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Pfaff 2170 Sewing Machine User Manual

1. Bridging stitch No 11 The bridging stitch creates a hemstitching effect It is often used for connecting two finished fabric edges called bridging e Finish the fabric edges and press the seam allowance to the wrong side e Placethefabric under the presser foot with the edges approximately 1 8 inch 3mm apart e Stitch from the right side of the fabric making sure that the needle catches the fabric on the right and left sides 1 ee A LI el E of e ia a eh sh te oh wh Gh oh Gh Gh oe Le Crosshem stitch No 13 This highly elastic stitch is very suitable for decorative hems Fold the hem allowance to the reverse side e Stitch the hem from the right side of the fabric Trim any excess hem fabric up to the stitching Sewing in zippers stitch no 1 There are different ways to sew in zippers Follow the directions included with your pattern for best results For all types of zippers it is important to sew close to the teeth of the zipper The zipper foot can be snapped to the presser foot ankle on the left or right depending on how you will insert your zipper Then set the needle position so that it enters close to the edge of the zipper teeth by using one of the 19 needle positions available If the presser foot is attached on the right side the needle must only be moved to the right If the foot is attached on the left the needle must only be moved to the left 3 23 Rolled hem
2. MS 2170 S Manual creat d Owner This household sewing machine is designed to comply with IEC EN 60335 2 28 and UL1594 IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS When using an electrical appliance basic safety precautions should always be followed including the following Read all instructions before using this household sewing machine DANGER To reduce the risk of electric shock e A sewing machine should never be left unattended when plugged in Always unplug this sewing machine from the electric outlet immediately after using and before cleaning e Always unplug before relamping Replace bulb with same type rated 5 Watt WARNING To reduce the risk of burns fire electric shock or injury to persons Do not allow to be used as a toy Close attention is necessary when this sewing machine is used by or near children or infirm person e Usethis sewing machine only for its intended use as described in this manual Use only attachments recommended by the manufacturer as contained in this manual e Never operate this sewing machine if it has a damaged cord or plug if it is not working properly if it has been dropped or damaged or dropped into water Return the sewing machine to the nearest authorized dealer or service center for examination repair electrical or mechanical adjustment e Never operate the sewing machine with any air openings blocked Keep ventilation openings of the Sewing machine and foot c
3. You can also by touching the stitch number Q get a pop up and select the stitch you want to go to G Basting in the hoop icon Touch the Basting in the hoop icon and the machine will baste around your design with a 6mm straight stitch Block Mo 1 5 4 gt A ratmm on 2 0 l 10 1 F1 Design processing screen F3 Stitch processing screen F2 Alphabet processing screen H Move icon When touching the M ove icon a new window opens allowing you to process the design you have marked If you touch the arrows R the design will move in small steps in the hoop If you touch the Center design icon S the embroidery returns to the center of the hoop When the Move design icon V is activated you can move the design with your stylus and place the design where you want it in the hoop If you activate the Rotate icon W you can rotate your design by moving the design around with your stylus You can also rotate your design by touching the and icon X If you have rotated a design and then it protrudes beyond the hoop a red line appears in place of the hoop This line alerts you to the fact that the design cannot be embroidered in this position If you touch the Repositioning icon U the design moves so that it is inside the hoop The Undo icon T cancels the repositioning command and places the design back inside the hoop allowing you to continue turning it If no red lineis vi
4. Now you can see the whole sequence of your stitch pattern and sew it Only when this screen is open you can sew out your stitch pattern Touch ESC to return to the Stitch Creator menu for further editing lt du 5 amp Combining single parts of patterns With the Stitch Creator you can also edit and combine existing stitches L Touch the Mini main menu W to open the main menu where you can call up stitches that you wish to add in your stitch pattern 2 Touch 9mm Decorative stitches on the menu 3 Touch Satin stitches and choose stitch no 106 4 Touch OK to confirm the stitch and return to editing mode The whole stitch is automatically selected and marked with blue when it appears on the workspace 5 Touch the Select stitches G icon to deselect the stitches Now only the last stitch of the stitch pattern is selected 6 Touch the Select stitches icon G to activate the multi selection 207 stitches 7 Touch the arrow up to select the whole circle stitch by stitch For a selected 207 7 actual 207 EI faster selection use the scroll bar between the arrows The circle Should be blue 8 Touch the Delete icon X to delete the stitches you have selected Now the last stitch of the heart is selected 9 Touch thearrow up Y or thescroll bar Z between the arrows to move forward to the tip of the heart without selecting any further stitches 10 Touch Select stitches icon G to activate the multi sel
5. 2 Toembroider asingle color segment select that color in the Top field Press the foot control after choosing the color to be sewn 3 If you set the cursor to M the machine embroiders all areas in the same color Middle field Change color Use the arrows to choose the new color you want the selected color segment to have Bottom field Color intensity Use the arrows to adjust the shade of a color in a selected segment Save your change by touching OK the window is then closed Touch ESC the window is closed without any changes being saved PA Kb dl Lei e i z LU N ote Before you start the embroidery the arrow must be placed at the top position C or M after you have made colors changes After the first stitch no additional changes can be made for the parameters 5 18 Multi color embroidery When embroidering a design consisting of several colors you can check the color order by touching the Color changing icon The top field shows the color order from top to bottom The selection arrow must be on the Color changing icon C Have the colors ready in the order in which they are needed and thread the first color 1 Press the foot control the presser foot is automatically lowered to the embroidery position and your Pfaff creative starts embroidering A tie off is performed at the start of the design N ote H olding the reverse button for a couple of seconds will also start your embr
6. 3 14 3 14 3 14 3 15 3 18 3 15 3 15 3 17 3 17 3 18 3 19 3 19 3 20 3 20 3 21 3 22 3 22 3 23 3 23 3 23 3 24 3 24 3 24 3 25 3 26 3 27 3 28 3 28 DECORATIVE SEWING 4 General notes on decorative sewing Selecting decorative stitches Alter the stitch settings Sewing sequence Create a sewing sequence Arrange stitches within a sewing sequence Adjust an existing sewing sequence Inserting a stitch in the sewing sequence Inserting a stitch at the start of a sewing sequence Save a sewing sequence Close a sewing sequence without saving Delete a sewing sequence Select and open a saved sewing sequence Open from the machine s memory Open from a creative memory card Stitch Creator Placing single stitches Combining single parts of patterns More options to edit patterns Quilting Patchwork Piecing the quilt top Stitch in the Ditch Free motion Stippling Quilt Appliqu s Tapering Nostalgia Heirloom Cross Stitch Antique hand embroidery stitches Free motion Sewing MAXI Stitches Gathering with straight stitch Shell edging Alphabets Editing a word sequence Saving a word sequence Monogram 1 4 28 4 2 4 2 4 3 4 4 4 10 4 5 4 6 4 7 4 7 4 7 4 8 4 9 4 9 4 9 4 10 4 10 4 11 4 13 4 14 4 15 4 16 4 19 4 16 4 18 4 18 4 19 4 19 4 20 4 22 4 23 4 23 4 24 4 24 4 25 4 25 4 26 4 27 4 27 4 28 EMBROIDERY The Embroidery window Context menu in embroidery Embroidery accessories Attach
7. A an enlarged representation which covers the whole multi color touch screen is opened By touching the multi color touch screen you close that view Positioning of designs in the embroidery hoop With the Moveicon D you open a window G for moving the designs or embroidery combinations within the hoop You can alter the size of the single designs rotate and move them on the multi color touch screen Click and drag on the screen or use the Increment icons With the Arrow icons E you can move your selected design or the combination within the embroidery hoop The numbers at the upper edge of the window indicate how far your design or combination has been moved from the center of the hoop 225140 min If you touch the M ove design icon F you can position your selected design or the combination in the hoop with your finger or the stylus directly on the multi color touch screen To deactivate touch the Move design icon again or activate the Rotate NEW ES icon F Both functions cannot be activated at the same time You can also rotate your design by touching the and of the rotate icon E to rotate the selected design by 1 increments PA Kb dl Lei e i LU If you touch the Rotate icon G you can rotate your selected design or the combination in the hoop with your finger or the stylus directly on the multi color touch screen To deactivate touch the Rotate icon again G or activate th
8. If you have opened a menu and want to go back to the main menu simply press the ESC button B Altering a utility stitch When you open a screen the most important settings are visible To illustrate this we have chosen a zigzag stitch You can modify the settings that are displayed such as values for stitch width this icon changes to needle position for straight stitch C stitch length D and thread tension E for the stitch As soon as you change a value the numbers will turn red indicating that you have made a change Once you have reached the maximum or minimum value the function automatically becomes inactive If you exit the screen the stitch settings will go back to the way they were Stitch width Touch the stitch width icon C and to increase or reduce the width of a stitch Stitch length Touch the stitch length icon D and to increase or reduce the length of a stitch Thread tension Touch the thread tension icon E and to increase or reduce the thread tension e Et Altering a decorative stitch When selecting a decorative stitch you have an additional icon called the Pattern elongation A This function makes it possible for you to change the length of a pattern Use the and icons to make the pattern longer without changing the density Save parameter You can save the settings you have made by going to the context menu and touch Save parameter Once you have saved the stitch it
9. Place the appropriate spool cap and then a spool on the spool pin Threading Place the thread into thread guide A from front to back and pull it counter clockwise above the bobbin winder thread guide B Wind the start of the thread around the bobbin several times ina clockwise direction Start bobbin winding by pushing the bobbin lever to the right Assoon as the bobbin is full the winding action will be stopped automatically Cut the thread and remove the bobbin from the winder U ID Le DI ag a F H OU 2 9 Bobbin winding while embroidering The creative 2170 has a thread guide for bobbin winding while embroidering The needle thread red is placed into the thread guide A and underneath the bobbin winder thread guide B Pull the bobbin thread blue counter clockwise above the bobbin winder thread guide Wind the start of the thread around the bobbin several times in a clockwise direction Winding a bobbin through the needle It is possible to wind bobbins even when the machine is fully threaded See page 2 14 for threading instructions Raise the presser foot Pull the needle thread underneath the presser foot and upward through the right hand threader slot du O ES A a Ai Q 0 i A Place the thread from left to right through the take up lever C N ote The take up lever must be at its highest position Guide the thread to the right Wind the start of the thread around the b
10. Previously created sewing sequences that you have saved permanently in your Pfaff creative 2170 4 Built in embroidery designs and alphabet To select a design from the machine s memory touch the M achine icon A To select a design from a card touch the Card slot icon B for the front card drive and the card slot icon C for the rear card drive PA Kb dl Lei e i z LU The procedure for selecting a design from the machine s memory and from a creative card is the same 5 16 Selecting a design stored on a Pfaff creative card and changing the hoop The contents of the creative card are opened e Designs appear directly on the screen e f designs on the card are arranged in different directories these are Shown as folders A You can browse one column at a time with the arrows e Touch the Embroid folder B to open it The designs appear on the screen e Touch any design and it appears enlarged on the screen Confirm your choice with OK or touch the screen e Choose a hoop most suitable for the embroidery by touching the More options C and the Hoop icon D Hoop the fabric and attach the hoop to the embroidery unit To start to embroider touch the reverse button or tap on your foot control Your Pfaff creative 2170 will then calibrate to sense the size of the hoop attached to the embroidery unit This might take a few seconds After the calibration your Pfaff creative 2170 is ready to
11. buttons F to change the buttonhole You should change the buttonhole so that it looks like your sewed out sample The machine will then correct the buttonhole automatically N ote If you would liketo sew a buttonhole longer than the 5A foot 50mm you can sew without the sensormatic guide but with the 1A foot To get a perfect result without the sensormatic guide it might be necessary to balance the buttonhole 3 16 47 Buttonholes Buttonhole with gimp thread Buttonholes that are sewn with gimp threads are more stable durable and has a professional appearing Use pearl cotton or a regular gimp thread 1 Insert the Sensormatic buttonhole guide 2 Placethe center of a length of gimp thread over the metal bar extending from the center back of the buttonhole foot Pass the thread ends under the foot and pull up into the right and left guides on the front of the presser foot 3 Attach the buttonhole foot Before starting to sew pull it backward as far as the second red mark 4 After completing the buttonhole pull the ends of the gimp thread until the loop of thread is hidden below the buttonhole bartack 5 Thread the gimp threads into a needle and pull them to the wrong side of the garment Tie the gimp threads and cut off the excess thread Eyelet buttonhole with gimp thread 1 Insert the Sensormatic buttonhole guide Place the center of a length of gimp thread over the metal bar extending from the center fron
12. card _ 300 embroider EZ EF 3 ih All settings and sewing functions for the design are displayed on the a screen and can be altered Basting in the embroidery hoop If you touch the Basting in the hoop E you activate a basting function The machine will then sew a 6mm straight stitch at a distance of 2mm around one or more selected designs This enables you to secure your fabric to a non adhesive stabilizer placed beneath it especially when the fabric to be embroidered cannot be hooped It also provides support for stretchy fabrics m 3 ci A 0 Q 0 B lt N ote If you select embroidery single color segments only the selected color segment will E be basted If you press the foot control the embroidery foot is lowered into the ai a BEN z embroidery position and the sewing machine starts to baste 225x140 mm SES MEW EG Color changing icon With the Color changing icon view the colors of your embroidery and change the colors of your embroidery on screen With this function you open a window for processing the color segments further Changing the color onscreen Touch the Color changing icon A The window has three fields in which you can make changes If you confirm your input this command affects all three fields and the window is closed Top field Select color segment L Select the color segment you wish to change using the arrows B Only the selected color in the design is displayed
