Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product creative 7550 Pfaff
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For easier understanding of this instruction manual please fold this page open when reading it. r;;j I 1 — ‘I — — — t — II — ;I Notes on safety Notes on safety for domestic sewing machines according to DIN 57 700, Section 28 or IEC 335, Section 28 Environment 2.
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Parts of the creative 7550 (1) Bobbin thread monitor and sewing function light for “reverse sewing” (2> Key for “twin needle” (3) Key for “slow sewing” (4) Key for “needle up/down pos.
t 0 ot LDØ C.) Ci’— I I I a Important safety instructions I I For the United States only This sewing machine is designed and manufactured for HOUSEHOLD use only. When you use an electric appliance, basic safety precautions should always be adhered to as follows: Read all instructions before using this sewing machine.
3. 4. Modern, uncomplicated 6. — Sewing by touch-key control — Congratulations! You have bought a high-quality product that offers unique advantages. Your new sewing machine 8. can take any material in its stride and will sew through thick and thin for you.
0 I Lfl) tfl C L 11 Safety rules ‘I For the United Kingdom only The leads must definitely not be connected to the safety-lead terminal I nor to a plug with three pins.
Index Accessories and needles 148 Accessory compartment 20 Adding stitches 99 Activating the code (entering the code) 39 Alphabet 64 Alphabets/Monograms 62 Alphabets/Monograms, summary 1 3 Appliqué f.
Index Direct selection of pattern groups 48 to 0 Disengaging the Dual Feed 33 ‘ Dropping the feed dog 33 DualFeed 30 I C Eight-way feed stitches (connecting stitches) 79—84 Elastic blind stitch 1 .
Index I r Maintenance and trouble shooting . 1 59 Ac Manipulating built-in patterns in the P-Memory (rom) 105 Ac Maxi Stitches 52-54 Ac Maxi Stitches / Summary 13—14 Ac Mirror image 45 Al Moving a b.
Index Sewing feet for embroidery 148 Sewing function keys 44 Sewing functions 44—45 Sewing on buttons 121 Sewing on buttons with stems 121 Sewing on patches 131 Slow sewing 44 Smocking with elastic .
A F’ N rr S Utility stitch programs 00i01I0203I04I0506I0708O9I10l111121314 I i I ‘1’ 1) I > L;’ 15 16 Hi ( I Width Program Description Application No.
j) a) DC Utility stitch programs ‘I 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 — rn C 0 IDa) a)C.) Width Program Description Application No. uptomm 1 7 Fagoting stitch For joining corsetry parts. 7 Provides a decorative hemstitching effect. 1 8 Fancy elastic stitch For overstitching elastic and woollen 6 threads and gathering or smocking jobs.
Utility stitch programs 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 U I a a I A N ni S; I Width Program Description Application No. Iuptomm 33 Open overiock stitch Elastic finishing seam. 7,5 34 Overlock stitch With edge thread, also suitable 75 as closing seam.
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126 127 128 129 130 131 132 I Embroidery stitch programs 1119112011211122112311241125 V 133 134113511361137 N Ii S 1381139 141 142114311441145 140 Li 147 1481149 150 151 152 153 I 155 1561157 154 I 16.
C Embroidery stitch programs p iii Io8 Ii LQJ II 189 190 191 192 193 194 195196I197I198 199 LO(0 II I ir -Ct L: Alphabets and Monograms 1 o1 <A> H I a I I 1 11 Maxi Stitches 200 201 206 AO zig 2.
A F’ Maxi Stitches 212 228 229 V The stitches are not shown in their original size. 210 211 213 214 N m S 215 217 218 z 6 222 7 8 9 225 10 I 14 r.
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PFAFF creath’e 7550 iTT : I r P1I11ii1I5.161[hi[I9i0 do / iiiiAiz 1 Contents Electrical connection Pages 1 8—1 9 Detachable work support Page 20 Winding the bobbin Pages 21—23 Bobbin case Page 2.
—o 0 —Q wo A N IT S Place the enclosed mains cord, foot control and instruction book in the compartment of the carrying case. - — f ; ‘ - 11 [ Programs The programs of the sewing machine are illustrat ed on the inside of the top cover. Electrical connection Connect the mains cord between the socket of the sewing machine and the wall socket.
I I 1* 1$ is Main switch When switching on the main switch (24) the sewing lamp lights up. Press the ‘ok key and the sewing machine is ready to use. Foot control cord Connecting the foot control Pull the foot control cord out of the foot control.
0 C.) A N IT S Accessory compartment Open the accessory compartment (28). Detachable work support Swing out the detachable work support (28) to the left. J 1 Sorting the accessories The enclosed accessories are marked with num bers. Sort them into the corresponding compart ments of the accessory box.
