Singer XL-580 FUTURA Instruction Manual - Page 118

KNEE LIFTER The knee lifter is very helpful with sewing techniques such as machine applique and free-motion sewing. It allows you to keep both hands on your project yet control the raising and lowering of the presser foot using your knee. To insert the knee lifter, first remove the socket cover from the front of the machine. Keeping the ribs of the knee lifter sideways, insert toward the knee lifter socket until it ends. Move the knee lifter to the right to raise the presser foot. Release the knee lifter to lower the presser foot. :KHQ¿QLVKHGXVLQJWKHNQHHOLIWHUUHPRYHLWIURPWKHVRFNHW and replace the socket cover. Attention: Do not touch or move the knee lifter while sewing, otherwise the machine beeps with an error message and stops. ENDLESS EMBROIDERY HOOP Embroider endless designs quickly and easily with your ENDLESS EMBROIDERY HOOP. When you use the Endless Hoop, the Futura software will automatically add "alignment stitches" in the corners of your design, allowing you to reposition the hoop accurately for continuous sewing. Your software includes a selection of designs for endless embroidery, which can be found in the Design Library. You can use other designs as endless embroidery as well because the C software will automatically add the alignment stitches for you. D Hoop the Fabric 1. Make sure that the right-hand edge of the fabric to be embroidered has a very straight edge so that it will line up evenly along guide (A). 2. Move lever (B) to the left and down to raise/lift the inner hoop(C). This opens the hoop. 3. Place the fabric with stabilizer between the outer hoop (D) and the inner hoop (C). Position the fabric edge so that it is parallel along guide (A), evenly from top to bottom. 4. Move lever (B) up and to the right to lower the inner hoop. Snap it in place to close the hoop. You will be embroidering your endless designs starting from one end of the fabric, working your way along the fabric edge to the other end of the fabric 116 A B A B