JANOME Horizon Memory Craft 8200 QC Instruction Booklet download pdf (Page 19)

Changing Needles

CAUTION:

Always make sure to press the lockout key to lockout

the machine or turn the power switch off before

changing the needle.

Raise the needle by pressing the needle up/down button

and lower the presser foot.

Turn the power switch off.

Loosen the needle clamp screw and remove the needle

from the clamp.

q Needle clamp screw

Insert a new needle into the needle clamp with the ﬂat

side of the needle to the rear.

When inserting the needle into the needle clamp, push it

up against the stopper pin and tighten the needle clamp

screw ﬁrmly with a screwdriver.

w Flat side

e Stopper pin

To check needle straightness, place the ﬂat side of the

needle onto something ﬂat (a needle plate, glass etc.)

The gap between the needle and the ﬂat surface should

be consistent.

Never use a blunt needle.

r Gap

Fine

Medium

Silk #80-100

Cotton #80-100

Synthetic #80-100

Heavy weight

Denim

Tweed

Coating

Quilting

Lawn

Georgette

Tricot

Sheeting

Jersey

Wool

Knit

#9/65-11/75

Blue tip needle

Thread Needle

Silk #50

Cotton #50-80

Synthetic #50-80

#11/75-14/90

Red tip needle

Silk #30-50

Cotton #40-50

Synthetic #40-50

#14/90-16/100

Purple tip needle

Fabric and Needle Chart

•Forgeneralsewing,useneedlesize

#11/75 or #14/90.

•Finethreadsandneedlesshouldbeused

for sewing ﬁne fabrics.

•Ingeneral,usethesamethreadforboth

needle and bobbin.

•Useabluetipneedleforsewingnefabrics,

stretch fabrics and buttonholes to prevent

skipped stitches.

•Useapurpletipneedleforsewingthick

fabrics,

denims, quilt layers and across the hem to

prevent skipped stitches.

•Useastabilizerorinterfacetostretchorne

fabrics to prevent seam puckering.

•Alwaystestthethreadandneedlesizeona

small piece of the same fabric you will use

for actual sewing.

Fabric

NOTE:

1 x twin needle, 2 x blue tip needle (#11/75), 1 x red tip

needle (#14/90) and 1 x purple tip needle (#14/90) are

included in the needle case.

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