. C C 0 0 C 0, L I TI’ I,’ Preparing the machine for bobbin winding Hold the hand wheel (41) firmly and turn the release disk (42) towards you (anti-clockwise). During bobbin winding the needle will not move. ri I!I1L!i4I IT 2 -3 / Wi Ii -3 Placing the bobbin Switch off the main switch.
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I E C ic Thread tension A N IT S Switch off the main switch. Hold the hook cover (46) at the side and open it to the front. Taking out the bobbin case Lift the latch of the bobbin case and pull the bobbin case out. Release the latch and take out the empty bobbin.
J I i I Inserting the bobbin Insert the full bobbin in the bobbin case. When doing so, pull the thread sideways through slot A, then under tension spring B so that it rests in the opening (see arrow). Check: When you pull the thread, the bobbin must turn clockwise.
r — — I I I I I A Threading the needle thread Switch off the main switch. Raise the presser foot lifter (26). Turn the hand wheel until the take- up lever (34) has reached its highest position. Place the thread on the reel holder (38) and fit the corresponding unwinding disk.
In order to make threading of the needle easier and quicker the PFAFF needle threader is provid ed. Lower the sewing foot (see next page). Turn the hand wheel until the needle has reached its highest position. Place the needle thread over hook 0 and hold it taut.
Presser foot lifter The sewing foot is raised or lowered with the presser foot lifter (26). Bobbin thread Close the hook cover (46) and pull the thread under the sewing foot to the left.
h U 2 2 —) CG) A Removing the sewing foot 00 :f Switch off the main switch. Set the needle at its highest point. Raise the sewing foot and press the foot upwards at the front and downwards at the back at the same time until it snaps out of the sewing foot holder (29).
s) —Cu to 17 A I’ I’I S Pr T Pt I I U I ii, iu i Built-in Dual Feed For sewing difficult materials PFAFF offers the ideal solution: built-in Dual Feed. The same as on in dustrial sewing machines it feeds the material from the top and bottom simultaneously.
0 0 0 a) . Cl) ,I— 2J H H -n 11 . a): Engaging the top feed Raise the sewing foot. Now push the top feed (51) downwards until it snaps into place. II Disengaging the top feed Hold the top feed with two fingers at the marked places. Push the top feed (51) down a little and out to the rear, and let it move slowly upwards (see page 30).
11 L 32 A N rr S A Changing the needle Switch off the main switch. To remove: Lower the sewing foot and set the needle at its highest point. Now loosen the fixing screw (27) and pull the needle out downwards. To insert: The flat side A of the needle must face to the rear.
0 a)a) G)U) Cl, 0 C I I pFA - 4—A p1 K ‘1 / irK, / II&Ip /4r I Setting the needle thread tension Set the required amount on the needle thread tension (33) with the disk markings (A). The normal setting for sewing is 4 to 5. For embroidering and buttonhole sewing between 2and3.
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U, ‘4- z 1 Battery message When switching on the sewing machine you will see the message ,,Change batteries” if the batte ries are weak or no batteries have been inserted. If the batteries are too weak, you will loose the programmed P-Designs and the stored patterns in a pattern sequence.
r rz HH[ -Th esc Activating the code [ P 1 o.k.) 0- 0 You can lock your creative 7550 by entering a number code (e.g. for child safety). When enter ing the code for the first time, press the “info” key (21) and the main switch at the same time.
550 E1 [-H ii1[1W Press the “o.k.” key for confirmation. The start-up menue appears on the display. The code is now stored in the machine. Every time you switch on the machine, this message will a.
As soon as you press the “o.k.” key the sewing machine switches to the start-up menue. The sewing machine is again ready to sew. j To delete the code, press the “esc” key. The ma chine switches to the start-up menu and is ready to sew. When switching on the machine again, “ the code message will not appear.
:11 iiVV If you wish to turn to the next screen, press cursor key “-“ (8). After the first 30 programs you will automatically scroll to buttonholes and embroidery stitches. Select any of these stitches by pressing the key below the desired stitch.
) ‘V I: I: I - I -- I ••<-:- I eec Li info ok. ) ‘ fc’ , - 4. Setting the stitch length ! and width in a s&ected pattern After you have selected a pattern, it will be displayed on the screen marked.The sewing ma chine is ready to sew because the pattern has been pre-program med in its optimum length and width settings.
Reverse key (25) By pressing the reverse key the green diode lights up, the machine sews backwards. By pressing this key again, the machine will sew forwards. To tie-off hold this key pressed a little. Additionally, you can use this key to define the bartack for a buttonhole or the length of the darning program.
I “info” (21) a) Using this key you can select a motif by pattern groups (see pattern selection). b) “info” key as sewing recommendation. After you have selected a pattern, by pressing the “.
