User manual ELNA 6001

[. . . ] PDFMAILER. DE INSTRUCTION BOOK 6001 PDFMAILER. DE IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS Your Elna model 6001 sewing machine is designed and constructed for HOUSEHOLD use only. Read all instructions before using this machine. DANGER ­ To reduce the risk of electric shock: 1. Your sewing machine should never be left unattended when plugged in. Always unplug the machine from the electrical outlet immediately after using and before cleaning. [. . . ] · Apply stabilizer to the fabric for the stitch to form correctly. Decrease stitch width to 3. 5 and stitch length to 0. 4. Applique Preparation 1. Press fusible webbing to the wrong side of a lightweight fabric. Sew design to fabric with the needle swinging off the applique. When you reach a place where you need to turn, lower the needle into the fabric at the outer edge of the turn. Raise the presser foot, turn fabric, lower the presser foot and continue sewing. You may need to set the foot pressure dial to 2. 31 PDFMAILER. DE How To Sew On a Button 02 Hand sewing buttons to a garment is very time-consuming. · Set the stitch width according to the position of the holes in the button. Mark button placement on fabric. Use washable glue or transparent tape to temporarily secure the button. Place the button and fabric under the presser foot. Match the holes in the button to the horizontal slot on the presser foot. Turn the flywheel by hand until the needle is down inside the left hole of the button. Turn the flywheel by hand to position the needle above the right hole of the button. Press the key to adjust the needle over the right hole. After you finish sewing, cut the thread leaving 10-15 cm (4-6") of thread at the button. Pull the thread to the reverse side of the fabric and tie the threads. Raise the feed dog after sewing on buttons. NOTE: The optional Sewing on Button foot grips the button better and also allows you to create a thread shank. Simply insert a pin into hole on front of foot before sewing. After sewing, wrap thread tails to create shank. 32 PDFMAILER. DE 3-Step Zigzag 03 The 3-step zigzag (sometimes called a multiple zigzag) is used to finish raw seam edges on synthetics and other fabrics that tend to pucker. This stitch gives a flatter edge finish than the regular zigzag and is excellent for darning and mending tears in fabric. Place the fabric under the presser foot so the needle swings off the fabric to the right. 03 Mending a Tear Pull torn edges together and fuse a piece of interfacing slightly larger than the tear to the wrong side of the garment. Decrease stitch length to 0. 6 ­ 0. 8. Stitch down the middle, pulling edges together. Depending on the tear, you might need to stitch area 2 or 3 times. 33 PDFMAILER. DE 05 Blind Hem Stitches The woven blind hem is a great method of finishing a hemline or sleeve. [. . . ] 35 Smocking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49 Speed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Spool Pin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16, 17 Stabilizer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [. . . ]