Husqvarna Designer 1 Instruction Manual

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Embroidery
A new Pop-up menu appears.
The disk memory is indicated with 
  . 
Empty memories are indicated with green color, 
in this case memory D1 is empty, 
  .
Step memory numbers with 
    
 .  
If you wish to save design, touch 
  , if not 
touch 
  .
Full memories are indicated with red color, in 
this case memory D7 is full, 
  .
Loading your saved designs from fl oppy disc
Turn on your Designer I or select Menu to re-
  turn to Main menu.
Select 
  .
Note:  
 can only be selected when the Main 
menu is displayed on the Color Touch Screen.
Select   . A pop-up menu appears. “Load com-
bination” with two boxes to select from. 
M allows you to select programmed built-in stit-
ches, and lettering, from one of the 15 memo-
ries that have been programmed from the stitch 
menus in the machine, by stepping through the 
memories.
D allows you to select from the memories on 
the disk. These are embroideries and lettering 
from disks that you have programmed in Built-In 
Color Customizing and saved to a fl oppy disk. 
There are 15 memories to select from. 
Step through the memories with 
    
.
Empty memories are indicated with 
  , and 
full memories with 
  .
Select the memory required, touch 
  .
The saved combination will appear on the Color 
Touch Screen. A box appears around the fi rst 
design in the combination, indicating it can be 
worked with. 
   will select other designs in the 
combination allowing for further adjustments. 
Select 
   to stitch out the saved combination. 
						

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Built-in stitches in the hoop
Sew built in stitches (except stitches from B, S, 
U and V menus and stitches where the reverse 
button is used) within the hoop. Also combina-
tions from memories M1-M15 can be sewn. 
Use 
  ,  
, and  
 for built in stitches in 
embroidery mode. The stitch number or me-
mory number for the built in stitches are shown 
above the stitch area.
The Designer I will stop automatically 
when the sewn stitches reach the 
edge of the hoop, and you will also 
see a pop-up menu. 
If a stitch is parallel to an edge but 
too close, the touch screen will dis play only the 
stitches that can be sewn out.
How to sew built-in stitches
To sew, select a stitch or a stitch pro gram. To 
access the memories, touch 
   in   , and se-
lect desired memory.
Use the positioning arrows             to po si tion  
the star ting point. The starting point 
 
 and se-
wing direction will be dis play ed on the Color 
Touch Screen.
To change stitch direction, stop sewing, touch 
  , touch the ro ta tion icon . The built-in 
stitches can be rotated in 45° steps. Touch 
   to 
see the stitch direction dis play ed.
This feature makes it easy to stitch, for example, 
a beautiful frame of stitches around an embroi-
dery. 
						

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Decorative / Crafting 
						

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Decorative / Crafting
Your Husqvarna Viking Designer I is unsurpas-
sed for creative options. 
Stitch your way through the next pages to learn 
the basics for a few of the favorite creative tech-
niques.
Appliqué
One of the most exciting and time saving fea-
tures on your Designer I is the automatic sa tin 
stitch programs on Menu F, Applique Stitches. 
The pre-programmed satin stitch: 2mm stitch 
width F3, 4mm stitch width F4, 6mm stitch 
width F5. The top ten sion is reduced automati-
cally for satin stitch. 
Fabric: Quilting fabric, Husqvarna Viking Tear-
A-Way stabilizer, Cotton scrap for applique.
Thread: Embroidery thread on top and embroi-
dery weight bobbin thread.
Touch: Woven medium on the Sewing Advisor.
Touch: Menu F, Applique Stitches, Stitch F4.
Snap on: Presser foot B as recommended.
Sew:
•  Cut a small square for the applique from the 
cotton scrap.
•  To baste applique square to the quilt fabric, 
touch A11 to zigzag stitch or use fusible web.
•  Place Tear-A-Way stabilizer under the quilt 
fabric.
•  Place the fabric under the presser foot.
•  Satin stitch around the square with the out-
side swing of the needle sewing off the edge 
of the applique. 
						

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• To turn outside corners, touch  needle stop 
down or tap the needle down with the foot 
control to pivot with the needle on the outsi-
de of the applique. The Sensor Foot Lift pi vot 
po si tion makes it easy!
• Touch 
   to secure the stitches. 
Note: To adjust the satin stitch length or width, touch 
 
. Use the  
 and  
 buttons to fi ne tune the 
stitch length or width.
Tip: Snap on the transparent presser foot B with 
red lines for greater visibility.
Optional: The optional open toe applique foot 
is completely open in front for greater visibility 
and features a red guideline for satin stitching.  
						

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Taper Satin Stitch
The taper stitch on Menu F, Applique Stitches, 
stitch F6 automatically tapers the satin stitch for 
corners and points and can be used for satin 
stitch lettering. On the same piece of stabilized 
fabric, stitch a diamond of tapered satin stitch.
Touch: Menu F, Applique Stitches, Touch Stitch 
F6.
Snap on: Presser foot B as recommended
Sew: 
The stitch will automatically taper from a point 
to the 1/4" (6 mm) satin stitch width.
Note: The red line on the left side of the stitch indi-
cates what part of the sewing sequence De sig ner I is 
sewing at the moment.
•  Stitch about 1/2" (13 mm). Touch   . The sa-
tin stitch will taper to a point and tie off auto-
matically. 
•  For a narrower satin stitch, adjust the stitch 
width 
  .
•  To begin with a fl at end satin stitch, touch 
stitch F6, touch reverse before beginning 
to sew. To make the tapered points longer, 
Touch 
  , Elongation  
  
. 
•  When you have the result you wish, touch 
  . The stitch will now repeat in succession and 
the machine will stop automatically when the 
stitch is completed.
• Touch 
  .
• Touch 
   to repeat. 
						

