Table of contents
Machine overview ............................................................5
Included accessories........................................................6
1. Getting ready to sew
Presser Feet.......................................................................6
Stitch table - menu 1. Utility Stitches ..........................7
Stitch overview...............................................................10
Alphabets .........................................................................10
Unpacking ........................................................................11
Packing away after sewing ............................................11
Accessory box ................................................................11
Extended Sewing Surface .............................................11
Using the free arm.........................................................11
Connecting the foot control cord..............................12
Connect the power cord and foot control..............12
Lower the feed teeth ....................................................13
Changing the presser foot............................................13
Changing the needle......................................................13
Needles ............................................................................14
Spool pins and spool caps ............................................15
Threading the upper thread.........................................16
Needle threader.............................................................17
Cutting the thread .........................................................17
Threading for twin needles..........................................18
Winding the bobbin with the
machine threaded...........................................................18
Winding the bobbin using the vertical spool pin....19
Winding the bobbin using the auxiliary spool pin ..19
Inserting the bobbin ......................................................20
Thread tension................................................................20
EXCLUSIVE SENSOR SYSTEM™(ESS) .....................21
Starting to sew ..............................................................21
2. Operating the machine
Function buttons ............................................................22
Function buttons on the Touch Panel........................24
Sewing Mode...................................................................26
Selecting a stitch ............................................................27
Selecting a font ..............................................................27
Programming .................................................................28
My Stitches Menu ........................................................31
SET Menu ......................................................................32
Pop-up messages ............................................................34
Exclusive SEWING ADVISOR®...................................37
3. Basic Sewing techniques
Seam..................................................................................38
Edge/Quilting Guide ......................................................38
Overcast...........................................................................39
Seam and overcast .........................................................40
Baste..................................................................................41
Darning and mending ....................................................41
Blind hem .........................................................................42
Hem...................................................................................43
Sewing buttonholes .......................................................44
Sewing on buttons .........................................................46
Bartack (manual) ............................................................46
Sewing zippers ................................................................47
Free Motion Quilting.....................................................48
Decorative Tapering Stitches .......................................49
4.Taking care of the machine
Cleaning the machine....................................................50
Trouble shooting ............................................................51