Husqvarna Designer 1 Instruction Manual

							User’s Guide
KEEPING THE WORLD SEWING 
						

							This houshold sewing machine is designed to comply with IEC/EN 60335-2-28 and UL1594
IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS
When using an electrical appliance, basic safety precautions should always be followed, including the follo-
wing:
Read all instructions before using this household Sewing machine.
DANGER – To reduce the risk of electric shock:
•A sewing machine should never be left unattended when plugged in. Always unplug this sewing machine 
from the electric outlet immediately after using and before cleaning.
•Always unplug before relamping. Replace bulb with same type rated 5 Watt.
WARNING – To reduce the risk of burns, fi re, 
electric shock, or injury to person:
•Do not allow to be used as a toy. Close attention is necessary when this sewing machine is used by or 
near children or infi rm persons.
•Use this sewing machine only for its intended use as described in this manual. Use only attachments 
recommended by the manufacturer as contained in this manual.
•Never operate this sewing machine if it has a damaged cord or plug, if it is not working properly, if it has 
been dropped or damaged, or dropped into water. Return the sewing machine to the nearest authorised 
dealer or service center for examination, repair, electrical or mechanical adjustment.
•Never operate the sewing machine with any air openings blocked. Keep ventilation openings of the 
Sewing machine and foot controller free from the accumulation of lint, dust, and loose cloth.
•Keep fi ngers away from all moving parts. Special care is required around the Sewing machine needle.
•Always use the proper needle plate. The wrong plate can cause the needle to break.
•Do not use bent needles.
•Do not pull or push fabric while stitching. It may defl ect the needle causing it to break.
•Switch the Sewing machine off (“0”) when making any adjustment in the needle area, such as threading 
needle, changing needle, threading bobbin, or changing presser foot, etc.
•Always unplug Sewing machine from the electrical outlet when removing covers, lubricating, or when 
making any other user servicing adjustments mentioned in the instruction manual.
•Never drop or insert any object into any opening.
•Do not use outdoors.
•Do not operate where aerosol (spray) products are being used or where oxygen is being administrated.
•To disconnect, turn all controls to the off (“0”) position, then remove plug from outlet.
•Do not unplug by pulling on cord. To unplug, grasp the plug, not the cord.
•  Hold plug when rewinding into cord reel. Do not allow plug to whip when rewinding.
•This sewing machine is provided with double insulation. Use only identical replacement parts.
See instructions for Servicing of Double-Insulated Appliances.
SAVE THESE  INSTRUCTIONS
SERVICING OF DOUBLE INSULATED 
PRODUCTS
In a double-insulated product, two systems of insulation are provided instead of grounding. No ground me-
ans is provided on a double-insulated product, nor should a means for grounding be added to the product. 
Servicing of a double-insulated product requires extreme care and knowledge of the system, and should be 
done only by qualifi ed service personnel. Replacement parts for a double-insulated product must be identical 
to those parts in the product. A double-insulated product is marked with the words ‘DOUBLE INSULATION’ 
or ‘DOUBLE INSULATED’. 
						

