tools .............................13
Design Selection .......................................... 13
Design Selection .......................................... 13
Design Selection .......................................... 13
Thread Color Change .................................. 14
Zoom ............................................................ 14
Begin to Embroider ..................................... 15
#7 -Stitch Selection ............................16
#8 -Personalize your
DESIGNER RUBY deLuxe™................18
Language ...................................................... 18
Owner’s Name ............................................. 18
Timer ............................................................ 18
Hoop Selection ............................................ 19
Auto Smart Save ........................................... 19
Thread Manufacturer ................................... 19
Tension/Portioning Compensations............ 19
Sensor Q-foot for embroidery..................... 20
deLuxe™Stitch System ................................. 20
Select Sound Settings................................... 20
Audio repeat ................................................ 20
Volume ......................................................... 20
Select Screen Settings:
Touch screen adjust ..................................... 21
Lock screen .................................................. 21
Screen saver ................................................. 21
Select Information and Index Help menu...22
Index ............................................................ 22
Category ...................................................... 22
My info ........................................................ 22
Text............................................................... 22
#9 -Decorative Tapering Stitches.......26
#10 -Buttonholes - Perfectly Balanced
Sensor One-Step Buttonhole .............27
Exclusive SEWING ADVISOR®
Buttonholes .................................................. 27
Step-by-step handbook

#11 -Quilting in Sewing Mode...........31
Piecing with a 1/4” (6mm)
Seam allowance ........................................ ...31
Stippling Stitches.......................................... 32
Handlook Quilting Stitch............................. 33
Handlook Applique ..................................... 34
#12 -Quilting in the hoop..................36
#13 -Designer Smocking....................39
Smocking in Sewing Mode.......................... 39
Smocking in Embroidery Mode .................. 40
Embroider..................................................... 43
#14- Free Motion Stitching ................45
The following feet require
Free Motion Floating ................................... 45
The following feet require
Free Motion Spring Action .......................... 46
To set your DESIGNER RUBY deLuxe™
for Free Motion ............................................ 46
Free Motion Floating ................................... 46
Free Motion Spring Action .......................... 47
Which to Use? .............................................. 47
#15 -Designer Cutwork......................49
Traditional Cutwork..................................... 49
Cutwork Using the Cutwork Needles ......... 50
Fabrics .......................................................... 51
Fabric Preparation for stretch fabric ........... 51
Hooping ....................................................... 52
Stitching........................................................ 52
Symbols ........................................................ 52
Embroider..................................................... 53
#16 -Omnimotion Stitches .................56
Omnimotion Stitches
in Sewing Mode ........................................... 56
Omnimotion Stitches
in Embroidery Mode.................................... 58
#17 -F Menu Appliqué Stitches..........61
Satin Stitch Appliqué: .................................. 61
Hand Look Applique ................................... 63
#18 -H Menu Scallop Stitches............68
Side motion Scallop Stitches ....................... 68
Smaller Satin Stitch Scallop Stitches:........... 69
Straight Stitch Scallops:................................ 69
#19 - Tapering in the hoop................70
Step-by-step handbook

#1 - Vintage Stitches 4
1Select Sewing Mode.
2Touch Start Menu to open Extended Tool Bar. The Stitch
Menu opens automatically.
3Select Menu J – Vintage Stitches.
4Select stitch #1.
5
Select Woven Medium on your Exclusive Sewing
Advisor®on the lower tool bar.
Foot: Indicates which foot to use
Needle: Indicates what needle to use - Universal 80
Stabilizer: Indicates that stabilizer is needed
6Touch the Quick Help.
7Touch Stabilizer. A pop-up message will appear.
“Stabilizer recommendation. Recommends using
stabilizer under fabric.”
8Touch OK.
9Snap on the B foot.
10 Thread with 40 wt. rayon embroidery thread on top and
bobbin thread in the bobbin.
11 Stitch the selected stitch.
#1 -Vintage Stitches - A selection of stitches for quilting and decorative sewing.
DESIGNER RUBY deLuxe™Techniques

#1 - Vintage Stitches 5
12 Try some of the other stitches or create a new stitch
pattern using Programming.
To Program Vintage Stitches
13 Select Program.
14 Select a few Vintage stitches to create a stitch program.
15
Press Selective Thread Cutter Function Button on the
front of the machine. The DESIGNER RUBY deLuxe™will
stitch one of each of the stitches programmed, cut the
threads, and stop.
16 Step on the foot control and sew out the stitch program.
17 Touch the Save to My Stitches icon.
18 Touch an empty memory space to save your stitch
program to My Stitches.