13. embroidery your Pfaff creative 2170 perform the calibration once more to position the hoop correctly When calibrating the enbroidery hoop size attached to the embroidery unit must be the same as the hoop size shown on the screen 5 40 Demo files TXT The demofiles are saved as TXT files Four directions sewing files REC The Four direction sewing files are saved as REC files Embroidery Sequence files ESQ The ESQ files contain information about the included designs e g placement in the hoop mirroring and other parameters The file does not contain the design itself but points to the location of the included parts of the design Always use the ESQ files as they save memory space in your sewing machine You can transfer ESQ files between your sewing machine and your computer Emboidery files EMB The embroidery files are saved as EMB files It contains the design information 0x80 mm a Es O 100x80 mm cap hoop Hoop Adapter i Hoop Adapter w Hoop selection Prepare a creative memory card for saving Before designs combination sequences can be saved on a creative memory card it must be formatted 1 To format a creative memory card insert an empty unformatted card in acard drive 2 A message then appears A Unknown card type Unknown card type l Dayan te enee ca rE 3 e S ne Reg for entering the name appears ax 8 characters system All the information on th
14. steps Use the icon to move the stitches to the left in 0 5 mm steps If you look at your lid the stitches that you can change needle positions are marked with an arrow Mirroring There are two ways to mirror a stitch side to side and end to end The side to side mirroring you can mirror a marked stitch or stitch sequence from side to side The mirrored stitch appears on the screen for further processing The end to end mirroring you can mirror a marked stitch or stitch sequence from end to end The mirrored stitch appears on the screen for further processing 3 13 Straight stitch Stitch number 1 is the basic straight stitch in center needle position The stitch length can be increased up to 6mm Change the needle position of the straight stitch to sew in a zipper or topstitch along the edge of a collar Your Pfaff creative 2170 has 19 needle positions that can be adjusted with the stitch width buttons Tip Use the needle up down button to easily pivot at collar points Y ou can also just tap on the foot control to set the needle in the down position Three step Zigzag stitch No 4 Stitch no 4 can be used to overcast raw edges M ake sure the needle pierces the fabric on the left side and overcasts the edge on the right side Stitch number 4 can also be used as an elastic stitch to add elastic to pajamas skirts and sportswear Basting program Basting is often used in dressmaking to join fabric layers qu
15. you will be able to position the selected stitch patterns with your finger or the stylus in the hoop If the entry is confirmed with OK the menu is closed The processing screen of the embroidery combination is opened With ESC the process is cancelled and the alphabet input menu opens again In the processing screen of the embroidery combination you can also select that a entered text is to be embroidered along a certain path 1 Todo this touch the More options icon and then the arcing icon A N ote If you select the same shape again in this window the previously made adjustment is always cancelled 2 By touching the icon Move design icon G you can position the selected stitch patterns in the hoop with your finger or stylus If you close the window with OK the settings are saved 3 When you open the window again and select a shape these settings are cancelled again and replaced by the default settings PA Kb Y Lei e i z LU 225140 mm MEW EG 5 32 Automatic stitch building Small stitch patterns such as 9mm stitches or MAXI stitches from the sewing machine or embroidery designs created with the creative software or a creative card can be combined to create borders with different corner shapes For that purpose one or several pattern edges are doubled tripled or more and then positioned within the embroidery hoop In order to join the single pattern edges exactly the grid should b
16. 120 x 115 mm and a square hoop 80x80 with a hoop adapter C Snap in pin D Guide pins for retaining the hoop E Embroidery surface F Retaining screw for the fabric Attach the hoop to the embroidery unit Slide the hoop underneath the presser foot by raising the presser foot lift as far as possible The retaining screw F of the hoop must be facing you and the guide pins D must be pointing to the right Slide the hoop with the guide pins D into the metal guide until the Snap in pin C engages behind the release lever G of the embroidery unit Remove the hoop To remove the hoop push down the release lever G of the embroidery unit and pull the hoop towards you and away m 3 H A 0 Q 0 B lt Remove the embroidery unit A Switch off the main switch Raise the embroidery arm in the area of the recessed grip and turn it to the left until it locks in the storage position N ote Before the embroidery arm is turned make sure that the hoop holder doesn t protrude from the front arm edge If it does go to the Context menu touch M ove hoop icon and the Park position icon Press the release button H on the left side of the embroidery unit and remove it PA Kb dl Lei e i z LU Get started to embroider 9 Attach the embroidery foot and thread the machine Attach the embroidery unit and lift the presser foot Turn on your machine Touch the Main menu icon and touch the Embroi
17. 25 Front and rear card slots 26 Release buttons for the card slots 27 Voltage switchover 28 Connection socket lead cord 29 Connection socket foot control 30 Main switch 31 Accessory tray 32 Needleplate 33 Thread guides right and left 34 Sewing bulb max 5 W 35 Threading slot 36 Carrying handle 37 Thread snips button 38 Pattern Start button 39 Sew slow button 40 Needleup down button 41 Presser foot lifter 42 Integrated Dual feed IDT gt ig O CON OU SS LU Mt O m J gt Lei 0 E dei 1 14 Parts of the embroidery unit 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 Connection plug to the machine Fastener for fitting to the machine Under arm guide Release button for removing the embroidery unit Pivot for embroidery arm M eal guide for fitting the embroidery hoop Release lever for removing the embroidery hoop Embroidery arm Recessed grip for raising and rotating the embroidery arm Parts of the embroidery hoop 53 Snap in pin 54 Two guide pins for retaining the hoop 55 Ribs for fitting the clips 56 Projections for placing the template 57 Retaining screw for the fabric 1 15 el PF wm O Q A FF O Standard accessories Zipper foot No 4 Order No 820 248 096 Standard presser foot No 0 A Order No 820 244 096 Buttonhole foot No 5A Order No 820 299 096 Fancy stitch foot with IDT No 1 A for IDT Order No 820 254 096 Buttonhole
18. 4 Remove the template and put the hoop back into the machine and start to embroider N ote Y ou can also use the template if you stitch the design on scraps first before embroidering the actual project It is not necessary to embroider the entire design simply step through the different colors and embroider the outline usually last color only When you have embroidered on scrap place the template over the embroidered design and draw the outlines of it 5 43 Stabilizers Stabilizer is the key to quality embroideries When embroidering sewing decorative stitches appliqu satin stitches or hemstitching you should place a stabilizer underneath your fabric There are different types of stabilizers Tear away stabilizer The tear away stabilizers are torn away after the design is stitched and are used for stable woven fabrics such as denim woven cotton or blends linen etc When pulling the stabilizer from the embroidery you Should always support the stitching iron on stabilizer lron on stabilizers are temporarily fused to the wrong side of the fabric before starting to embroider When the embroidery is finished the stabilizer is carefully torn off Iron on stabilizers are used on soft and Slippery bias cut fabrics and unstable woven fabrics or knits Cut A Way stabilizer Cut a way stabilizers are cut away from and around the embroidery after the embroidery has been stitched These stabilizers are often used on stret
19. G 0 re e j Q al D 7 The new folder is selected so you can enter anew name Namethe folder Update 2170 8 Double click on the folder to open it Deen ae Lag E 2 Egeter Chea 9 Left mouse click on the Save icon to save the update file in the A eege Ree Weber Lige iim folder 2 22 CU E CRT ERC dEr RE A 10 The saving to the folder begins The speed of your Internet i shi nin nn ss connection will determine how long the download will take o gt I Saying Updabed Lia 010304 _ Indl ere From ep Geif Cem CTO Estimated tma sft 16 sec 165 KB of 37 ME coped Drreedoa to Crdae 217 Oates 70cm Transfer rate 74 7 K C Cire the ak boot when dovnload comedeten 11 The file Update 2170 has now been downloaded Left mouse click on the Open folder icon to open the folder where the update file is stored Ch Cowmioad Complete Depending on thesettings in your computer the above window might close automatically If so please follow the instructions under U pdate later ipda tH OIOI _Inthece from wens Paff com eer rere rere eee eee rer Draeetdoachedt HN MB in 9 sec Deaesrkal te Cugise 2i lpia Piece Tree rote 466 KBs Sec Ci Chote thir dialog bow when caved completes 12 Double click the left mouse button on the Update 2170 icon The update program starts Follow the instructions on the screen and set your 2170 in the update mode ene mm Leg LP Sg ze Tess f
20. OK to close the window and save the settings The Move design icon remains active if selected Touch the Insert icon D to double the stitch pattern edge Use your finger or the stylus to place it in the desired position within the hoop stitch pattern repeats is reduced by touching the stitch building icon then symbols In this example enter 4 stitch patterns Touch OK to close the window and save your settings Touch the Moveicon and Move design icon E Rotate icon F to 2954140 mm move the third stitch pattern edge to the next position in the hoop Touch Zoom In icon G to enlarge the picture The function Move design icon remains active if selected NEW ESG Touch OK to close the window and save your settings Touch OK to close also the multifunction window 225x140 min NEW ESQ Zoom In For easier positioning of the designs within a combination you can use the zoom function to enlarge the designs on the screen Touch the Zoom In icon G to zoom in the pictured designs in steps up to 800 If you want to select a different design in the combination you can do G that with the selection arrows H Move the zoomed area When zoomed in you cannot see the whole combination On the screen you can find two scroll bars Use the scroll bars to move the enlarged combination within the visible hoop area 225x140 mm E ee Touch ascroll bar with your fingertip and drag upwards or downwards depending on what par
21. ON icon to activate the patchwork program To make a patchwork program you need to activate the program by touching ON and OK Sew your desired length and touch the reverse button The reverse button determines the length of the seam Read more about how to change the length of the seam and saving the program on page 4 16 4 17 Twin needle Patchwork Welcome Screen A Main menu B Last stitch C Information Main Menu When touching the main menu icon you enter the main menu In the main menu you will find the different categories of stitches reach the embroidery mode and the Data M anager Information Use this function to obtain general information on how to operate the machine Last stitch The last stitch function makes it possible for you to go back to the stitch you where on before turning off the machine On the screen that appears when you start your machine you can choose a function called Last stitch When touching that icon anew menu appears where you can choose either Last stitch or Current state Choose last stitch and you will go to the stitch you where on before turning off the machine The current state take you to the last embroidery stitch If you have activated the current state function when embroidering you can via this button continue to embroider from where you have stopped before you turned off the machine Toolbar A Main Menu B Context M enu C Creative Assistant D OK Bu
22. This is ideal when joining pieces of fabric of equal length as in patchwork quilting The following screen shows the window that opens when you have touched the Patchwork program icon You can open a previously saved program or create a new If you want to open a previously saved patchwork program simply touch the Data M anager icon A D c gt 0 du 0 gt Patchyyork DXA hs 4 16 Create a new patchwork program 1 To create a new patchwork program touch the ON icon to activate the function and press OK The Patchwork program icon will change and will say prog pat B 2 You determine the length of the seam by test sewing and pressing the Reverse sewing button The seam is completed without being tied off The Prog pat icon will change again and say auto pat C If you want to tie off a programmed seam at the start and or at the end make sure that the patchwork program Is activated and then touch the Tie off icon D to open the tic off program Turn on the functions you want to activate and press OK If you want to adjust the seam of your patchwork program touch the Auto pat icon C You will then see the length of your patchwork and a and icon Touch the icon to increase the length of the seam The seam is increased in steps based on the set stitch length If the stitch length is set to 2mm the programmed seam increases in 2 mm steps The stitch length itself will not change Touch the icon to re
23. a F reee prag Darning with the elastic stitch Stitch No 4 The elastic stitch no 4is very suitable for repairing small holes and Slightly damaged areas This is most suitable for light weight fabrics i la Hutt Hoi Reduce the stitch length and sew rows of stitches over the damaged WAN MAAN area until it is well covered M ake sure the stitch rows overlap No DON Wy N WAAN additional backing is needed for these slightly damaged areas VY 3 20 i x e SS d CS vn W I ek E BE e WE F Overlock stitches For elastic knits woven and stretch fabrics your creative 2170 provides a selection of overlock stitches These stitches join multiple layers of fabric and overcast them in one operation These stitches can stretch and are more durable than standard stitches Tip U se blind stitch foot N o 3 when sewing overcast seams This guides the fabric more precisely and prevents tunneling of the seam at wider stitch widths A djust the stitch width and guide of the foot to ensure that the right swing of the needle clears the raw edge of the fabric and the pin of the presser foot Closed overlock stitch No 26 This stitch is suitable for sewing a hem on your garment Use foot no OA or 3 Fold your fabric 3 8 1 cm and stitch the closed overlock on the right side of the folded fabric When you have finished cut away the unnecessary fabric Open overlock stitch No 28 The overlock stitch
24. according to what hoop you are using and the length of stitches If you usea small hoop the speed will be set to a higher level than if you are embroidering in a large hoop If you are embroidering on a larger hoop than the 80x80 hoop you can increase the speed by touching the Context menu and choosing Embroidery Speed You will see that Auto is selected and that you have the option to choose between Medium and High Set the embroidery speed after the machine has made the hoop detection because the hoop detection will always set the embroidery speed to Auto IMPORTANT The embroidery quality may be compromised when embroidering at a higher speed Back to default setting This function allows you to reset all the machine settings that you have previously changed such as the stitch settings or sewing functions to the default settings You can also reactivate the information texts All the texts are shown automatically You need to touch OK to confirm Thread snips You can turn off the Thread snips function permanently with this selection When you touch the Thread snips icon a window appears D where you can choose between Off and Auto If you touch Off and confirm with OK the threads will no longer be cut even if you have selected the icon in the Tie off program The standard setting is Auto which means that the threads are automatically cut m 3 ci A 0 Q 0 B lt Embroidery accessories With you creative 2170 yo
25. also adds texture and interest to your quilt e Set your Pfaff creative 2170 for stippling with a Straight Stitch no 1 Touch the Free motion icon Follow the on screen Instructions and lower the feed dogs Attach the or free motion quilting foot extra accessory e Pin baste your quilt layers Prepare your quilt as explained in the Stitch in the Ditch method e Practice stippling on scraps of fabric and batting When the feed dogs are lowered you move the fabric to determine the stitch length Sewing with a constant speed will help to keep the stitches even Begin near the center of your quilt Take one stitch and pull the bobbin thread to the top of the quilt Take a few stitches right next to one another to lock the threads Now move the quilt so that your stitching creates scrolls and swirls The stitching should not cross Itself but travel in swiveling motion all over the quilt Tip You can use the Free motion Guide Grip to help move your fabric Quilt Appliqu s Appliqu s add that special touch for your quilt There are many different ways of applying appliqu s to a quilt One way is to add the appliqu to the block before the quilt is put together e Set your Pfaff creative 2170 with stitch no 3 stitch length 0 5 stitch width 4 6 mm presser foot no 2A e Adhere the appliqu piece to the quilt block Place stabilizer behind the block and appliqu Sew around the appliqu with the satin stitch Make sure the sti