							Care of your 
Designer 1
Page 109 - 113
Care of your 
Designer 1
Page 109 - 113
Heirloom 
Sewing
Page 101 - 108
Quilting
Page 95 - 100
Decorative/
Crafting 
Page 83 - 94
Embroidery
Page 63 - 82
Utility/Garment 
Sewing 
Page 39 - 62
Learn your 
Designer 1
Page 4 - 38
Embroidery
Page 63 - 82
Learn your 
Designer 1
Page 4 - 38
Utility/Garment 
Sewing 
Page 39 - 62
Quilting
Page 95 - 100
Heirloom 
Sewing
Page 101 - 108
Decorative/
Crafting 
Page 83 - 94
Table of contents
Learn your Designer I  4-38
 Overview  4-5
  Unpack, Connect, Pack away  6
  Accessory Tray/Sewing surface  7
 Spool pin  8
 Threading   8-10
 Bobbin winding  10-11
 Function buttons  12
  Sensor Foot   13
  Changing the presser foot  13
  Presser feet   14-15
 Feed teeth  15  
  Changing the needle, Needles  16
Color Touch Screen  17-38
 Main Menu  18
  Sewing Advisor – The easy 
  way to sew  19
  Speciality Stitch Menus  20-26
  Starting to sew  27
 Thread tension  27
  Finish the sewing  27
 ADJUST Menu  28
 SET Menu  29-32
  Pop Up Menus  33
  HELP Menu     34
 Programming  35-38
Utility/Garment Sewing  39-62
Sewing Advisor  40-50
  Fabric Selection, Thread  40-41
 Seam  42-43
 Overcast, Three-step zigzag  44
  Seam and Overcast  45
 Baste  46
  Blind Hem, Hem  47-48
 Buttonhole  49-50
 Button  50
Menu B – Buttonhole  51-53
 Corded Buttonhole  52
  Step by Step buttonhole  52
 Buttonhole Balance  52
 Buttonhole Density  53
 Cutting Buttonholes  53
 Bound Buttonhole  53
Menu A – Utility Stitches  54-61
 Straight Stitch  54
 Lightning Stitch  54
 Gathering  54
 Twenty-fi ve Needle positions  55
 Zipper   56
  Reinforced Straight Stitch  57
  Multiple Zigzag Stitches  58
  Darning and Mending  59
  Bartacks, Belt loops  60
Stitch Table – Menu A  61
Menu S – 4-Way Stitches  62
Embroidery 63-82
  Embroidery Unit, Connect, 
  Remove  64-65  
  Built-in Disk Drive  65
 Vertical spoolpin, 
  felt spool pad  65
 Embroidery Booklet  65
 Hoop, Template  66-67
 Getting started  69
  Embroidery Screen Menus  70-71
  SET in embroidery  71
  ADJUST in Embroidery  72
  Embroidery colors, features  73
  Pop-up menus in Embroidery  74
  Start embroidering, thread cut  75
 Customizing Design  76-81
  Built-in Stitches in the hoop  82
Decorative/Crafting 83-94
Decorative/Crafting 84-88
 Appliqué  84-85
  Taper Satin Stitch  86
  “Handlook” Heirloom Appliqué  87
 Appliqué Embroidery  88
Decorative Stitches  89-91
Cross Stitches  92
Lettering 93-94
Quilting   95-100
Quilting 96
  Quilting and Piecing Quilts  96
  Decorative stitch tie Quilting  96
 Crazy Quilting  97
 Handlook Quilting  97
 Stipple Quilting  98
 Channel Quilting  98
 Edge/Quilting Guide  99
 Quilt Embroidery  99
Heirloom Sewing   101-108
Heirloom Sewing  102
 Entredeux  102
 Lace Insertion  102
 Bridging Stitch  103
 Hemstitching/Wing needle  103
 Scallop Stitching  104
 Smocking  105
 Cutwork Embroidery  106
 Pictogram   107
Care of your Designer I   109-113
Care of your Designer I   110-111   
Trouble Shooting   112-113
How to update 
 Designer I  113
Index 114-115 
						

							4Learn your Designer I
Overview – Front side
 1. Door/Lid
 2.  Thread take-up lever
 3. Thread tension
 4. Pre-tension disc
 5.  Stitch Re-Start button
 6.  Needle stop up/down button
 7.  Finishing Stop button
 8.  Sewing speed button – faster
 9. FIX button
 10.  Sewing speed button – slower
 11. Reverse button
 12. Start/Stop button
 13.  Sensor Buttonhole Foot socket
 14. Light
 15. Needle threader
 16. Needle bar
 17. Presser foot
 18. Free arm
 19. Bobbin cover
 20. Baseplate
 21.  Drop feed dial 22.  Presser foot bar and Presser foot ankle
 23.  Needle clamp screw
 24.  Sensor foot lift down button
 25.  Sensor foot lift pivot button
 26.  Sensor foot lift up/extra lift button
 27.  Thread cutter button
 28.  Thread tension for bobbin winding – vertical  
        spool pin
 29.  Horizontal spool pin
 30. Spool holders
 31.  Bobbin winding guides
 32.  Vertical spool pin
 33.  Bobbin winder spindle 
 34. Bobbin stop
 35.  Thread cutter for bobbin winding
 36. Handwheel
 37.  Built-in disk drive
 38.  Color Touch Screen
 39. Main power switch, Connection to power    
      supply
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Accessory Tray
44. Flat bed extension
45. Space for other accessories
46. Space for presser feet
47. Space for bobbins
48. Space for needles
Embroidery unit
49. Embroidery arm
50. Embroidery Hoop attachment
51. Embroidery unit socket
52. Release button
40.
41.
42.
47. 48.
52.51.
50. 46.
49.43.
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45.Rear side
40. Handle
41. Thread cutter
42. Needle threader
43. Embroidery unit connection socket
  Some fabrics have a lot of excess dye which can cause discoloration on other fabric but also 
on your sewing machine. This discoloring may be very diffi cult or impossible to remove.
  Fleece and denim fabric in especially red and blue often contain a lot of excess dye.
  If you suspect that your fabric/ready-to-wear garment contains a lot of excess dye, always 
pre-wash it before sewing/embroidering to avoid the discoloring. 
						

