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 around the bobbin and into the thread 
cutter (e).
5. 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: Depending on the quality of the thread you 
can wind the thread one or two times around the 
threadguide (b) in order to get the right thread ten-
sion.
Placing the bobbin 
in the machine
! Turn off the main switch.
1. Open the cover by sliding it towards you and 
remove it.
2. Place the bobbin in the bobbin case with 
the mark 
   facing up and the thread to the 
left of the bobbin. The bobbin will then ro-
tate counter clockwise while pulling out the 
thread.
3. Place your fi nger on the bobbin to keep it 
from turning as you pull the thread fi rmly to 
the right and then to the left into the tension 
spring (a) until it “clicks” into place.
4. Continue threading around (b) and to the 
right of the thread cutter (c). Replace the cov-
er with the lines to the front and slide it into 
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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 
programmed. It can also be used for one 
color embroidery.
FIX is automatically activated when a 
stitch is selected or when Thread Cutter 
has been used. The button lights up while 
FIX function is active. By touching the 
lighted button the function can be turned 
off. At the beginning – De sig ner I sews a 
few tie off stitches and goes on with the 
selected stitch. Touch FIX while sewing 
– De sig ner I sews a few tie off stitches 
and stops automatically. The FIX function 
can be programmed.
Reverse – your Designer I sews in reverse 
when this button is touched. The button 
lights up. De sig ner I sews forwards when 
the button is released and the light goes 
out. The longest reverse stitch length is 
3mm. For permanent reverse, touch the 
button twice in quick succession before 
starting to sew. The button will be lit up 
and the De sig ner I sews in reverse until 
you touch the button again to cancel.
Needle stop up/down. Touch this button 
to move the needle down or up. The set-
  ting of the needle stop po si tion is changed 
at the same time. You can also tap the 
foot control to raise or lower needle.
Touch + SPEED or - SPEED to increase or 
decrease the sewing speed. Touch when 
not sewing and a Pop-up menu on the 
Color Touch Screen indicates the speed 
set ting. Touch OK or start sewing and 
the pop up goes out. You can change the 
speed set ting while sewing but no Pop-up 
will appear. All stitches in De sig ner I have 
Function buttons
a pre-set, recommended sewing speed. 
When you select a stitch, De sig ner I auto-
matically sets the correct sewing speed.
START/STOP. Touch this button to run 
and stop the machine without the foot 
control. Touch START/STOP to begin and 
touch again to stop sewing.  
Selective Thread Cutter. Touch the 
button and De sig ner I cuts the top and 
bobbin threads, raises the presser foot 
and the needle to the up po si tion and 
activates the FIX function. To cut before 
the needle moves to the start position of 
next stitch, touch Thread Cutter while the 
machine is running. A fl ashing STOP will 
indicate that a cut is requested. The Th-
read cutter function can be programmed.
Sensor Foot Lift up and extra lift. 
Touch this button and the pres ser foot 
and the needle will be lifted to up po-
  si tion. Touch the button once more and 
the pres ser and foot will raise to ex tra lift 
to make it easy to get thick fabric under 
the pres ser foot. 
Sensor Foot Lift pivot. To simplify pla-
cing the fabric, touch this button. The 
pres ser foot will be lowered to pivot po-
  si tion. 
Sensor Foot Lift down. Touch this but-
ton and the pres ser foot will be comple-
tely lowered and De sig ner I is fi rmly hol-
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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 buttons (+) or (-) on the 
 
 menu. 
The higher the number the more pressure on 
the fabric.
Sensor Foot Lift
The presser foot is automatically lowered when 
you start your sewing. 
When you stop with the needle in the down 
position, the pres ser foot is automatically lifted 
to pivot position.
If you have selected Needle stop up:
 
 UP – Raises the pres ser foot and the needle 
to up po si tion. Touch twice for ex tra lift. Makes 
it easier to get thick garments under the pres ser 
foot.
If you have selected Needle stop down: 
 
 UP – Raises the presser foot to up position 
but the needle stays down in the fabric. Touch 
twice – the needle raises to up po si tion and the 
pres ser foot to the extra lift for easy removal of 
fabric.
   PIVOT – Sets foot to pivot position.
 
 DOWN – Lowers the presser foot. 
Changing the presser foot
! Turn off the main switch.
1. Make sure that the needle is in the highest 
position. Pull the presser foot towards you.
2. Line up the cross pin on the foot between the 
spring and the presser foot ankle. Press back 
until the foot snaps into place. 
						

