User’s Guide KEEPING THE WORLD SEWING
This houshold sewing machine is designed to comply with IEC/EN 60335-2-28 and UL1594 IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS When using an electrical appliance, basic safety precautions should always be followed, including the following: Read all instructions before using this household Sewing machine. DANGER – To reduce the risk of electric shock: • A sewing machine should never be left unattended when plugged in.
Table of contents Learn your Designer I 4-38 Overview 4-5 Unpack, Connect, Pack away 6 Accessory Tray/Sewing surface 7 Spool pin 8 Threading 8-10 Bobbin winding 10-11 Function buttons 12 Sensor Foot 13 Changing the presser foot 13 Presser feet 14-15 Feed teeth 15 Changing the needle, Needles 16 Color Touch Screen Main Menu Sewing Advisor – The easy way to sew Speciality Stitch Menus Starting to sew Thread tension Finish the sewing ADJUST Menu SET Menu Pop Up Menus HELP Menu Programming Utility/Garment S
Learn your Designer I Learn your Designer I 1. 31. 32. 33. 34. 35. 2. 3. 4. 36. 5. 7. 9. 11. 13. 14. 15. 6. 8. 10. 12. 27. 26. 25. 28. 14. 29. 24. 23. 37. 30. 38. 22. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 1 2 3 1 4 5 2 6 7 8 3 9 10 4 15 5 6 20 7 25 8 9 10 30 11 12 13 CM INCHES 39. 21. Overview – Front side 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21.
Learn your Designer I Some fabrics have a lot of excess dye which can cause discoloration on other fabric but also on your sewing machine. This discoloring may be very difficult or impossible to remove. Fleece and denim fabric in especially red and blue often contain a lot of excess dye. If you suspect that your fabric/ready-to-wear garment contains a lot of excess dye, always pre-wash it before sewing/embroidering to avoid the discoloring. Rear side 40. 41. 42. 43. 40.
Learn your Designer I Unpacking 1. Place the machine on the table or cabinet, remove the packaging and lift off the cover. 2. Remove the packing material, the foot control and finally the protection cover. 3. The machine is delivered with an accessory bag and a main cord. The foot control is equipped with a cord reel. 4. Wipe the machine, particularly around the needle and needle plate to remove any soil before sewing. Connecting to the power supply Among the accessories you will find the main cord.
Learn your Designer I Accessory Tray / Sewing surface In the Accessory Tray there are special pockets for presser feet, bobbins and needles plus space for other accessories. Store the accessories in the tray so they are easily accessible. Slide the Accessory Tray on to the machine to provide a larger work surface. Slide the Accessory Tray to the left, passing the stop position and remove it if you wish to use the free arm. A work surface extension is stored inside the rear cover of the tray. 1.
Learn your Designer I Spool pins Your Designer I has spool pins suitable for all types of thread. The main spool pin (a) is adjustable and can be used in horizontal position for normal threads or in vertical position for extra large spools or threads with special characteristics. a b c Horizontal position Place the spool so that the thread reels counterclockwise. There are two spool holders on the spool pin. For narrow thread spools, the small holder (b) is placed in front of the thread.
Learn your Designer I 3. Continue threading in the direction indicated by the arrows. Bring the thread from the right when threading into the slot on the take-up lever. 4. Take the thread down to the last guide just above the needle. Vertical spool pin 1. Pull the spool pin out. Place the spool on the spool pin (follow the instructions on previous page). 2. Thread the machine according to the instructions with one exception.
Learn your Designer I Threading for twin needle 1. Insert a twin needle. See page 16 “Changing the needle”. 2. Use a second thread spool or wind a bobbin with the thread you are going to use as the second upper thread. 3. Left needle (blue). Thread the machine as explained on page 9 (Vertical spol pin) and check to ensure that thread lies between the inner thread tension discs, inside the last thread guide. Thread left needle. 4. Right needle (red). Pull up the extra spool pin. 5.
Learn your Designer I Bobbin winding – vertical spool pin 1. Place an empty bobbin with the mark out on the bobbin spindle on the front of the machine. Bring the bobbin spindle down. A Popup menu on the Color Touch Screen reminds you that bobbin winding is engaged. 2. Place the large spool holder under the thread on the spool pin. 3. Bring the thread around thread guide (b), then under thread guide (c) and over (d) as illustrated. 4.
Learn your Designer I Function buttons Stitch Re-start. To start sewing your selected stitch at the beginning of the stitch without having to re-set any special settings you have made. STOP is used to conclude a stitch. Your Designer I fastens the thread and stops automatically when one stitch sequence has been completed. The button lights up when you touch it. STOP is cancelled when you touch the button again or by selecting a new stitch. The button light will go out. The STOP function can be programmed.
Learn your Designer I Sensor Foot Pressure When selecting different fabric weights on the Sewing Advisor, the pressure will be adjusted automatically. Thanks to the Sensor Foot Pressure, the presser foot actually senses the thickness of fabric or embroidery or stitching to sew over it smoothly and evenly. Touch on the Color Touch Screen and you will see the actual setting of the presser foot pressure for the selected fabric.
Learn your Designer I Presser feet Among the accessories there are a number of presser feet for different purposes. Presser foot A Fitted on the machine upon delivery. This foot is used mainly for straight stitching and zigzag stitching with a stitch length longer than 1.0. A B Presser foot B When sewing close zigzag stitches with less than 1.0 stitch length; other utility stitches or decorative stitches use this foot. The tunnel on the bottom of the foot is designed to feed smoothly over the stitches.
