34 – Sewing
Fabric Selection
Start your sewing by selecting the fabric that you will use.
Suggested fabrics for each fabric group you can choose from
are listed below.
Note: Some fabrics have excess dye which can cause discol-
oration on other fabrics or on your embroidery machine. This
discoloration may be very dicult or impossible to remove.
Fleece and denim fabric, especially red and blue, often contain
excess dye.
Note: If you suspect that your fabric/ready-to-wear garment
contains a lot of excess dye, always pre-wash it before embroi-
dering to prevent discoloration of your machine.
The dierence between woven and knit fabric is the way the
threads are put together. Woven fabrics are made of two thread
system, warp lengthwise and weft crosswise, that intersect at
right angles. A knit fabric is made of one thread system with
interlaced stitches. A knit fabric usually has stretch.
Woven Fabrics
Woven Light: Chion, organza, batiste, challis, crepe de chine
etc.
Woven Medium: Calico, quilting fabrics, crepe, broadcloth,
velvet etc.
Woven Heavy: Denim, tweed, canvas, terrycloth etc.
Stretch Fabrics
Stretch Light: Tricot, single knit jerseys etc.
Stretch Medium: Sweater knits, double knit, velour, swim-
wear etc.
Stretch Heavy: Sweater knits, eece etc.
Woven or Knit
Wowen fabric Knit fabric
Stitch Settings
Your machine will set the recommended settings for each
selected stitch. You can make your own adjustments to the
selected stitch. The changes will only aect the selected stitch
and will be reset to default when selecting another stitch or
turning your machine o.
The controls available on the screen will change depending
on what stitch is loaded. Some stitches have more than one
control.
Note: The default setting is always shown in black numbers.
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