							6Learn your Designer I
Unpacking
1. Place the machine on the table or cab i net, re-
  move the packaging and lift off the cov er.
2. Remove the packing material, the foot control 
and fi nally the protection cover. 
3. The machine is delivered with an ac ces so ry bag 
and a main cord. The foot control is equipped 
with a cord reel.
4. Wipe the machine, particularly around the nee-
  dle and needle plate to remove any soil be fore 
sewing.
Packing away after sewing
1. Press the main switch to turn off the machine.
2. Unplug the cord from the wall socket and the 
machine.
3. Wind the main cord around your hand and 
place the cord in the pocket of the cover. 
There is also space for the User’s Guide.
4. Unplug the foot control cord from the ma-
  chine. Pull the cord gently and release - the 
cord will be wound into the foot control.
5. Check to ensure that all accessories are in the 
accessory tray. Slide the tray on to the ma chine 
around the free arm.
6. Place the foot control, underside towards you, 
fi tting into the recess of the accessory tray at 
the rear side of the machine. 
Connecting to the power supply
Among the accessories you will fi nd the main 
cord. On the underside of the machine you will 
fi nd information about the power supply (V) and 
the frequency (Hz).
For USA and Canada
This sewing machine has a polarized plug (one 
blade wider than the other). To reduce the risk of 
electric shock, this plug is intended to fi t in a pola-
rized outlet only one way. If the plug does not fi t 
fully in the outlet, reverse the plug. If it still does 
not fi t, contact a qualifi ed electrician to install the 
proper outlet. Do not modify the plug in any way. 
Before plugging in, check to ensure that the 
foot control is of “type FR3”.
1. Pull out the cord from the foot control. Con-
  nect the foot control cord to the front socket 
(1) on the bottom right side of the machine.
2. Connect the main cord to the back socket (2) 
on the bottom right side of the machine.
3. When you press the power switch to ON (3), 
both the machine and the lights are switched on.
3.1.
2. 
						

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Accessory Tray / Sewing  surface
In the Accessory Tray there are special pockets 
for presser feet, bobbins and needles plus space 
for other accessories. Store the accessories in the 
tray so they are easily accessible.
Slide the Accessory Tray on to the machine to 
provide a larger work surface. Slide the Accessory 
Tray to the left, passing the stop po si tion and re-
move it if you wish to use the free arm.
A work surface extension is stored inside the 
rear cover of the tray.
1. Slide the Accessory Tray to the left until you 
have just passed the stop position.
2. Place the work surface extension into the 
space that appears between the tray and the 
machine and push the tray back. 
						

							8Learn your Designer I
1. 2.
3. 4.
Spool pins
Your Designer I has spool pins suitable for all 
types of thread. The main spool pin (a) is adjus-
table and can be used in horizontal po si tion for 
normal threads or in vertical position for extra 
large spools or threads with special char acte -
ris tics. 
Horizontal position
Place the spool so that the thread reels counter-
clockwise. There are two spool hold ers on the 
spool pin. For narrow thread spools, the small 
holder (b) is placed in front of the thread. If you 
use large thread spools, the large holder (c) is 
placed in front of the thread.
Slide the correct size spool holder in place so 
the fl at side is pressed fi rmly against the spool, 
with no space between spool holder and spool.
Vertical position
To use the spool pin in its vertical position, pull 
the spool pin out towards you. Slide on the lar-
ge spool holder and place a felt pad under the 
thread spool. This is to prevent the thread from 
reeling off too fast. 
Fold up Spool pin
There is also an additional, fold up/down spool 
pin (d).
The large spool holder (c) is placed under the 
thread. This spool pin is used when winding a 
bob bin from a second spool of thread or for a 
second spool when sewing with a twin needle.
Threading the upper thread
Make sure the presser foot is raised and the 
needle is in the up position.
Horizontal spool pin
1. Pull the spool pin out. Place the spool on the 
spool pin The thread shall reel counter-clock-
wise. Push the spool pin back in. Hold the 
thread near the spool using your right hand. 
Use your left hand to bring the end of the 
thread in the direction of the arrow. 
2.  Bring the thread over the pre-tension thread 
guide (a) and under the thread guide (b). 
Bring the thread over the thread tension discs 
(c). 
a
b
c
c
small holder
large holder
a
b c
d 
						