Learn your Designer I Presser foot S This foot is used for side-motion stitches. S Transparent presser foot For decorative sewing. Makes it easy to match patterns. Same as Presser foot B. Sensor Buttonhole Foot When connected to the machine it measures buttonhole length and sews the buttonhole size that has been entered into the machine.
Learn your Designer I Changing the needle 1. Loosen the screw in the needle clamp by using a screw driver or screw grip. 2. Remove the needle. 3. Push up the new needle with the flat side away from you until it will go no further. 4. Use the screwdriver or screw grip to tighten the screw properly. Needles The sewing machine needle plays an important role in successful sewing. To ensure you will get a quality needle, we recommend Schmetz brand needles of system 130/705H.
Learn your Designer I Color Touch Screen Designer I features an LCD Color Touch Screen at the front right of the machine. The Color Touch Screen is very easy to work with. Just touch it with your finger tip to select a stitch menu or function tab. On/Off When Designer I is off the screen will be dark grey. When it is turned on you will first see a Welcome Screen, then the Main Menu will appear. Screen Saver Your Color Touch Screen can be left on all the time.
Learn your Designer I Main Menu The Main Menu displays 21 Specialty Stitch menus and functions. There are 8 function tabs, SEWING ADVISOR, ADJUST, MENU, NORM, PROG, REP, SET and HELP. When you touch a function tab it becomes active.The MENU tab is yellow when active, other tabs turn white. The easy way to get started, see page 27. Simply select fabric and sewing technique, then Designer I selects the best stitch, length, width, tension, presser foot, presser foot pressure and sewing speed.
Learn your Designer I Sewing Advisor – The easy way to sew The Sewing Advisor is always active, until the Embroidery Unit is connected or when you start to program. To bring up Sewing Advisor touch The Sewing Advisor has two different menus, Fabric and Sewing Technique. Fabric In the Fabric menu you select from 8 different fabric types and weights. Select fabric, the fabric button turns red and immediately the Sewing Technique menu appears. Sewing Technique Select from 8 different sewing techniques.
Learn your Designer I Specialty Stitch Menus In the Main Menu there are 21 choices, 20 stitch menus and one disk icon. Utility Stitches Menu A features stitches for your garment sewing, mending and darning. Buttonholes Menu B features different styles of buttonholes, eyelets and button sewing. For best result use the Sensor Buttonhole Foot. Decorative Menus Beautiful stitches for your creative sewing on stitch menus C -N. Letters and Numbers Choose from 4 different types of letters and numbers.
Learn your Designer I Stitch Menus Touch Menu A in the Main Menu. Menu “A Utility Stitches” appears on the Color Touch Screen. To the left on the screen, your Designer I displays a selected stitch and a recommended presser foot, in this case presser foot A. The number of the stitch (A02) is shown below the stitch. This is the Designer I default stitch. To select another stitch, touch the picture of the stitch.
Learn your Designer I Pictogram Stitches For Pictogram Stitches, touch Menu C in the Main Menu. Pictogram elements are generally programmed to create original satin stitch designs. Heirloom Stitches For Heirloom Stitches, touch Menu D in the Main Menu. If you are using a wing needle together with the stitches D4-10 and D12, you can attain beautiful hemstitches. The stitches D30-35 are used for smocking and stitch D46 is a pin stitch. Quilt Stitches For Quilt Stitches, touch Menu E.
Learn your Designer I Applique Stitches Applique Stitches are in Menu F in the Main Menu. Stitch F11 can be used when you want to imitate the look of appliqué stitched by hand. When sewing with stitch F13 and F14 you will get a beautiful shadow effect. Stitch F15 is used for precision applique and F16 is a mitered frame stitch. Children Stitches For Children Stitches touch Menu G in the Main Menu. Scallop Stitches For Scallop Stitches touch Menu H in the Main Menu.
Learn your Designer I Stitches 39-42 are sewn as a single pattern. After sewing one pattern your Designer I will fix the stitch and then stop. Decorative Stitches For Decorative Stitches touch Menu L in the Main Menu. Crafting Stitches For Crafting Stitches touch Menu M in the Main Menu. The width of the stitches varies from 6-9 mm. Fashion Stitches For Fashion Stitches touch Menu N in the Main Menu.
Learn your Designer I Block, Outline block, Brush line and Script alphabet Touch Menu O, P, Q or R for letters and numbers. There are 3 different menus. Touch for upper case. for lower case. for numbers and special letters. To change the style menu, simply touch the desired style button above. 4-Way stitches Find 4-Way stitches in Menu S in the Main Menu. 4-Way stitches is mainly used to sew one fabric to another using the free arm. The stitches are programmed at a fixed width and length.
Learn your Designer I My Stitches On Menu U, you can customize a favorite stitch menu, saving your own personal settings for a stitch. This menu is called “My Stitches” (Menu U) and is shown on the Main Menu with a heart symbol. On “My Stitches” you can save 30 stit(length, ches with adjustments made in width, elongation and mirroring) and with settings made in (tension, balance and presser foot pressure). To save your favorite stitch/ setting, go to and select . Menu U will pop-up.
Learn your Designer I Starting to sew • Touch Sewing Advisor on the Color Touch Screen. Enter the type and weight of fabric you are sewing. Select the desired sewing technique from the Sewing Advisor or select a stitch from one of the menus. • Place top and bobbin thread under the presser foot and to the back. For best results when beginning at the edge of the fabric, place a finger on the threads to hold them in place as you begin. • Place fabric in position under the presser foot.
Learn your Designer I Adjust Menu Touch to override automatic settings and make manual adjustments in stitch length, stitch width and elongation.You can also mirror image stitches side to side and end to end. The stitch length, stitch width and elongation can be changed by touching or . You are able to use elongation when you are sewing satin stitches.
