Safety Instructions 2
Reading Instructions 4
Front view L 450 / L 460 6
Side view L 450 / L460 7
L 450 7
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Accessory 8
Accessory storage in the looper cover 8
Other accessory 8
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Machine Setup 9
Foot control and power cord 9
Cut-offs bin 9
Extension Table (L 450 optional) 10
Retractable Top Thread Guide 10
Spool Stabilizer 11
Operating Instructions 12
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Control elements 12
Power switch 12
Looper cover 12
Sewing table 12
Foot control 13
Needle up/down (L 460) 13
Safety LED L 460 13
Handwheel and handwheel position indicator window 14
Two step presser foot lifter with front foot lift 14
Changing the presser foot 14
FHS Free hand system L 460 15
Changing the needle 15
Needle Inserter 16
Needle Threader 16
Needle pad 16
Knife 17
Thread cutter 17
Seam Guide right 17
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Needle and Thread 18
Needle 18
Needle condition 18
Needle, thread and application table 18
Needle and thread matching 19
Thread selection 19
Adjusting and Setting 20
Stitch length 20
Cutting width 20
Knife suspension 20
mtc Thread control (Micro Thread Control) 21
Presser foot pressure 21
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Differential Feed adjustment 22
Gathering 22
Stretching 22
Threading and Sewing 23
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Stitch overview 23
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Threading - General information 24
Threading preparation 24
Thread pretension 24
Replacing thread spools 24
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4-/3-thread overlock (Stitch No. 1, 3-8, 30) 25
Threading the upper looper (blue) 25
Threading the lower looper (red) 26
Threading the right needle (green) 27
Threading the left needle (yellow) 28
3-thread overlock 29
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Upper looper converter (Stitches 2, 9-15) 29
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Narrow seam, Rolled Hem and Picot stitch
(Stitch 7, 8, 13, 30) 30
recommended thread 30
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Test sewing 31
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Adjusting thread tensions 32
4-/3-thread overlock 32
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Sewing examples 33
Securing a Seam 33
Seam begin 33
Seam end 33
Securing the thread chain 34
Undoing stitches 34
Sewing corners 34
Decorative Effects 35
Differential feed applications 36
Sewing in cord / tape 36
Maintenance 37
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Replacing the upper knife 37
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Cleaning and Oiling 37
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Troubleshooting Guide 38
Optional Accessories 39
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Blind stitch foot 39
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Elasticator Foot 40
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Multi-purpose Foot 41
Piping 41
Pearls along the fabric edge 41
Pearls along a fabric fold. 41
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Gathering foot 42
Appendix 43
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Technical Summary 43
L 450 43
L 460 43
Thread Chart 45
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3-thread overlock (LN) 47
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3-thread overlock (RN) 48
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3-thread flatlock (LN) 49
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3-thread flatlock (RN) 50
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3-thread narrow seam 51
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3-thread rolled hem 52
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2-thread overlock (LN) 53
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2-thread overlock (RN) 54
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2-thread flatlock (LN) 55
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2-thread flatlock (RN) 56
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2-thread rolled hem 57
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2-thread overlock (LN) 58
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2-thread overlock (RN) 59
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3-thread picot stitch 60