L a) The basic menu (start-up menu) for frequently used patterns comprises 30 patterns and auto matically appears when switching on the ma chine. The first stitch in the start-up menu, the straight stitch, is marked and ready to sew. On the display you will find 10 patterns per screen page.
0 fl I [E L’t Li HEH1E — — I — — — I zj C 0 * a, U, b) Alternatively, you can activate a pattern by entering the pattern number. By pressing the “0-9” key this message appears on the dis play: Pattern No.
If you select key “7” =“flowers, leaves”, for exam ple, the respective patterns will be displayed on the screen. Select the desired pattern by pressing the key below it. It is now ready to be sewn. If you wish to change the width and length settings, press the same key again.
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_ 1i[1H _ I Stitch length setting (= pattern density) Select example No. 65. stitch density and the standard value 0,35. It can Using the cursor keys you can adjust a pattern more be increased with the “—b” key and decreased dense without changing the entire pattern length.
1 - INFO With the “info” key you can activate help files for each program with two options: sewing —— recommendations and operational help. Sewing recommendations If you have selected a pattern directly, it will appear in the programming screen.
U, Maxi Stitches S - 30 Maxi Stitches are at your disposal, from program 200-229. These large-scale embroidery patterns can be sewn up to a width of 60 mm.
— m i — M I — y’ I: — yy I: — I — G I I: — I:. I, I 7550 Made in Germany i1’ .EiETh 0 J)I I To select the Maxi Stitches you can scroll through all screen pages until you have reached pattern 200 with the cursor keys, or you simply press the “0-9” key.
V L 0 Using the cursor keys “—“ and “÷-“ you can scroll to the next available patterns. By pressing one of the two keys below the pattern it will be marked and ready to be sewn. If you press this key again, the pattern will be displayed consecutively with its length, width and [1! balance settings (see “balance” section).
Balance Reverse stitch correction: Embroidery patterns, particularly large-scale motifs, can vary on different fabric types — heavy material is fed differently to fine silk. The creative has a correction system letting you sew optimum embroidery stitches: the balance.
1 El El El In the minus section the reverse stitches become shorter. Patterns or programs are sewn extended and moved apart at the same time. 2) Sideways stitch correction For Maxi Stitches the reverse feeding as well as the sideways feeding can be adjusted.
C • 0 __ F * [: I 3) Correction of pattern and program combinations You can also correct already stored pattern combi nations with the balance. In the P-Memory: As soon as you are in the programming screen, you will see the scale for the reverse stitch correction to the right of your design.
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OVER Contents Alphabets/Monograms Pages 62—64 Changing the letter width Page 63 Switching from upper to lower case letters Page 64 Letter selection using I - the Creative Designer Page 65 C) Creatin.
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fiHEH3E A menu appears on the screen with the letters of the alphabet, the numbers 0-9, punctuation marks such as full stop, comma, hyphen, and several special marks. After selecting an alphabet style the letter “A” is automatically activated and can be sewn straight away.
Switching from upper case to lower case letters in the script alphabet The script alphabet can be sewn in upper and lower case letters. By pressing the “A-z” key all alphabet styles appear on the screen with lines covering two keys each. Select alphabet style “A-a’ The menu containing the full alphabet appears.
I Il I I I iE1[11 a) 2 E a) ‘I PFAFF creatiSO i3iTi 5J! I a Letter selection using the Creative Designer H’ H’ Alternatively, you can select letters, numbers and special marks of an alphabet using the Creative Designer. To do this, connect the CD to your sewing machine (see section ,,Creative Designer”).
infá I rrmi With the keys located below “+“ and “-“ you can move the dimmed bar for selecting a free memory. After you have confirmed with the “o.k.” key this message appears on the display: The pattern sequence is empty... any I :i :i I 31 L I I II H’ fr k :‘ I Press the “A-z” key now.
1 sequence. 4 50 rmafly H9 H<H I L c inf o.k / 0-9 [ciear A-z By pressing the “re” key the letter sequence will appear on the screen. Press the key underneath the symbol “J” if you wish to sew the se quence. The stitch width set for the first letter will apply to all further letters in the sequence.
—EiEir1 Pattern sequence When several patterns are combined in a memory, it is called a “pattern sequence’ To do this, recall the first 16 of 32 M-Memories by pressing the “r” key.
Press the “0-9” key. This message appears on the screen “Pattern No.: 0” Keys: “—-÷“: Scroll through patterns Key: “info” : Selection by patterns ‘1 1 I a i I j 1 I If the memory is empty, this message appears: ,,Empty sequence!” “esc” = Abort Select the patterns to be stored now.