26. bobbin case Bobbin thread monitor Inserting the bobbin Inserting the bobbin case Correct top tension How to get it Thread tension Thread the needle Needle threader Bobbin thread Threading the twin needle Presser foot lift Electronic knee lift 1 7 1 18 1 8 1 10 1 11 1 13 1 14 1 15 1 15 1 16 1 18 2 1 2 24 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 5 2 6 2 7 2 7 2 8 2 8 2 9 2 9 2 10 2 10 2 11 2 12 2 12 2 12 2 12 2 13 2 13 2 14 2 14 2 15 2 15 2 16 2 16 General notes creative Data Manager How to update your machine SEWING Function Buttons Sewing mode functions Welcome screen Toolbar How to select a stitch Altering a utility stitch Altering a decorative stitch Tie off Needle positions Mirroring Straight stitch Three step Zigzag stitch No 4 Basting program Buttonholes Inserting the sensormatic buttonhole guide Attaching buttonhole foot No 5A Buttonhole with gimp thread Eyelet buttonhole with gimp thread Sewing on buttons Eyelets Darning Darning with the elastic stitch Overlock stitches Blindhem stitch No 30 Elastic blind stitch No 31 Bridging stitch No 11 Crosshem stitch No 13 Sewing in zippers stitch No 1 Rolled hem with foot No 7 Twin needle sewing Sewing Maxi stitches with a twin needle Four sewing directions Personal menu Demo Options for messages 2 17 2 18 2 19 2 20 2 23 3 1 3 28 3 2 3 3 3 6 3 7 3 7 3 10 3 11 3 11 3 12 3 12 3 13 3 13
27. bobbin winder thread guide B du O de A a Ai Q 0 i A Needle threader In order to make threading of the needle easier and quicker the Pfaff needle threader is built in The needle threader allows you to thread the needle automatically 1 Lower the presser foot Press the threader down with the handle The threader hook G swivels through the needle eye 2 Place the thread from the back over the hook F and under the thread hook G and hold the end of the thread taut Reduce the pressure so that the needle threader slowly moves upwards 3 Atthesametime the threader hook swivels out of the needle eye and pulls the thread through the eye Slightly release the end of the thread so that a thread loop can form behind the needle Release the threader and pull the rest of the thread end through the needle eye 2 14 Bobbin thread Raise the presser foot Insert the bobbin case and place the thread to the left see picture Close the hook bobbin door Place the fabric under the presser foot and start to sew The machine will pull the thread up by itself Threading the twin needle Replace the sewing needle with a twin needle Swing the second spool holder up and lock Place a spool of thread with an appropriate spool cap on it Make sure that both threads are placed underneath the bobbin winder thread guide During threading in the left threading slot make sure that you pass one thread to the left and
28. data records contained in at directory or stitches designs that you have selected Data can only be selected in the upper field A In the lower field the contents of the memory are displayed To close the window touch the Memory information icon B again or ESC Sort criterion Touch the Sort Criterion C icon to sort your data alphabetically or according to data type If you touch the icon when the sort criterion is set to alphabetical it is switched to data type and vice versa This function can be carried out in both fields Select data records e If you touch the Select data records icon D when you have selected a sequence you can sew the sequence straight away The corresponding processing menu for the stitch sequence or embroidery combination appears on the screen e If you touch the icon when a Personal M enu is selected the personal menu is displayed and you can select a stitch and sew it The stitch appears on the corresponding screen e If you select a stitch the processing menu for the stitch appears and the machine Is ready to sew e If you select the Patchwork program the processing menu for the program appears and the machine Is ready to sew This function can be carried out in both fields e Touch ESC to close the window and automatically return to the Creative Data M anager 5 39 m 3 ci A 0 Q 0 B lt PA Kb Y Lei e i z LU File formats There are several different
29. guide No 10 Order No 820 294 096 Fancy stitch foot No 2 A not suitable for IDT Order No 820 260 096 D re d gt 5 O j a am Darning foot No 6 Maxi stitch Embroidery Order N o 820 243 096 foot No 8 not suitable for IDT Order N o 820 259 096 Rolled hem foot No 7 Order N o 820 249 096 Blindhem foot with IDT No 3 Order No 820 256 096 1 16 Creative Fantasy Embroidery foot Order No 820 280 096 Edge guide No 3 Order No 820 251 096 1 Brush Order No 93 847 979 91 2 Extra spool pin 3 Seam ripper Order No 99 053 016 91 4 Bulb remover Needle plate changer Order No 820 292 096 5 Bobbins 6 Felt pad 7 Spool caps 8 Needles Stylus Order No 412 69 34 01 Stitch Card Antique Quilt Stitches and Hand Embroidery Stitches Order No 412 74 69 06 1 17 gt PF wm O Q a rr O Embroidery unit Embroidery hoops 1 creative HOOP 80 80x80mm with adapter Order No 820 476 096 2 ROUND HOOP 120x115 mm Order No 93 039 343 44 000 3 Clips Order No 412 65 18 03 4 Hoop Adapter Order No 820 477 096 5 Embroidery template Order No 412 86 2101 6 creative HOOP 225x140 mm Order No 93 039 340 44 000 1 File assistant D dei M el 5 D E dei File Assistant Using the File Assistant you can download embroidery designs directly from the Internet and transfer them to your creative 217
30. red light next to the reverse button flashes automatically A warning message will also be given on your display This function is only activated when the bobbin door is closed Inserting the bobbin Insert the full bobbin with the Pfaff logo facing towards the bobbin case in the bobbin case When doing so pull the thread through slot A then under tension spring B until it rests in the opening see arrow v G 0 re e Aen 1 el 0 D Check H old the bobbin case with the bobbin facing towards you When you pull the thread the bobbin must turn clockwise Inserting the bobbin case Lift latch E and push the bobbin case fully onto pin C of the sewing hook Opening D of the bobbin case must face upwards Check Pull the bobbin thread sharply The bobbin case must not fall out of the hook 2 12 Correct top tension How to get it This machine will automatically preset the tension for different types of stitches Depending on what type of fabric and threads you are using manual adjustments might be needed If you find that the bobbin thread is visible on the top side of the fabric or that the top thread is visible on the underside of the fabric you need to adjust the thread tension Press the thread tension icon A and to set the required amount of the needle thread tension Y our adjustments will be reset when you select a new stitch or design To save your alterations for the next time you s
31. sequence The window for opening saving closing or deleting the sewing sequence opens A 2 When you touch Save as the menu for entering the name opens You can give your sewing sequence a name and select a path where the sequence should be saved 3 When you open the menu the machine s memory is selected automatically 4 Theinput field B shows a directory where the sewing sequence is automatically saved The default folder in which it is saved is the SEQUENCE folder The input field shows the name N EW You can delete this name with the Delete icon C and enter aname of your choice A name may havea maximum of 8 characters 5 Touch OK to confirm your input The sequence is now stored in the directory SEQUENCE in the machine and can be opened again by selecting that directory If you touch the Arrow down icon D another window for selecting a different directory is opened D c gt 0 du 0 gt You can save the sewing sequence in a different machine directory or on acard SEQUENCEWEW SSG EU Save in the machine 1 To save the sewing sequence in the machine select the directory with the arrows E and press OK 2 Touch thearrow up icon to close the window The sewing sequence is saved in the selected directory 3 Touch ESC to close the window without saving your input STT Save on a creative memory card If you wish to save the sewing sequence on a card select the appropriate card drive
32. to destination 1 If thelower field is the destination the first step must be done in the lower field In this example we have moved the selection bar to the sequences directory of the menu 2 If theupper field is the source the second step must be done in SEQUENCE the upper field EM BR has been selected with the cursor keys and TE s confirmed with OK Then the selection bar has been placed on the salinseq 03 desi gn 3 With Copy icon A you open the window to Copy Rename and M ove data such as stitches or sewing sequences Copying data General You can duplicate data or data records from the machine a creative memory card or a creative card and save them to another memory or a creative memory card 4 Touch Copy the 03 design is copied to the directory EM BR Renaming data 4 To rename data or data records touch Rename A window for entering anew name opens A name may be a maximum of 8 characters long 5 Touch OK to confirm your input D Touch ESC to close the window without your input being saved To exit a selected directory or another data record move the cursor keys to and touch OK 7 Touch ESC to close the Creative Data M anager Touch Main Menu to return to the main menu m 3 ci A 0 Q 0 B lt Moving data General You can move data or data records from the machine or a creative memory card to another memory or a creative memory card 4 Touch Move the 03 design is moved
33. with foot No 7 Use the rolled hem foot to finish the edges of blouses scarves or ruffles without having to iron the edges beforehand Hemming prevents the edges from fraying and produces a neat and durable edge finish e Double fold the fabric edge about 1 8inch 2mm per fold e Placethe folded fabric edge under the rolled hem foot and sew a few stitches to secure e Turn the hand whee towards you until the needle is at its lowest point Raise the presser foot and slide the fabric into the scroll of the foot e Lower the presser foot and while sewing guide the fabric edge evenly into the foot When roll hemming make sure the raw edge of the fabric butts against the left edge of the rolled hem foot open ing Ensure the fabric does not run underneath the right side of the presser foot Tip A narrow zigzag stitch also makes a nice rolled hem on lighter stretch fabrics such as lingerienylon Twin needle When you touch the twin needle icon the machine allows you to specify the width of the twin needle you will use The stitch width will automatically be reduced to prevent needle breakage and allow you to sew decorative stitches with a twin needle L Touch twin needle icon and a popup appears Touch ON to activate the function 2 Touch the icon to specify your twin needle width A The stitch IS Shown as it will sew 3 Touch OK to close the window and save your settings or ESC to continue without saving any set
34. 0 Order No 412 84 16 96 2 Creative gallery designs 3 USB cable 4 Quick embroidery packet 5 300 Embroidery card 6 Embroidery threads Order No 412 85 90 96 Knee lift Order No 412 70 57 02 1 18 v G 0 re 1 Di Q o D Operating Instructions Voltage Switch A 220 240V 120V The sewing machine is set to the voltage 220 240V To change the voltage to 120V US Canada you must set the voltage switch on the underside of the machineto 120V If you are unsure of the correct voltage for your country please check with your authorized Pfaff sewing machine dealer or local electrical authorities before plugging in your machine Electrical connection Connect the lead cord between the socket of the sewing machine and the wall outlet For the USA and Canada This sewing machine has a polarized plug one blade wider than the other To reduce the risk of electric shock this plug is intended to fit in a polarized outlet only one way If the plug does not fit fully in the outlet reverse the plug If it still does not fit contact a qualified electrician to install the proper outlet DO NOT modify the plug in any way Connecting the foot control Pull the retractable cord out of the foot control to a length that is comfortable for you The foot control has an automatic cord rewind reel for storage Connect the plug of the foot control to the connection socket of the sewing ma
35. 0 Q 0 lt PA Kb Y Lei e i z LU C Zoom in icon Use the Zoom in icon to enlarge the representation in several steps The machine zooms in towards the center D Select stitches icon In order to process a design it must be marked You can mark a design or an embroidery combination The marked design is surrounded by a blue frame E Zoom out icon Use the Zoom out icon to decrease the representation in several steps The zone around the marked stitch or stitches is the area that is decreased 225140 mm F Stitch information icon When touching the Stitch information icon you will open a new NEW ESO window where you can see the Current position move backwards and forwards betweeen the stitches and color blocks see what color block you areon and activate the Cross hair cursor If you touch the Stitch information icon you can touch the text Current position L to switch between Current position Stitches left and Stitches left this block You can also see what color number and which color block you are on Q To move between the stitches touch the Advance Reverse stitch by stitch icon N This can be useful if your bobbin has run out or the thread has broken and you want to go back a few stitches To move between the color blocks touch the Color block icons with the arrows P If you have several designs in the hoop you can move between them by touching Advance Reverse design by design O
36. 3 10 Join Alphabets Sewing Overcast Sequence Utility Stitch Creator Auttonholes Embroidery Hmm Selection Decorative Stitches by number MASI stitches Last stitch ersonal menu Data Manager sil ot l How to select a stitch There are three different ways to select a stitch on your Pfaff creative 2170 Start by opening the M ain menu On the Main menu the stitches are divided into different categories You can select a stitch by touching one of the categories and then select the stitch by pressing the icon of the stitch The second way to choose a stitch is to go into one of the categories and scroll between the different menus by touching the scroll bar You will then scroll your way across the different categories of stitches When you open the Main menu theJoin menu is always selected If you press the foot control at this point the display switches to the straight stitch and your Pfaff creative 2170 is ready to sew Press the foot control once again and the machine will start to sew stitch number 1 a straight stitch You can touch any stitch and the machine will open a screen for that stitch A The third way to select a stitch is to touch the icon Selection by number on the Main menu A pop up will appear where you can select a stitch by pressing the stitch number You can find stitch numbers on the lid on your Pfaff creative 2170 and stitch cards or in this User s Guide page 1 8 1 13
37. 4 Cleaning 6 2 Color changing 5 7 5 18 Context menu 3 8 3 9 in embroidery 5 8 Contrast of the screen 23 Correct top tension 2 13 Creative Assistant 2 17 3 10 creative Data M anager creative memory card prepare for saving Crosshem stitch Cross Stitch Cross stitches Current state Cutwork embroidery D Darning automatic darning 2 18 2 19 5 36 5 40 5 41 3 23 4 23 1 11 5 8 5 47 3 20 3 20 balancing the darning stitch 3 20 programmable Darning 3 20 with the elastic stitch 3 20 Data M anager 5 2 5 9 5 36 5 40 Decorative sewing 4 1 4 28 general notes 4 2 Decorative stitches 1 11 1 12 1 13 altering a decorative stitch 3 12 selecting 4 2 Delete 5 6 Demo 3 28 playing 3 28 programming 3 28 Designs built in designs 5 49 5 70 transferring designs 5 41 Electrical connection 2 2 Electronic knee lift 2 16 Embroider 5 21 Embroidering several colors 5 26 Embroidery 5 1 5 70 accessories 5 10 Appliqu embroidery 5 47 attaching the embroidery foot 5 10 attach the hoop 5 13 basting in the hoop 5 17 cutwork embroidery 5 47 embroidery combinations 5 31 embroider single designs fromacard 5 16 get started to embroider 5 14 hoop 5 13 inserting a card 5 10 move the design within the hoop 5 20 multi color embroidery 5 19 one color embroidery 5 20 positioning of designs in the hoop 5 22 5 23 remove the hoop 5 13 selecting a design 5 16 5 17 speed 5 9 window 5 2 Embroidery template how to use 5 42 5 43 Embr
38. 5 30 Arcing embroidery combinations Arcing of letters and patterns The arcing function allows you to embroider words names and sentences with four different shapes directly on screen You can also use this feature on all the 9mm and MAXI stitches Lettering along different shapes In the alphabet input menu you can select that a word sequence should be embroidered along a certain shape The single commands in the machine are carried out with your finger or the stylus directly on the processing screen Fine adjustments are made with the icons Description of the icons A Touch this icon to open the menu for changing the type of shape For opening in the Alphabet input menu as well as in More options B Touch this icon to align the text clockwise arrange the whole text clockwise in a circular fashion C Touch this icon to align the text counterclockwise arrange the text counter clockwise in a circular fashion D Touch this icon to arrange the whole text diagonally or vertically top to bottom E To align the text as an S curve touch this icon F Changing the general stitch settings A window opens for changing the letter spacing for changing the length and width of the S curve Shape or for rotating the lettering G Rotate the text using your stylus with the Rotate icon H By touching this icon you increase or decrease the space between the letters Movethe text with the Pan mode icon during zoom