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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 stitches.
Presser foot C
This buttonhole foot has guide lines to deter-
mine buttonhole length. The end of the short toe 
is 3/8" from needle and end of long toe is 3/4" 
from needle. The two tunnels on the bot tom of 
the foot feed smoothly and straight over the but-
tonhole columns.
Presser foot D
This foot is used for blind hem stitches. The in-
  ner edge of this foot guides the fabric. The bot-
  tom of the foot is de sig ned to ride along the 
hem edge.
Presser foot E
This is the zipper foot and can be snapped on 
either to the right or to the left of the needle, 
making it easy to sew both sides of the zipper.
Presser foot H
This foot is made of plastic with exception of a 
glide plate underneath. The foot is used when 
sewing foam, plastic, or leather, minimizing the 
risk of these materials sticking to the foot. Same 
as Presser foot A.
Presser foot J
This foot is used for overcasting, seam and over-
  cas ting, i.e. stitches which have a stitch width of 
5.0 and 5.5 mm. The pin prevents pucke ring at 
the edge of the fabric.
Presser foot P
This foot is used when piecing quilt blocks. 
The foot has distance marks 1/4" (6 mm) and 
1/8" (3 mm).
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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 Buttonhole Foot 
when sewing plastic-coated fabrics, leather etc. 
Lowering the feed teeth
The feed teeth are lowered when you turn the 
dial to the left 
  . Turn the dial to the right 
 
 if you wish to raise the feed teeth. The feed te-
eth will raise as you begin to sew. 
The feed teeth should be lowered for sewing on 
buttons and for free-motion work.
Tip: By lowering the feed teeth it is easier to get 
thick fabrics like terry cloth under the pres ser 
foot. Raise the feed teeth before star ting to sew.
Note: The feed teeth are lowered automatically 
when the embroidery unit is put in place. When re-
mo ving the embroidery unit, the feed teeth will raise 
as you start to sew.
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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 contains needles of the most 
used size for sewing woven and stretch fabrics.
A  Standard needles 70, 80, 90
  These needles are used for sewing all woven 
fabrics. The needle point is designed to pene-
trate between the threads of the fabric so the 
fabric will not be damaged.
B Stretch needles 75, 90
  These needles are used for sewing knit-
ted and stretch fabrics. The stretch needle is 
marked yellow and has a rounded point. 
C Jeans needles 90, 100
  These needles are used for sewing woven 
heavy fabrics, for example denim, canvas fab-
ric. The jeans needle is marked blue and has 
an extremely sharp point to facilitate the pen-
etrating of the fabric.
  D Wing needle 100 
  The wing needle is used for hemstitching 
in natural fi ber woven fabrics with special 
stitches on the Heirloom Stitches Menu. The 
needle has “wings” to push the threads of the 
fabric aside forming holes where the needle 
penetrates the fabric.
ABC D 
						

							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 9 minutes. See Screen Saver, 
page 30.
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							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 the 
Sewing Advisor is shown in the touch area. The 
Sewing Advisor is active when sewing all techni-
ques except embroidery. 
 
ADJUST stitch length and stitch width, elonga-
tion and mirror image.
 
Touch MENU to select from 21 menus. Touch 
the disk icon to view or load the embroideries.
 
NORM is used for all sewing and embroidery 
except programming and sewing programs.
 
PROG is used to program stitches such as Picto-
grams, letters and decorative combinations. 
When the Embroidery Unit is connected touch 
PROG to customize embroideries and/or lette-
ring.
  REP is used to sew out the stitch combinations
and embroideries programmed in PROG.
  Touch SET to change current settings and func-
tions. See page 29.
 
Recommends needle size and type, when to lo-
wer feed teeth, stabilize fabric, cord buttonholes 
etc. When the embroidery unit is connected, you 
can access the embroidery color menu.
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							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 I immediately selects the best stitch, 
thread tension, stitch length, stitch width, sewing 
speed, presser foot and presser foot pressure for 
your project. The button turns red to indicate the 
technique you have chosen. If you want to se-
lect a new Sewing Technique just touch an other 
technique button.
Move between the Fabric and Sewing Technique 
menus by using the following buttons at the bot-
  tom of the screen.
 
 
To close the Sewing Advisor touch 
   
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							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 block, Menu P, 
Brush line, Menu Q (9 mm) and Menu R Script. 
Each lettering menu has 3 menus for upper case 
and lower case letters and numbers.
4-Way Stitches
Menu S is used to sew stitches in 4 different di-
rections. Stitches are fi xed in length and width. 
The arrow indicates sewing direction of stitches. 
8-Way Stitches
Menu T is used to sew in 8 different directions. 
There are 2 different types of stitches, straight 
and reinforced straight. 
My Stitches
Use Menu U (My Stitches) to save favorite stit-
ches or special settings to a stitch. Adjustments 
made in the ADJUST menu and settings as ten-
sion, balance and presser foot pressure in the 
SET menu will be saved together with the stitch. 
Special Stitches
Menu V includes 4 different types of “free mo-
  tion technique” stitches. When you are using this 
menu the feed teeth should be lowered.
Embroidery Disk Icon
View and load embroideries with your Designer 
I by sliding an embroidery disk into your 
Built-in disk drive. Touch the disk icon. This 
allows you to view the embroideries. To load 
an embroidery, your embroidery unit must be 
attached to your Designer I.
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