Ic 1L ii rr I For example, you now enter pattern 162 using the keys “1-0” and confirm with the “o.k.” key. ‘tI I i I Ii r• *: C [ I [ [ 1 _ _ 11Fifi _ _ inf m p.
iriri You can change the preset stitch width and length by pressing the “1-0” keys located below the settings. I I I [21 1 H You have to confirm your selection with the “o.k.” key. On the screen the selected pattern appears in the memory. Select the next pattern using the “0-9” keys again and continue as described be fore.
p 4 _. You can manipulate a pattern within a sequence using the following symbols: Pressing the key below it you will return to the beginning of the pattern se quence. You can add a new pattern to the beginning of the sequence. Pressing the key below it you will move to the end of the pattern sequence.
p I R V Pressing the “K” key will open another menu. Using the cursor keys you can correct the pattern (see section “balance”). Pressing the “o.
(I, .cI) ever, remains. 4-. 2 E a) —U) 75 a a SI Si II ‘I, I 1 F) I j ck)c - When you combine Maxi Stitches in a sequence, in the programming screen you will see the symbols “zo” and “ZO” besides the icons de scribed before. By pressing the keys underneath you can reduce ii or enlarge (zoom) your stored pattern sequence.
i[flJHHE] : If you wish to delete or insert a pattern within a sequence, or check it, you need to use the cursor. When selecting a pattern within a pattern se quence the cursor is always positioned at the end of the sequence.
TI ‘I D fly -, I i 1 7i I $ I Press the “0-9” key and enter the number of your On the screen the message appears: “Store by desired motif using the “1-0” keys. Confirm with pressing “o.k.’ Press the “o.k.” key. The new “o.k.” pattern has been inserted in your sequence.
‘- [1F1[1[1 4* i. •1 Now press key “4” below ‘4 (delete pattern). The pattern will be deleted. nfou Select key”7” below” Your sewing ma chine is now ready to sew.
I a) 0 (I) a)! i1 Eight-way feed stitches (Connecting stitches) With the connecting stitches you can sew em broidery and utility stitch programs into different directions. By shifting the patterns, new shapes and large-area embroidery motifs will be created.
Eight-way feed stitches (connecting stitches) Example: Press the “rn)” key. On the screen the M-Memory directory appears. Se’ect an empty M-Memory and confirm with the “o.k.” key. On the screen the message appears. “Empty sequence.. Now press the “0-9” key.
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You can now store the connecting stitches using the “o.k.” key. For our example, six stitches of the selected direction will be entered into the memory. Press the “0-9” key again. Enter the stitch pattern again, and store it to the memory by pressing the “o.
11 Example No. 1: 1 x No. 139 5xN 1 x No. 1 39 5x[ 1 xNo. 139 5 x [ 1 x No. 1 39 5x’j 0 a) 0 XX3 I Example No. 2: r 1 xNo. 138 6xN 1 xNo. 138 6x 1 x No.
r. - iI);5’ .::7$ ri I S Example No. 3: 1 xNo. 162 2xLf] 4x 1 xNo. 162 2 x [Ii 4x[ 1 x No. 1 62 2xW 4xIi Leaves: Nr: 190 Pattern length: 20 Pattern width : 6,0 Press key “single pattern”4 Bells: • Select a memory • No. 166 “Mirror image/lateral mirroring” • Storing with “o.
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PFAFF creatvo750 A ‘ I ‘‘ Contents Technical section The programming sheet Designing a pattern Placing the stitch points Programming a pattern Selecting a P-Memory Adding a stitch, inserting a M.
U The Creative Designer comes as standard equipment with the creative 7550 and enables you to design your own patterns up to a stitch width of 9 mm.The desired motif is drawn on a programming sheet. This template is inserted in the Creative Designer and transferred into the sewing machine’s computer by the adjustable slide stitch by stitch.
Parts of the Creative Designer Connection lead with plug Cover Lead retainer Adjustable slide Sliding scanner with cross-wire magnifier Cross-wire magnifier Clip slide, right Insertion slot for progra.
I . .c Take the connection plug out of the retainer (3) and insert it into socket (10) of the machine. To open the unit, fold cover (2) upwards. PA rwavo me — Important! :‘ • • When connecting.
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32 28 24 20 16 12 08 04 Placing the stitch points (stitches) By drawing stitch points into your design you are setting the stitch length of your pattern at the same time. Each point represents one needle penetration in the material. The optimum distance of the points (width and length) is between 4+7 squares.
ii Ill I (I) C) C a) 2 E a) —Q) (a) o o 1 I I I 1 A Inserting the programming sheet in the Creative Designer Insert the pattern programming sheet in slot (8). Make sure the sheet does not jam and push it in until the edge of the paper is under the top cutout edge of the programming area (9).
Now position the programming sheet that the red cross of magnitier (6) is exactly aligned with point 00. Then clamp the sheet in this position by pushing clip slide (12) to the rear Move the adjustable slide (4) fully to the right and magnifier slide (5) fully down.