39. 6 1 6 11 Changing the needle plate 6 2 Cleaning 6 2 Changing the light bulb 6 3 What to do if 6 4 6 5 Index 6 6 6 10 Technical Data 6 11 1 6 Introduction Stitch Chart Utility stitches Stitch No Description Straight stitch Stretch triple straight stitch Zigzag stitch Three step Zigzag stitch Straight stitch reverse Elastic overcast stitch Honeycomb stitch Elastic stitch Triple stretch stitch Z Zigzag stitch Bridging stitch Foundation Elastic stitch Cross hem stitch Stretch triple zigzag stitch Quilt stitch Quilt stitch Quilt stitch Application For seaming and topstitching Many needle positions for edge stitching and sewing in zippers For reinforced seams such as stitch trouser under arm seams or decorative topstitching With many needle positions For finishing seams on fabrics appliqu work and inserting lace Strong stitch for seam finishes sewing elastic darning tears and patches Program permanent reverse for decorative sequences Also for bulky projects Use to seam and overcast on woven and stretch fabrics Elastic decorative stitch for ornamental hem finishing on stretch fabric for decorative elastic application and sewing with elastic thread in the bobbin Strong stitch for seam finishes sewing elastic darning tears and patches For sewing elastic on sportswear and bathing suits For finishing seams on fabrics appliqu and inserting lace For bridging decorative hemstitc
40. 6 inch 5 60 Design M04 Width 107 0 mm 4 21 inch Height 107 0 mm 4 21 inch Color 1 a Stitches 1280 Estimated embroidery time Design M05 Color 5 63 Design M07 Width 108 4 mm Stitches 14061 4 3 inch Estimated embroidery time 112 3 mm 4 4 inch amp 5 64 i Ce D Aa e Petal Cor ek Aw Kc bas Ka Geck D Design S01 Width 55 4 mm Stitches 2722 2 2 inch Estimated embroidery time 37 0 mm 1 5 inch 5 65 5 66 Se ak Design S02 Width 28 9 mm 1 14 inch Height 33 4 mMm 1 30 inch Stitches 2191 Estimated embroidery time Design S03 Width 75 9 mm 2 99 inch Height 64 4 mm 2 52 inch Stitches 5917 Estimated embroidery time Design S04 Width 18 1 mm 0 71 inch Height 29 5 mm 1 15 inch Stitches 1452 Estimated embroidery time Design S05 Width 56 8 mm 2 24 inch Height 67 8 mm 2 67 inch Stitches 5835 Estimated embroidery time 5 67 5 68 Design S06 Width 30 2 mm 1 19 inch Height 33 6 mm 1 32 inch Stitches 3174 Estimated embroidery time Be Design S07 Width 21 2 mm 0 83 inch Height 4 2 Mmm 0 16 inch Stitches 161 Estimated embroidery time Design S08 Width 29 5 mm 1 16 inch Height 4 8 mm 0 19 inch Stitches 225 Estimated embroidery time For durable buttonholes use regular sewing thread as top and bobbin thr
41. 88 191 194 536 39 339 EZE St EH Decorative stitches 2 197 200 203 206 209 212 215 218 221 347 350 e H SS 198 201 204 207 210 213 216 219 222 348 FRECHE 199 202 20 208 211 214 220 pee 346 349 Decorative stitches creative 2170 MAXI stitches rr 246 i 5 oo e o 233 238 243 248 253 258 ES 7 2 234 239 244 249 mes 259 a 7 Ar E rr Q 2350m Pn e245 250m 5 Ten R Alphabets Script Block Outline Comic Cursive MAXI1 MAXI 2 Ka Ag EN Aa SE tx SA Machine overview Parts of the creative 2170 Wd ret H HEDRA it DL el Paghe Top cover with stitch chart i a d HI Pet M ulti color touch screen Base plate Slide for lowering the feed dogs Connection for knee lift Feed dogs Freearm e S Presser foot holder with presser foot N eedle threader 10 Needleholder with set screw 11 Thread cutter 12 Reverse sewing button 13 Signal lamp bobbin thread monitor 14 Connection socket for embroidery unit 15 Take up lever 16 Pretension device for threading and bobbin winding 17 Thread guide for threading and bobbin winding 18 Spool holder with spool cap 19 Second spool holder 20 Hole for third spool holder 21 Bobbin winding control 22 Bobbin winder 23 Handwheel 24 Contrast control for the display
42. F If you have created directories on the card select the appropriate directory with the cursor arrows Touch arrow up icon to close the window The sewing sequence is saved in this directory Touch ESC to close the window without saving your input Confirm the name you have entered by touching OK the window is closed 4 8 NEW Ss The sewing sequence remains visible on the screen and can be sewn If you touch ESC a query appears If you confirm with OK you return to the Sequence menu Close a sewing sequence without saving 1 If you touch the Data Manager icon and Close you exit the menu without saving the sewing sequence A window appears with a query If you touch OK the sequence is closed If you touch ESC the menu is closed 2 If you touch the Data M anager icon and Open you exit the menu without saving the sewing sequence You then simultaneously open a sewing sequence that has previously been saved A window appears with a query If you touch OK aversion of the Data M anager opens E where you can open a saved sewing sequence If you touch ESC the menu Open is closed 3 Touch the Main menu icon to return to the Main menu Delete a sewing sequence If you touch the Data M anager icon and Delete a window appears with aquery Touch OK to delete the sewing sequence Touch ESC if you do not want to delete the sewing sequence Select and open a saved sewing sequence Touch the Data M a
43. If more than one stitch is selected you change the position of the selected stitches or the whole pattern Tip Theicon shows the numbers 0 9 this is not the stitch width but the the x coordinates of the work space 1eP10D90Qq lt du 5 N This icon shows the stitch length of a selected stitch You can change the stitch length for the selected stitch by touching the or the of the icon If more than one stitch is selected this icon is not active Tip If a zigzag stitch is selected this icon does not show the stitch length but the way the feed dogs are moving If the number on the icon is negative it means that the feed dogs movein reverse when you sew O Activity arrow With this icon you move the selection cursor stitch by stitch through your stitch pattern You step stitch by stitch from the beginning to the end of the stitch pattern and backwards P Scroll bar The scroll bar between the activity arrows allows you to scroll faster through the stitch pattern stitch by stitch Q Scroll bar The scroll bar is only active if the stitch pattern is longer selected 3 actual 19 than the workspace Use the scroll bar to view your stitch pattern while zoomed in Create a new stitch pattern by placing single stitches When you open the Stitch Creator the workspace is empty A purple line indicates the middle of the work space 1 To create anew stitch pattern you must first place the starting point T
44. Pfaff creative 2170 You can also vary the shade of your Free motion Sewing by sewing in different directions or patterns Top tension 2 3 Presser foot Darning foot no 6 Feed dog Lowered Needlesize 80 90 Stitch Straight stitch Zigzag e Touch the Free motion sewing icon e Thread your machine with a good quality cotton or synthetic thread You can use the same thread for bobbin thread or an embroidery weight bobbin thread e Hoop your fabric tight as a drum into around embroidery hoop You can use a wooden ring hoop wrapped with bias binding for a better grip e Select either the straight stitch or the zigzag From now on you control the stitch length The movement of the hoop along with the sewing speed creates the stitch length Sewing too slowly may cause small knots to appear on the reverse side of your work Important N ever engage the DT when free motion sewing D c gt 0 du 0 gt MAXI Stitches Your creative 2170 has a selection of 86 MAXI stitches These stitches can be up to 60mm wide and can be combined into borders When sewing a MAXI stitch the machine moves sideways guiding the fabric by itself 1 The best way to make sure that the fabric is aligned is to draw two lines with a fabric marking pen 2 When you sew your stitch make sure that you presser foot always remains parallell to those two lines Decorat 4 24 Gathering with straight stitch A straight stitch can be used to gathe
45. ad evenly wound Check bobbin winding The machine does not feed or feeds irregularly Did you thread the machine properly Check how the machine is threaded H as sewing lint collected between the feed dog teeth rows Remove the needle plate and clean the feed dog with a brush The machine binds Is the feed dog lowered Engage the feed dog Incorrect or no display Are there thread remnants in the hook ways Remedy Maintenance Remove the thread remnants Is the contrast control for the display Set the contrast for the display misadjusted Embroidery Problem Cause Remedy The embroidery design is distorted Did you hoop the fabric strongly enough The fabric must be tightly hooped in such a way that no creases form Is the inner embroidery hoop completely attached to the Hoop the fabric in such a way that the inner hoop always outer embroidery hoop exactly matches the outer hoop The embroidery design has contracted Did you stabilize your fabric sufficiently Place a sheet of Adhesive backed paper stabilizer and or Water soluble stabilizer onto the fabric Needle thread breaks Did you use the right needle Insert a needle with a larger eye System 130N Is the thread too thick for the needle Use the right needle size Did you insert the needle properly Push the needle fully upwards with its flat side facing the back Did you thread the machine properly Check how the machine is threade
46. ainst a dark background If a directory is selected touch OK or the Select data records icon D to access data records To exit a selected directory or another data record use the arrows to move to and touch OK If you have opened more than one window for setting different functions touch ESC to return to the previous one without saving your settings i e you interrupt the input By touching ESC in the main window you close the Creative Data M anager Touch the Main Menu icon to return to the Main menu of the machine Functions in the creative Data Manager 1 Stitches designs can be saved saved stitches designs can be renamed copied and deleted 2 Creative card designs can be copied to a creative memory card 3 Sequences combinations can be created renamed altered and deleted 4 Personal menus can be altered renamed and deleted 5 New directories and sub directories can be created whether in the machine or on a creative memory card 6 Properties of data records individual stitches designsina sequence combination or entire directories can be reviewed 7 Single stitches within a sequence can be seen 8 A complete sequence combination can be seen PA Kb dl Lei e i LU 5 36 PALETTE EMBRA Working with source and destination fields in the creative Data Manager The upper field is used as source the lower field is used as destination You can copy and move data from source
47. an be adjusted for your specific needs m 3 ci A 0 Q 0 B lt 5 27 PA Kb Y O e i z LU Create a word combination of embroidery alphabets N ote To select an embroidery alphabet from a card touch the Front card slot icon D for the front card drive and the Rear card slot icon E for the rear card drive 4 5 28 Touch Embroidery icon on your Main menu Touch the Mini Main menu and the Card Machine icon B To select an embroidery alphabet from the machine s memory touch the Machine icon C Open the folder PALETTE and then choose ALPHABET Selection oy DUPber Touch the alphabet of your choice and choose the size of the font The alphabets input menu F opens You can enter the desired letters Touch OK to confirm your input it appears on the screen All settings and sewing functions displayed on the screen for both single monograms and alphabet combinations can be altered for your specific needs The machine is ready to embroider Adjust an embroidery alphabet combination If you wish to adjust a letter or a combination of letters it must be selected 1 Toselect aletter move the cursor to the desired letter using the Arrows A The selected letter is shown surrounded by a blue frame 2 Touch the Select stitches icon B to select a combination of letters Select the letters which you wish to adjust using the Arrows A If you keep the Select stitches icon depr
48. anging threading N eedles N eedle plate changing N eedle positions N eedle threader Needle Up Down Button Nostalgia Heirloom 5 6 5 8 5 5 5 20 5 19 2 7 2 14 5 45 6 2 3 13 2 14 3 2 4 22 O OK One color embroidery Operating Instructions Overlock stitches closed overlock stitch closed with edge thread open overlock stitch p Parts of the creative 2170 Parts of the embroidery hoop Parts of the embroidery unit Patchwork Patchwork program create a new Pattern start Personal menu Piecing the quilt top Pintucks twin needle Pintucks Precise Positioning a design Preparations Presser foot changing snap off snap on Presser foot lift Quilting Quilt A ppliqu s Quilt stitches 3 10 5 20 2 2 3 21 3 21 3 21 3 21 1 14 1 15 1 15 4 16 3 6 4 16 4 17 3 2 3 27 4 18 4 23 5 6 5 23 5 25 2 1 2 24 2 5 2 5 2 5 2 16 4 16 4 19 1 11 R Reverse Sewing Button Rolled hem S Satin stitches Save parameter Scalloped edgings Select a stitch Select stitches Sensormatic buttonhole guide Sewing Sewing mode functions Sewing sequence adjust an existing sewing sequence arrange stitches close without saving create delete inserting a stitch inserting a stitch at the start open from creative memory card open from memory save select and open saved Sew Slow Button Shell edging Side to side mirroring Single Stitch Speed embroidery speed Stabilizers S
49. appy with the changes you have made N ote If you want to repeat the same stitch touch the Insert icon L 5 Touch the Mini main menu on the sequence screen to call up each additional stitch that you wish to include in the sewing sequence 6 Add stitch no 155 from the machine N 1eP109D90Qq lt du 5 amp Arrange stitches within a sewing sequence To obtain wider borders you can save connecting stitches in your sewing sequence These connecting stitches make it possible to move stitches in various directions This results in new shapes and large area borders Connecting stitches are straight stitches with a length of 1 mm They can be made in 16 different directions More than one stitch will often be needed to render stitches visually distinct from one another When using connecting stitches it is very Important to note where the stitch you are using starts and ends The stitches are sewn in the direction chosen from the end of the stitch The next stitch starts at the end of the last jump stitch 1 A stitch is placed in the middle of the working area 2 When you touch the 8 directions sewing E ascreen opens where you can enter the direction use the arrow icons Confirm each connecting stitch with Confirm icon O In this example we have put 6 stitches in the direction shown on the screen 3 Save your input by touching OK the window is then closed If you touch ESC and the window is close
50. art Sew Slow Button NeedleUp Down Button Bobbin Thread M onitor Reverse Sewing Button mmoom gt A Thread Snips Button When pressing this button the machine automatically cuts the bobbin and needle thread If you press the button while sewing the machine will finish the stitch make a tie off and cut the threads B Pattern start This button has two functions If you press this button while sewing the machine finishes the stitch its own and makes a tie off If you press it once you have stopped the machine it goes back to the beginning of that stitch C Sew Slow Button Mo When pressing this button the sewing speed is lowered Low D Needle Up Down Button If you press this button the needle automatically comes to rest in the lower position when you stop sewing When pressing this button the following dialog window G opens on your screen You can choose how high you want the presser foot to be lifted when you take your foot off the foot control When you press the foot control again the presser foot is automatically lowered again This makes it easy for you when turning a corner quilting etc Raise presser Tool E Bobbin Thread Monitor When the bobbin thread is running out the bobbin thread monitor flashes N ote The Bobbin Thread M onitor only works if the hook cover is closed F Reverse Sewing Button The Reverse Sewing Button has several different functions in the sewing mode L If you press th