Learn your Designer I Set Menu Touch to override automatic setting and make manual adjustments. There are four different set menus. Touch if you want to jump between them. To close Set menu touch When you have made changes in standard settings for thread tension, presser foot pressure, and balance, the frame around the setting will be highlighted in red. The changed settings will affect all stitches and the settings remains until the Designer I is turned off.
Learn your Designer I Needle stop position Needle stop up or down is set by touching or . The function button (page 12) on the machine is another option to set needle stop up or down. Twin needle safety When you are going to use a twin needle, enter the size (the distance between the needles). Touch step by step until correct value is displayed in the window. For standard single needle, touch . Touch to move to next menu. Screen Contrast or to reduce or increase contrast.
Learn your Designer I Calibration of the Color Touch Screen If you touch a function tab or stitch picture on the Color Touch Screen but it does not respond or the function next to it is activated instead, the screen has to be calibrated. The Color Touch Screen is calibrated at the Husqvarna Viking factory, but the settings may be affected when the machine is shipped and transported.
Learn your Designer I Stitch Width Safety Touch if you want to lock the needle side movements when using a straight stitch plate, a straight stitch foot or a 1/4" piecing foot P. Free motion to turn all the stiches into free motion Touch stitches. Note: When using the free motion function, the feed teeth should be lowered. Alarm repeat Touch to select a repeated alarm. Your Designer I will then repeat the signal for alarm pop ups while the machine is sewing. Screen lock .
Learn your Designer I Pop-up menus Top Thread Break Your Designer I stops automatically if the top thread runs out or breaks. Rethread the top thread, touch . Empty Bobbin Your Designer I stops automatically when the bobbin thread is almost empty. Replace the emp. ty bobbin with a full one, touch Note: It is possible to continue sewing until all thread on the bobbin has run out. Twin needle is set in When the twin needle safety button the menu, the width of the stitches is limited.
Learn your Designer I HELP menu In you are able to get information about type of needle, presser foot, stabilizer etc. In menu you can choose between or on the HELP menu. Set it to when you want it to touch open automatically.
Learn your Designer I Programming Select your fabric type in the Sewing Advisor before programming. Program stitches, letters, and numbers into memory. Your Designer I has 15 permanent memories. This means you can program a stitch combination into memory and when you turn off the machine it is retained in the memory. Each of the 15 permanent memories holds up to 62 stitches which means you can program and save up to 930 stitches and letters at one time. Touch .
Learn your Designer I To program “J” in upper case letters. Touch , touch Menu O. Touch “J” and “J” appears on the screen. To program “ohn” in lower case, touch in the lower right corner of the alphabet screen. The lower case submenu will appear. Touch o, the letter appears and the cursor moves to the next position. Continue to enter the letters: h, n.
Learn your Designer I To enter a new locomotive. Touch . Touch Menu G. Touch stitch number 1. To mirror image the locomotive, touch . Touch end to end mirror image button . The locomotive changes and the mirror image button turns brown. Touch to close . Touch function button on the machine to sew only one sequence of your program. Touch function button if you want to add a tie off in your programmed sequence. It is also possible to add several fixes one after another.
Learn your Designer I Sew . It will change To sew your program, touch color from blue to white. Your stitch program will appear on the screen in the direction it will sew. The presser foot is recommended. The first stitch in the program is shown in blue. The others are red. A stop is indicated by a stop sign symbol. If you have programmed a stitch sequence that is too long to be seen on the Color Touch Screen, you can step forwards/backwards in the sequence using the icons.
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Utility/Garment Sewing Sewing Advisor Your Designer I sewing machine features the exclusive Husqvarna Viking Sewing Advisor. When beginning a sewing project, touch Sewing Advisor. The fabric menu will appear on the Color Touch Screen. Touch your fabric type and weight and the sewing technique menu will appear. Touch the technique you desire to sew. The Sewing Advisor immediately sets the best stitch, stitch length, width, tension, presser foot pressure and sewing speed for your project.
Utility/Garment Sewing Selecting Fabric on Sewing Advisor • Woven light: for chiffon, organza, batiste, silkies, wool challis, etc. • Woven medium: for calico, quilting fabrics, wool crepe, and broadcloth, etc. • Woven heavy: for denim, wool suiting, coating, canvas, etc. • Stretch light: for charmeuse nylon, single knit jerseys, etc. • Stretch medium: for double knit, plush, swimwear, slinky, etc. • Stretch heavy: for sweater knits, fleece, etc. • Leather: for suede and real leather.
Utility/Garment Sewing Seam A seam sews two pieces of fabric together with a seam allowance that will usually be pressed open. In most cases edges of the seam allowance are finished with an overcast stitch before sewing the seam. Fabric: Woven medium, cut in two. Touch: Sewing Advisor on the Color Touch Screen. Enter: Woven medium on the Fabric screen. Seam on the Technique screen. (The Sewing Advisor selects a straight stitch.) Snap on: Presser foot A as recommended. Use: Size 80 needle as recommended.
Utility/Garment Sewing Seam Seams in stretch fabric must stretch with the fabric. The Lightning Stitch (Stretch Stitch) makes a stretchy seam that is suitable for sewing together pieces of light stretch fabric. The Lightning Stitch is ideal for topstitching in light stretch fabrics. The Sewing Advisor will select the best stitch, stitch length and width, tension, presser foot pressure and sewing speed according to the fabric type and weight. Fabric: Stretch light, cut in two.