Push the magnifier back to the bottom left point 00 and check that the red horizontal line of the magnifier aligns with lire 00. (Adjust, if necessary.) C aco 0 (I) oa) t;.c LI I - Programming a pattern Connect the Creative Designer to your sewing machine.
1 ‘ Selecting a P-Memory To transfer the design to your sewing machine press key”p)” On the screen the first 10 of 30 P-Memories are Using cursor key”*” you can scroll to the next displayed. page. Press the numbered key below the desired free “P-Memory” [ r C- E a) a)’ 00.
I £ I f A work area with a cross appears on the screen. You can move the cross on the display with the adjustable slide of the Creative Designer. The memory is now ready for storage.
I * ,nfo o.k. After you have entered your pattern completely, you can manipulate it using the following func tions: Select the “m+” symbol with key”l”. The function “Add stitch”L will be marked and activated. All further functions have to be selected with the “0” key.
I m+d Adding a stitch By moving the adjustable slide and pressing the “mem+” key on the CD you can add one or several stitches at the end of a pattern. m+ ±± Moving a stitch Select a stitch with the cross and press the “memory” key on the Designer.
R: é a 1 !Im( A _ LI JL L I •L L L If IL iv I- L. 4) m+ • Moving a block If you wish to move several stitches at a time, select the edge point of the desired block using the cross. By pressing the “memory” key on the Designer, the block will be displayed on the screen and can be moved to the left and right.
I 1 I •I I TI I * II 1 I I I II Ij — — _ _ 4 -. : (I) .Q) D1 II ii I Symbol”m—” By selecting the “m—” symbol with key “3’ the menu on the right-hand side of the screen will • change. With these functions stitches or patterns can be deleted.
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ilt L L 3 1111 - _ ___ On the top right-hand side of the screen the respective stitch number and the length and width coordinates are displayed. I I I I ifo m . ok. ) / o’ / clear Tracing a pattern with “mem” To check the individual stitches of a pattern and their sewing direction you can trace the stitches using the “mem” function.
I in1 mnti n.k i’ Id Fading in/out stitch points By pressing key “8” the stitch points of a pattern will be faded in or out. Fading in the stitch points makes corrections much easier. ‘L •Q rz [<H 1 Sewing the pattern By pressing key”6” underneath symbol”ij your pattern will be ready for sewing.
r ROM Within the P-Memory section you have the possibility to manipulate a preprogrammed motif from the Creative’s pattern selection by trans ferring it to a P-Memory and changing it with the connected Creative Designer. Press key “)‘ The P-Memory directory appears on the screen.
cLk )fo-9 ‘1 The pattern will appear in the programming screen and can be changed with any of the functions described so far (delete a stitch, move a stitch, insert a stitch, etc.). ok 1 / oa Jøiøai I; I ( i 1 rJwffTh v. info1 nu Enter the number of the pattern you wish to manipulate and confirm with “o.
I I i I fl I i j I, 9 i I I H S I RAM With the”ram”function you can copythe contents of a P-Memory into another P-Memory. You need this function if, for example, you wish to manipulate a pattern with the Designer or add to it without loosing the original pattern.
Using the numbered keys, select the memory containing the pattern you wish to transfer to the free memory. On the display the pattern that has been copied to the free memory appears in the programming screen. Jw i: ? : cicj ‘‘tw i; L 1 L i ment a stitch, etc.
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Utility stitches / Buttonholes Pageslll—145 Accessories / Needles Pages 147—158 Maintenance /Trouble shooting Pages 1 59—1 63 ‘1 (I) 2 a) —U) — 111 •.
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1 I I I I I I 1. I I I 1 U ‘I I U a a I Contents Utility stitches Buttonholes Sewing feet Needle chart Maintenance Trouble shooting Pages 115—131 Pages 132—145 Pages 148—150 Pages 157—158 Pages 159—162 Page 163 0 a) - o .0 E —Q) = 4 CCC.
a) S E a) —Q ca cz o CUC.) I4.e C P Straight stitch Program 00 is the basic straight stitch with center needle position. The stitch length can be — increased up to 6 mm as required. Some sewing jobs can be done easier by — . changing the needle position, e.
vø 4’ ,_#.. Blind stitch 04 is best suited for invisible hems; sewing by hand is unnecessary. • Serge the edge of the hem. • Fold the edge inwards by the hem width.
2 Ij E —Q) Ei VVvW /WWAMN WAMM Stretch triple zigzag stitch Prog.22 The stretch triple zigzag stitch produces a highly elastic and decorative seam which is very suitable for hems on T-shirts and underwear. • Serge the edge of the hem. • Fold the hem inwards at the required width, • Topsthch the hem from the face side.
