Husqvarna Designer 1 Instruction Manual

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Bobbin winding – 
vertical spool pin
1. Place an empty bobbin with the mark  
 out 
on the bobbin spindle on the front of the ma-
chine. Bring the bobbin spindle down. A Pop-
up menu on the Color Touch Screen reminds 
you that bobbin winding is engaged.  
2. Place the large spool holder under the thread 
on the spool pin.
3. Bring the thread around thread guide (b), 
then under thread guide (c) and over (d) as 
illustrated.
4. From above wind a few turns of thread clock-
wise...

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Stitch Re-start. To start sewing your se-
lected stitch at the beginning of the stitch 
without having to re-set any special set-
tings you have made.
STOP is used to conclude a stitch. Your 
De sig ner I fastens the thread and stops 
automatically when one stitch sequence 
has been completed. The button lights 
up when you touch it. STOP is cancelled 
when you touch the button again or by 
selecting a new stitch. The button light 
will go out. The STOP function can be...

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Sensor Foot Pressure 
When selecting different fabric weights on the 
Sewing Advisor, the pressure will be adjusted 
automatically. Thanks to the Sensor Foot Pressu-
re, the presser foot actually senses the thickness 
of fabric or embroidery or stitching to sew over 
it smoothly and evenly.
Touch 
   on the Color Touch Screen and you 
will see the actual setting of the pres ser foot 
pressure for the selected fabric. 
You can adjust the presser foot pressure by 
pres sing the...

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Presser feet
Among the accessories there are a number of 
pres ser feet for different purposes.
Presser foot A
Fitted on the machine upon delivery. This foot is 
used mainly for straight stitching and zigzag stit-
ching with a stitch length longer than 1.0.
Presser foot B
When sewing close zigzag stitches with less than 
1.0 stitch length; other utility stitches or deco-
rative stitches use this foot. The tunnel on the 
bottom of the foot is de sig ned to feed smoothly 
over the...

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Presser foot S
This foot is used for side-motion stitches.
Transparent presser foot 
For decorative sewing. Ma kes it easy to match 
patterns. Same as Presser foot B.
Sensor Buttonhole Foot
When connected to the machine it measures but-
tonhole length and sews the buttonhole size that 
has been entered into the machine. The end of 
the short toe is 3/8" from needle and end of 
long toe is 3/4" from needle
Self-adhesive glide plates
Used for the presser foot C/Sensor...

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  Changing the needle
1. Loosen the screw in the needle clamp by us-
ing a screw driver or screw grip.
2. Remove the needle. 
3. Push up the new needle with the fl at side 
away from you until it will go no further.
4. Use the screwdriver or screw grip to tighten 
the screw properly.
Needles
The sewing machine needle plays an important 
role in successful sewing. To ensure you will get 
a quality needle, we recommend Schmetz brand 
needles of sys tem 130/705H.
The needle case...

Color Touch  Screen
Designer I features an LCD Color Touch Screen 
at the front right of the machine.
The Color Touch Screen is very easy to work 
with. Just touch it with your fi nger tip to select a 
stitch menu or function tab. 
On/Off
When Designer I is off the screen will be dark
grey.
When it is turned on you will fi rst see a Welco-
me Screen, then the Main Menu will appear.
Screen Saver
Your Color Touch Screen can be left on all the 
time. If you prefer you can set a screen saver 
to come on after...

Main Menu
The Main Menu displays 21 Specialty Stitch me-
nus and functions. There are 8 function tabs, 
SEWING ADVISOR, ADJUST, MENU, NORM, 
PROG, REP, SET and HELP. When you touch a 
function tab it becomes active.The MENU tab is 
yellow when active, other tabs turn white.
   
The easy way to get started, see page 27.
Simply select fabric and sewing technique, then 
Designer I selects the best stitch, length, width, 
tension, presser foot, presser foot pressure and 
sewing speed. Your fabric choice in...

Sewing Advisor  –
The easy way to sew
The Sewing Advisor is always active, until the 
Embroidery Unit is connected or when you start 
to program. 
To bring up Sewing Advisor touch 
 
The Sewing Advisor has two different menus, 
Fabric and Sewing Technique.
Fabric
In the Fabric menu you select from 8 different 
fabric types and weights. Select fabric, the fabric 
button turns red and immediately the Sewing 
Technique menu appears. 
Sewing Technique
Select from 8 different sewing techniques. Your 
Designer...

Specialty Stitch Menus
In the Main Menu there are 21 choices, 20 stitch 
menus and one disk icon.
Utility Stitches
Menu A features stitches for your garment 
sewing, mending and darning.
Buttonholes
Menu B features different styles of buttonholes, 
eyelets and button sewing. For best result use 
the Sensor Buttonhole Foot.
Decorative Menus
Beautiful stitches for your creative sewing on 
stitch menus C -N.
Letters and Numbers
Choose from 4 different types of letters and 
numbers. Block, Menu O, Outline...