Utility/Garment Sewing Overcast Overcast fabric edges to prevent fraying and to help them lay flat. It is easiest to overcast before the garment is sewn together. The J presser foot is recommended for light and medium weight fabric to prevent puckering along the edge. The B presser foot for heavy weight fabric. Your Sewing Advisor will select the best length and width for the fabric weight. Fabric: Woven medium Touch: Woven medium on your Sewing Advisor,Overcast on the technique screen.
Utility/Garment Sewing Seam and Overcast The Seam/Overcast stitch sews the seam and overcasts the edge all at one time. This saves time. There are a number of different Seam/ Overcast stitches on your Designer I. Your Sewing Advisor will select the best one for your fabric and make all adjustments automatically. Fabric: Stretch light, cut in two Touch: Stretch light on the Sewing Advisor fabric screen. Seam/Overcast on the technique screen (A). Snap on: Presser foot J as recommended.
Utility/Garment Sewing Baste Basting is temporary stitching for fitting garments, gathering and marking. Your Sewing Advisor automatically sets a long stitch length and reduces the tension so the threads are easy to remove or to pull for gathering. Fabric: Woven medium, cut in two. Touch: Woven medium on the Sewing Advisor fabric screen and Baste on the technique screen. Snap on: Presser foot A as recommended. Use: Size 80 needle as recommended. Place the fabrics right sides together.
Utility/Garment Sewing Blind Hem The blind hem creates an invisible hem on garments. There are two types of blind hem, one is recommended for medium to heavy woven fabrics, the other for stretch. The blind hem is not suggested for light weight fabric, but your Sewing Advisor will select the best stitch possible. Fabric: Stretch medium Touch: Stretch medium on fabric screen and Blind Hem on technique screen in the Sewing Advisor. Snap on: Presser foot D as recommended.
Utility/Garment Sewing Hem The Hem technique on your Sewing Advisor will select the visible or topstitch hem that is best for your fabric weight and type. For woven fabric, leather and vinyl, a straight stitch is selected. For stretch fabrics, elastic stitches are selected. Fabric: Woven medium. Touch: Woven medium on the Sewing Advisor fabric screen and Hem on the technique screen. Snap on: Presser foot A as recommended. Use: Size 80 needle as recommended.
Utility/Garment Sewing Buttonhole The Sewing Advisor will select the best buttonhole and stitch settings for your fabric. Fabric should be interfaced and/or stabilized where buttonholes are to be sewn. Mark the buttonhole placement on your fabric with your Pictogram pen™. You can also select your buttonhole from the Buttonhole Menu B. Fabric: Woven medium and stabilizer Touch: Woven medium on Sewing Advisor fabric screen. Buttonhole on technique screen.
Utility/Garment Sewing • Step on the foot control, the Sensor Buttonhole Foot lowers automatically. A straight stitch is sewn away from you indicating the left button-hole column, then the satin column is sewn toward you. This is repeated for the right column. The bartacks are automatic (Illustration 1). Keep the foot control depressed until the Thread Cutter cuts the threads and the Sensor Button-hole Foot is raised.
Utility/Garment Sewing Menu B Buttonhole On your Designer I, select from 15 different buttonhole styles. There is one for every type of fabric and garment. Because the Sensor Buttonhole Foot measures as it sews, every buttonhole will be the same size. The buttonhole styles on your Designer I are listed below: B1 Bartack Buttonhole for medium and heavy fabrics with extra cutting space. B2 Bartack Buttonhole for most fabric weights. B3 Round End Buttonhole for light weight fabrics.
Utility/Garment Sewing Corded Buttonhole (Stretch fabrics) • Loop a piece of heavy thread or perle cotton over the finger at the back of the Sensor Buttonhole Foot or the C presser foot • Stitch a buttonhole. Do not hold back the cord. The satin buttonhole columns will stitch over the cord. • Stop sewing before the last end of the buttonhole is sewn and lift the cord off the finger and pull out the slack. • Cross the cord in front of the needle and stitch the end of the buttonhole over the cord.
Utility/Garment Sewing Buttonhole Density To adjust the density of the buttonhole, touch . Increase stitch length to make stitch columns less dense. Decrease stitch length to make stitch columns more dense. Both columns will be adjusted. Cutting Buttonholes Cut buttonhole open with the seam ripper. Tip: Place a straight pin across the end you are cutting toward to avoid cutting too far! Bound buttonhole For all types of fabrics. Fabric: 1 piece Chino and Broadcloth.
Utility/Garment Sewing Menu A Utility Stitches Menu A includes the stitches selected by the Sewing Advisor and a row of additional stitches which are described below. Touch the picture of the stitch to select it. You can, if needed, make adjustments in stitch length and width in the ADJUST Menu and adjustments in thread tension and presser foot pressure in the SET Menu. Straight Stitch Touch: Woven medium in the Sewing Advisor, and Menu A – Utility Stitches on the Main Menu. Select: Straight Stitch, A2.
Utility/Garment Sewing Twenty-five Needle positions Your Designer I has twenty-five different needle positions for the most accurate seaming and topstitching ever. When sewing straight stitch or reinforced straight stitch, the needle positions can be adjusted in steps. To edge stitch, you should take advantage of the different needle positions. Fabric: Woven medium Touch: Woven medium on the Sewing Advisor, and Stitch A2 on the Utility Menu A. Use: Presser foot A and size 80 needle as recommended.