(I) a) i; 0> ‘00 Overlock stitches Prog. 06,30—38 For knit and other stretch materials the creative offers a selection of overlock stitches. These join two plies of fabric and serge them in one operation.They have a higher elasticity than usual stitches, they are more durable, and you can sew them fast, too.
— I - — -- 7c? r : I II Flat covering seams Cross stitch Where seam allowances and serged edges are Prog. 19 inconvenient covering seams are used. These Owing to its high elasticity, this stitch is very seams are particularly flat, join bordering fabric suitable for decorative hems, e.
. La 4 S.. •4 S Light-knit mending stitch Prog. 35 The light-knit mending stitch is a stretchable covering stitch. It is very suitable for overstitching cuffs in stretch materials, e.g. sweat shirts or sportswear. • Sew the cuff onto the part with an overlock stitch.
Prog. 09 = j With program 09 you can sew on two- and — four-hole buttons without any problems. • Remove the sewing foot. • Place the button in the place marked. • Turn the hand wheel towards you and position the button so that the needle enters the left hole in the button.
I II . 0 t 0 0 CCL. cO< Li Automatic bartack Prog. 24+25 With program No. 24 you can sew a fully auto matic bartack for strengthening zippers, pockets, or belt loops. If you choose a larger size bartack, the stitch density will automatically be increased.
Program 28 is mainly intended for strengthening -‘ damaged areas of fabric. • Stitch over the damaged area at the required length. • Press the reverse key; the machine finishes sewing the darning program and the darning length is thus saved. The saved darning length can now be repeated as often as needed.
Darning with straight stitch Prog. 00 Insert darning foot No. 6. Set the needle at its highest position by turning the handwheel, and push the pin of the darning foot fully into the hole of the sewing foot holder slightly pressing the darning foot between thumb and forefinger.
U Lace edges Prog. 02 Prog.00 Serge the raw edge of the fabric with zigzag or overlock stitches. Place the lace onto the fabric fl so that the edges of the fabric and lace overlap slightly. Then stitch the lace onto the face side. j You can achieve a particularly flat seam if you are joining lace and fabric with a covering stitch.
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Darning with elastic stitch Prog. 03 j The elastic stitch is very suitable for repairing holes, tears and damaged areas. Depending on the size of the damaged area, sew over this area with rows of elastic stitches until it is well covered.When doing so, make sure the - stitch rows overlap each other.
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C E E 0 Prog. 00 Roll hemming with hemmer No.7 Hemming secures the edges of chiffon, light-knit and nylon fabrics in a tidy and durable way. ‘I [I II U U Stretch the fabric before you start sewing. Doing this, you will see in which direction the fabric stretches because the hemming has to be sewn on this side.
Sewing in zippers Prog. 00 There are different ways to sew in zippers. For skirts we recommend inserting the zipper con cealed on both sides, and for ladies’ or men’s slacks concealed on one side. For all types of zippers it is important to sew right up close to the teeth of the zipper.
Sewing on patches Prog. 15 The best way to darn larger holes is to cover the damaged area with a piece of new material. • Cut a piece of fabric that is bigger than the damaged area. • Enforce the reverse side of the patch with an iron-on stabilizer.
You only have to program your buttonhole in the desired length once. Any further buttonholes will be sewn in the stored length automatically. Use buttonhole foot No. 5 for buttonhole sewing. Before starting any buttonhole, always push the runner to the front up to the second red mark.
Inserting the buttonhole guide: 1. Remove the detachable work support. 2. Push the metal part of the buttonhole guide in the slot below the needle plate from the rear (between the two arrows marked red). Doing this, the white synthetic part is placed on top of the needle plate.
You can choose from the following buttonholes: 1. Standard buttonhole No. 40 II (for blouses, shirts, dresses, etc.) II a) fully automatic 1I b) semi-automatic - 2. Stretch buttonhole No. 41 for highly stretchable materials and heavy knit It fabrics. U a) fully automatic b) semi-automatic 3.
II ! I, r —> “0K” drc..:t .orie Läroeniricbe ‘.‘1 . nrrirwi r info o.k. ) / 0-9 • Using the numbered keys “1-0” you can enter the desired length of the buttonhole, e.g. “1” and “ 8 ”=l8mm. a) 0 zc . 4-’ 0 II ‘‘1 ;-II —II It F.
If you press the “o.k.” key afterwards, a new screen will be displayed containing the length and width of the buttonhole. The standard width of 4.5 mm can be adjusted with keys “1-5”. For heavy materials select a wide buttonhole width, for light-weight materials a narrow width.
l1 Standard buttonhole semi-automatic ese For this buttonhole the length and bartack are stored during sewing. I After having programmed the first buttonhole the following buttonholes are sewn fully auto matica Ily. : For semi-automatic buttonholes the stitch density can be set besides the buttonhole length and stitch width.