51. can be altered renamed or deleted 5 New directories and sub directories can be created in the machine MUSTER or on a creative memory card PALETTE 6 Data in the memory can be accessed bebe fe l l gi oo SEQUENCE 7 Individual stitches or designs within a sequence combination can be accessed 8 An entire directory can be accessed Your Pfaff creative 2170 is always ready to sew even when the Creative Data M anager is open In your creative Data manager there are two fields available One field is the source data The other field is the destination data Either field can be used as source or destination To open directories sub directories sequences combinations personal menus or data records there is a selection bar which you can move up or down with the arrows In order to process the data record it must be selected du c O ES A i D Q 0 i A 2 18 d creative Data manager MUSTER A Machine memory icon Use this function to access the stitches or the PALETTE embroideries in the machine B Frontcard driveicon card inserted use this function to access the front card drive C Rear card driveicon no card in the machine Use this function to access the rear card drive Sort criterion icon use this function to sort your data alphabetically or according to data type oF Le E Start sewing If you touch this icon when you have marked d a sequence you can sew it straight away The c
52. ch fabrics Wash away stabilizer Wash away stabilizers are stabilizers that will dissolve in water It can be placed on top or beneath the fabric The stabilizer is often used on top of loopy fabrics like terrycloth fleece sweatshirts and other fabrics where the stitches can sink into the fabric and disappear It can also be used on special stand alone digitized lace designs M ake sure that the fabric where you use Wash A way is water resistant and that you store the stabilizers in an enclosed plastic bag since they are sensitive to humidity PA Kb Y O e i LU 5 44 Adhesive Stabilizer Adhesive stabilizers have a sticky side and are great for embroideries that are difficult to hoop Instead of hooping the fabric you hoop the stabilizer with the paper side facing the top Then lightly scratch the surface and remove the paper You now havea sticky side where you can place the fabric that you will embroider on You can use the basting function to make sure that the fabric stays in place When the embroidery is finished you can tear away the stabilizer Heat away stabilizer H eat A way stabilizer is used on fabrics where tear away or moisture to remove wash away stabilizer would cause distortion of the stitches or damage the fabric H oop it with the fabric before stitching and remove it by pressing a dry iron set for cotton or linen N ote N ever use water or moisture near the stabilizer because water activate
53. chine The sewing speed is controlled by pressing the foot control The foot control ATK 0080 must be used for this sewing machine Main switch When the main switch is switched on switch function the sewing lightbulb lights up and the multi color touch screen lights up The sewing machine Is now ready to function 0 OFF Il ON Thread cutter Pull the thread from the back to the front up over the thread cutter U wm ID Le D ag a er H Vi Contrast of the screen The contrast of the screen is adjustable The setting can be re adjusted with the screen control dial A du O ES A a Ai Q 0 i A Carrying case Place the enclosed lead cord the foot control and instruction book into the storage compartment of the carrying case Lid Open the lid upwards The stitches of the sewing machine are illustrated on the inside of the lid Accessory tray Open the accessory tray by placing your left index finger on the ridged area on the left of the lid and open the lid up and towards you Free arm In order to sew using the free arm swing the detachable accessory tray to the left and lift it up out of the hole When replacing the accessory tray make sure it is flush with the free arm of the sewing machine N ote Some fabrics have a lot of excess dye which can cause discoloration on other fabric but also on your sewing machine This discoloring may be very difficult or impossible to remo
54. con you call up the arcing window Read more about arcing on page 5 31 5 32 N Precise positioning icon The precise positioning function can be used if you want to place two or several designs in precise proximity to each other This function will help you to place the designs exactly where you want them Read more about Precise positioning on page 5 23 O Enlarged representation icon With this function you obtain an enlarged representation of the design on the screen as upon design selection By touching on the screen again you switch back to the previous screen 5 6 225140 mm MEW EG More options pop up gt A I0 Tnm on P Mirror side to side icon With this function you can mirror a design side to side The mirrored design appears on the screen for further processing Q Hoop selection icon With this function you can select an embroidery hoop that is not yet attached to the machine A window for selecting hoop sizes appears for this purpose R Color changing icon With the Color changing icon you view the colors of your embroidery and change the colors of your embroidery onscreen With this function you open a window T for processing the color segments further S Undo pattern re sort This function is only available when the creative GRAND Hoop is attached For more instructions read the instruction manual included with the creative GRAND Hoop m 3 H a 0 Q 0 B lt Context menu i
55. d Are you using poor thread with slubs or thread which has Change the thread become dry after overlong storage Non original Parts and Accessories The warranty does not cover any defect or damage caused by use of non original accessories or parts S d St rF 0 5 d 5 A 0 6 5 Index A Accessories embroidery accessories Standard accessories Accessory tray Alphabets Animal stitches Antique Embroidery stitches Antique hand embroidery stitches Appliqu embroidery Arcing Automatic stitch building Balance Basting in the embroidery hoop Basting program Blindhem stitch elastic blind stitch Bobbin and bobbin case inserting Bobbin thread Bobbin thread monitor Bobbin winding from the second spool pin from the spool pin from the third spool pin setting the speed through the needle while embroidering Bridging stitch Built in designs 5 10 1 16 2 4 1 13 4 26 4 27 5 27 5 30 1 12 1 12 4 23 5 47 5 6 5 31 5 32 5 5 5 33 3 6 5 4 5 17 3 14 3 22 3 22 2 12 2 15 2 12 3 2 2 9 2 8 2 9 2 11 2 10 2 10 3 23 5 49 5 70 Buttonhole attaching the foot automatic buttonhole 3 15 3 18 3 15 3 16 Eyelet buttonhole with gimp thread 3 17 3 18 how to balance a buttonhole 3 16 how to sew 3 16 manual buttonhole 3 16 programmed buttonhole 3 16 sensormatic buttonhole guide 3 15 tips 3 18 with gimp thread 3 17 Buttons sewing on buttons 3 19 Carrying case 2
56. d M Fine tuning arrows N Zoom icons O Rotate icon unlocked P Move design icon Q Pan mode icon active when zoomed in R Cross hair cursor unlocked S Arrow icons T Padlock icon locked U Rotate icon locked V Cross hair cursor locked m 3 H zg 0 Q 0 B lt J ff vO Z SFA 5 23 PA Kb Y Lei e i z LU Working steps In the example below we want to connect two designs to each other see picture This is a design that is included in your creative 2170 1 Whilethe machine is turned off attach the embroidery unit and the embroidery foot 2 Turn on your machine and go to the Main menu Touch the Embroidery icon 3 Hoop your 225x140 hoop and attach it to the embroidery unit Choose your first design by touching the Mini Main menu icon Touch Card Machine icon and choose Machine Go to the PALETTE folder and then choose the MEDIUM folder In the MEDIUM folder choose design number M 04 Touch OK to bring the design into the embroidery area Touch the Moveicon A and a pop up appears Calibrate the hoop by pressing the reverse button on your machine Place your first design where you want and embroider Move your fabric to the next desired position and rehoop Part of the just embroidered design must be within the embroidery field Touch the reverse button to calibrate the hoop Touch the More options icon B and then touch the Precise position icon C A new window appear
57. d for specialty techniques Te Disengaging the IDT The IDT must be disengaged for embroidery work Procedure Hold the IDT firmly at the ribbing with two fingers Press the IDT downward then pull it away from you and release it slowly upward until it disengages Removing the knee lift The knee lift is not needed for embroidery and can be removed To remove the knee lift just pull it out of the hole m 3 ci A 0 Q 0 B lt Connecting the embroidery unit Embroidery unit socket 1 The socket for the embroidery unit A is located at the back of the machine BUNUN UE LIE A Switch off the main switch 2 Placethe embroidery unit directly behind the machine and pull it into the socket M ake sure that the guide B is slid between the base plate and the free arm as far as it will go 3 Raise the embroidery arm in the area of the recessed grip and turn it to the back PA Kb Q O e i z LI 4 Theembroidery arm locks in embroidery position N ote Y ou can change bobbin with the unit attached but make sure that the accessory tray is not swung too far to the rear The angle of the accessory tray should not exceed 90 Otherwise the embroidery unit could be pushed out of its socket 5 12 Embroidery hoop There are three embroidery hoops supplied with your Pfaff creative 2170 One rectangular hoop with the embroidery surface C 225 x 140 mm around hoop for embroideries up to
58. d without any changes being saved NEW SSQ 4 Thecursor line shows the end of the connecting stitches at the point where the following stitches will be added 5 Touch the Mini main menu to call up each additional stitch that you wish to include in the sewing sequence We have added the flower no 165 4 more times but in different angles D c gt 0 du 0 gt More options for adjusting a sewing sequence are accessed by touching the More options icon J The last stitch in a sequence is always marked and followed by a cursor line marking the point where next stitch will be added Tip Borders with connecting stitches are neatest if the connecting stitches are covered by the actual stitch in this case the flowers itself STT MEW S50 SB 4 6 BORDER S32 zla RI Adjust an existing sewing sequence An existing sewing sequence can be adjusted By selecting an Individual stitch within a sequence or an entire sequence you can do adjustments according to your wishes 1 Toselect an individual stitch use the cursor arrows A to move the cursor line in front of the stitch you want to adjust The selected stitch is surrounded by a frame 2 Touch the Select stitches icon B to select a sewing sequence If you keep the icon depressed all stitches will be selected 3 A cursor line appears Move it with the cursor arrows across the stitches to select them The selected stitches are surrounded by a fra
59. dery icon Insert your 300 creative card Touch the Mini Main menu A and touch Card Machine icon A pop up window will then appear so that you can choose if you want a design that is on acard or in the machine Choose the card and select one of the designs that appears by touching the picture of it Touch OK to confirm The design now appears on the screen in the hoop Attach the hoop with the hooped fabric to the embroidery unit If the hoop on the window does not match the hoop you have inserted your machine will not embroider Touch the More options icon B and the Hoop selection icon C to change the hoop Thread your machine with color no 1 Check your embroidery booklet for more info on the colors Press the Reverse sewing button for a few seconds to start your embroidery The machine will now start to calibrate the hoop to make sure that the correct hoop is inserted Press the reverse button again and the machine will begin to sew or press your foot control After a few stitches the machine will stop in order for you to cut the thread tail The cut symbol will flash on your window Cut the thread tails and press the reverse button to continue embroidering When the machine has sewn the first color it will stop and the machine will tell you to insert color no 2 Change the top thread to no 2 and continue to embroider Repeat this for all the colors When you have finished the last color the machine will return to
60. duce the length of the seam The stitch length will not change The seam is decreased in steps based on the set stitch length If the stitch length is set to 2 mm the programmed seam decreases in 2mm steps The stitch length itself will not change Touch the Data M anager icon A A window will open allowing you to open Save Save as or close a program To turn the function off touch the Auto pat icon C and then ON Confirm with OK 1eP10D90QqG Patchwork lt du 5 amp Piecing the quilt top Cut out the pieces of fabric for your quilt top with a seam allowance of 4 6 mm Snap on the optional LO quilting foot Sew the pieces together following the design instructions to piece the quilt top TTT rrr ee eee Pe The seam allowance of quilts are usually pressed towards the darker fabric side Baste the completed quilt top to the batting and backing In traditional quilts these three layers of fabric are then sewn together by hand with small stitches However it is quicker and more practical with your Pfaff creative 2170 eg with stitch no 15 using monofilament thread on top and regular or decorative thread in the bobbin When the quilting is finished simply bind the edges or make it into cushions wearable art or other smaller projects Stitch in the Ditch One way to hold the quilt top batting and backing all together is using the Stitch in the Ditch method of quilting Stitching in the ditch mea
61. e activated Of course all available programs and functions of the embroidery combination can also be used with this function Description of icons A Automatic stitch building icon Use this icon to change the general stitch settings B Usethe symbols to set how many stitch patterns are repeated Working Steps There are different ways of using this program to create your own border designs One possibility is described below using a 9mm decorative stitch 1 Click on the Mini main menu touch the 9mm Decorative Stitches and then touch the Leaves and flowers icon Choose stitch no 161 a95s140 mm oe I i 2 Placethe stitch in the center of the hoop 3 Touch the Automatic stitch building icon A to open the parameter setting window NEW ESQ m 3 ci A 0 Q 0 B lt 4 Usethe symbols B to select how many times the stitch pattern is to be repeated Enter 5 stitch patterns If the stitch pattern length or width is altered the length of each single stitch will be changed 5 If you confirm with OK the window closes and the settings are saved With ESC you close the window and the process is B cancelled 225140 mm MEW EG BS eh WK 5 33 PA Kb Y Lei e i z LU 12 i 14 15 5 34 Touch Insert to add one more stitch pattern edge The number of Touch the Moveicon C and Move design icon E to move the first stitch pattern edge to a position in the hoop Touch
62. e Move design icon F Both functions cannot be activated at the same time The selected function is shown as a red icon in the upper left corner of the hoop area B 5 22 If you touch the Repositioning icon I the design or the combination which protrudes beyond the hoop returns into the hoop SERA With the M ove design icon F a design which has been moved can be positioned at the center of the embroidery hoop If you confirm your input with OK the window will be closed and your settings are saved If you touch ESC the window will be closed and the process is cancelled If you touch the Undo icon J the command described before will be p cancelled Zeg mm mm 4 If you confirm the input with OK the window will be closed and your 8 settings saved The Move design or the rotate functions remain activated They are MEW Eat switched off by touching the respective icon If you touch ESC the window will be closed the design or the combination returns to the original position and the process is Interrupted The Move design or Rotate functions however remain active They are switched off by touching the respective icon Precise Positioning a design The precise positioning function can be used if you want to connect two or several designs to each other This function will help you to place the designs exactly where you want them Precise Positioning K Corner indication L Padlock icon unlocke
63. e button while sewing the machine sews in reverse for as long as you keep the button pressed 2 If you press this button before starting to sew the machine sews in reverse until you press the button again When the function is activated a reverse sewing arrow appears on the Multi Color Touch Screen H 3 If you have activated the Tie off program tie off at the end Is Initiated via this button When the tie off is selected it is indicated by that the single stitch icon is activated 4 InthePatchwork Tapering Four sewing directions and Darning programs you determine the length of the seams with this button 5 If you are programming the length of a buttonhole you determine the length of the buttonhole seam with this button 11 Join 11 Join Sewing mode functions End to end mirroring Side to side mirroring Four directions sewing Single Stitch Immediate tie off Tie off program Tapering Balance Free motion sewing Twin needle CC roam moodnw a P A End to end Mirroring When pressing this button you mirror the stitch end to end You will see the change on the screen B Side to side mirroring This function mirrors your stitch from side to side You will see the stitch change on the screen C Four directions sewing With this function you can program the length and width of a rectangle and the programmed rectangle can be saved permanently in the machine This function can be useful f