Utility/Garment Sewing Center zipper Fabric: Woven medium Touch: Woven medium on the Sewing Advisor Use: Size 80 needle. Touch: Seam on the Sewing Advisor and sew the two fabrics together along the 5/8’’ (15mm) seam line up to the notch at the zipper placement. Touch: Baste on the Sewing Advisor and baste the zipper area of the seam together. Press the seam open. Place the zipper right side to the pressed open seam allowance. Close the Sewing Advisor. Touch: Menu V.
Utility/Garment Sewing Reinforced Straight Stitch The Reinforced Straight Stitch is stronger than ordinary straight stitch, due to the fact that it is a triple and elastic stitch. The Reinforced Straight Stitch can be used for for all heavy fabrics, for crotch seams that are subject to considerable strain and for topstitching on heavy fabrics. Repair garment seams in stress areas with this stitch.
Utility/Garment Sewing Multiple ZigZag Stitches The multiple zigzag stitches on the Utility Menu A look like a zigzag stitch with straight stitches in the “zig” and the “zag” of the stitch. Stitch A13 – three-step zigzag – is up to 1/4" (6 mm) wide and suitable for light and medium fabrics. Stitch A15 is a 7/16" (9 mm) wide multiple zigzag, used for loosely woven and heavy fabrics. Use these stitches for overcasting, butting two edges together to join them, mending tears and other special finishing.
Utility/Garment Sewing Darning and Mending Stitches A33-35 Darning a small hole or a tear before it becomes larger can save a garment. Choose the finest thread in the closest color match possible. Fabric: Woven heavy Touch: Woven heavy on the Sewing Advisor. Poke a small hole to darn. Touch Menu A, Utility Stitches, Touch Darning Stitch A33. Snap on: Presser foot A as recommended. Use: Size 80 needle as recommended. Sew: • Place fabric in position under the presser foot.
Utility/Garment Sewing Bartacks Secure elastic ends, drapery pleats, belt loops, and pocket corners with the same look as ready-to-wear. Fabric: Woven heavy Touch: Woven heavy, Menu A, Utility Stitches, Touch Stitch A32 / A36. Snap on: Presser Foot B as recommended. Use: Size 80 needle as recommended Sew, A32: • Place fabric in position under presser foot • Touch Pivot and adjust fabric if necessary. Step on the foot control, the Sensor Foot lowers automatically, and stitch. • Touch .
Utility/Garment Sewing Stitch table – Menu A 1-3 Straight stitch For all kinds of sewing in woven fabrics, 25 different needle positions. 20 Flatlock Decorative hems and overlapped seams, belts and bands. For medium/heavy stretch fabrics. 4-6 Stretch stitch For seams in tricot and stretch fabrics. 21 Elastic/Casing stitch For overlapped seams in tricot. To sew casing over narrow elastic. 7-9 Reinforced straight stitch For seams which are subject to considerable strain.
Utility/Garment Sewing Menu S 4-Way Stitches The four way mending stitch allows you to stitch several sturdy stitches in four different directions. You have a choice of 15 different 4way stitches. You can select the one that is perfect for the weight and type of fabric. This is especially helpful when patching pant legs on the free arm. The 4-Way stitches are programmed at a fixed length and width.
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Embroidery Embroidery Creative Embroidery from Husqvarna Viking 2. Down through the ages, people all over the world have enjoyed stitching embroidery designs to personalize and embellish clothing, table linens and special heirlooms. Early embroideries were stitched by hand. Today your Husqvarna Viking Designer I embroiders your design effortlessly. 1. 3. Embroidery unit 1. Embroidery unit socket 4. 2. Embroidery arm 3. Embroidery hoop attachment 4.
Embroidery Built-in Disk Drive Insert: Slide the embroidery disk into the builtin disk drive on the side of the machine. Eject: Push the button on the side of the machine to eject the disk. Removing the Embroidery unit 1. To put the embroidery arm in the rest position to store it in the embroidery case, touch (the needle up/down function button). The embroidery arm will move to the rest position. Switch off the machine. 2.
Embroidery Hoop the fabric 1. Select Large Hoop 150x240 mm (6x9,6"), Standard Hoop 100x100 mm (4x4") or Mega Hoop 360x150 mm (14,4x6") depending on the size of your design. Always use the size that is shown on the embroidery screen menu. 2. Loosen the screw on the larger outer hoop. Place the hoop on a firm flat surface with the screw on the lower right. There is a small arrow in the center of the lower edge of the hoop which will line up with a small arrow on the inner hoop. 3.
Embroidery Embroidery Template 9 cm Because the embroidery designs are pictured actual size in the Embroidery Booklet it is easy to place the embroidery on your garment or project. Use the embroidery template size that corresponds with hoop size. 1 3 8 2 4 7 5 6 7 6 8 9 5 10 11 12 4 13 1. Place the template over the picture of the selected design in the Embroidery Booklet. 14 16 3 15 17 2 18 2. Use the template pencil to trace the outline of the design onto the template.
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Embroidery Getting Started 1. Slide on the Embroidery Unit. 2. Turn on Designer I. 3. Calibrate the unit by pressing on the pop-up menu. 4. Slide Sampler Disk 100-disk 1(4) (embroidery designs) into the Built-in Disk Drive on the right side of the machine. 5. Touch . An hourglass appears on the screen as the design menus are brought up on the screen. 6. Touch . An hourglass appears as the designs are brought up on the screen. 7. Touch design . An hourglass appears as the design comes up on the screen.
Embroidery Embroidery Screen Menus The embroidery screen menus give information and options for the design you have selected. Embroidery name/number D100 4 04 D100 is the disk, 4 is the menu number, 04 is the design number. Total number of stitches Embroidery size Hoop-size Use the standard hoop as recommended. You can select a different hoop size from the orange buttons. The grey buttons are not available because the design would be too large for the hoop.
