Janome 202297008 User manual

Couching Designs
Enjoy embellishing your work with yarns.
Use the couching foot PC-1 or PC-2 for the couching
designs.
For weight 3 yarn (light), use the couching foot PC-1.
For weight 4 yarn (medium) use the couching foot
PC-2.
NOTE:
•Usetheweight3yarn(light)orweight4yarn
(medium) for the couching design project.
•Iftheyarnistoothickoruffy,orthedesign
is too bulky, press the adjust key wand
increase the presser foot height, otherwise
the couching foot may be trapped and to
break.
•Donotsewonahardstring.
•Testsewtocheckthesewingresults.
•Donotusethesinglecolorsewingkeyforthe
couching designs.
•Usethesamecolorthreadforthebobbinand
the needle thread as the yarns for the best
result.
Select one of the couching design.
Inthereadytosewwindow,presstheembroidery
foot key q.
Select the couching foot PC-1 for the weight 3 yarn
(light).
Select the couching foot PC-2 for the weight 4 yarn
(medium).
Thepresserfootheightandsewingspeedwillbe
automatically adjusted to suite the selected couching
design sewing.
Iftheyarnlayersbecometoothick,presstheadjust
key wand adjust the presser foot manually.
CAUTION:
Press the lockout key to lock the machine when
attaching/removing the presser foot, yarn guide,
and threading the threads and yarns to the
machine.
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Turnthehandwheeltowardyou.
Be sure that the needle through the center of the
couching foot.
Hold the thread with both of your hands.
Slide the thread under the plate, and slip it into the
presser foot hole.
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Attaching the couching foot PC-1 or PC-2
Attach the couching foot PC-1 or PC-2 to the
presser bar from front.
Tightenthethumbscrewrmlywiththescrewdriver.
Preparation
Updating your MC 15000
MC15000 must be updated to version 2.1 or later.
Theversionnumberisdisplayedontheinitial
screen qwhen the machine is turned on.
Visit the JANOME website (http://www.janome.
co.jp/e/e_downloads/machine.html) to update your
machine. Please refer to the update instructions.
NOTE:
When updating to version 2.1 or later from version
2.0 or earlier, it is necessary to delete stored data
forallfavoritedesignsettings.Ifstoreddataisnot
deleted, problems with sewing may occur after the
update is carried out. Please refer to the update
instructions.
Creating EMB/Embf folder
1. Inordertodownloadtheembroiderycouching
designs,prepareaUSBashdrive.
2. InserttheUSBashdriveintoyourMC15000and
turn on the machine.
3. When the initial screen is displayed, turn off the
machineandremovetheUSBashdrivefromthe
machine. An embroidery folder “EMB/Embf” will
be created automatically.
NOTE:
Donotturnoffthemachinewhenthewarning
mark is displayed (Warning mark: ).
4. InserttheUSBashdriveintothePC.
Download the embroidery couching designs
1. Visit the JANOME website (http://www.janome.
co.jp/e/e_downloads/emb_couching.html).
2. Press the download button to download the
embroidery couching designs.
3. UnpacktheZipleandsavethefoldernamed
“Embroidery Couching” in the “EMB” folder on
theUSBashdrive(Clickthebutton“Clickhere
toseehowtounpacktheziple”toseethe
instructions.).
4. InserttheUSBashdriveintoyourMC15000and
opentheembroiderydesignles.
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To sew:
NOTE:
Theknotsmayappearatsomepointsofaballof
yarn.
Be careful not to feed the knot of yarn into the
mouth of the yarn guide while sewing.
Set the fabric to the hoop.
Attach the hoop to the carriage.
Press the start/stop button and sew 5 to 6 stitches.
Press the start/stop button again to stop the machine.
Cut the loose yarn !3 and thread !4 to the beginning
of the starting point.
Press the start/stop button to start sewing again.
!3 Loose yarn
!4 Loose thread
Themachinewillstop(andtrimthethreadsifthe
auto thread cutting is activated) automatically when
therstcolorsectionisnished.
Change the thread to the next color and yarn.
Sew the next section.
NOTE:
Removethecouchingfootwhennished
couchingdesign.Theneedlemaystrikethe
couching foot when switching the ordinary
sewing mode.
NOTE:
When you combine couching designs, it is
necessary to stop the machine and trim the
excess yarn after the yarn jumps to the next
couching design.
Retightentheneedleclampscrewrmlywiththe
screwdriver.
Slide the yarn guide tonto the needle clamp screw
yrmlywiththemouthsuof the yarn guides up as
shown.
tYarn guide
yNeedle clamp screw
uMouths
NOTE:
Be careful not to turn the needle clamp screw
when sliding the yarn guide onto the needle
clamp screw.
Inserttheyarnguidebariinto the hole for the
additional spool pin o.
Turntheyarnguidetotherightuntilitstops.
iYarn guide bar
oHole for the additional spool pin
Pass the yarn through the yarn guide bar.
Threadtheyarnbypassingitthroughtheslitonthe
mouth.
Threadtheyarnthroughtheleftmouthforthe
couching foot PC-1 !0.
Threadtheyarnthroughtherightmouthforthe
couching foot PC-2 !1.
!0 Mouth for couching foot PC-1
!1 Mouth for couching foot PC-2
Unwind the ball of yarn !2 and splay out the yarn
on a sewing table to ensure smooth feeding without
tangling.
Hold the yarn with both of your hands.
Slide the yarn under the plate, and slip it into the
presser foot hole.
Drawtheyarnandneedlethreadtotherear.
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