Husqvarna Designer 1 Instruction Manual

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Care of your Designer I
Care of the machine
To keep your sewing machine operating well, 
clean it often. No lubrication (oiling) is needed.
! Turn off the main switch.
Cleaning
Wipe the exterior surfaces of your Designer I 
with a soft cloth to remove any dust or lint built 
up.
Wipe the Color Touch Screen with a soft damp 
cloth.
Removing the stitch plate
Remove the presser foot and slide off the bob-
  bin cover. Lower the feed teeth. Place the stitch 
plate opener on the brush, which you will fi nd...

112Care of your Designer I
Poor tension?
• Enter fabric weight and type in Sewing Advi-
sor.
• Re-thread top and bobbin – use quality thread.
• New needle-size and type as HELP recommen-
ded.
• Turn machine off and on again to recalibrate 
tension.
• Follow HELP recommendations for stabilizer.
Fabric does not move?
• Feed teeth up.
• Increase stitch length.
Upper thread breaks?
• Does thread feed smoothly/not catching? 
• Use thread nets and quality thread.
• New needle-size and type as HELP recommen-...

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Care of your Designer I
Thread cutter does not cut?
• Remove stitch plate and clean lint from bob-
  bin area.
• In embroidery - go to SET Menu, thread cutter 
on auto.
Wrong stitch, irregular or narrow stitches?
• Cancel twin needle safety.
• Turn machine off and on to reset.
• Change needle, re-thread top and bobbin.
• Use stabilizer.
Presser foot will not go down?
• Turn the machine off and on.
• Put bobbin winder spindle up into sewing po-
  si tion.
• Sensor Foot lift on auto in SET Menu.
Color...

114
 screen menus  70-71
 sewing  69-75
 template  67
 unit, connecting  64
Entredeux 102
Fabric selection  40-41
Fault-fi nding  112-113
Favorite Stitches  26
Feed teeth, lowering  15
Finish the sewing  27
FIX   12, 37, 73, 89
Foot control  6
Free Hand Embroidery/Quilting/
 Sewing   26
Free Motion Embroidery/Quilting/
 Sewing   26
Function buttons  12
Function buttons, embroidery  70-71
Gathering 54
Getting started  69
Handlook “Heirloom” Appliqué  87
Hem – Sewing Advisor  48
Hemstitching 103
Heirloom...

115
Multiple Zigzag Stitches  58
My Stitches  26
Needles 16
Needle, changing  16
Needle positions  55
Needle stop up/down  12
Needle Threader  9
One Color Embroidery  73
Overcast – Sewing Advisor  44
Overview 4-5
Packing away after sewing  6
Pictogram 107
Placing the accessories  7
Placing the bobbin  11
Presser feet  14-15
Presser foot, changing  13
Presser foot lift  13
Presser foot pressure  13
Programming 
 Embroidery  76-81
 Decorative Stitches  92
  Stitches and letters  35-38, 93-94   
Pictogram...

We reserve the right to change the machine equipment 
and the ass ort ment of accessories without prior notice, or 
make modifi cations to the performance or design.
Such modifi cations, however, will always be to the benefi t 
of the user and the product.
 
Please note that on disposal, this product must be 
safely recycled in accordance with relevant National 
legislation relating to electrical/electronic products. If 
in doubt please contact your retailer for guidance. 

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