Embroidery Slide the hoop onto the embroidery arm until it clicks into place. Press the purple button on the embroidery clip to release the hoop and slide it toward you. Use the move design buttons to move the design to a different place in the hoop area. This is especially helpful when the fabric is hooped and the marked center starting position is not in the center of the hoop. Touch the arrows to move the hoop until the needle lines up with the marked starting point.
Embroidery Adjust in Embroidery There are many options to adjust your design. Always adjust first, before using any of the buttons on the embroidery screen menus (step through stitches, check parameters of design, move design in hoop, etc.) and before beginning to sew. To activate Adjust menu touch . Rotate embroidery to rotate the embroidery in 90 degree Touch steps. See it on the color touch screen. When an embroidery has been rotated, the button will be indicated in brown .
Embroidery View embroidery colors The view color icon appears on the HELP menu . It is grey when not active. When it is colored and active, touch the icon to view the colors in an embroidery. You can scroll through the colors using . The menu shows color number, stitch count and color name. The currrent color is highlighted with a red frame. If the embroidery disk has color chart numbers included those will be shown instead of color names. The color menu will stay open when the Designer I is sewing.
Embroidery Pop-up menus in Embroidery Embroidery Start Up Calibration As the embroidery unit is connected to the machine, a Pop-up menu prompts you to slide off the hoop, and clear the machine area for positioning of the embroidery arm. Touch OK to calibrate the embroidery unit and to position the arm. This menu also reminds you to use the R foot. Top Thread Break Your Designer I stops automatically if the top thread runs out or breaks. Rethread the top thread, to continue. touch OK.
Embroidery Start embroidering 1. Touch to begin embroidering. The presser foot is lowered automatically. 2. After a few stitches a Pop-up menu will prompt you to cut the starting thread tail. Cut the thread tail. Touch to resume embroidering. 3. Your Designer I will stop embroidering and a Pop-up menu will prompt you when the top thread color should be changed. 4.
Embroidery Customizing Designs Designer I has Built-In customizing. You are able to combine a number of designs and/or lettering programs on the Color Touch Screen to create customized embroidery. Customize “Teatime and flowers”. Slide on the embroidery unit, see page 64. Turn on Designer I, and Main menu appears. How to program ”Teatime” Slide in the Palace Script Disk. Touch . Touch . Touch . There are three sizes to choose between. Select size . .
Embroidery Touch . Now you have opened the lowercase menu. You are able to jump between upper case, lower case and numbers by touching . Touch , , , , , . Touch and the letters have been programmed. The combination you created is now visible on the Color Touch Screen. Slide out the Palace Script disk. Now you should rotate “Teatime” to fit in with the following “flower designs”. Touch Touch . once.
Embroidery Combine the word with designs Slide in the Designer Sampler Disk 100. Touch . There are four menus to choose between. Touch . Select your design. Touch . The flower design is now visible on the screen. A box around the design indicates it is selected and can be worked with. If you want to use 20x20mm grid, go to SET sub menu 3 and touch Grid ON. Note: Touch to select a part of the customized design. When a part is selected, it is indicated by a box around it.
Embroidery Touch . Touch . Touch three times. Touch . Use to move the design to your selected position on the Color Touch Screen. Touch to select your second design. Touch . A new flower design is now visible on the screen. The box around the design indicates it is selected and can be worked with.
Embroidery Touch Touch . . Touch Touch once. . Use to move the design to your selected position on the Color Touch Screen. Save your customized design . A Pop-up menu appears. Changes Touch not saved! Save now? Enter No or Yes. If you select No you are still able to sew your design. If you wish to save your design for future sewing, slide in a PC-formatted disk and select Yes.
Embroidery A new Pop-up menu appears. The disk memory is indicated with . Empty memories are indicated with green color, in this case memory D1 is empty, . Step memory numbers with If you wish to save design, touch touch . . , if not Full memories are indicated with red color, in this case memory D7 is full, . Loading your saved designs from floppy disc Turn on your Designer I or select Menu to return to Main menu. Select .
Embroidery Built-in stitches in the hoop Sew built in stitches (except stitches from B, S, U and V menus and stitches where the reverse button is used) within the hoop. Also combinations from memories M1-M15 can be sewn. Use , , and for built in stitches in embroidery mode. The stitch number or memory number for the built in stitches are shown above the stitch area. The Designer I will stop automatically when the sewn stitches reach the edge of the hoop, and you will also see a pop-up menu.
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Decorative/Crafting Decorative / Crafting Your Husqvarna Viking Designer I is unsurpassed for creative options. Stitch your way through the next pages to learn the basics for a few of the favorite creative techniques. Appliqué One of the most exciting and time saving features on your Designer I is the automatic satin stitch programs on Menu F, Applique Stitches. The pre-programmed satin stitch: 2mm stitch width F3, 4mm stitch width F4, 6mm stitch width F5.
Decorative/Crafting • To turn outside corners, touch needle stop down or tap the needle down with the foot control to pivot with the needle on the outside of the applique. The Sensor Foot Lift pivot position makes it easy! • Touch to secure the stitches. Note: To adjust the satin stitch length or width, touch . Use the and buttons to fine tune the stitch length or width. Tip: Snap on the transparent presser foot B with red lines for greater visibility.
Decorative/Crafting Taper Satin Stitch The taper stitch on Menu F, Applique Stitches, stitch F6 automatically tapers the satin stitch for corners and points and can be used for satin stitch lettering. On the same piece of stabilized fabric, stitch a diamond of tapered satin stitch. Touch: Menu F, Applique Stitches, Touch Stitch F6. Snap on: Presser foot B as recommended Sew: The stitch will automatically taper from a point to the 1/4" (6 mm) satin stitch width.
