INSTRUCTION MANUAL your creative assistant FREE ARM SEWING MACHINE
Warning against injuries and material damages: Safety instructions Like any other electrical device, a sewing machine can cause serious, even life-threatening injuries.To avoid this, and in order to work safely: According to legislation, you as the user of an electrical appliance are responsible for preventing possible accidents through safety-conscious behaviour: • Before initial use of your sewing machine, read these operating instructions thoroughly.
CONTENTS Parts diagram ........................................................................................... 3-4 Accessories ................................................................................................. 5 Before sewing (Power supply and sewing lamp) .......................................... 6 Removing extension table ........................................................................... 7 Free-arm sewing ........................................................................
PARTS DIAGRAM (FRONT VIEW) 2 1 3 4 13 12 5 6 11 10 7 8 9 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13.
REAR VIEW 1 2 3 4 5 1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
ACCESSORIES Bobbin Screw driver Needle Felt Zigzag foot (on machine) Needle plate screw driver Darning plate -5- Buttonhole foot Zipper foot Buttonhole cutter
BEFORE SEWING Power supply / Power supply plug Power supply 1. Fit plug into the machine. 2. Insert plug into the main socket. 3. Sewing speed can be varied by the foot control. Plug receptacle machine plug Speed Controller Warning: Please always unplug the power plug before you change the bulb or perform maintenance work to the machine so that you prevent deadly peril and electric shock. Sew lamp Bulb replacement: 1. Open face cover in direction of arrow. 2.
REMOVING EXTENSION TABLE Hold the left end of the table and pull it out in direction of the arrow. FREE-ARM SEWING 1. This sewing machine can be used as a flat bed machine but easily converts to a free arm machine by removing the extension table. 2. Especially useful for sewing sleeves, pant legs, tubular fabrics etc. more easily. 3. To sew tubular items just slip the sleeve or leg of pants on the free arm as shown on the illustration.
WINDING THE BOBBIN 1. Release coupling knob. 2. Thread as shown. 3. When bobbin is filled, re-engage coupling knob. 5 cm thread Winder spindle Push bobbin winder spindle in direction of the arrow. When bobbin winding is completed, return spindle to its original position. When bobbin winding is incorrect, release the screw of the upper thread guide and adjust up or down until bobbin the winding is balanced.
REMOVING BOBBIN CASE AND BOBBIN Hinged latch 1. Raise the needle to its highest position and open shuttle race cover. 2. Open the hinged latch of the bobbin case and pull the bobbin case out of the machine. 3. Release the latch and the bobbin will fall out easily. INSERTING BOBBIN INTO BOBBIN CASE Slot 5 cm 1. Pull 5 cm of thread from bobbin and insert it into bobbin case as shown. 2. Guide the end of thread into the slot. Tension spring 10 cm 3.
INSERTING BOBBIN CASE INTO SHUTTLE RACE Finger Hinged latch 1. Raise the needle to its highest position. Pull the thread to the front, open the latch of the bobbin case and hold it. Insert 2. Holding the latch open, place bobbin case onto the center pin in the shuttle and release latch.
THREADING UPPER THREAD Pass the thread from A to H as shown. B E A B E C D D H F G Twin needle threading.
DRAWING UP THE BOBBIN THREAD 1. Hold the upper thread with left hand, turn the hand wheel slowly towards you until the needle goes down and comes up. Then stop the hand wheel when the take up lever is at its highest position. Lightly draw up the upper thread, by which the lower thread will be brought up in a loop. 2. Pull out both threads and place them together under presser foot to the rear of the machine. 3. Place fabric under presser foot from the front, lower presser foot. 4. Start to sew.
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ADJUSTING THREAD TENSION Normal upper thread tension: 4 – 6 Correct Fabric Upper thread tension may be adjusted by turning the thread tension dial. Upper thread Bobbin thread Incorrect Inside of fabric Upper thread Lower thread tension can be increased by turning the screw of the bobbin case slightly to the right (clockwise). Turning it to the left (counter -clockwise) decreases tension.
