Pfaff creative 7550 Owner's Manual - Page 166

IW r0 11 ', co General tips on embroidering Balance Embroidering needs practice. Knowing the right Each pattern of the machine is pre-programmed tips and hints, it can be quite easy to achieve with its optimum length and width settings. beautiful embroidery results. If you embroider on difficult materials like Jersey, silk or heavy woollens, however, you should Thread tension adjust your pattern with the balance if necessary For embroidery work in general a looser thread (see "balance" section). tension is used than for utility sewing (± 3). II Additionally, the bobbin thread tension has to Stabilizing the fabric be increased by turning the adjusting screw on Whether you use thin or thick materials, they the bobbin case slightly to the right. By doing can be embroidered much better if the fabric has this, the embroidery will look more evenly and been stabilized. prominent. Many types of materials tend to gather parti cularly with dense embroidery stitches. We, there Sewing feet fore, recommend: I For embroidery work sewing feet no. 2A and 8A are most suitable. Remember! For embroidery never engage the top feed as the Apply iron-on or tear-away stabilizer under the fabric to be embroidered.This will stabilize it and can be removed easily after the embroidery work has been completed. embroidery patterns could shift. Avalon is a transparent gelatine stabilizer which I. you apply on the fabric and overstitch it. After the embroidery work has been completed this stabilizer can be removed without any problems with a damp cloth. Alternatively, a gel stabilizer can be used to stabilize the fabric. The gel has a similar effect to spray-on starch. It has to dry after being applied, however, becomes rather _ stiff, and can be overstitched on most materials without a paper underlay. After completion of a the embroidery work, the gel can be washed out 168 easily.