Baby Lock Imagine Wave (Previous Model) (BLE3ATW) Instruction and Reference Guide - Manual (Page 4)

OVERVIEW .............................................................................................................................. 4
How Your Serger Operates ........................................................................................... 4
Overview of the Imagine Wave ..................................................................................... 5
ACCESSORIES ...................................................................................................................... 6
Needles ......................................................................................................................... 7
Thread........................................................................................................................... 7
Optional Accessories..................................................................................................... 7
SERGER SET UP ................................................................................................................... 8
Setting Up Your Imagine Wave .................................................................................. 8/9
Threading your Imagine Wave .................................................................................... 10
Locked Position for Threading .................................................................................... 10
Lower Looper .............................................................................................................. 10
Upper looper................................................................................................................ 11
Right Needle ............................................................................................................... 12
Left Needle .................................................................................................................. 13
Needle Threader ......................................................................................................... 13
Looper Thread Fine-Tuning Screw.............................................................................. 13
SERGING WITH FABRIC ..................................................................................................... 14
Clearing the Stitch Fingers .......................................................................................... 14
Thread Delivery System.............................................................................................. 15
Stitch Selector ............................................................................................................. 15
Wave Selector ............................................................................................................. 15
Rethreading Loopers................................................................................................... 15
Rethreading Needles .................................................................................................. 15
MACHINE SETTINGS........................................................................................................... 16
Stitich Length / Rolled Hem......................................................................................... 16
Stitch Width ................................................................................................................. 16
Differential feed ........................................................................................................... 17
Disengaging the Upper Cutting Blade......................................................................... 18
Presser Foot Pressure Adjustment ............................................................................. 18
Snap-On Presser Foot ................................................................................................ 18
4-THREAD OVERLOCK ....................................................................................................... 19
3-THREAD OVERLOCK ....................................................................................................... 20
3-Thread Overlock - Wide ............................................................................................ 20
3-Thread Overlock - Narrow......................................................................................... 21
3-Thread Overlock - Narrow Hemming ........................................................................ 22
3-Thread Flatlock ........................................................................................................ 24
2-THREAD OVERLOCK ....................................................................................................... 25
Converting from 3-Thread Overlock to 2-Thread Overlock ......................................... 25
Flatlock Seams....................................................................................................... 26/27
Flatlock "Topstitching" ................................................................................................. 28
Blind Hemming ............................................................................................................ 29
Blanket Stitch ............................................................................................................... 30
Ladder Stitch ............................................................................................................... 31
Returning to 3 or 4-thread Overlock............................................................................ 32
WAVE STITCH ....................................................................................................................... 33
Converting from Normal Serging.................................................................................. 33
3-Thread Wave Stitch................................................................................................... 34
3-Thread Rolled Wave Stitch........................................................................................ 35
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