Pfaff 1540 User Manual

Decorative
sewing
and embroidety
techniques
Floral
embroidery
For
this
flower arrangement,
only
a
dense
zigzag
stitch was
used
in combination
with the
variable stitch
width and
the
various
needle positions.
• Place
stabilizer
under the fabric.
•
Draw
the contures
of a
flower
motif
with
a self-erasing
textile
pen.
• Set
needle thread
tension to
“buttonhole”,
select
zigzag
stitch
G
(1540),
E
(1530/1520),
set
stitch length
to
“buttonhole”.
• Flowers:
Select
center needle
position cZZ
and embroider
individual
petals.
Adjust
the stitch
width with
the
width
dial
(34)
during sewing
according
to
the
contures
of the
flower.
•
Leaves:
Select right
needle position
and
embroider
half of the leaf.
5ary the
stitch
width
using
the
width dial
(27).
Turn the
handwheel
towards
you
after
finishing
the
first half
of the leaf
until
the
needle
is positioned
in the
material.
• Turn
the material
180 degrees
and
embroider
the other
half of the
leaf
Embroidering
corners
By
changing
the
stitch width
during
sewing of
dense
zigzag stitches
you can
embroider
corners with
45
degree angles.
• Set needle
thread tension
to
“buttonhole”,
zigzag stitch
G
(1540),
E
(1530/1520),
set
stitch length
to
“buttonhole”
and
stitch width
5
mm.
• Select
right needle
position
and
embroider
a straight
line.
• Embroider
corner:
After
the needle
has penetrated
the
material
to the right,
reduce the
stitch
width using
the
width dial
(27)
by 0.5
mm to 4.5
mm. Sew
a
stitch.
•
Reduce
the width
once again
by 0.5
mm and
sew
a
stitch.
Continue in this
manner
until the stitch
width is
0.5
mm.
• Turn
the handwheel
towards
you
until
the needle
penetrates
the material.
Turn
the material
90
degrees and
sew
a
stitch.
• Increase
the width
by
0.5
mm
to
1.0
mm.
Sew one stitch.
•
Increase the
width
by 0.5
mm
again
and sew one
stitch. Continue
in
this manner until
the
initial
width is
achieved.
Now embroider
a straight
line.
If the
corner
is
to
continue
in
the
opposite
direction,
use
the outermost
left noodle
position
.
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Pfaff 1540 Specifications

General

Brand	Pfaff
Model	1540
Category	Sewing Machine
Language	English