Decorative/Crafting “Handlook” Heirloom Appliqué Imitate the look of appliqué stitched by hand with the heirloom appliqué stitch. This stitch is also used for finishing bindings and trims with a hand stitched look and resembles the hand sewn buttonhole stitch. Fabric: Broadcloth or chino, Husqvarna Viking Tear-A-Way, Cotton scrap for appliqué. Touch: Woven medium on the Sewing Advisor. Touch Menu F, Appliqué Stitches, Stitch F11. Snap on: Presser foot A as recommended.
Decorative/Crafting Appliqué Embroidery Your Husqvarna Viking Designer I features a variety of embroidery options for appliqué. Page through the Husqvarna Embroidery Collection. Husqvarna Viking Embroidery Disk 27 designed exclusively for Husqvarna Viking by appliqué expert Mary Mulari of the USA, stitches appliqué embroideries. • Set your machine for embroidery, see page 64. • Place Husqvarna Viking Tear-A-Way stabilizer under the fabric, and hoop.
Decorative/Crafting Decorative Stitches Your creativity is unlimited with the Husqvarna Viking Designer I. It has a myriad of stitches for creative sewing and embellishment and programming possibilities. Touch the picture of the stitch on the Color Touch Screen and sew. The stitch is displayed in the direction it will be sewn. Fabric: Broadcloth or chino, Husqvarna Viking Tear-A-Way stabilizer. Touch: Woven medium on the Sewing Advisor, Decorative Stitches Menu L, Stitch L7.
Decorative/Crafting Single Stitch before beginning to sew or while • Touch sewing a decorative stitch to sew only one stitch pattern. • Sew a heart. The machine stops and ties off in place automatically. • Touch again to cancel it. Elongation You can alter the size of any decorative stitches with length and width settings. To alter the size of a satin stitch decorative stitch without changing the density of the satin stitch, use elongation or .
Decorative/Crafting End to End Mirror Image Flip the stitch patterns from front to back. This doubles the creative possibilities. • Touch L22. • Stitch a few patterns. Touch mirror image end to end . Watch the stitch change on the Color Touch Screen. • Stitch a few more patterns. Note: Program stitches with side to side and/or end to end mirror image or mirror image entire stitch programs for unlimited creative stitch possibilities.
Decorative/Crafting Cross Stitches Program the cross stitch patterns to create borders, monograms and motifs. Fabric: Woven medium Husqvarna Viking TearA-Way stabilizer Touch: Woven medium on the Sewing Advisor Snap on: Transparent presser foot B Thread: Top thread with embroidery thread and bobbin with embroidery weight bobbin thread. Program: • Touch Menu D, Heirloom Stitches. • Touch , Touch stitch D13 (2 times), D13, , side to side mirror image , , .
Decorative/Crafting Lettering Your Designer I sewing machine features builtin letters and numbers, Menu O, Block alphabet, Menu P, Outline block, menu Q, Brush line and Menu R, Script alphabet. Together with Designer I you also received 3 disks containing Palace Script, Clarendon and Kalligraphia. If you look at the pictures you can see the different designs. The picture with A letters shows actual size. Programming from disk, see page 76.
Decorative/Crafting Outline block Monogram Program your first and last initial in Block lettering. • Touch , use a clear memory • Touch Menu P, Outline block Alphabet • Touch your initials. • Touch . • Touch and sew. Brush line Monogram Program your first and last initial in Brush line lettering. • Touch , use a clear memory • Touch Menu Q, Brush line Alphabet • Touch your initials. • Touch . • Touch and sew. Script Monogram Program your first and last initial in Script lettering.
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Quilting Quilting No one really knows when quilting began. Many European immigrants brought the technique to America where patchwork quilting flourished. The English aristocracy pieced scraps of elegant fabrics with beautiful hand embroidery for Crazy Quilting. Quilts were functional and commemorative. Today we quilt with our Husqvarna Viking to create beautiful quilts and quilted garments in a fraction of the time.
Quilting Crazy Quilting Traditionally crazy quilting was stitched by hand. Today your Husqvarna Viking Designer I sewing machine sews the same stitches in a fraction of the time. Touch: Menu E, Quilting Stitches, Stitch E21. Snap on: Presser foot B or the transparent foot. Sew: • Stitch randomly on sample fabric. • Touch E15, E17, and/or E20 or the stitches of your choice and sew additional styles of crazy quilt stitches on the sample fabric. Designer I Sensor Foot Pressure makes quilting easy.
Quilting Stipple Quilting Sew stippling fast and easy with the programmed stipple stitch. Touch: Menu E, Quilt Stitches, stitch E24. Snap on: Presser foot S as recommended. • Thread the needle with clear invisible thread and bobbin with a thread color that matches the quilt back. Sew: • Stipple quilt on the sample fabric. Channel Quilting Fabric: Two 12" (30 cm) squares of cotton woven medium fabric and one of batting to sew the following machine quilting techniques.
Quilting Edge/Quilting Guide The Edge/Quilting guide is used for wide seam allowances, topstitching, or channel quilting. Slide the guide into the clip on the ankle. Adjust from side to side to the correct position. Quilt Embroidery Your Husqvarna Viking Designer I features a variety of beautiful embroidery options for quilting. Page through the Husqvarna Viking Embroidery Collection to choose one for your next quilt.
