Husqvarna Designer 1 Instruction Manual

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Utility/Garment Sewing
Selecting Fabric on Sewing Advisor
• Woven light: for chiffon, organza, batiste, 
silkies, wool challis, etc. 
• Woven medium: for calico, quilting fabrics, 
wool crepe, and broadcloth, etc. 
• Woven heavy: for denim, wool suiting, coa-
ting, can vas, etc.
• Stretch light: for charmeuse nylon, sing le 
knit jerseys, etc. 
• Stretch medium: for double knit, plush, 
swimwear, slinky, etc.
• Stretch heavy: for sweater knits, fl eece, etc.
• Leather: for suede and real leather. 
•...

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              Seam 
A seam sews two pieces of fabric together with 
a seam allowance that will usually be pressed 
open. In most cases edges of the seam allowan-
ce are fi nished with an overcast stitch  before 
sewing the seam. 
Fabric:  Woven medium, cut in two. 
Touch:  Sewing Advisor on the Color Touch 
Screen.
Enter: Woven medium on the Fabric screen. 
Seam on the Technique screen. (The Sewing 
Advisor selects a straight stitch.)
Snap on: Presser foot A as recommended. 
Use:...

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Seam 
Seams in stretch fabric must stretch with the fa-
bric. The Lightning Stitch (Stretch Stitch) ma kes 
a stretchy seam that is suitable for sewing to-
gether pieces of light stretch fabric. 
The Lightning Stitch is ideal for topstitching in 
light stretch fabrics. The Sewing Advisor will 
select the best stitch, stitch length and width, 
tension, presser foot pressure and sewing speed 
according to the fabric type and weight. 
Fabric: Stretch light, cut in two.
Touch:...

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Overcast
Overcast fabric edges to prevent fraying and to 
help them lay fl at. It is easiest to overcast before 
the garment is sewn together. The J pres ser foot 
is recommended for light and medium weight 
fabric to pre vent puckering along the edge. The 
B pres ser foot for heavy weight fabric. Your 
Sewing Advisor will select the best length and 
width for the fabric weight. 
Fabric: Woven medium
Touch: Woven medium on your Sewing 
Advisor,Overcast on the technique screen....

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Utility/Garment Sewing
Seam/Overcast for ribbing
The Seam/Overcast technique is perfect for stit-
ching ribbed neckbands and cuffs. Cut a mock 
neckline in a Stretch medium fabric, touch 
Stretch medium and Seam/Overcast in the Se-
wing Advisor and sew a piece of ribbing to the 
mock neckline with a 1/4" (6 mm) seam allo-
wance, stretch ribbing as you sew.
Seam and Overcast
The Seam/Overcast stitch sews the seam and 
overcasts the edge all at one time. This saves 
time. There are a number of...

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Baste 
Basting is temporary stitching for fi tting gar-
ments, gathering and marking. Your Sewing Ad-
visor automatically sets a long stitch length and 
reduces the tension so the threads are easy to 
remove or to pull for gathering.
Fabric: Woven medium, cut in two.
Touch: Woven medium on the Sewing Advisor 
fabric screen and Baste on the technique screen.
Snap on: Presser foot A as recommended.
Use: Size 80 needle as recommended.
Place the fabrics right sides together. Put the...

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Utility/Garment Sewing
Blind Hem 
The blind hem creates an invisible hem on gar-
ments. There are two types of blind hem, one is 
recommended for medium to heavy woven fa-
brics, the other for stretch. The blind hem is not 
suggested for light weight fabric, but your Se-
wing Advisor will select the best stitch possible.                                                                                           
Fabric: Stretch medium
Touch: Stretch medium on fabric screen and 
Blind Hem on technique...

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Hem
The Hem technique on your Sewing Advisor 
will select the visible or topstitch hem that is 
best for your fabric weight and type. For wo-
ven fabric, leather and vinyl, a straight stitch is 
selected. For stretch fabrics, elastic stitches are 
selected.
Fabric: Woven medium.
Touch: Woven medium on the Sewing Advisor 
fabric screen and Hem on the technique screen.
Snap on: Presser foot A as recommended.
Use: Size 80 needle as recommended.
Sew: 
•  Fold and press a 3/8" (10...

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Buttonhole
The Sewing Advisor will select the best button-
hole and stitch settings for your fabric.  Fabric 
should be interfaced and/or stabilized where 
buttonholes are to be sewn. 
Mark the buttonhole placement on your fabric 
with your Pictogram pen™. 
You can also select your buttonhole from the 
Buttonhole Menu B.
Fabric: Woven medium and stabilizer
Touch: Woven medium on Sewing Advisor fa-
bric screen. Buttonhole on technique screen.
Snap on: Sensor Buttonhole Foot as...

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•  Step on the foot control, the Sensor Buttonho-
le Foot lowers automatically. A straight stitch 
is sewn away from you indicating the left 
button-hole column, then the satin column 
is sewn toward you. This is repeated for the 
right column. The bartacks are automatic (Il-
lustration 1). Keep the foot control depressed 
until the Thread Cutter cuts the threads and 
the Sensor Button-hole Foot is raised. When 
sewing buttonholes without sa tin stitches or 
when using presser...