Janome 6500 User Manual

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Controlling Sewing Speed ........................................ 5

Speed control lever ....................................................... 5

Foot control ................................................................... 5

Changing Needles .................................................. 19

Thread and Needle Chart ....................................... 19

Balancing Thread Tension ...................................... 20

Adjusting the tension .................................................. 20

Adjusting the Foot Pressure ................................... 21

Dropping the Feed Dog .......................................... 21

Selecting the Sewing Mode .................................... 22

The Help Button ...................................................... 23

Selecting the Pattern .............................................. 23

Customizing Machine Settings ............................... 24

Resumption setting ..................................................... 24

Sound setting .............................................................. 24

Language selection ..................................................... 24

BASIC STITCHES 

(Mode 1) ....................................

Straight Stitch ......................................................... 25

To sew ........................................................................ 25

To sew from the edge of thick fabric .......................... 25

Securing seam ........................................................... 25

Changing sewing direction ......................................... 26

Using the cloth guide ................................................. 26

Using the seam guide lines ........................................ 26

Adjusting the needle drop position ............................. 27

Adjusting the stitch length .......................................... 27

Variety of the straight stitches .................................... 28

Basting ................................................................... 29

Zigzag Stitch .......................................................... 30

Adjusting the stitch width ........................................... 30

Adjusting the stitch length .......................................... 30

Variety of Overcasting Stitches

 (Modes 1 and 3) ....... 31

Overcasting with zigzag stitch .................................... 31

Overcasting stitch ...................................................... 31

Multiple zigzag stitch (Tricot stitch) ............................ 31

Knit stitch ................................................................... 32

Double overedge stitch .............................................. 32

Overlock stitch ........................................................... 32

Zipper Sewing ........................................................ 33

Fabric preparation ...................................................... 33

To sew ........................................................................ 34

Rolled Hem .............................................................36

PATCHWORK AND QUILTING 

(Mode 2) ............

Patchwork ...............................................................37

Angle scale on the needle plate ...................................... 37

Seaming patchwork pieces ............................................. 37

Patchwork stitches .......................................................... 37

Stitch in the ditch with the even feed foot ........................ 38

Quilting ................................................................... 38

Quilting bar for the even feed foot .............................. 38

Quilting bar for the zigzag foot ................................... 39

Clasp stitch ................................................................ 40

Applique ..................................................................... 40

Programming French Knots ................................... 41