64. e stitch icon D to convert all selected stitches into triple stitches 1eP109D90Qq To view the whole stitch pattern in the sewing menu touch Start sewing C lt G Al D Changing the position of selected stitches um c If more than one stitch is selected you can change the position of the M stitch pattern horizontally Touch the on the Stitch width icon E g to move the selected stitches of a stitch pattern horizontally pal To view the whole stitch pattern in the sewing menu touch Start S sewing C H E Inserting more stitches F The last stitch of the wave is selected Touch the Select stitches icon G and the arrow up or the scroll bar to select the circle or the number of stitches you want to insert again Touch the Insert icon F to copy and paste the selected stitches The stitches will be placed at the end of the last stitch To view the whole stitch pattern in the sewing menu touch Start sewing C Quilting Patchwork Patchwork and quilting are traditional hand craft techniques to make use of left over fabric Over the years it has developed into a creative hobby Traditionally patchwork was sewn by hand Today your creative ideas can be realized in a much shorter time with your Pfaff creative 2170 A quilt consists of three layers two layers of fabric with a layer of batting sandwiched between Patchwork program With this function you can program and permanently save a desired seam length
65. ead Estimated embroidery time 5 69 5 70 Monograms 1 Height 17 mm 0 66 inch 2 Height 28 mm 1 10 inch 3 Height 42 mm 1 65 inch MAINTENANCE d J c c 0 s c 2 Changing the needle plate AN Switch off the main switch Removal e Raise the presser foot Position the needle plate changer light bulb changer as shown and press the needle plate up on the right then on the left It can now be easily removed Replacing e Placethe needle plate against the rear edge of the cut out then press down at the front until you hear it snap in place Before you start sewing check that the needle plateis lying flat N ote Lower the feed dogs to make removing the needle plate easier Cleaning AN Switch off the main switch e Remove the needle plate and lower the feed dogs Clean the feed dogs and hook area with the brush e Clean the sewing machine after every 10 15 hours of operation Cleaning the window Wipe the window with a soft lint free dry cloth DO NOT use abrasive cleansers or solvents Changing the light bulb AN Switch off the main switch e Disconnect the lead cord and the foot control plug from the machine e Remove the accessory tray The light bulb is located inside the sewing machine near the needle threader Bulb removal Push the light bulb changer up as far as it will go Now turn the bulb half a rotation counter clock wise a
66. ection 11 Touch arrow up or thescroll bar to select the next circle to be deleted 12 Touch the Delete icon X to delete the selected circle The red frame IS now positioned on thetip of the heart and one stitch is selected 13 Touch the Start sewing icon 1 to open the the sewing menu to see the whole stitch pattern 14 Touch ESC to return to the work space of the Stitch Creator D c gt 0 du 0 gt 207 stitches selected 25 actual 183 EI eng Sek it fac STT 4 14 Combining pattern components A In the Stitch Creator you have 8 pattern components for creating new stitch patterns L Touch the More Options icon to open a menu with 8 different pattern components 2 Touch anicon A and thestitch will be positioned on the work space 3 Thewindow remains open and allows you to select further components 4 Touch A again and the component will be positioned at the end of the first one you selected The second component is selected 5 Touch OK to close the window Tip After selecting a pattern component it s not possible to close the window with the ESC icon If you want to undo an inserted component you close the pop up window with OK and thedelete the component with the eraser 6 Touch mirror side to side B to mirror the selected stitch 7 Touch the Start sewing C to open the sewing menu More options to edit patterns Convert single stitches into triple stitches B Touch the Tripl
67. eed while using the wing needle N ote For fine fabrics place a lightweight tear away stabilizer or water soluble stabilizer under stitching D c gt 0 du 0 gt Hemstitching This is a technique everyone recognizes as embroidered by hand With your Pfaff creative 2170 you can produce hemstitching much more quickly and easily With 10 special hemstitches and by changing the stitch length and width you can create a variety of hemstitch effects Decorat A wing needle is required for hemstitching work When entering the fabric the wing needle forms holes which are typical for hemstitching H emstitching will be most successful on relatively coarse linen and cotton fabrics from which single threads can be easily pulled If you pull additional threads and sew along the edges close to the threads you have pulled out you will achieve even more beautiful hemstitching effects as the remaining threads are bundled 4 22 Twin needle Pintucks Twin needle Pintucks are created by placing a twin needle in your Pfaff creative 2170 Mark the first line of stitching with a fade away or wash away fabric pen Continue to mark lines or use one of the optional Pfaff Pintuck feet to easily guide your rows where needed e Replace the standard sewing needle with a 2 0 mm twin needle Set your creative 2170 for normal Straight Stitch no 1 stitch length 2 5 3 0 presser foot 2 IDT disengaged e Touch the Twin needle icon and s
68. essed all designs will be selected N ote The letters are selected in the order they were entered Single letters cannot be Skipped or omitted when selecting a combination When you adjust several letters in a combination you have to select and adjust them one by one 225140 mm idl 3 The selected designs are surrounded by a blue frame After NEW ESQ selecting one or more letters you can alter all their settings You can delete one or more letters or delete the entire combination If you move over a previously selected letter or combination with the Arrows the selection is cancelled again If you would like to select another letter select it with the Arrows When you have finished modifying the characters cancel the selection by touching the Select stitches icon B m 3 H zg 0 Q 0 B lt 5 29 Changing a single character in the written sequence A single character which has been entered by mistake can be selected and changed 1 To do this select the character that you want to change with Arrow up icon A and touch the Automatic stitch building icon D The Alphabet modifying window will open F 2 Touch the Change letter icon E to scroll backward or forward through the alphabet If you confirm your input with OK the window closes and your settings are saved If you touch ESC the window closes and the process is cancelled 225x140 mm MEW EG PA Kb Q O e i z LU
69. et for a 2 0mm twin needle e Thread thetop and bobbin with thread matching the color of fabric Use the extra spool pin for the second top spool Remember to place one top thread in one side of the tension disc and the other thread on the other side of the tension disc e Sew along the first line of stitching Continue until all pintucks are sewn Cross Stitch No other sewing technique is as closely associated with the term needlework as cross stitching With your Pfaff creative 2170 and the cross stitches no 117 136 this traditional sewing technique can be created remarkably easily and quickly The pre programmed cross stitches give a hand sewn look and lend a distinctive character to table linens towels or clothes 1eP109D90Qq Tips for cross stitch sewing e Always work using the sew slow and needle up down functions e Attach fancy stitch foot no 2A lt du 5 amp Antique hand embroidery stitches Your Pfaff creative 2170 has 23 different A ntique H and embroidery stitches These stitches has been especially made to look like they have been stitched by hand The sewing machine sews these over the stitch 9 times making it look like you have sewn it with a heavyweight thread 4 23 Free Motion Sewing With Free motion sewing you can create the most fantastic work It is possible to sew just as you would draw with a pencil using the various types of threads that are on the market today and your
70. ew see page 3 12 Thread tension For the best stitch appearance and durability make sure the needle thread tension is correctly adjusted i e the threads evenly meet between the two fabric layers The following is valid for general sewing work Bobbin thread is visible on the top side of the fabric The needle thread tension is too tight The needle thread tension must be reduced Top thread is visible on the underside of the fabric The needle thread tension is too loose Re D Le DI a FF 0 d The needle thread tension must be increased For decorative stitches and buttonholes the top thread should be visible on the underside of the fabric Threading the needle Raise the presser foot Place the thread on the spool pin and fit a spool cap of the right size Using both hands pull the thread into the thread guide A from front to back Place the thread from the right underneath the bobbin winder thread guide B Now pass it through the left hand threading slot downwards Pull the thread around the stop C in the right hand threading slot and upwards to the take up lever E The thread must be pulled fully into the take up lever from left to right Pass the thread downwards in the right hand threading slot Pull the thread from the side behind one of the two thread guides D To thread the needle please refer to the next section N ote W hen sewing always place the thread underneath the
71. f N ote If you want to start from the beginning of your sequence again you need to press pattern start After you have done an immediate tic off the machine will stop and will not start again until you have released the foot control and press it down again The immediate tie off icon remains active after being touched and becomes inactive when the tie off has been completed Single stitch program 11 Join Tie off beginning Tie otf end Thread cutter Presser Toot litter Sewing mode functions End to end mirroring Side to side mirroring Four directions sewing Single Stitch Immediate tie off Tie off program Tapering Balance Free motion sewing Twin needle CC TO M O OO P F Tie off program The icon for the Tie off program includes four functions Tie off beginning Tie off end Thread Snips and Presser foot lifter When touching the icon anew window appears making it possible for you to select the different functions When a function is selected the icon becomes dark green and only the symbols for the selected functions are visible on the icon If you select one of the these functions it remains active even if you select another stitch They will remain active until you switch off the machine G Tapering When touching the tapering icon anew window appears If you press the O icon the seams starts at 0mm and becomes wider until the previously selected stitch width is reached If you press
72. file formats used in the creative 2170 9 mm stitches SMM The 9mm stiches are included in the machine or created in Stitch Creator You can transfer the stitches between your sewing machine and your computer Maxi stitches MAN You can transfer M axi stitches between your sewing machine and your computer Sewing sequence files SSQ Contains a sequence of stitches It contains information about stitch settings such as mirroring and stitch length etc It does not contain the actual stitches but points to the 9mm and Maxi stitches used in the sequence Patchwork Program files PAT The patchwork program files are saved as PAT files Personal menu files PER The Personal menu files are saved as PER files Using the Hoop adapter You need a Hoop adapter to be able to use the following hoops e the creative cap hoop e the80x 80mm square embroidery hoop You need to attach the hoop adapter to the embroidery unit for extension of the indicated hoops When identifying the hoop only the adapter is recognized The additionally attached hoop size must be selected If the hoop adapter is attached to the embroidery unit a window opens after hoop identification Touch the respective icon to indicate which hoop is attached to the adapter After selecting the proper hoop the corresponding embroidery field is shown on the screen Automatic hoop positioning When you press the foot control or reverse button to start the
73. g K N ote When you have used arcing or automatic stitch building to make a design you can use the advance reverse design by design icon to move between the stitches in the combination 5 26 225140 mm MEW EG ort mmm o WA Embroider monograms and letters On the creative card 300 you can find one single monogram and two embroidery alphabets used to create combinations You also have two built in alphabets called Pouty and Times New Roman Both single monograms and embroidery alphabets that can be programmed into a combination can be saved on a creative card creative memory card or in your machine The monogram is found in the folder Framed and the embroidery alphabets are found in the folder Alphabets on the 300 card The Built In alphabets Pouty and Times New Roman are found in the PALETTE folder under the ALPHABET folder Embroider a monogram that is stored on a card The monograms are embroidered and can be adjusted in the same way as described in Embroider single designs from a card page 5 16 5 17 Open the folder Framed on the creative card 300 Use the Arrow icons A to browse one column at a time to select the desired letter Touch amonogram it appears enlarged on the screen Confirm the monogram with OK or touch the screen Your Pfaff creative 2170 calibrates to sense the size of the hoop attached to the embroidery unit All settings and sewing functions are displayed on the screen and c
74. gt 0 du 0 gt STT Monogram There are two monogram fonts available in the sewing machine MAXI These are sewn as single stitches The feed dogs should be engaged If you select one of the monogram stitches a screen with the letter A appears automatically Select the letter of your choise by touching the and icon with the letter A above D As you touch the and icons the letter above them changes as well as the monogram in the upper left corner of the screen The tie off program E is activated automatically 4 28 S06 MAXI stitches PA Kb Y O e i LU The Embroidery window Data manager icon Mini Main menu icon Zoom in icon Select stitches icon Zoom out icon Stitch information icon Basting in the hoop Moveicon Automatic stitch building icon Delete icon More options icon EE mm ze CC Tomm po Dm P MEW EG A Data manager icon This icon opens the memory of the machine or a card Use this function for opening saving pasting closing or deleting a program When you touch Open a version of the creative File Manager opens L in order to call up a previously saved program a stitch or a stitch sequence design combination or a stitch on the processing screen from a creative card or from the machine s memory Stitches stitch sequences and programs are referred to as programs in the following description The input field shows a directory
75. h Creator With Stitch Creator you can customize and create your own stitches You can add erase move and combine the stitches directly on screen D Create a stitch pattern of individually designed stitches or by using the E 9mm stitches patterns and alphabets F N ote When sewing a stitch pattern the feed dogs are engaged H When you open Stitch Creator you have an empty workspace on the screen J K The workspace is for a9 mm stitch width In the middle of the L workspace there is a vertical purple line that indicates the center of the M stitch pattern with 4 5 mm stitch width on each side R f N For more exact positioning activate the grid in the Context menu S 19 stitches Aj selected 9 actual 19 l h LS Description of the icons e A Mirror end to end icon Mirror the stitch from end to end Scl ad i B Data Manager icon Use this icon to open a window for opening saving or deleting a stitch pattern on the machine or a Creative Card C Mirror sideto sideicon Mirror the stitch from side to side D Mini Main menu icon Use this function to create a new stitch pattern A variant of the main menu is opened By touching the On the screen you will see how many stitches you desired category and the sorted stitch selection you can select it have added which one ones you have selected directly If you confirm the stitch it appears individually on the marked blue and actual shows you which stitch the works
76. he Copy icon and Rename A window for entering anew name max 8 characters is opened Move You can move stitches or stitch sequences from the machine or from a creative card to another memory or onto a creative card To do this mark your source file mark the destination file and touch the Copy icon and Move Sequence 1 M ark destination 2 M ark source 3 M ove How to update your machine Together with your Pfaff creative 2170 you received a special cable with USB connection on one end and a creative card on the other Use this Do you want to un oF save Hee file cable when updating your machine or when transferring data between Monee Update 170010401 Uine Type Apglication 1 37 MB From wen of att com your Pfaff creative 2170 and the 3D File Assistant on your computer L Enter the Pfaff home page at www pfaff com and click on 2170 update ae ee ee 3 Fill out your registration form or enter your e mail address and start the search When the registration is complete start the Wide lie hom the Intemet can be useful this He ype can potertialy ham pou computer If pou do not inat Ihe souca do ngi download an oiai ar aiaia What s thas dek 3 N ote Depending on the Windows version installed on your computer your screen may look different than those shown 4 Torun the download program directly from the site choose Open this file from its current location 5 If you want to download the program to
