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Tool Tutorial

Tool Anatomy

Making Adjustments

Members are ONLY permitted to adjust the following screws and knobs on the device:

  • Embroidery frame holder knobs (grey thumbscrews)
  • Operation panel arm knobs (grey thumbscrews)

Adjustment of the following by members without the guidance of a shop tech are specifically prohibited: 

  • All knobs on the top of the machine (including the thread tension knobs and the black guides behind them)
  • The bobbin case screw (for bobbin tension)

Using correct thread

40 embroidery thread must be used in the embroidery machine - non-embroidery thread (e.g. standard sewing machine thread) is expressly forbidden, as use over time will damage parts of the machine it comes in contact with. We recommend using #40 Madeira rayon embroidery thread for best results.

Only our bobbins (available in the store) are permitted for use on the embroidery machine. We use specific pre-wound bobbins with high-grade thread to prevent tangling, breakage, and damage to the machine. Please trust us on this - you will have a bad time if you try to wind your own or buy off-brand.

Troubleshooting

When in doubt, troubleshoot the following in order BEFORE reporting problems with the machine:

  1. Your fabric and hooping technique (e.g. using stretchy/poor fabric, some gaps in stabilizer when hooping)  
  2. Your thread and bobbin (are you using the recommended thread above?)
  3. Your design (have you tried a basic I-test using your fabric and thread, before attempting something more complex?) 

If you think the machine is out of calibration or not working properly in some way, ask a tech to run an "I-test" using our maintenance kit. This kit contains known good thread and fabric and can rule out machine problems as part of your project.

Needle breakage

Occasionally, a problem will occur which breaks one of the needles on the machine. Please report this to the shop tech on duty when it happens.

Do NOT attempt to change a needle by yourself as incorrectly loaded needles have broken the auto-threading system and caused internal damage to the machine in the past.

Operation sequence

  • Install Bobbin
  • Turn on machine
  • Select embroidery pattern
  • Edit embroidery pattern
  • Specify embroidery settings
  • Check previewed image
  • Hoop the fabric in embroidery frame
  • Attache embroidery frame to the machine
  • Check the embroidery area
  • Thread the upper threads
  • Unlock the machine, then press the start/stop button to begin embroidering. (Machine automatically stops at pattern completion)
  • Check thread tension
  • Remove the embroidery frame, then remove fabric from frame
  • Turn off the machine
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