#2 - Special Sewing techniques 6
1Select Sewing Mode.
2Select Woven Medium on the Exclusive SEWING
ADVISOR®on the lower toolbar.
3Touch Start Menu to open the Extended Tool Bar.
4Select the X Menu, Specialty Technique Stitches.
5
Select stitch X1:4 (Candlewicking stitch). Your Large
Interactive Screen shows you all the information you
need to sew:
Needle: Universal
Needle size: 80
Stitch: X1:4
Note: A 90 Topstitch needle can be used for 30 wt. or 12
wt. thread
This symbol means that an optional foot is required.
6
Touch the Quick Help then touch the stitch in the Stitch
Selection Area.
A pop-up message will appear suggesting which
optional presser foot should be used with this stitch.
For stitch X1:4, the pop-up message says:
“Candlewicking stitch - Requires optional Specialty
Candlewicking Foot part number 413 16 23-45”.
7Touch OK to close the pop-up.
8Snap on your Specialty Candlewicking Foot
413 16 23-45.
#2 -Special Sewing techniques- Stitches for specialty sewing techniques such as
candlewicking and edge stitching. Requires an optional accessory.
DESIGNER RUBY deLuxe™Techniques

#2 - Special Sewing techniques 7
9Thread with 40 wt. rayon thread on top and bobbin
thread in the bobbin.
10 The stabilizer recommendation tells you that you need
to use stabilizer. Place Tear-A-Way Stabilizer underneath
your fabric.
11
Stitch the Candlewicking Stitch. The black dot shows
where the stitch will start. Try some other vintage
stitches. Stitches X1:1 through X1:10 are all
Candlewicking stitches. Experiment with candlewicking
stitches using different thread weights.
Suggestions for different thread weights:
40 wt. rayon on top, matching color sewing thread or
bobbin thread in the bobbin.
30 wt. cotton on top matching color sewing thread or
bobbin thread. Use 90 Topstitch needle.
12 wt. cotton on top, matching color sewing thread or
bobbin thread. Use 90 Topstitch needle.
12
Edging Stitches:
X1:11 through X1:15 are stitches designed to be used
with the Left Edge Topstitch Foot #412 78 42-45.
Touch the Quick Help.
13
Touch X1:11 in the Stitch Selection Area. A pop-up
message appears that says:
“Edging Stitch. Requires optional Left Edge Topstitch
Foot (Part number 412 78 42 45).
14 Touch OK to close the pop-up.
15 Snap on the Left Edge Topstitch Foot.
16 Fold a double 1/2” (12 mm) hem to the right side and
press.
17 Place the fabric under the foot with the bulk of the
fabric to the left. Align the fold edge with the red mark
on the foot.
18 Stitch a hem. The stitch will form a decorative picot trim
that extends over the edge of the folded fabric.

#3 - Stitch Positioning 8
1Select Sewing Mode.
2Select Woven Medium on the Exclusive SEWING
ADVISOR®on the lower toolbar.
3Touch Start Menu to open the Extended Tool Bar.
4Touch Stich Menu F, Appliqué Stitches.
5Select stich #8.
6
Touch Stitch Width + to 6.0. The stitch width number
changes to red. Watch the stitch change on the
Large Interactive Screen. The sideways stitches of the
appliqué stitch get wider.
7Touch – to reduce the stitch width to the default 2.0.
The default number is displayed in black.
8
The ALT button appears on the screen next to Stitch
Width icon on most of the built-in stitches.
It lets you adjust the position of the stitch from left to
right. for accurate stitch placement.
Note: The stitch must be less than 7.0 mm wide to use
the stitch positioning feature. Reduce stitch width if
needed to activate the ALT icon.
Touch ALT.
9Touch the Stitch Positioning +. The sideways stitches of
the stitch remain the same as the stitch position moves
to the right.
10 Place Tear-A-Way Stabilizer underneath your fabric and
try it.
#3 -Stitch Positioning
DESIGNER RUBY deLuxe™Techniques

#4 - Design Positioning 9
1Select Embroidery Mode.
2Slide on the embroidery unit.
3Touch OK to Calibrate.
4Touch the Start Menu to open the Extended Tool Bar. The
Design Menu opens.
5Scroll down and touch design shown, DRL_069.vp3.
6Touch My Hoops and select DESIGNER™Crown Hoop size
260 x 200.
7Use the stylus on the Large Interactive Screen to drag the
design to the upper left corner of the hoop area on the screen.
8Slide on the DESIGNER™Crown hoop 260 x 200 with fabric
and Tear-A-way stablizer.
9Touch GO! to go to Embroidery Stitch Out.
10 Touch Start/Stop on the front panel to embroider the first
design.
11 When the design is finished, a pop-up message will appear
“Embroidery is finished.”
Touch OK to retain the design on the screen.
12 Touch Design Positioning.
#4 - Design Positioning
DESIGNER RUBY deLuxe™Techniques

#4 - Design Positioning 10
13 Touch Step 1 (the flower icon indicates you are watching your
screen, not the hoop).
14 Touch Corner Check - upper left, to position the first locked
point.
15 Touch Step 2, the cursor is now locked (the hoop icon tells
you to look at your fabric, not the screen).
16
Move the locked point on the screen by using the stylus or
the Control arrows. The hoop moves. Watch the hoop move
and continue to move the locked point on the screen until the
needle is over the lower left hand corner of the embroidered
design on the hooped fabric. This is the second locked point.
17
Use the arrows to fine tune the placement. Lower the needle
into the lower left corner of the first design to check
placement.
Raise the needle back to the highest position.
18 Touch Step 3.
19 Touch Corner Check - upper right, to position the second
locked point.
20 Lower the needle into the lower right corner of the first design
to check placement.
21 If the needle is in the correct point in the design, touch OK to
begin embroidering.
22 If more adjustment is needed, touch Step 4 to rotate design
into position.
23 Watch the hoop move and rotate if needed until the needle is
above the fabric exactly where you want it. Use the stylus or
Control arrows to rotate design into the exact position.
24 Touch OK to go to Embroidery Stitch Out.
25 Touch Start/Stop and embroider the second design.