PREPARING THE FABRIC
Embroidery
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PREPARING THE FABRIC
Attaching Stabilizer to Fabric
For best results, always use stabilizer material for
embroidery. In order to prevent shrinkage of the
stitching or misaligned patterns, observe the following.
When embroidering fabrics that cannot be ironed (such
as towels or fabrics with loops that expand when
ironed) or when embroidering an area that is difficult to
iron, place the stabilizer material under the fabric
without attaching it, and then hoop the fabric and the
stabilizer in the embroidery frame.
a
Prepare the stabilizer material for
embroidering.
* Use a piece of stabilizer material that is larger than
the embroidery frame. When hooping the fabric in
the embroidery frame, be sure that the stabilizer
material is clamped in place on all edges in order to
prevent wrinkles in the fabric.
a Stabilizer
b Size of the embroidery frame
c Fabric
b
Using a steam iron, iron the stabilizer
material to the wrong side of the fabric.
a Fusible side of stabilizer
b Fabric (wrong side)
CAUTION
• Use fabrics with a thickness of less than 3 mm (approx. 1/8 inch). Using fabrics thicker than 3 mm (approx. 1/8 inch)
may cause the needle to break.
• When using layers with thicker batting etc., you can sew more attractive embroidery by adjusting the embroidery
presser foot height in the embroidery settings screen (see below).
• In the case of thick terry cloth towels we recommend that you place a piece of water soluble stabilizer on the top surface of the
towel. This will help to reduce the nap of the toweling and result in more attractive embroidery.
Memo
With this machine, the height of embroidery foot “U” is automatically set according to the thickness of the fabric being
embroidered. When embroidering thicker fabric, for example, fabric filled with batting, adjust the height of the presser foot in
the settings screen.
Press , and then press or in the PRESSER FOOT HEIGHT display on P. 3 of the screen to adjust the
height of the presser foot according to the thickness of the fabric.
To raise the presser foot, increase the setting (see page 20). (Normally, the height is set to 1.5 mm.)
CAUTION
•
Always use a stabilizer material for embroidery when
sewing stretch fabrics, lightweight fabrics, fabrics with a
coarse weave, or fabrics which cause pattern shrinkage.
Otherwise, the needle may break and cause injury. Not
using a stabilizer material may result in a poor finish to
your project.
Memo
When embroidering lightweight fabrics, such as
organdy or lawn, or when embroidering napped
fabrics, such as towel or corduroy, use water-soluble
stabilizer (sold separately) for best results. The water-
soluble stabilizer material will dissolve completely in
water, giving the embroidery a more attractive finish.
a b c a b c
a
b
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