Singer 8500Q MODERN QUILTER Instruction Manual - Page 5

TABLE OF CONTENTS 1.GETTING TO KNOW YOUR MACHINE 0DFKLQHLGHQWL¿FDWLRQ 6 - 7 Accessories 8 - 9 Set up your machine 10 - 11 Spool pins 10 - 11 Winding bobbin 12 - 13 Threading the bobbin thread 14 - 15 Threading the top thread 16 - 17 Using automatic needle threader 18 - 19 Needle, thread and fabric chart 20 Changing the needle 21 Adjusting top thread tension 22 - 23 Changing presser foot 22 - 23 Control panel functions 24 - 29 Functions of operation switch panel 30 - 31 2. STARTING TO SEW Quick reference table of stitch length and width --------- 32 - 35 Straight stitching 36 - 39 Keeping seams straight, Inserting zippers and piping Hand-look quilt stitch 38 - 39 Straight stitch with auto tie-off function 38 - 39 Zigzag stitching 40 - 41 Adjusting stitch width and length, Satin stitch Placement of patterns Blind stitch 42 - 43 Multi-stitch zigzag 42 - 43 Stretch stitches 44 - 51 Straight stretch stitch, Overedge stitch, Ric-rac stitch, Feather stitch, Blanket stitch, Honeycomb stitch, Slant overedge stitch, Turkish stitch, Slant pin stitch, Thorn stitch, Reinforced overedge stitch, Wizard stitch, Crossed stitch, Pin stitch, Entredeux stitch, Ladder stitch, Criss-cross stitch, Fishbone stitch Sewing on a button 50 - 51 Buttonholes 52 - 59 Using buttonhole foot, Corded buttonholes Buttonholing with hard-to-sew fabrics, Manual buttonhole Decorative sewing 60 - 61 Tips on design stitching 60 - 61 More sewing examples 62 - 63 3. OTHER THINGS YOU SHOULD KNOW Presser foot lifter 64 - 65 Feed dog control 64 - 65 Converting to free-arm sewing 64 - 65 Performance checklist 66 - 67 Cleaning hook area and feed dogs 68 - 69 Oiling inside the face cover 70 - 71 Special accessories 72 - 81 Helpful messages 82 - 83 Programming the memory 84 - 89 For European version Sewing machine Dimensions: 567 mm × 240 mm × 317 mm Mass of the equipment: 10.8 kg Rated Voltage: 230 V ~ Rated Frequency: 50 Hz Rated input: 64 W Using ambient temperature: Normal temperature Acoustic noise level: less than 70 db(A) 3