Husqvarna Designer 1 Instruction Manual

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Heirloom 

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Heirloom Sewing
Before the invention of the sewing machine, 
beautiful hand sewing techniques created “one 
of a kind” heirloom garments. Today, stitch these 
same techniques in a fraction of the time on 
your Husqvarna Viking Designer I.
As a general rule, heirloom sewing is stitched 
on na tu ral fi ber quality fabrics, trims and laces 
made from linen, silk and cotton. Pre-wash fa-
bric and trims. Press with starch.
Entredeux
This technique, named for the French word 
entredeux,...

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Heirloom Sewing
Bridging Stitch
Select the bridging stitch to sew two pieces of 
fabric or trim with edges butted together. Use 
this technique to join strips of lace and/or rib-
bon and to stitch them to a fi nished fabric edge. 
The bridging stitch is preferred for this type of 
joining for a fl at, neat result.
Fabric: Short piece of insertion lace and linen 
fabric with one edge turned under or fi nished.
Touch: Menu A, Utility Stitches, Stitch A31
Snap on: Presser foot A.
•  Place the pieces to be...

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Scallop Stitching
Finish edges and create scallop details with one 
of the beautiful scallop stitches. Omnimotion 
(side mo tion) scallops sew beautiful wide edges 
for table linens, collars, cuffs, and more.
Fabric: Woven light, Husqvarna Viking Tear-A-
Way stabilizer.
Touch: Woven light on the Sewing Advisor, 
Menu H, Scallop Stitches, Stitch H7.
Snap on: Presser foot S as recommended.
Use: Size 80 needle as recommended.
•  Thread top and bobbin with Embroidery th-
read in a color to...

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Heirloom Sewing
Smocking
The smocking stitches are sewn over fabric that 
has been pleated or gathered. The fi nis hed re-
sult imitates hand smocking.
Fabric: Woven light cotton batiste that has been 
pleated in a pleating machine de sig ned for hand 
smocking. Fusible or Stick-On stabilizer.
Touch: Menu D, Heirloom Stitches, stitch D32.
Snap on: Transparent presser foot.
• Press or stick stabilizer to the wrong side of 
the pleated fabric.
Sew: 
•  Stitch the smocking stitch across the pleated...

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Cutwork Embroidery
Your Husqvarna Viking Designer I features a 
variety of beautiful embroidery options for cut-
work. Page through the Husqvarna Viking Em-
broidery Collection to choose one for your next 
heirloom garment. Husqvarna Viking Embroi-
dery Disk 26 designed exclusively for Husqvar-
na by cutwork expert Michelle Pullen of Austra-
lia, stitches beautiful cutwork embroideries.
•  Set your machine for embroidery, see page 
64.
•  Place Husqvarna Viking Disolve A-Way stabili-...

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Heirloom Sewing
Pictogram
Pictogram embroidery allows you to program sa-
tin elements to create original stitch embroidery 
patterns.
Fabric:  Woven medium, Husqvarna Viking 
Tear-A-Way stabilizer. 
Thread: Top with embroidery thread. Embroi-
dery weight bobbin thread.
Touch: Woven medium on the Sewing Advisor, 
Menu C, Pictogram stitches, stitch C22.
Snap on: Presser foot B as recommended.
Pictogram Flower
1. Green Stem
• Touch 
  , width 1.5.
•  Sew a vertical row of satin stitch about 2" (50...

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Care of your Designer I 

110Care of your Designer I
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Care of your Designer I
Designer I is equipped with two lights, one is 
placed to the left of the needle (A) and the other 
up to the right (B). Use light bulb de sig ned as 
indicated on the front of the machine.
! Turn off the main switch.
Changing the light bulb (A)
1. Place the rubber sheath found in the acces-
sory box with its deep hole, marked OUT, 
aro und the bulb. 
2. Do not turn the bulb, just...