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Decorative/Crafting
“Handlook” Heirloom Appliqué
Imitate the look of appliqué stitched by hand 
with the heirloom appliqué stitch. This stitch is 
also used for fi nishing bindings and trims with 
a hand stitched look and resembles the hand 
sewn buttonhole stitch.
Fabric: Broadcloth or chino, Husqvarna Viking 
Tear-A-Way, Cotton scrap for appliqué.
Touch: Woven medium on the Sewing Advisor. 
Touch Menu F, Appliqué Stitches, Stitch F11.
Snap on: Presser foot A as recommended.
•  Thread the bobbin with embroidery weight 
bobbin thread. It is your choice for the top. 
For invisible appliqué, thread with invisible 
thread. For a decorative “hand look”, thread 
with embroidery thread and for a Folk Art 
appliqué effect, thread with black thread.
•  Fuse or stick fusible web to wrong side of 
cotton scrap.
•  Cut an appliqué shape from the scrap.
•  Fuse the appliqué to the broadcloth and place 
Tear-A-Way underneath.
•  Place under the presser foot and stitch aro und 
the outside of the appliqué with the straight 
stitch at the edge “in the ditch” of the appli-
qué and the side stitch sewing into the appli-
qué. 
• Touch 
   to tie off at the end. 
						

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Appliqué Embroidery
Your Husqvarna Viking Designer I features a 
va rie ty of embroidery options for appliqué. Page 
through the Husqvarna Embroidery Collection. 
Husqvarna Viking Embroidery Disk 27 designed 
exclusively for Husqvarna Viking by appliqué 
ex pert Mary Mulari of the USA, stitches appliqué 
embroideries.
•  Set your machine for embroidery, see page 64.
•  Place Husqvarna Viking Tear-A-Way stabilizer 
under the fabric, and hoop. 
•  Slide in Designer Embroidery Sampler Disk 
100, Touch Menu 3 Stitch 3 Applique Bunny.
Embroider:
•  Slide the hoop on the embroidery unit. Em-
broider the feet and shoes. Position applique 
fabric on top for the bunny dress outline. 
 Tip: Hold appliqué fabric in place with tem-
porary spray adhesive. (Optional)
• Touch 
  . A straight stitch outline around 
the appliqué section of the design is stitched 
automatically. 
•  When the machine stops, slide the hoop off 
but do not take the fabric out of the hoop. 
Trim away the appliqué fabric from outside 
the straight stitch outline.
•  Slide the hoop onto the embroidery unit and 
touch 
  . The Designer I will satin stitch aro-
und the appliqué automatically.
•  Finish stitching appliqué bunny design. 
						

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Decorative Stitches
Your creativity is unlimited with the Husqvarna 
Vi king Designer I. It has a myriad of stitches for 
creative sewing and embellishment and program-
ming possibilities. Touch the picture of the stitch 
on the Color Touch Screen and sew. The stitch is 
dis play ed in the direction it will be sewn.
Fabric: Broadcloth or chino, Husqvarna Viking 
Tear-A-Way stabilizer.
Touch: Woven medium on the Sewing Advisor, 
Decorative Stitches Menu L, Stitch L7.
Thread with: 30 weight embroidery thread on 
top and embroidery weight bob bin thread.
Snap on: Transparent presser foot B.
Sew: 
• Place stabilizer under fabric.
• Sew several heart stitches.
FIX
• Touch 
   at the middle of a heart, the mach-
ine stops sewing and locks the stitches with 
several tiny straight stitches. 
Stitch Re-start
Touch stitch re-start to begin at the fi rst stitch of 
the decorative stitch. If you have altered a stitch 
width, length, elongation, it will be remembered.
• Touch stitch re-start 
  .
• Stitching begins at the start of the heart.
STOP
The STOP button is used to conclude a stitch, 
i.e. the machine fastens the thread and stops 
automatically when the sewing of the stitch has 
been completed. STOP is cancelled when you 
press the button again or by selecting a new 
stitch.
•  As you begin stitching the next heart, touch 
   to tie off in place at the end of the heart. 
						

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Single Stitch
• Touch 
   before beginning to sew or while 
sewing a decorative stitch to sew only one 
stitch pattern.
•  Sew a heart. The machine stops and ties off in 
place automatically.
• Touch 
   again to cancel it.
Elongation
You can alter the size of any decorative stitches 
with length and width settings. To alter the size 
of a satin stitch decorative stitch without chang-
ing the density of the satin stitch, use elongation 
   or  
.
•  Touch stitch L7, Touch 
  , Touch Elonga-
tion 
   to make the hearts larger. See the 
altered stitch on the Color Touch Screen. 
•  Sew a row of stitches. 
Mirror Image
Mirror image changes the direction of the deco-
rative stitch pattern. See the stitch on the Color 
Touch Screen as it will sew. 
Side to Side Mirror Image 
Flip the stitch patterns from left to right. This 
often eliminates the need to feed the bulk of the 
fabric into the arm of the machine.
• Touch L7.
•  Stitch two pattern repeats. Touch mirror ima-
ge side to side 
  . Watch the stitch change 
on the Color Touch Screen. The stitch will 
face the opposite direction. 
•  Stitch a few more stitch patterns.