Sewing Basics - SOLAC SW8220 Mode D'emploi

- CAUTION: make sure the foot pedal is unplugged from the machine
when you're not using it, so the sewing machine won't accidentally
start up.
HOW TO USE THE SEWING MACHINE WITH
THE FOOT PEDAL
- Make sure power /speed switch in "pedal" position when you operate
sewing machine with Foot pedal. Using speed button and foot pedal at
the same time may cause injury.
- The machine will operate only while you are pressing the pedal with
your foot.
- Be sure to use the foot pedal supplied with the appliance.
- The sewing machine will run faster if you use the foot pedal without a
speed control feature.

Sewing basics

- Let's try making a straight stitch, the most basic kind of sewing.
1. Make sure the upper thread and the bobbin thread have been co-
rrectly installed.
2. Turn the hand wheel toward you (counter clockwise) to raise the take-
up lever and the needle to their highest position.
- Pull the upper thread and the bobbin thread together so they come out
behind the needle by about 10 cm. Make sure that the upper thread
and the bobbin thread come out beneath the pressure foot.
3. Turn the pattern selection dial to select the stitch pattern.
- When rotating the Pattern selection dial, make sure the needle is in
the raised position.
- Here," " Set the machine for "straight stitch
4. Raise the presser foot and place the fabric under it
- When you use the sewing machine for the first time, remove the test
piece (this is a piece of fabric used for test sewing when the machine
is shipped from the factory).
5. Turn the hand wheel toward you (counter clockwise) to lower the
needle to the position where you wish to start sewing.
6. Lower the presser foot lifter to fasten the fabric.
7. Make sure that the Power / Speed switch is set to "Foot pedal posi-
tion" and the adaptor is plugged in.
8. Start sewing again while pressing the fabric gently.
- How to use the operating power/ speed switch
- FOOT Pedal position: Appliance only works with the foot pedal
- I: The machine will move slowly.
- II: The machine will move quickly.
- When using the foot pedal (one speed foot pedal):
- Make sure power / speed switch is in "FOOT PEDAL" position.
- The machine will run only while you are pressing the pedal with your
foot.
9. When you have finished sewing, rotate the hand wheel toward you
(counter clockwise) to raise the needle and the take-up lever, and raise
the presser foot lifter.
10. Remove the fabric and cut the thread with the thread cutter.