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Useful Sewing Tips ............................................................................................................50
Trial sewing ....................................................................................................................................................50
Changing the sewing direction ....................................................................................................................... 50
Sewing curves ................................................................................................................................................50
Sewing thick fabrics .......................................................................................................................................50
Sewing thin fabrics .........................................................................................................................................51
Sewing stretch fabrics .................................................................................................................................... 51
Sewing hook-and-loop fastener ..................................................................................................................... 52
Pulling up the bobbin thread .......................................................................................................................... 52
3. UTILITY STITCHES ........................................................................................53
Overcasting .......................................................................................................................53
Sewing overcasting stitches using zigzag foot “J” ..........................................................................................54
Sewing overcasting stitches using overcasting foot “G” .................................................................................54
Basic Stitching ...................................................................................................................55
Blind Hem Stitching ..........................................................................................................56
Buttonhole Stitching ..........................................................................................................58
Button sewing ................................................................................................................................................. 63
Zipper Insertion .................................................................................................................65
Inserting a centered zipper ............................................................................................................................. 65
Inserting a side zipper ....................................................................................................................................66
Sewing Stretch Fabrics and Elastic Tape ............................................................................69
Stretch stitching ..............................................................................................................................................69
Elastic attaching .............................................................................................................................................69
Appliqué, Patchwork and Quilt Stitching ..........................................................................71
Appliqué stitching ...........................................................................................................................................72
Patchwork (crazy quilt) stitching ..................................................................................................................... 73
Piecing ...........................................................................................................................................................73
Quilting ........................................................................................................................................................... 74
Free-motion quilting .......................................................................................................................................75
Reinforcement Stitching ....................................................................................................77
Triple stretch stitching ....................................................................................................................................77
Bar tack stitching ............................................................................................................................................78
Decorative stitching ..........................................................................................................80
Fagoting .........................................................................................................................................................81
Scallop stitching ............................................................................................................................................. 82
Smocking .......................................................................................................................................................82
Shell tuck stitching .........................................................................................................................................83
Joining ............................................................................................................................................................ 83
Heirloom stitching ...........................................................................................................................................84
Using the side cutter (optional) ...................................................................................................................... 86
4. APPENDIX .....................................................................................................89
Stitch Settings ....................................................................................................................89
Utility stitches ................................................................................................................................................. 89
Maintenance ......................................................................................................................95
Restrictions on oiling ......................................................................................................................................95
Cleaning the machine surface ........................................................................................................................ 95
Cleaning the race ...........................................................................................................................................95
Removing the needle plate ............................................................................................................................96
Troubleshooting ................................................................................................................97
Frequent troubleshooting topics ..................................................................................................................... 97
Upper thread tightened up ............................................................................................................................. 97
Tangled thread on wrong side of fabric .......................................................................................................... 98
Incorrect thread tension ...............................................................................................................................100
Fabric is caught in the machine and cannot be removed ............................................................................. 101
When the thread became tangled under the bobbin winder seat ................................................................. 104
List of symptoms ..........................................................................................................................................106
Error Messages ................................................................................................................110
Operation Beep ...............................................................................................................111
Canceling the operation beep ...................................................................................................................... 111
Index ...............................................................................................................................112