5
Useful Sewing Tips ............................................................................................................46
Trial sewing .................................................................................................................................................... 46
Changing the sewing direction ....................................................................................................................... 46
Sewing curves ................................................................................................................................................ 46
Sewing thick fabrics ....................................................................................................................................... 46
Sewing thin fabrics ......................................................................................................................................... 47
Sewing stretch fabrics .................................................................................................................................... 47
Pulling up the bobbin thread .......................................................................................................................... 48
3. UTILITY STITCHES ........................................................................................49
Overcasting .......................................................................................................................49
Sewing overcasting stitches using zigzag foot “J” .......................................................................................... 50
Sewing overcasting stitches using overcasting foot “G” ................................................................................. 50
Basic Stitching ...................................................................................................................51
Blind Hem Stitching ..........................................................................................................52
Buttonhole Stitching ..........................................................................................................54
Button sewing ................................................................................................................................................. 59
Zipper Insertion .................................................................................................................61
Inserting a centered zipper ............................................................................................................................. 61
Inserting a side zipper .................................................................................................................................... 62
Sewing Stretch Fabrics and Elastic Tape ............................................................................65
Stretch stitching .............................................................................................................................................. 65
Elastic attaching ............................................................................................................................................. 65
Appliqué, Patchwork and Quilt Stitching ..........................................................................67
Appliqué stitching ........................................................................................................................................... 68
Patchwork (crazy quilt) stitching ..................................................................................................................... 68
Piecing ........................................................................................................................................................... 69
Quilting ........................................................................................................................................................... 69
Free-motion quilting ....................................................................................................................................... 70
Reinforcement Stitching ....................................................................................................72
Triple stretch stitching .................................................................................................................................... 72
Bar tack stitching ............................................................................................................................................ 73
Decorative stitching ..........................................................................................................75
Fagoting ......................................................................................................................................................... 76
Scallop stitching ............................................................................................................................................. 76
Smocking ....................................................................................................................................................... 77
Shell tuck stitching ......................................................................................................................................... 77
Joining ............................................................................................................................................................ 78
Heirloom stitching ........................................................................................................................................... 78
Using the side cutter (optional) ...................................................................................................................... 81
4. APPENDIX .....................................................................................................85
Stitch settings ....................................................................................................................85
Utility stitches ................................................................................................................................................. 85
Maintenance ......................................................................................................................89
Cleaning the machine surface ........................................................................................................................ 89
Cleaning the race ........................................................................................................................................... 89
Removing the needle plate ............................................................................................................................ 90
Troubleshooting ................................................................................................................91
Error messages ...................................................................................................................95
Operation beep .................................................................................................................96
Canceling the operation beep ........................................................................................................................ 96
Index .................................................................................................................................97
