Baby Lock Evolve (Previous Model) (BLE8W) Instruction and Reference Guide User Manual
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Table of Contents
OVERVIEW ...................................................................................................................... 4
How Your Machine Operates .................................................................................. 4
Overview of the evolve ........................................................................................... 5
Accessories ............................................................................................................ 6
Needles .................................................................................................................. 7
Thread .................................................................................................................... 7
Optional Accessories .............................................................................................. 7
Setting Up Your evolve ........................................................................................ 8/9
Cutting Blade Lock Switch .................................................................................... 10
Cutting Blade Cover and Sewing Table ................................................................ 10
Upper Looper Positioning Lever ........................................................................... 10
Thread Cutter........................................................................................................ 11
Presser Foot Pressure Adjustment ....................................................................... 11
Snap-on Presser Foot........................................................................................... 11
Stitch Length / Rolled Hem ................................................................................... 12
Stitch Width........................................................................................................... 12
Differential Feed ................................................................................................... 13
Overlock Thread Delivery System ........................................................................ 14
Stitch Selector Lever............................................................................................. 14
Wave Selector Lever ............................................................................................ 14
Side Cover ............................................................................................................ 14
Chain/Cover Stitch Tension Dials ......................................................................... 15
Needle Tension Dial.............................................................................................. 15
Chain Looper Tension Dial.................................................................................... 15
2-Thread Subsidiary Looper ................................................................................. 16
Upper and Lower Looper Thread Fine-Tuning Screw .......................................... 16
Notes .................................................................................................................... 17
THREADING .................................................................................................................. 18
Threading Preparation .......................................................................................... 18
Threading Your evolve .......................................................................................... 19
Locked Position for Threading .............................................................................. 19
Thread Stand and Thread Port Reference Chart.................................................. 19
Lower Looper........................................................................................................ 20
Upper Looper........................................................................................................ 20
Chain Looper ........................................................................................................ 21
Chain/Cover Needles ........................................................................................... 22
Left Chain/Cover Needle - C-1 ............................................................... 22
Center Chain/Cover Needle - C-2 .......................................................... 22
Right Chain/Cover Needle - C-3 ............................................................. 22
Overlock Needles ................................................................................................. 23
Left Overlock Needle - O-1 ..................................................................... 23
Right Overlock Needle - O-2 .................................................................. 23
How to Use the Needle Threader ......................................................................... 24
Front Cover Seam Guide...................................................................................... 24
Start to Sew .......................................................................................................... 25
To Chain-Off of the Fabric..................................................................................... 25
Clearing the Stitch Width Fingers ......................................................................... 26
Re-threading Loopers ........................................................................................... 26
OVERLOCK STITCHES - Express Stitches ................................................................ 27
4-Thread Overedging ........................................................................................... 27
Overlock Seam ..................................................................................................... 27
4-Thread Overlock ................................................................................................ 28
3-Thread Overlock - Wide .................................................................................... 29
3-Thread Overlock - Narrow ................................................................................. 30
3-Thread Overlock - Narrow Hemming................................................................. 31
Rolled Edging ....................................................................................................... 32
3-Thread Rolled Edge .......................................................................................... 32
Seaming Sheers ................................................................................................... 33
Lettuce Edge ........................................................................................................ 33
Belt Loops and Button Loops................................................................................ 33
Returning to Standard Serging ............................................................................. 33
3-Thread Flatlock - Narrow ................................................................................... 34
2-Thread Overlock ................................................................................................ 35