Husqvarna Viking Designer 2 Manual

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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. Presser foot J is 
rec om mend ed for light and medium weight fab ric to 
pre vent puckering along the edge. Press er foot B is 
used for heavy weight fabric. Your Sew ing Advisor 
will select the best length and width for the fabric 
weight and recommend the presser foot. 
Fabric: Woven medium
Touch: The Sewing Advisor tab. Choose Woven...

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ABC
Seam/Overcast for Ribbing
The Seam/Overcast technique is perfect for stitch ing 
ribbed neckbands and cuffs. Cut a mock neckline in 
a stretch medium fabric, touch Stretch medium and 
Seam/Overcast on the Sew ing Advisor and sew a 
piece of ribbing to the mock neckline with a 1/4'' (6 
mm) seam al low ance, 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...

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Baste 
Basting is temporary stitching for fi tting garments, 
gathering (see page 38) and marking. 
The Sewing Advisor 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 fabric and Baste technique.
Use: Presser foot A and size 80 needle as 
recommended.
Place the fabrics right sides together. Put the fab ric in 
position under the presser foot.
Seam...

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Blind Hem 
The blind hem creates an invisible hem on 
garments. There are two types of blind hem, one is 
recommended for medium to heavy woven fab rics, 
the other for stretch. 
The blind hem is not suggested for light weight 
fabric, but your Sew ing Advisor will select the best 
stitch possible.
Fabric: Stretch medium
Touch: Stretch medium fabric and Blind hem 
technique in the Sewing Advisor.
Use: Presser foot D and size 90 stretch needle as 
rec om mend ed.
Fold a...

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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 woven fabric, 
leather and vinyl, a straight stitch is 
selected. For stretch fabrics, elastic stitches are 
se lect ed.
Fabric: Woven medium
Touch:  Woven medium fabric and Hem technique.
Use: Presser foot A and size 80 needle as 
recommended.
Sew: 
• Fold and press a 3/8'' (10 mm) hem fold and press 
another 3/4'' (20 mm)...

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Buttonhole
The Sewing Advisor will select the best but ton hole 
and stitch settings for your fabric. Fabric should be 
interfaced and/or stabilized where but ton holes are 
to be sewn. Mark the buttonhole placement on your 
fabric with your Pictogram pen™. 
You can also select your buttonhole from Stitch d-...

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1. Sewing direction for satin stitch buttonholes sewn with the Sensor 
Buttonhole Foot
2. Sewing direction for buttonholes without satin stitches or satin stitch 
buttonholes sewn with presser foot C
• Step on the foot control, the Sen sor Buttonhole 
Foot lowers automatically. A straight stitch is sewn 
away from you indicating the left buttonhole 
column, then the satin column is sewn toward 
you. This is repeated for the right column. The 
bartacks are automatic (Illustration...

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Utility Sewing
Stitch d-Card A1 includes Utility Stitches. Utility stitches are the 
stitches selected by the Sewing Advisor and a row of  additional 
stitches which are described on the following pages. When you have 
inserted the Stitch d-Card in the machine (see page 17), touch the 
picture of  the stitch to select it.
If  needed, make adjustments in stitch length and width in the 
ADJUST Menu and change thread tension and presser foot pressure 
in the SET Menu.
Straight...

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Snap on the optional Edge Stitching Foot 
or Edge Joining Foot for topstitching with 
dif fe rent needle positions. The fl ange guides the 
edge of the fabric. 
Twenty-fi ve Needle Positions
Your Quilt Designer II has twenty-fi ve different 
needle positions for the most accurate seaming and 
topstitching ever. When sewing straight stitch or 
reinforced straight stitch, the needle positions can 
be adjusted in steps. Take advantage of the dif fe rent 
needle positions to...

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Center Zipper
Fabric: Woven medium
Use: Size 80 needle.
Touch: Woven medium fabric and Seam technique. 
Sew the two fabrics together along the 5/8'' (15 mm) 
seam line up to the notch at the zip per pla ce ment. 
Touch: Baste on the Sewing Advisor and baste the 
zipper area of the seam together. Press the seam 
open. Pla ce the zipper right side to the pres sed open 
seam allowance. Close the Sewing Advisor. 
Touch: Free motion stitch V
102 (zigzag) in 
 
 to bar tack...