Pfaff ambition Essential Owner's Manual
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- Pfaff ambition Essential | Owner's Manual - Page 1
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all moving parts. Special care is required around the sewing machine needle. • bobbin, or changing presser foot, etc. • Always unplug sewing machine from the electrical outlet when removing covers, lubricating, or when making any other user servicing adjustments mentioned in the instruction manual - Pfaff ambition Essential | Owner's Manual - Page 3
be pleased to advise you as well. Your PFAFF® ambition essential™ sewing machine will definitely enable you to experience a totally new dimension of sewing! Table of contents Introduction 4 Machine overview 4 Accessories 5 Stitch overview 7 Direct selection 7 Pattern selection 7 Alphabet - Pfaff ambition Essential | Owner's Manual - Page 4
5. Built-in needle threader 6. Buttonhole lever 7. Needle bar 8. Stitch plate 9. Bobbin cover 10. Lower thread guide 4 11. Presser foot lift 12. Needle screw 13. Needle thread guide 14. Presser foot bar and presser foot holder 15. Presser foot 16. Free arm 17. Accessory tray 18. Handwheel 19 - Pfaff ambition Essential | Owner's Manual - Page 5
30. Main switch, connectors for power cord and foot control 31. Handle 32. Presser foot lift 33. IDT™ system 34. Slide for lowering the feed dogs 30 22 23 24 28 29 31 32 33 Accessories Included accessories 35. Bobbins (5) (#416475801) 36. Felt pad 37. Screwdriver for needle plate 38. Multi - Pfaff ambition Essential | Owner's Manual - Page 6
Introduction Presser feet Standard presser foot 0A with IDT™ system (shown as attached on the machine upon delivery) in the display, This foot is used mainly for straight stitching and zigzag stitching with a stitch length longer than 1.0 mm. Fancy stitch foot 1A with IDT™ system (shown as in - Pfaff ambition Essential | Owner's Manual - Page 7
stitch Sewing elastic, darning, patching. 6 Honeycomb stitch 7 Bridging stitch 8 Decorative stitch for stretch fabrics and hems. Also used with elastic thread in the bobbin. Joining fabrics and quilt batting, decorative stitch for quilting, hemstitching. Foundation elastic stitch Joining stitch - Pfaff ambition Essential | Owner's Manual - Page 8
. Stretch buttonhole 12 Buttonhole for stretch fabrics. 13 Button sewing Sew on buttons or tacking. 14 Eyelet Heirloom sewing decorative trim. Programmable darning Darning holes or damaged fabric. 15 stitch 16 Bartack Automatically reinforce seams and pockets. Quilt stitches = Engage IDT - Pfaff ambition Essential | Owner's Manual - Page 9
Introduction Sewing techniques stitches Stitch No. Name Beading stitch, 4-6mm 94 = Engage IDT™ system Description For sewing on pearls, beads etc. Requires optional Beading Foot. (Part number 820605-096) Beading stitch, 2-4mm For sewing on pearls, beads etc. Requires optional Beading Foot. (Part - Pfaff ambition Essential | Owner's Manual - Page 10
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the plastic bag. Note: Your PFAFF® ambition essential™ sewing machine is adjusted to provide the best stitch result at normal room temperature. Extreme hot and cold temperatures can affect the sewn result. Preparations Connect to the power supply Among the accessories you will find the power cord - Pfaff ambition Essential | Owner's Manual - Page 12
use the free arm, slide off the accessory tray. When attached, a hook keeps the accessory tray securely attached to the machine. Remove the tray by sliding it to the left. Leveling the machine base plate To make sure your machine stands steadily on your sewing surface you can adjust the base plate - Pfaff ambition Essential | Owner's Manual - Page 13
. Auxiliary spool pin The auxiliary spool pin is used when winding a bobbin thread from a second spool of thread or for a second spool when sewing with a twin needle. Insert the auxiliary spool pin into the hole at the top of the machine (A). Slide on a large spool cap and place a felt pad under the - Pfaff ambition Essential | Owner's Manual - Page 14
accessories that require manual threading of the needle. When threading the needle manually, make sure that the needle is threaded from front to back. Threading for twin needle Replace the sewing needle with a twin needle. Make sure that the presser threads into the thread guides (A) from back to - Pfaff ambition Essential | Owner's Manual - Page 15
the thread into the thread guide (A) from back to front. Pull the thread clockwise around the bobbin winder tension disc (B). 3. Thread through the hole in the bobbin (C) from D the inside to the outside. 4. Place an empty bobbin on the bobbin spindle. 5. Push the bobbin lever to the right to - Pfaff ambition Essential | Owner's Manual - Page 16
stitch plate thread guide from (D) to (E). 5. To cut off excess thread pull thread back over the cutting off blade at point (E). 6. Replace the bobbin cover. 1 3 D E 2 B A 4 C IDT™ system (integrated dual feed) For sewing any fabric precisely, PFAFF® ambition essential™ sewing machine provides - Pfaff ambition Essential | Owner's Manual - Page 17
"N". In most cases, you do not need to adjust the presser foot pressure. When using specialty techniques, or when sewing on very light or stitches and buttonholes, the top thread should be visible on the underside of the fabric. Make a few tests on a scrap piece of the fabric you are going to sew - Pfaff ambition Essential | Owner's Manual - Page 18
needles have a slightly rounded point and come in a variety of sizes. For general sewing in a variety of fabric types and weights. Stretch needle (C) Stretch needles have a special scarf to eliminate skipped stitches when there is a flex in the fabric. For knits, swimwear, fleece, synthetic suedes - Pfaff ambition Essential | Owner's Manual - Page 19