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Learn your Designer I
3. Continue threading in the direction indicated 
by the arrows. Bring the thread from the right 
when threading into the slot on the take-up 
lever.
4. Take the thread down to the last guide just 
above the needle.
Vertical spool pin
1. Pull the spool pin out. Place the spool on the 
spool pin (follow the instructions on previous 
page).
2. Thread the machine according to the instruc-
tions with one exception. Instead of bringing 
the thread into the pre-tension guide, bring it 
directly under the thread guide (b).
Needle threader
The needle must be in the up position to use 
the needle threader. We also recommend that 
you lower the presser foot.
1. Pull the needle threader all the way down, 
behind the needle.
2. Bring it forward until the metal fl anges cover 
the needle. A small hook will pass through 
the eye.
3. Place the thread around guide (a) and under 
the fl anges in front of the needle, so it catch-
es into the small hook.
4. Let the needle threader gently swing back, 
the hook pulls the thread through the needle 
eye and forms a loop behind the needle. Pull 
the thread loop out behind the needle.
5. Place thread under the presser foot and cut 
the thread.
Note: You can not use the Needle threader for the 
wing needle, twin needle, triple needle, a needle 
smaller than size 70 or when the Buttonhole Sen-
sor Foot is on. The needle is threaded from front to 
back. The white on the pres ser foot ankle makes it 
easy to see the eye of the needle.
Thread warning
If the upper thread breaks or bobbin thread runs 
out, the machine stops. Upper thread or bobbin 
sym bol appears on a Pop-up Menu on the Color 
Touch Screen. If upper thread breaks: Re-thread 
the machine and touch OK on the Pop-Up Menu. 
The Pop-up disappears. If bob bin thread runs 
out: Rem ove your work and the bobbin. Fill the 
bobbin. Replace the bob bin and sew.
1.
2.
3.
4.5.
a
b 
						

							10Learn your Designer I
e
d
c
Threading for twin needle
1. Insert a twin needle. See page 16 “Changing 
the needle”.
2. Use a second thread spool or wind a bobbin 
with the thread you are going to use as the 
second upper thread.
3. Left needle (blue). Thread the machine as 
explained on page 9 (Vertical spol pin) and 
check to ensure that  thread lies between the 
inner thread tension discs, inside the last 
thread guide. Thread left needle.
4. Right needle (red). Pull up the extra spool 
pin. 
5. Place a spool holder and a felt pad under the 
bobbin with the second thread on the spool 
pin.
6. Thread the machine as before but this thread 
should lie between the outer thread tension 
discs, outside the last thread guide. Thread 
right needle.
Bobbin winding with the machine 
threaded
Make sure that the presser foot and the needle 
are in the up position. Use only the original 
Husqvarna Viking green bobbins with your 
Designer I.
Only use a metal presser foot when bob bin 
winding from the needle.
1. Place your empty bobbin with the small mark 
 
 out on the bobbin spindle on the front of 
the machine. Bring the bobbin spindle down. 
A Pop-up menu on the Color Touch Screen 
reminds you that bobbin winding is engaged.
2. Pull the thread from the needle under the 
presser foot and to the right under the thread 
guide (c) and over (d).
3. Start from above and wind a few turns of 
thread clockwise around the bobbin. Cut off 
the thread on the thread cutter (e).
4. Press the foot control or touch 
 
. When 
the bobbin is fi lled, the winding will stop au-
tomatically. Remove the bobbin, cut off the 
thread (e) and bring the bobbin spindle up.
Note: We do not recommend winding specialty 
threads such as invisible or other stretchy threads 
through the needle. Instead see “Bobbin winding 
– vertical spool pin”.