Janome mystyle 16 - Choose Your Needle and Thread

SECTION
2. PREPARE
YOUR MACHINE
FOR SEWING
Choose
Your
Needle and
Thread
*Needle, Thread
and Fabric Chart
o To Change Your
Needle
FABRICS
THREADS
SIEEL
Fine Silk
LIGHT
Crepe
de
Chine,
Voile
Fine
Cotton9or1
WEIGHT Lawn, Organdy, Georgette, Tricot
Fine Synthetic9or1
Fine
Cotton Coveted Polyestert
50 Silk
MEDIUM
Linens, Cotton, Pique
50 to 80 Cotton
WEIGHT
Serge,
Double
Knits,
Percale
50
to 60
Synthetic
11
or 14
Cotton
Covered
Polyester
50Silk
HEAVY Denim,
Tweed, Gabardine, 40 to
50 Cotton
WEIGHT
Coating,
Drapery
and
Upholstery
Fabric
40
to 50
Synthetic
14 or 16
F
Cotton Covered Polyester
NOTE:
In general,
fine
threads and
needles are
used for
sewing thin
fabrics, and
thicker threads
and
needles are
used for sewing
heavy fabrics.
Always
test thread
and needle
size on a
small
piece of
fabric which
will
be used
for actual
sewing.
*Use
the same
thread
for needle
and bobbin.
*When
sewing
stretch,
very
fine fabrics
and synthetics,
use
a BLUE
TIPPED
needle.
The
NOTE:
Raise
the
needle
bar
to its
highest
posi-
blue
tipped
needle
effectively
prevents
skipped
stitches,
tion
by
turning
the
hand
wheel
toward
*hnsewing very
f ine fabrics,
sew over a
piece of paper
to prevent yarn
distortion.
you.
1 .
Loosen the needle clamp screw by turning
it
*
Check
Your
Needletoadyu
1.
Never
use
a
bent
needle
or
one
with
a dull
point.
2
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onad
The
exact
length of
your needle
is
shown at
left.
3.
Insert the
new
needle into
the
needle
clamp
Be
sure
you never
use
one
in your
machine
that
with
the
flat side
away
from
you.
is not this exact
length.
4. Push the needle up
as far as it will go.
2. A damaged needle can cause permanent
snags or 5.
Tighten the needle clamp screw firmly with
the
runs in knits, fine silks and silk-like
fabrics, large screwdriver from your accessory storage
*Always
buy a
good
quality
thread.
It
should
resist
box.
tangling and
be strong, smooth
and consistent
in
thickness.
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