Baby Lock Decorator choice BLDC2 instruction manual

Important Safety Instructions ..............................................................................................1
Introduction ........................................................................................................................6
Sewing Machine Features ....................................................................................................6
Accessories.........................................................................................................................7
Included accessories ........................................................................................................................................7
Optional accessories ........................................................................................................................................8
Names of Machine Parts and Their Functions .....................................................................9
Front view........................................................................................................................................................9
Needle and presser foot section .....................................................................................................................10
Right-side/rear view .......................................................................................................................................10
Operation buttons ..........................................................................................................................................11
Operation panel .............................................................................................................................................12
GETTING READY 13
Turning the Machine On/Off.............................................................................................14
Power supply precautions ...............................................................................................................................14
Turning on the machine .................................................................................................................................15
Turning off the machine .................................................................................................................................15
Understanding the LCD Screens........................................................................................16
Changing the Machine Settings .........................................................................................17
Changing the settings .....................................................................................................................................17
Adjusting the brightness of the LCD ...............................................................................................................19
Changing the screen language........................................................................................................................19
Winding/Installing the Bobbin...........................................................................................20
Bobbin precautions ........................................................................................................................................20
Winding the bobbin .......................................................................................................................................20
Installing the bobbin ......................................................................................................................................24
Upper Threading ...............................................................................................................26
Threading the upper thread .............................................................................................................................26
Threading the needle .....................................................................................................................................29
Threading the needle manually (without using the needle threader) ...............................................................31
Using the twin needle ....................................................................................................................................31
Pulling up the bobbin thread..........................................................................................................................34
Replacing the Needle ........................................................................................................35
Needle precautions ........................................................................................................................................35
Needle types and their uses............................................................................................................................36
Checking the needle ......................................................................................................................................37
Replacing the needle......................................................................................................................................37
Replacing the Presser Foot ................................................................................................39
Presser foot precautions .................................................................................................................................39
Replacing the presser foot ...............................................................................................................................39
Adjusting the pressure of the presser foot .......................................................................................................41
Removing the presser foot holder ...................................................................................................................41
Using the walking foot ...................................................................................................................................42
Sewing Cylindrical or Large Pieces....................................................................................44
Stitching cylindrical pieces.............................................................................................................................44
Sewing large pieces of fabric..........................................................................................................................44
SEWING BASICS 47
Sewing..............................................................................................................................48
General sewing procedure ..............................................................................................................................48
Positioning the fabric .....................................................................................................................................49
Starting to sew................................................................................................................................................50
Securing the stitching .....................................................................................................................................52
Cutting the thread ..........................................................................................................................................53
Adjusting the Thread Tension ............................................................................................55
Changing the tension of the upper thread .......................................................................................................55
Adjusting the Stitch Width and Length ..............................................................................56
Adjusting the stitch width...............................................................................................................................56
Adjusting the stitch length ...............................................................................................................................57
Useful Functions................................................................................................................58
Changing the needle stop position .................................................................................................................58
Automatically sewing reverse/reinforcement stitches ...................................................................................... 58
Automatically cutting the thread ....................................................................................................................60
Saving stitch settings ......................................................................................................................................61
Hands-free raising and lowering of the presser foot ........................................................................................62
Useful Sewing Tips ............................................................................................................63
Trial sewing ...................................................................................................................................................63
Changing the sewing direction ........................................................................................................................63
Sewing curves ................................................................................................................................................63
Sewing thick fabrics .......................................................................................................................................64
Sewing thin fabrics.........................................................................................................................................64
Sewing stretch fabrics.....................................................................................................................................64
Sewing leathers or vinyl fabrics ......................................................................................................................65
Sewing an even seam allowance ....................................................................................................................65
UTILITY STITCHES 67
Selecting Stitching .............................................................................................................68
Selecting stitch types and patterns ..................................................................................................................68
Selecting stitching ..........................................................................................................................................70
Overcasting Stitches..........................................................................................................74
Sewing overcasting stitches using overcasting foot G ...................................................................................74
Sewing overcasting stitches using zigzag foot J.............................................................................................75
Sewing overcasting stitches using the optional side cutter ...............................................................................76
Basic Stitching ...................................................................................................................78
Basting ...........................................................................................................................................................78
Basic stitching ................................................................................................................................................79
Blind Hem Stitching ..........................................................................................................80
Buttonhole Stitching/Button Sewing..................................................................................82
Buttonhole sewing .........................................................................................................................................83
Button sewing ................................................................................................................................................87
Zipper Insertion.................................................................................................................89
Inserting a centered zipper ..............................................................................................................................89
Inserting a side zipper ....................................................................................................................................91
Zipper/piping Insertion .....................................................................................................94
Inserting a centered zipper ..............................................................................................................................94
Inserting a piping ...........................................................................................................................................95
Sewing Stretch Fabrics and Elastic Tape ............................................................................96
Stretch stitching..............................................................................................................................................96
Elastic attaching .............................................................................................................................................96
Appliqué, Patchwork and Quilt Stitching ..........................................................................98
Appliqué stitching ..........................................................................................................................................99
Patchwork (crazy quilt) stitching ..................................................................................................................100
Piecing.........................................................................................................................................................100
Quilting .......................................................................................................................................................101
Free-motion quilting.....................................................................................................................................102
Satin stitching using the sewing speed controller ..........................................................................................103
Reinforcement Stitching ..................................................................................................105
Triple stretch stitching ..................................................................................................................................105
Bar tack stitching..........................................................................................................................................105
Darning........................................................................................................................................................107
Eyelet Stitching................................................................................................................109
Decorative Stitching........................................................................................................110
Fagoting .......................................................................................................................................................111
Scallop stitching...........................................................................................................................................112
Smocking .....................................................................................................................................................112
Shell tuck stitching .......................................................................................................................................113
Joining .........................................................................................................................................................114
Heirloom stitching .......................................................................................................................................114
Sewing the Various Built-In Decorative Patterns.............................................................117
Sewing beautiful patterns ..............................................................................................................................117
Sewing patterns ............................................................................................................................................117
Combining patterns ......................................................................................................................................118
Repeat sewing patterns.................................................................................................................................119
Checking the selected pattern .......................................................................................................................119
Changing the pattern size.............................................................................................................................120
Changing the stitch density ...........................................................................................................................121
Changing the pattern length ..........................................................................................................................122
Mirror imaging the pattern ............................................................................................................................123
Saving patterns.............................................................................................................................................124
Retrieving a pattern ......................................................................................................................................124
Realigning the pattern ..................................................................................................................................125
APPENDIX 127
Stitch Settings..................................................................................................................128
Utility stitches ..............................................................................................................................................128
Other stitches...............................................................................................................................................134
Care and Maintenance ....................................................................................................138
Cleaning the machine surface .......................................................................................................................138
Cleaning the race .........................................................................................................................................138
Troubleshooting ..............................................................................................................140
Error messages .............................................................................................................................................144
Nothing appears in the LCD..........................................................................................................................145
Operation beep............................................................................................................................................145
Cancelling the operation beep ......................................................................................................................145
Index ...............................................................................................................................147