CHANGING NEEDLE Needle clamp screw Tighten Loosen Face flat side away from you 1. Raise the needle bar to its highest position. 2. Loosen needle clamp screw and remove the old needle. 3. With the flat side of the needle facing away from you, insert the needle as far up as it will go. 4. Tighten the needle clamp screw securely. INSERT “DARNING PLATE“ Sometimes you will want to control the feeding of fabric yourself.
FABRIC-THREAD-NEEDLE-TABLE Please pay attention to the following list as a guide for sewing different types of fabric. Fabric Thread Needle Length of Stitches Straight ZZ stitch Stitch Length Dial Light Nylon 80 Cotton Tricot 60 S Fiber silk 70 (10) Silk 50 Silk Wool silk 50 S Fiber silk Gingham 60-80 Cotton Thin Jersey 60 S Fiber Gabardine 50 Silk Denim 50 Cotton 90-100 (14-16) Jersey 50 S Fiber 80-90 (12-14) Tweed 50 Silk 80-90 (12-14) Medium 1-3 1-4 0.5 - 3 0.5 - 4 0.
SEWING (PATTERN SELECTOR) AND OPERATION TABLE Stitch patterns A B-E Stitch length Presser foot Straight stitch Zigzag F Blind stitch G Blind hem H Three step zigzag stitch I Slant over edge J Single overlock stitch K Honeycomb stitch L Zigzag stitch M Straight stretch stitch N O Automatic embroidery P Q R-T Buttonhole Free-hand embroidery Without - 17 - Darning plate
TO START SEWING Important hints: 1. Raise the take-up lever to its highest position before starting and after stopping sewing. 2. Hold both threads about 10 cms to the rear of the machine for the first two or three stitches. 3. Sufficient fabric should be placed under needle before lowering the presser foot. 4. Depress foot/speed control and start to sew. 5. Test the machine stitches on a scrap of fabric you plan to use, adjusting the machine for the length of the stitch and tension suitable to your fabric.
HOW TO FINISH STITCHES 1. Sew to the edge of seam. 2. Push the reverse button and sew in reverse for about 3-4 cms. 3. Raise needle to its highest position. 4. Lift the presser foot and pull the fabric out of the back of the machine. Cutting thread slot 5. Cut threads as shown on the thread cutter.
STRAIGHT STITCH 1. This type of stitching is used most frequently. 2. The zigzag presser foot can be used for both straight and zigzag sewing. 3. For sewing light fabric, use a smaller stitch size. (Refer to page 16 for dial setting). ZIGZAG SEWING Pattern selector position Satin stitching can be used for sewing initials, patterns, appliqué, etc. AUTOMATIC EMBROIDERY N O P Q These stitches have a wide range of decorative and utility applications and are particularly suitable for woven fabrics.
OVERCASTING Use these stitches for oversewing rough edges. STRAIGHT AND ZIGZAG STRETCH STITCHES Use this stitch with knitted, tricot or other stretchy fabrics. The stitch enables your seam to stretch without breaking the thread.
BLIND STITCH (Optional) 1. Fold fabric as shown. 2. Finish the seam as shown.
Adjust the width to obtain the correct seam. Wrong: Needle is not piercing edge to fold at all. Needle pierces the edge of fold too much. Correct seam.
BUTTON SEWING (Optional) Utilize the button presser foot. Match (Use Darning plate see page 15) 1. Place the darning plate properly. 2. Place button presser foot in position and attach it firmly. 3. Place the button between presser foot and fabric and lower the presser foot. 4. Manually turn hand wheel towards you, ensuring that the needle enters into both holes of button without obstruction. (Increase or decrease width setting). 5. Sew about 7 stitches. 6.