4 C., I CD 04 H The total length of the buttonhole is defined during sewing with the aid of buttonhole foot No. 5 A. Before you start sewing, pull the runner of the buttonhole foot to the front so that the red arrow is placed at the second mark. Sew the first buttonhole seam at the required length.
I iirrr i i i j Adapting the buttonhole seam length with the balance c J) [i / clearj On highly slippery fabrics it may happen that the stitch density of the left seam turns out diffe rently to the one of the right seam. In this case, you can adapt the seam density using the balance.
t a, 0 . o H Round buttonhole important! The round buttonhole should be placed with the rounding facing the edge. The sewing of the buttonhole, however, starts at the bartack. Always sew the buttonholes from the inside outwards to the edge. The round buttonhole is automatically sewn between a length of 7 and 40mm.
By pressing key “6” for “man” you can self-define the second bartack. The stitch density cannot be changed for this buttonhole style. Therefore, you should sew this buttonhole with a thicker thread or a gimp thread, if required (see section “Sewing buttonholes with gimp thread”).
• Press the “ok.” key. On the screen the button hole appears with length and width settings and balance. • For buttonholes on coats the stitch width can be increased up to 8.5 mm. • The stitch density cannot be changed for this buttonhole style.
. Place the gimp thread over the front ridge of the buttonhole foot and pull the thread ends under the sewing foot to the back into the left and right of the back ridge. . . Push the runner to the front up to the second red mark. Now sew buttonhole No.
Then place the gimp thread over the front ridge. Pull the thread ends under the sewing foot to the back taut into the left and right of the back ridge. -— — Keyhole buttonholes with gimp thread back. • Push the runner of the buttonhole foot to the (I) a) -= Oh red mark.
‘1 • Pull the gimp thread on the left to the back until the loop is placed shortly in front of the needle. • Now sew the rounding carefully. wrn • Then, holding the gimp thread slightly tauter, finish the buttonhole. Cut off the loose ends of the gimp thread.
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C 0 a) 00 0 0 <C •Ij ii Accessories and needles Pages Page Page Page 148—150 151 152 153 Sewing feet (standard accessories) Table of special accessories Felling foot/Appliqué foot Fringe foot/.
Standard sewing foot No. 0 A Part No.: 98-694 828-00 Fancy-stitch foot for Dual Feed No. 1 A Part No.: 98-694 836-00 E 1 . : Fancy-stitch foot (not suitable for Dual Feed) No. 2A Part No.: 98-694 838-00 1’ ‘ : U) a) 0 U, (I, a) C., 4-IC.) (0 H Blind stitch and overlock foot No.
Zipper and edge sewing foot No.4 Part No.: 98-694 884-00 Buttonhole foot No. BA Part No.: 98-694 830-00 Buttonhole guide No.10 Part No.: 93-037 595-91 Darning foot No.
Roll hemmer foot No.7 Part No.: 98-694 81 8-00 Embroidery foot No. 8 Part No.: 98-694 840-00 Edge guide No. 3 Part No.: 98-802 422-00 a) 0 Cl, Cl, 4’ C.
Sewing feet (special accessories) Special accessories are intended for special sewing work. The listed sewing feet are available from your PFAFF dealer: I 1 1 1 -I I I I I I -I I I Accessory Part Numb.
O) V ‘ I • Insert the felling foot. • Place the fabric reverse side to reverse side. • Overlap the raw edge of the lower ply by about i—1.5 cm (3/8 to 5/8). • Now place this overlapping edge over the tongue of the felling foot.The fabric must be placed fully under the sewing foot.
Fringe foot q With this special foot for loop embroidery you can produce fantastic effects in no time. Particularly on terry-cloth this foot can be quite effective. • Mark out any pattern you wish with chalk or the magic pen. • Use a stabilizer and engage the fringe foot.
Cording foot Cording is a technique in which pearl thread or a fine cord is overstitched to produce a purl seam. With this you can obtain an effect similar to braiding. Appliqués can also be made more im pressively by this seam. • Engage the cording foot.
With the multi-stitch gathering foot you can make closely or widely spaced pleats automatically during sewing which is very suitable for ruffles, frills, home textiles, etc. The multi-stitch gathering foot can be used in three different ways: 1. Folding the fabric in pleats.
Bias tape binder Binding with bias tape is a very easy method of giving fabric edges a smooth and neat appear ance. For this you need unfolded bias tape about 24 mm (one inch) wide. • Remove the foot holder with sewing foot and screw on the binder. • Cut the beginning of the bias tape at a diago nal.
System & No. Stitch length Stitch width Needle Suitable for spacing ri 130/705 H-ZWI 25mm - 1.6mm Medium-wide 80 2.5 mm - 2.0 mm cording 130/705H-ZWI 80 2.5 mm — 2.5 mm Wide cording 90 2.5 mm — 3.0 mm Extra wide cording ‘ 100 3.0 mm — 4.0 mm Extra-wide cording Decorative and zigzag patterns 130/705H-ZWI 80 0.
