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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 .......................................................................
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Snap-on Presser Foot........................................................................................... 11
Stitch Length / Rolled Hem
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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 ....................................................................................................................
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THREADING.................................................................................................................. 18
Threading Preparation.......................................................................................... 18
Threading Your evolve.......................................................................................... 19
Locked Position for Threading.............................................................................. 19
Thread Stand and Thread Port Reference Chart..................................................
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Lower Looper........................................................................................................ 20
Upper Looper........................................................................................................ 20
Chain Looper........................................................................................................ 21
Chain/Cover Needles ........................................................................................... 22
Lef
t 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-Of
f 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