is switched. Turn the handwheel one full turn or start sewing to re-engage the feed dogs. Presser foot lift The presser foot is lowered or raised with the presser foot lift (A). If you are sewing on heavy fabric or several layers of fabric, the presser foot can be raised higher to make it easier to - Pfaff ambition Essential | Owner's Manual - Page 20
until you press the button again to cancel. If you press the reverse button while sewing, the machine sews in reverse for as long as you keep the button pressed. Reverse is also used when sewing the darning stitch. Needle up/down (2) Press this button to move the needle up or down. The setting - Pfaff ambition Essential | Owner's Manual - Page 21
sewing 15. Auto-lock activated 16. Machine set for needle stop up 17. Mirroring activated 18. Buttonhole lever should be lowered 19. Bobbin winding engaged 20. Approximate needle position (all 29 available positions are not indicated) 21. Stitch width/stitch position 22. Stitch length 23. Presser - Pfaff ambition Essential | Owner's Manual - Page 22
stop position 6 1 Direct 2 5 3 4 Note: If the presser foot recommendation shows +, an optional presser foot is required for the selected stitch. See stitch table on page 9 for details about the sewing techniques stitches. Select a stitch When the machine is set to direct selection mode the - Pfaff ambition Essential | Owner's Manual - Page 23
and automatically stop. The Auto-lock icon (E) is visible on the display until the machine has stopped. For other stitches, press the auto-lock button to sew tie-off stitches at the end of the current stitch pattern and automatically stop. The Auto-stop icon (F) is visible on the display until - Pfaff ambition Essential | Owner's Manual - Page 24
side. Stich number 5 can also be used as an elastic stitch to allow seams to stretch when sewing knit fabrics. Sewing Buttonholes Your machine's buttonholes are specially adjusted for different kinds of fabric and garments. Look at the stitch table on page 8 in this book to find descriptions of - Pfaff ambition Essential | Owner's Manual - Page 25
cutting excess. 5. Use the seam ripper to carefully open the buttonhole. Sewing Sew on a button 1. To sew on a button, remove the presser foot and select the button sewing stitch. 2. Lower the feed dogs. 3. Place the button under the presser foot holder. Use the mirroring function to make sure the - Pfaff ambition Essential | Owner's Manual - Page 26
and lower the buttonhole lever to sew the stitch. Patterns Sewing hems in heavy fabric When sewing over seams in extra heavy fabric or a blue jeans hem, the foot can tip as the machine climbs over the seam. Use the multi-purpose tool to balance the height of the presser foot as you sew. One side - Pfaff ambition Essential | Owner's Manual - Page 27
with a layer of batting sandwiched between. To sew three layers together, you have a wide variety of stitches and techniques to choose from. Stitch-in-the-Ditch Use the Fancy stitch foot 1A with IDT™ system. Stitching in the ditch means using the guide on the presser foot to follow the seams in the - Pfaff ambition Essential | Owner's Manual - Page 28
fabrics, because the zigzag in the stitch lets the stitch stretch. The hem is finished and sewn at the same time. There is no need to finish the raw edge first on most knits. Blindhem stitch number 01 B A Elastic blindhem stitch number 02 Sewing Sewing in zippers There are different ways to - Pfaff ambition Essential | Owner's Manual - Page 29
number 94 to 99 on your PFAFF® ambition essential™ sewing machine require the use of optional presser feet. This is indicated with a "+" next to the presser foot symbol on the display. See stitch table on page 9 for more information about the sewing techniques stitches and which optional foot that - Pfaff ambition Essential | Owner's Manual - Page 30
letters into sequences. You can add up to 30 stitches and letters in the same sequence. All stitches in your sewing machine can be used for sequencing except for buttonholes, the darning stitch, button sewing and the bartack. Overview 1. Arrow buttons 1 2. Memory button 3. Delete 2 4. Auto - Pfaff ambition Essential | Owner's Manual - Page 31
sequencing by pressing the memory button. The machine will be positioned at the first stitch in the sequence. Sewing a sequence To sew the sequence, step on the foot control. To start sewing at another position in the sequence, step to desired stitch using the arrow buttons (1). The sequence will - Pfaff ambition Essential | Owner's Manual - Page 32
the screwdriver to remove the two screws (C) in the stitch plate. Lift up the stitch plate. Clean the feed dogs and the bobbin area with the brush found with the accessories. Cleaning under the bobbin area Clean the area under the bobbin case after sewing several projects or any time you notice an - Pfaff ambition Essential | Owner's Manual - Page 33
this troubleshooting guide you will find solutions to the problems you may have with your machine. For further information please contact your local authorized PFAFF® dealer. Problem/cause General problems Fabric does not move? The needle breaks? The machine will not sew? The sewing machine function - Pfaff ambition Essential | Owner's Manual - Page 34
problems, take your sewing machine to your dealer. If there is a specific problem, it is a great help to test sew with your thread on a scrap of your sewing fabric and bring it to your dealer. A sewing sample will often provide helpful information. Non-original parts and accessories The warranty - Pfaff ambition Essential | Owner's Manual - Page 35
right to change the machine equipment and the assortment of accessories without prior notice, or make modifications to the performance or design. Such modifications, however, will always be to the benefit of the user and the product. Intellectual property PFAFF, AMBITION ESSENTIAL and IDT (image) are - Pfaff ambition Essential | Owner's Manual - Page 36
www.pfaff.com 413 35 02-26A • English • InHouse • © 2012 KSIN Luxembourg II, S.ar.l. • All rights reserved • Printed in Germany on environmentally-friendly paper
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