CREATING BOBBIN WORK (EMBROIDERY)
Selecting the Pattern
Note
• Prepare the machine for bobbin work as described
in "PREPARING FOR BOBBIN WORK" on page 5.
a
Attach the embroidery foot "W" and the
embroidery unit.
b
Install a bobbin wound with an adequate
amount of thread for pattern.
Note
• For an estimated length of bobbin thread required
for each pattern, see page 26.
Be sure to use a bobbin wound with enough thread.
If the bobbin runs out of thread while sewing, the
embroidery cannot be completed.
• Depending on the thread thickness, it may not be
possible to wind the bobbin with the necessary
length of thread. In this case, try winding the bobbin
again, or use a lighter weight thread.
c
Pull up the bobbin thread above the needle
plate.
d
Turn on the machine.
e
Press
.
→ The carriage will move to the initialization position.
f
To select a bobbin work embroidery pattern,
press
(Embroidery).
Note
• Embroidery patterns for bobbin work cannot be used
in the embroidery edit screen (
g
Press
, then advance to page 10 or 11
(page numbers are for small thumbnail size)
of the pattern selection screen for bobbin
work patterns.
h
Select one of the bobbin work embroidery
patterns.
Embroidery patterns for bobbin work appear with
the letter "B" in the lower-left corner of the key.
a
a
"B" mark
→ Regardless of the setting that had been selected, the
automatic thread cutting function is turned off.
→ When a bobbin work embroidery pattern is selected
the embroidery sewing speed is automatically set at
350 spm.
• When sewing bobbin work, be sure to select an
embroidery pattern for bobbin work. If any other
type of pattern is selected, the machine may be
damaged.
Note
• Embroidery sewing speed defaults to 350 spm when
a bobbin work embroidery pattern is selected. The
Settings screen will not allow speed to be adjusted.
Memo
• When an embroidery pattern for bobbin work is
).
selected, the automatic thread cutting function is
turned off. Afterward, if a pattern other than one for
bobbin work is selected, the automatic thread
cutting function is returned to the setting that was
selected before the embroidery pattern for bobbin
work was chosen.
CAUTION
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