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Heirloom 101
Heirloom Sewing Heirloom Sewing Before the invention of the sewing machine, beautiful hand sewing techniques created “one of a kind” heirloom garments. Today, stitch these same techniques in a fraction of the time on your Husqvarna Viking Designer I. As a general rule, heirloom sewing is stitched on natural fiber quality fabrics, trims and laces made from linen, silk and cotton. Pre-wash fabric and trims. Press with starch.
Heirloom Sewing Bridging Stitch Select the bridging stitch to sew two pieces of fabric or trim with edges butted together. Use this technique to join strips of lace and/or ribbon and to stitch them to a finished fabric edge. The bridging stitch is preferred for this type of joining for a flat, neat result. Fabric: Short piece of insertion lace and linen fabric with one edge turned under or finished. Touch: Menu A, Utility Stitches, Stitch A31 Snap on: Presser foot A.
Heirloom Sewing Scallop Stitching Finish edges and create scallop details with one of the beautiful scallop stitches. Omnimotion (side motion) scallops sew beautiful wide edges for table linens, collars, cuffs, and more. Fabric: Woven light, Husqvarna Viking Tear-AWay stabilizer. Touch: Woven light on the Sewing Advisor, Menu H, Scallop Stitches, Stitch H7. Snap on: Presser foot S as recommended. Use: Size 80 needle as recommended.
Heirloom Sewing Smocking The smocking stitches are sewn over fabric that has been pleated or gathered. The finished result imitates hand smocking. Fabric: Woven light cotton batiste that has been pleated in a pleating machine designed for hand smocking. Fusible or Stick-On stabilizer. Touch: Menu D, Heirloom Stitches, stitch D32. Snap on: Transparent presser foot. • Press or stick stabilizer to the wrong side of the pleated fabric.
Heirloom Sewing Cutwork Embroidery Your Husqvarna Viking Designer I features a variety of beautiful embroidery options for cutwork. Page through the Husqvarna Viking Embroidery Collection to choose one for your next heirloom garment. Husqvarna Viking Embroidery Disk 26 designed exclusively for Husqvarna by cutwork expert Michelle Pullen of Australia, stitches beautiful cutwork embroideries. • Set your machine for embroidery, see page 64.
Heirloom Sewing Pictogram Pictogram embroidery allows you to program satin elements to create original stitch embroidery patterns. Fabric: Woven medium, Husqvarna Viking Tear-A-Way stabilizer. Thread: Top with embroidery thread. Embroidery weight bobbin thread. Touch: Woven medium on the Sewing Advisor, Menu C, Pictogram stitches, stitch C22. Snap on: Presser foot B as recommended. Pictogram Flower 1. Green Stem • Touch , width 1.5. • Sew a vertical row of satin stitch about 2" (50 mm) long for the stem.
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Care of your Designer I Care of your Designer I ! A OUT Turn off the main switch. 1. IN Designer I is equipped with two lights, one is placed to the left of the needle (A) and the other up to the right (B). Use light bulb designed as indicated on the front of the machine. Changing the light bulb (A) 1. Place the rubber sheath found in the accessory box with its deep hole, marked OUT, around the bulb. OUT 2. 2. Do not turn the bulb, just pull it down to remove the bulb. IN 3.
Care of your Designer I Care of the machine To keep your sewing machine operating well, clean it often. No lubrication (oiling) is needed. ! Turn off the main switch. Cleaning Wipe the exterior surfaces of your Designer I with a soft cloth to remove any dust or lint built up. 10 15 Wipe the Color Touch Screen with a soft damp cloth. 10 15 Removing the stitch plate Remove the presser foot and slide off the bobbin cover. Lower the feed teeth.
Care of your Designer I Trouble Shooting (fault-finding): Any time you experience a problem when sewing: • Enter correct type and weight of fabric into Sewing Advisor. • Insert new needle-size and type as HELP recommends. • Re-thread the top and bobbin. • Use different thread spool on top (vertical or horizontal). • Use thread nets and quality thread. We recommend the same sewing thread on top and bobbin for general sewing and 40 weight embroidery thread on top and bobbin thread for embroidery.
Care of your Designer I Thread cutter does not cut? • Remove stitch plate and clean lint from bobbin area. • In embroidery - go to SET Menu, thread cutter on auto. Wrong stitch, irregular or narrow stitches? • Cancel twin needle safety. • Turn machine off and on to reset. • Change needle, re-thread top and bobbin. • Use stabilizer. Presser foot will not go down? • Turn the machine off and on. • Put bobbin winder spindle up into sewing position. • Sensor Foot lift on auto in SET Menu.
Index Accessory Tray Appliqué Bartacks Baste – Sewing Advisor Belt loops Blind hem – Sewing Advisor Bobbin placing in the machine winding winding – vertical spool pin Bound Buttonhole Bridging Stitch Built-In Customizing Built-in stitches in the hoop Buttonhole balance Bound corded cutting density Menu B Rule Sensor Foot Sewing Advisor step by step Button, sewing on – Sewing Advisor Calibration of Color Touch Screen Care of your Designer I Changing light bulbs Changing needle Changing presser foot Cleaning
Multiple Zigzag Stitches My Stitches 58 26 Needles 16 16 55 12 9 Needle, changing Needle positions Needle stop up/down Needle Threader One Color Embroidery Overcast – Sewing Advisor Overview 73 44 4-5 Packing away after sewing Pictogram Placing the accessories Placing the bobbin Presser feet Presser foot, changing Presser foot lift Presser foot pressure Programming Embroidery Decorative Stitches Stitches and letters Pictogram 6 107 7 11 14-15 13 13 13 Quilting Channel Crazy Quilting Decorative Stit
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