77. hing and crazy quilting For joining overlapped seams on bulky fabrics such as leathers and terry cloth Wear Elastic stitch for decorative hems and topstitching For topstitching quilt projects with a hand look stitch For topstitching quilt projects with a hand look stitch Provides a highly elastic decorative seam for hems on sportswear and Casual For topstitching quilt projects with a hand look stitch Utility stitches Stitch No Description Quilting appliqu or pinstitching Closed overlock stitch Closed overlock stitch Open overlock stitch Zigzag stitch right or left needle position Standard overlock stitch Finished Edge overlock stitch Light knit fabric patching stitch Closed overlock stitch Stretch knit overlock stitch Overlock stitch Reinforced Overlock stitch Blindhem stitch Elastic blindhem Basting stitch Linen buttonhole Standard buttonhole oe c r ff PPP PN LLLLLI W 24 25 26 1127 28 1 29 CS 3 cain OILERS EE r ai B S ka E HHH A pplication For hand look quilt appliqu or pinstitching For joining and overcasting stretch fabrics in one operation The closed seam prevents fabric edges from fraying For joining and overcasting stretch fabrics in one operation The closed seam prevents fabric edges from fraying For joining and overcasting stretch fabric in one operation For appliqu couching over cords and creating eyelets F
78. his means that you set the position of the first stitch in the work space 2 Touch the Confirm icon E to place the starting point and the first stitch The position of the first stitch is marked with a red frame D c gt 0 du 0 gt STT 4 12 Placing single stitches For each additional stitch you want to place touch the confirm icon E To move single stitches With your stylus or your finger you can work with your stitches directly on the work space by dragging and dropping a selected stitch point To position a stitch point just touch it on the screen and drag it to the desired position When you do this you will change the stitch width and the stitch length of the selected stitch Another way to move the stitch point of a selected stitch and for fine adjustment is to use the stitch length T and stitch width icons U The last stitch of the sequence is marked with blue and the last stitch point is marked with ared frame The dotted line the cursor line V at the end of the last stitch shows where the following stitch will be added if the x coordinate of the last stitch is not the same as the first stitch This ensures that the fabric is fed evenly when you sew out your stitch pattern If you place the last stitch exactly at the same position x coordinate as the first one of your stitch pattern the dotted cursor line will not be sewn Touch the Start sewing E to open the sewing menu SITE
79. ic products If in doubt please contact your retailer for guidance Technical Data Dimensions w xh xd 187x290x408 Weight 9 5kg Nominal voltage reversible 220 240 V 120 V Power consumption 75W Sewing lamp 12V 5W Sewing speed max and min 1100rpm 60rpm Stitching width 0 9MM Stitching length O 6mm Presser foot lift 8mm M ax presser foot height 3 3mm N eedle system 130 705H We reserve the right to change the machine equipment and the assortment of accessories without prior notice or make modifications to the performance or design Such modifications however will always be to the benefit of the user and the product Jaded Ajpudaij e UBWUOJIAUS UO U P MS UI Dud e GY ANOID WSA 900Z Oe BSNOUU e USIDUZe VWOZ 6 vO ELV VSM Group AB SE 561 84 Huskvarna SWEDEN www pfaff com
80. ickly for fitting in order to be able to adjust the garment to the body For that purpose you either sew long stitches with 6 mm stitch length or jump stitches with a length of about 2 cm You can also apply markings to materials with long basting stitches stitched through the material to be used This is preferable to using fabric markers in color especially on light colored fabrics or materials with a rough texture Your Pfaff creative 2170 includes a basting program which can be selected with stitch no 32 This program can be used in two different ways and is linked to the engagement and disengagement of the feed dogs If the feed dogs are disengaged the sewing machine will only sew one stitch at a time You have to touch the foot control every time you want the sewing machine to sew one stitch This allows you to move the fabric every time so that you can determine the stitch length yourself By touching the Presser foot lifter icon you can select to which height the presser foot should raise automatically when the sewing machine stops for feeding the fabric further If the feed dogs are engaged the sewing machine sews with a 6 mm stitch length 6 mm is the longest stitch length of the Pfaff creative 2170 it enables you to sew a temporary seam for fitting 3 14 Buttonholes There are 12 buttonhole styles available in your Pfaff creative 2170 Each buttonhole is especially adapted for a particular use and fabric t
81. in J Usethe Zoom in icon to enlarge the representation in several steps The machine zooms in towards the center K Usethe Zoom out icon to decrease the representation in several steps The zone around the marked stitch or stitches is the area that is decreased The following functions are dependent of the selected path shape Not all of them will be active at the same time L Touch the symbols to change the spacing between all characters M Touch the icons to change the length of the S curve N Touch the symbols to change the width of the S curve O Touch the symbols to rotate the letter combination in 1 steps 5 31 m 3 ci A 0 Q 0 B lt Working steps In the alphabet input menu you can select if a text should be embroidered along a certain path 1 Touch theArcing icon A after entering the letter sequence A menu opens for changing the shape The letter sequence is placed in a A the center of the hoop Each letter is selected 2 Touch theArc clockwise icon B and touch OK 3 Alter the circumference of the circle of text on screen with your finger or the stylus If you move your stylus upwards the circle will become smaller and if you move your stylus downwards the circle will be larger The sdected path shape is shown at the upper left edge of the screen 4 Touch Letter space icon L to change the spacing between the single characters 5 If you touch the Move design icon G
82. in which the program is automatically saved With the aid of the Arrow icons M move the marker bar onto the program stitch that you wish to open The selected program stitch appears on the processing screen when you touch this icon Save icon If you have called up and modified a program stitch that had previously been saved you can save it again under the same name The previous version of the program is automatically replaced 5 2 gt A ratmm on SEQUENCENEW ESG EM J Renee DEES EEaE E EakFzkakat kat EECEREE LEGAL Q FERRER Save as icon When you touch Save as the menu for input of the name is opened You can give your program a name and select a directory in which to save it When you open the menu the machine s memory is automatically selected The input field shows a directory in which the program can be automatically saved The input field shows the designation NEW You can erase this designation with the Delete icon N and enter a name of your own choice A name may be a maximum of eight characters long Touch the OK icon to confirm your input The stitch is now stored in the machine in this directory and can be opened again by selecting this directory If you touch the Arrow icon O a further window for selecting a different directory is opened e You can save the program on the machine in a different directory e If you wish to save the program on a card se
83. ing point to be in your embroidery Move the cross hair by using your stylus to move it around on your screen Use the Zoom in icon F to be able to make an exact connecting point Use the arrows D for fine tuning 11 Lock the connecting point by touching the Padlock icon E 12 Zoom out so you can see the entire embroidery area 13 With the arrows on your screen or with your stylus you can move your embroidery on the screen so that the needle is exactly above m 3 ci A 0 Q 0 B lt Se l the connection point in your actual embroidered design in your E 14 You can now check other connecting points in your embroidery to make sure that your embroidery is exactly where you want it Touch the cross hair icon and choose another connecting point If it does not connect where you want it press the rotate icon H Rotate the design by using the and icons I The design will rotate around the first locked position H 15 Once you are happy with the connecting points start to embroider the design Repeat steps 10 to 15 for additional designs 225140 min MEW EG 5 25 PA Kb dl Lei e i LU J umping over stitches Embroidering several colors With the Stitch information icon A you open a window for moving to a specific stitch in a design or a combination of designs Thus you can jump quickly to the beginning of a specific area of a design and embroider only that part Touch the
84. ing of checked and striped fabrics The IDT keeps all layers of quilt projects aligned to prevent stretching of the top layers Engaging the IDT Important For all work with the Integrated Dual Feed IDT use presser feet with the center back cut out Raise the presser foot Press the IDT down until it engages Disengaging the IDT Hold the IDT with two fingers at the ribbed ankle Press the IDT down then pull it away from you and release the IDT slowly upward Changing the needle AN Switch off the main switch To remove Lower the presser foot and set the needle to its highest position Loosen the needle screw and pull the needle out downwards To insert The flat sideA of the needle must face to the rear Lower the presser foot and insert the needle pushing it up as far as it will go Hold the needle and tighten the needle screw firmly The feed dogs For certain sewing work such as free motion quilting or darning or when embroidering the feed dog must be lowered On your Pfaff creative 2170 there are two different methods for lowering the feed dogs one on the outside of the machine and one inside the bobbin door For either method Raise the presser foot before lowering the feed dog Push slideA or B to the left To bring the feed dogs back up move the slide to the right U wm ID Le D wm a er H Vi Preparations Pi Cep ri ee ee mm mi eee m r ee TEE FI S Er eee ag T Winding
85. ing the embroidery foot Inserting a card Lowering the feed dogs Disengaging the IDT Removing the knee lift Connecting the embroidery unit Embroidery hoop Attach the hoop Remove the hoop Remove the embroidery unit Get started to embroider Hooping the fabric Embroider single designs from a card Color changing icon 5 1 5 70 5 2 5 7 5 8 5 9 5 10 5 10 5 10 Sild 5 11 DILL 5 12 5 13 5 13 5 13 5 13 5 14 5 15 5 16 5 17 5 18 1 5 Multi color embroidery 5 19 One color embroidery 5 20 Move the design within the hoop 5 20 Embroider 5 21 Enlarged representation 5 22 Positioning of designs in the embroidery hoop 5 22 Precise Positioning a design 5 23 5 25 Jumping over stitches 5 26 Embroider monograms and letters 5 27 5 30 Arcing embroidery combinations 5 31 5 32 Automatic stitch building 5 33 5 34 Zoom In 5 35 The creative Data manager 5 36 Working with source and destination fields in the creative Data Manager 5 37 Working with a field in the creative Data Manager 5 38 5 40 File formats 5 40 Using the hoop adapter 5 40 Automatic hoop positioning 5 40 Prepare a creative memory card for saving 5 41 Transferring designs from the PC to your Pfaff creative 2170 5 41 How to use the embroidery template 5 42 Putting the embroidery in the right place 5 42 5 43 Stabilizers 5 44 5 45 Needles 5 45 Threads 5 46 Appliqu embroidery 5 47 Cutwork embroidery 5 47 BUILT IN DESIGNS 5 49 5 70 MAINTENANCE
86. ire sequence of words using the machine s fonts 2 3 mim and save it permanently in the machine s memory There are three different types of fonts in the machine five fonts that Block 4 9 mm you use when sewing two monograms M axi that can be sewn as Si single stitches and two embroidery fonts Ge e All the alphabets used when sewing should be sewn with the feed dogs Comic engaged The Integrated Dual Feed should be disengaged ose Cursive 5 9mm 1 Touch the Alphabets icon on the Main menu geen 2 Selecta font Pouty Times Hew Roman 3 Touch capital or lower case letters numbers or symbols to enter the desired character For editing a sequence position the cursor below the character using the B icons You can alter the font size delete characters or insert characters If you add a character it will be inserted to the left of the cursor D c gt 0 du 0 gt STT 4 Confirm the entry with OK The sewing sequence is shown on the screen and you can now sew 5 Zoom out to see the sequence fio fon Eet NEW GG 4 26 Editing a word sequence In order to process a single character or a word sequence it must be previously selected To select a single character just move the red dash to the character using the cursor icons The selected character is surrounded by a colored frame To select a word sequence touch Select stitches icon C Then move the red dash ac
87. is card 4 Touch ESC to interrupt the process will be lost _ f Confirm with OK 5 By giving the creative memory card a name you have formatted it 225x140 mm MEW ES Transferring designs from the PC to your Pfaff creative 2170 With your 3D File Assistant you can transfer embroidery designs from your PC directly to your Pfaff creative 2170 or to acard in your creative Smart card station L Install the 3D File Assistant that is included with your Pfaff creative 2170 on your PC following the instructions in the 3D File Assistant case 2 Plugin the flat USB connector into your computer The plug can only be inserted one way do not force it into the USB port 3 Placethe card that is attached to the other end of the cable into one of the two card slots on your Pfaff creative 2170 Push the card in all the way until the black button extends from the machine When connected this cable will allow you to transfer designs with the 3D File Assistant or update your Pfaff creative 2170 m 3 ci A 0 Q 0 B lt 5 41 How to use the embroidery template An embroidery template comes with your 2170 which helps you to draw marking lines to make it easier to position designs on the fabric When you use the template you must ensure that the text Pfaff can be read at the top right and the two grip depressions are situated on the left The template has a scale in mm and inches at the sides The embroidery field
88. is shown with slits Putting the embroidery in the right place Before hooping the fabric select the embroidery design and the correct hoop Place the template in the hoop Slide the hoop onto the embroidery arm Touch the More options icon and the Precise positioning icon Touch the Corner indicator and mark the corners of the embroidery with an erasable pencil Take your template and position the template on the project or garment to be embroidered When the template is positioned mark the hooping placement lines on the project with a fabric marking pen Then when hooping the fabric match the marked line with the guide marks on the hoop FOO 112 5 PA Kb Y O e i z LU How to sew several embroideries after one another 1 If you want to sew several embroideries after one another your Pfaff template will be a great help Sew out your first embroidery design and remove the hoop from the embroidery unit Put the template into the hoop and draw the outlines of the design 5 42 2 Once you have the drawn the embroidery design on the template position the template on your fabric Mark the hooping placement lines on the project with a fabric marking pen Z SR vw H r 8 Hil PF BEE aa LE GC PLCC tt EN TREDEN LI l EREE IEF ile Kiki al a HE Gol 3 Then when hooping the fabric match the marked line with the guide marks on the hoop m 3 ci A 0 Q 0 B lt
89. ith an attractive 3 dimentional appearance which are very easy to sew Tapering increases or decreases the width of the stitch during sewing to create a symmetric or asymmetric tapers On your creative 2170 you can use the tapering function on 106 stitches With the tapering program you can select a particular angle for the taper The taper is automatically sewn by the machine In the example below we have used the tapering function on stitch no 3 the zigzag stitch Symmetric taper Stitch no 3 Increasing the width 1 Select stitch no 3 2 Set the desired stitch width 3 Touch the Tapering icon A and select Increase width icon B and set the desired angle Touch the OK icon The zigzag stitch starts from 0 mm and becomes wider until the selected stitch width is reached Stitch the desired seam length For symmetrical tapering two angles are available 90 and 60 If you press the reverse key anytime while sewing the machine will sew tapering end pattern D c gt 0 du 0 gt DXi hs Reducing the width If you touch the Reduce width icon C the taper begins with the preset stitch width 1 Select stitch no 3 2 Set the desired stitch width 3 Touch the Tapering icon and select Reduce width icon C and set the desired angle When you press the reverse button the width of the zigzag stitch is reduced to 0 mm Tap on the foot control or activate the N eedle down icon so that the machine stops with