0 a) a) a) Needle chart Using the adequate needle guarantees better processing of the material. 1 I I i I ‘I I I Fabric weight: Fabric weight: Fabric weight: light medium heavy Needle size: Needle size: Needle size: 60,70,75 80,90 100,110,120 Needle points System & No.
Contents Changing the battery Changing the needle plate Cleaning and oiling Changing the sewing lamp Sewing faults and their removal Page 160 Page 161 Page 161 Page 162 Page 163 Q) 2 E coW o - 159 F :.
Changing the battery: Switch on the sewing machine to avoid dele tion of the memories during the battery change. Tilt the machine over backwards. A battery compartment is installed in the base. Using a screwdriver lift cover B at the catch in recess A and remove the cover.
= I I Changing the needle plate - • Switch off the main switch. • Raise the presser foot lifter. • Pull the stitch plate upwards remove it. Replacing • Place the needle plate on flat at the back and push it down with both hands until you hear it snap in place.
a Ghafl9’9 the sewing lamP • Switch off the main sWitCh. a Disconnect the mains plug and the foot control plug from the machiflO. • Take off the detaChab work supP0 The sewin9 lamp (bulb) is loc.
Sewing faults and their removal Fault/cause: 1. The machine skips stitches Needle is not properly inserted. A wrong needle has been inserted. Needle is bent or blunt. Machine is not properly threaded. Needle is too small for thread. ! 2. Needle thread breaks See reasons above.
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Traditional embroidery techniques Pages 165—1 83 C I I I j 2 iJ Ii: 4Itz Iv.) C C.).
General tips on embroidering Page 1 68 Cross stitch Pages 1 70—173 Linen embroidery Page 1 74 Hemstitching Pages 175—177 Eyelet embroidery Pages 178—1 79 Richelieu Page 180 Quilting Page 181 Twi.
I W r 0 1 1 ‘ , co Embroidering needs practice. Knowing the right tips and hints, it can be quite easy to achieve beautiful embroidery results. Thread tension For embroidery work in general a looser thread tension is used than for utility sewing (± 3).
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U) a) I - L C.) 1-’ ‘ ‘t; U) U) ‘U Embroidering cross stitch motifs with programs 100-109 You can combine the individual cross stitch pro grams using your imagination to achieve large- area cross stitch motifs or beautiful borders. These combinations are entered into different M-Memories which are then sewn successively next to each other.
Mark each memory with a number and arrows for the respective sewing direction. Press the “rn) “ key for pattern sequence. Now enter the selected cross stitches into a free M-Memory. To sew the pattern recall the programmed memories successively. Press key” When you start sewing the needle always stitches in the middle of the sewing foot.
I ‘ I G) I • 11 2 Ii E a) I. c I C Linen embroidering is a very wellknown and popular technique which in earlier times was widely used in bed and table linen production. For this special white-on-white embroidery satin stitches are most suitable to make the embroi dery more prominent.
Hemstitching I This technique is known by everyone — but only handmade. With the Creative 7550 you can pro i L duce hemstitching much quicker and easier. I 10 special hemstitching programs are at your disposal, and by changing the stitch lengths and widths you can achieve new effects every time.
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: ii 2 V E 1’ 11 Eyelet embroidery refines your linens and can be produced very easily with your creative. With the help of an eyelet plate and different utility and embroidery stitches you can produce beautiful embroideries. • Drop the feed dog. • Remove the sewing foot.
0 Pattern examples for eyelet embroidery a> Select pattern No. 32. c) Stitch slowly around the cut using the elastic Stitch around the cut slowly and evenly. Then blind stitch No. 05. Tie-off with reverse I sew a second circle using program No. 32, stitches.
n Richelieu This very artistic form of bar and eyelet embroi dery is easy to make with your sewing machine. • Transfer your pattern onto the face side of the fabric using the magic pen. • Then place two plies of AVALON stabilizer under the area to be embroidered and tauten the fabric and backing in an embroidery hoop.
Quilting is a traditional sewing technique. The method that the wives of American settlers developed to make use of material remnants has become an artistic hobby with many enthusiasts worldwide.
Twin needle sewing You can achieve beautiful embroidery effects by using the twin needle. Embroideries turn out best with a stitch width of 1 .6-3 mm. Stretch seams are sewn up to 6 mm wide. Particularly effective are embroideries if two embroidery threads of similar shades are chosen.
a S S S The pattern and monogram stencils help you —. to place and combine patterns on the fabric ! precisely. Doing this, please take into considera tion that the drawn pattern size does not always exactly correspond to the actual stitched size.
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