ZIPPER SEWING Utilize the zipper foot. Select straight stitch. 1. Zipper foot is designed to sew close to a raised edge, thus preventing sewing on zipper. 2. Place zipper foot in position and attach firmly. 3. Fold the fabric about 2 cm and place the fabric under foot. 1. To sew the left side of the zipper, set the zipper on the right side of the needle. 2. To sew the right side of the zipper, set it on the left side of the needle. Sew as illustrated.
BUTTONHOLE SEWING Utilise the foot of the buttonholes. Set the stitch length dial. Pattern selector dial Steps Setting 1. Set dial to “1“ position 2. Sew left side 3. Raise the needle 4. Set dial to “2“ position 5. Sew 5-6 stitches 6. Raise the needle 7. Set dial to “3“ position 8. Sew right side 9. Raise the needle 10. Set dial to “4“ position 11. Sew 5-6 stitches 12. Raise the needle Before sewing, fit buttonhole foot as shown. Cut buttonhole along centre with cutter as shown.
HEMMING (Optional) 3 mm 1 mm 20 mm 1. Raise the foot and the needle to its highest position. Replace the foot with the picot foot. 2. Fold over the fabric edge by about 3 mm and place it under the foot. Secure the folded edge with a few stitches. Slide the hem of your project into the picot foot by pulling the threads. 3. Lower the foot and sew the hem. 4. While sewing fold the fabric to the left a little and guide it into the hemmer foot. 5.
TWIN NEEDLE Put in the twin needle with the flat side backwards. Thread the machine for normal sewing, leading both threads to needle and passing their ends separately through its eye. Sewing width should not exceed the third widest stitch width, as this will break the needles. ATTENTION: When using the twin needle, adjust the stitch width to maximally 3. Adjusting the stitch width to a higher number causes the needle to break.
QUILTER (Optional) 1. Slide the arm through the hole on top of the presser foot holder. 2. Move the quilter to the required stitch distance. SEAM GUIDE (Optional) 1. Use the seam guide to sew long seams of an equal distance from the edge of the fabric. 2. Screw the guide on the right side of the needle plate and adjust the desired distance. 3. While sewing, the edge of the fabric must touch the guide.
MAINTENANCE Warning: Please always unplug the power plug before you change the bulb or perform maintenance work to the machine so that you prevent deadly peril and electric shock. 1. Raise needle to its highest position. 2. Take out the bobbin case. 3. Turn the latch knob A as illustrated. 4. Take off shuttle race cover. 5. Take out shuttle hook. 6. Clean and oil shuttle race and hook, thereafter replace all parts in reverse order.
CHECKING PERFORMANCE PROBLEMS – TROUBLESHOOTING Problem Probable cause What to do Fabric does not move - Feed teeth down - Stitch length dial “0“ position - Raise feed teeth - Set dial between 1 and 4 Breaking needle - Incorrect insertion of needle - Bent needle - Fabric is being pulled - Needle, thread and fabric do not match - Re-insert needle - Replace needle - Do not pull fabric - Use correct needle and thread Breaking upper thread - Faulty adjustment of zigzag width - Improper threading - Tig
STORING THE MACHINE Store the machine in its box or in a clean, dry place. Never wrap the power cord around the machine. SERVICING THE MACHINE If the unit is not operating correctly, please check the following: You have followed the instructions correctly. The wall socket is switched on. That the mains power supply is ON. That the plug is firmly in the mains socket. If the machine still does not work after checking the above: - Consult the retailer for possible repair or replacement.
PLEASE AFFIX YOUR PROOF OF PURCHASE/RECEIPT HERE IN THE EVENT OF A CLAIM UNDER WARRANTY THIS RECEIPT MUST BE PRODUCED. WARRANTY 1. Home of Living Brands (Pty) Ltd (“Home of Living Brands”) warrants to the original purchaser of this product (“the customer”) that this product will be free of defects in quality and workmanship which under normal personal, family or household use and purpose may manifest within a period of 1 (one) year from the date of purchase (“warranty period”). 2.
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