90. ith the reverse sewing button you finish and save your demo N ote this is a great feature to turn on when you are learning anew technique while taking a class Options for messages In sewing mode 13 Version the current software status of your machine is stored here 14 Firmware update press this function button when you want to install an upgrade for your machine Read more on how to upgrade your machine on page 2 20 3 9 C Creative Assistant A B C D E There is a Creative Assistant function in your sewing machine to help you It can be called up anytime The toolbar then changes color and the functions assigned to the icons change If you touch the icon in the main menu the Creative Assistant provides general information on operating the machine If you touch the Creative Assistant within a stitch the direct help function is launched Pop up Direct help provides Information on all sewing functions and icons Simply touch the field on which you require more information Information may run to several pages through which you can scroll with the arrows D OK The OK button is used to confirm your actions E Esc This function allows you to switch back from a menu you have selected to the previous one When you close a window the settings you have made will not be retained you have interrupted the process N ote If you change the embroidery hoop positions those changes will remain even if esc is touched
91. ive as default Options for messages In sewing mode 3 28 fe ef Ze P DI Se a SEA H f P Ce 1 2 D c gt 0 du 0 gt STT 4 2 3 Touch one of the subcategories In this example we have chosen the General notes on decorative sewing To enhance your own home decorations or garments your Pfaff creative 2170 offers you a wide variety of fancy and decorative stitches Create a greater variety of embellishments by combining different patterns colors and sizes Use specialty decorative threads to enhance the lovely stitching Always use stabilizers under your fabric when sewing decorative stitches Properly stabilizing your fabric will hep eliminate distortion of your decorative stitches The following recommendations apply to all decorative sewing e Rayon embroidery threads give shiny smooth stitching results and come in many colors and weights e Thestitch length and width can be altered as desired e Your sewing results will be much prettier if your tension is properly adjusted e Presser foot no 1A for IDT and no 2A without IDT are recommended for decorative work We recommend presser foot no 2A for heavier fabrics Selecting decorative stitches on your Pfaff creative 2170 1 Goto your Main menu 2 Touch the 9mm Decorative stitches A new window opens where the stitches are divided into 11 different categories A Scallop edges and stitch no 70 Per
92. lect the appropriate card drive front or rear drive in which you have inserted the card To save the program on the machine select the directory with the arrows Touch OK to close the window The program is saved in this directory Touch ESC to close the window without saving your input You can create a directory only in the Creative File M anager Close icon If you have saved your settings the Close icon closes the window Your original setting is stored in the machine memory or on a card If you have not saved your settings awindow querying Do you want to lose the changes appears If you touch the OK icon the menu for input of the name appears If you touch the ESC icon the new settings is not saved Delete icon By touching the Delete icon you erase the current embroidery combination both from your screen and from the machines memory A window opens with the query Delete sequence If you touch the OK icon the program is deleted If you touch the ESC icon the program is not deleted B Mini Main menu icon When you touch this icon a variant of the Main menu opens By touching the desired category and the sorted stitch or design selection you can select the design directly The specific setting shown for each selected design can be modified If you confirm the design it appears individually on the processing screen By touching the Mini Main menu you can add any further designs m 3 ci
93. me 4 After selecting one or more stitches you can modify all their settings What settings that can be changed depends on how many stitches and what kind of stitches that are selected Touch the More options icon C to adjust the selected stitches or sewing sequences You can also delete one or more stitches or delete the entire sewing sequence 5 If you move the cursor line over a previously selected stitch or sewing sequence the selection is cancelled If you would like to adjust another stitch select it with the cursor arrows D When you are satisfied with your adjustments cancel the selection with the select stitches icon B Inserting a stitch in the sewing sequence 1 If you would like to insert a stitch in the sewing sequence use the cursor arrows to move the cursor line to the insertion point in the sewing sequence 2 The cursor must be positioned at the point where you wish to insert the stitch 3 Select anew stitch 4 When thestitch has been inserted the cursor moves to the end of the inserted stitch Inserting a stitch at the start of a sewing sequence If you wish to insert a stitch at the beginning of a sewing sequence move the cursor line to the beginning of the sewing sequence and select a new stitch The stitch is automatically placed at the start of the sewing sequence 1eP109D90QqG lt du 5 amp Save a sewing sequence 1 Touch the Data M anager icon to save the sewing
94. n embroidery When touching the Context menu icon A anew window appears The Context menu changes whether you are sewing embroidering etc It always refers specifically to the menu that you have selected When you areon the embroidery page the following menus are active S T as es tes S for TEE Py Grig on Options for messages Too Current state When you touch the Options for messages icon you can turn different ei messages on or off GE Move hoop i Information Hiii Data Manager If you want more exact positioning of embroideries and stitches in the hoop you can activate the grid on the workspace Touch the Grid on icon and the grid will be displayed and the icon is shown as actively selected dark red Current state If the embroidery process is interrupted or if you want to stop for the A time being the current stitch number and position can be saved by touching Current state icon in the Context menu before leaving the embroidery mode When touching the icon a pop up will appear B Touch the Save state icon to save the current position in the hoop under the name of the present embroidery combination This current position Save state will be saved even after switching the machine off After switching the machine on again touch the Restore state icon to continue embroidering poe aie at the saved position N ote It is only possible to save one current position in the machine mamelon Move Hoop When to
95. nager icon to open a previously saved sewing sequence from a creative memory card or from the machine s memory Touch Open to open a variant of the creative Data M anager 1eP10D90QqG lt du 5 amp Open from the machine s memory Use the cursor arrows A to move the selection bar to the directory in which the sewing sequence Is stored Confirm the directory by touching OK alist of names in that directory opens Select the sewing sequence directly with the cursor arrows A The selected sewing sequence appears on the screen when you touch the Stored stitches icon C Open from a creative memory card TO Open a sewing sequence from a card select the appropriate card drive B If there are directories on the creative memory card proceed as described for opening from the machine If there are no directories on your creative memory card select the sewing sequence directly with the cursor arrows The selected sewing sequence appears in the screen when you touch the Stored stitches icon C All settings for the sewing sequence can now be adjusted for your specific needs If you touch the Data M anager icon and Save the adjusted sewing sequence is saved under the same name The sequence previously saved is automatically erased To save the sewing sequence under a new name touch Save as The previously saved sequence is preserved D c gt 0 du 0 gt STT 4 10 A Stitc
96. nd remove the bulb Insertion of the bulb Important Use a light bulb as indicated on the left side of the machine 12V max 5W Insert the bulb in the light bulb changer Guide the bulb into the diagonal holder and turn it until the pins of the bulb engage Push the bulb upward into the holder as far as it will go and turn it half a rotation in a clock wise direction Remove the light bulb changer from the bulb The bulb will be held firmly so you can remove it safely Bulbs can be purchased from your Pfaff dealer S d St PF M 5 d 5 A 0 What to do if In this chapter you are suggested solutions if you havea problem with your creative 2170 For further information please contact your Pfaff dealer who will be pleased to help you Sewing Problem Cause The machine skips stitches Did you insert the needle properly Push the needle fully upwards with its flat side facing the back Needle thread breaks Did you insert the needle properly Push the needle fully upwards with Its flat side facing the back Did you thread the machine properly Are you using poor thread with slubs or thread which has Change the thread become dry after overlong storage Bobbin thread breaks Did you insert the bobbin properly Check the bobbin thread The seam is sewn unevenly Is the thread tension misadjusted Check needle thread tension Are you using too thick or slubbed thread Change the thread Is the bobbin thre
97. nforced by horizontal stitches Create eyelets for garments and home textiles Also great for decorating nostalgia projects Decorative stitches creative 2170 Utility stitches 7 Scalloped edgings 30 33 ze 39 42 As 67 70 73 e Eu 82 85 a 33338318 ep 71 77 ap 83 Se DU Ka Keen 720 oe 78 81 84 87 For the stitches 30 31 Ge 32 you find a more detailed explanation in the Stitch overview on page 1 9 f Quilt stitches Satin stitches Ean og 92 95 98 101 104 207 110 113 ue 15 18 301 304 307 310 wm i O el op 93 96 99 102 105 108 111 111 em A PF O 5 P GE 2 SH 4 W Ka 306 ER Cross stitches Hem stitches 117 120 123 126 129 132 135 137 140 kagi 146 Decorative stitches creative 2170 Leaves and Flowers Antique Embroidery stitches 147 150 153 156 159 162 165 332 311 314 317 320 323 326 329 334 MIRAE IPE I Decorative stitches 1 Animal stitches 168 171 174 DA 180 183 186 189 e iasa Eaz fea pa 223 226 229 DO fe U an gt a et as ee degt eme en ch 169 172 175 178 181 184 187 190 193 196 geg pe par P 44 224 227 230 230 Le eh Sie Sen EL E WD e 2 pi be Zb c 170 173 176 179 182 185 1
98. ns following the seams in the quilt blocks e Set your Pfaff creative 2170 with a straight stitch no 1 stitch length 2 5 center needle position and the IDT engaged e Begin by pin basting your quilt through all layers with safety pins starting from the middle of your quilt and working out Place a pin about every 6 8 inches 15 20cm e To begin quilting start sewing from the middle of the quilt and continue out Starting from the middle and sewing out will help keep layers in place Plan which seams you will actually follow This stitching will not only hold the quilt together it will also create the pattern on the quilt back You do not need to follow every seam in the quilt sew every 3 4inches to keep the quilt in place Of course you can sew more to create a more decorative pattern for the back Change to a quilting or jeans needle when sewing through thick quilts Test sew to make sure your stitching is proper before you start quilting your piece Tip Use oneof the A ntique Quilt stitches N o 311 330 333 335 instead of the straight stitch to add interest to your quilt using monofilament thread on top and colored thread in the bobbin This will make your stitch in the ditch look hand sewn D c gt 0 du 0 gt Decorat Tip 2 U sethe optional stitch in the ditch foot for optimal guiding 4 18 Free Motion Stippling Free M otion Stippling not only keeps the top batting and backing together but it
99. obbin several times in a clockwise direction Start bobbin winding by pushing the bobbin lever to the right As soon as the bobbin is full the winding action will be stopped automatically Cut the thread and remove the bobbin from the winder N ote The thread knife next to the bobbin winder makes it easy to cut the thread after bobbin winding 2 10 Medium Fast Show dialog stitch Setting the bobbin winding speed You can select the speed in which the bobbin winding is wound when the machine is stopped In the context menu A you will find an icon called Winding speed If you touch that icon a pop up will appear where you can choose if you want the winding speed to be Slow Medium or High If you touch the Show Dialog icon a window for selecting the speed opens each time the bobbin winder is switched on The speed that you have selected can halved at any time by touching the half speed button N ote If you wind the bobbin whilethe sewing machineis running the winding speed is automatically set to Low U wm 0 Le DI ag a F H Vi Inserting the bobbin and bobbin case A Switch off the main switch Open the bobbin door at the left side swinging it open towards the front Lift the latch of the bobbin case and pull the bobbin case out of the machine Release the latch and take the empty bobbin out of the bobbin case Bobbin thread monitor When the bobbin thread is nearing its end the
100. oidery 2 A window with the following message appears If you wish to embroider without pressing the foot control please confirm now with OK You can also start by pressing the reverse button 3 After afew stitches release the foot control and cut off the thread tail The message window is closed 4 Press the foot control again and touch OK during embroidering Your Pfaff creative 2170 will keep on embroidering Y our Pfaff creative 2170 stops after each color segment and the threads are tied off and cut A window with the following message appears Change of thread please insert the next color 5 Rethread your Pfaff creative 2170 6 Press the foot control and your Pfaff creative 2170 starts embroidering Tie off is performed in the beginning of each color 7 A window with the following message appears If you wish to embroider without pressing the foot control please confirm now with OK You can also start by pressing the reverse button 8 After afew stitches release the foot control and cut off the thread tail The message window is closed 9 Press the foot control again and touch OK during embroidering Your Pfaff creative 2170 will keep on embroidering Repeat the above process until all thread colors are finished When the design is finished the threads are tied off and cut the embroidery foot raises and the machine moves to the center of the design and comes to a standstill The Ready message appear
101. oidery unit connecting 5 12 remove 5 13 Embroider monograms and letters 5 27 5 30 End to end Mirroring 3 3 Enlarged representation 5 6 5 22 Esc 3 10 Eyelets 3 19 Feed dogs 2 7 lowering 5 11 File formats 5 40 Foot control connecting 2 2 Four directions sewing 3 3 3 25 3 26 Free M otion Sewing 3 6 4 24 Free M otion Stippling 4 19 Free arm 2 4 Function Buttons 3 2 Gathering with straight stitch 4 25 General notes 2 17 Grid on 5 8 6 7 H H emstitching Hem stitches Hoop attach the hoop remove the hoop selection H ooping the fabric Hoop adapter IDT Integrated Dual Feed disengaging engaging Immediate tie off Information Introduction Jumping over stitches K Knee lift removing L Last stitch Leaves and Flowers Lid Light bulb changing 6 8 4 22 1 11 5 13 5 13 5 13 5 7 5 15 5 40 2 6 5 11 2 6 3 4 3 7 5 9 1 7 1 18 5 26 2 16 5 11 3 7 1 12 2 4 6 3 M M achine Assistant M achine overview Maintenance Main Menu Main switch MAXI stitches M essages options for messages options for messanges Mini Main menu Mirroring Mirror end to end Mirror side to side Monogram Monograms and letters 2 17 1 14 6 1 6 5 3 7 2 3 1 13 4 24 3 28 5 8 33 ak 5 6 5 4 28 5 70 embroider monograms and letters 5 27 5 30 More options Move Hoop Moveicon M ove the design within the hoop M ulti color embroidery Needle ch
102. one thread to the right sides of the tension disk A Continue threading in the usual manner making sure the threads do not become twisted together Pull the right thread into the right thread guide and thread the right needle Pull the left thread into the left thread guide and thread the left needle It is not possible to use the automatic needle threader with a twin needle He wm ID Le D wm all FF 0 d Presser foot lift The presser foot is raised or lowered with the presser foot lift Electronic knee lift Your Pfaff creative 2170 is provided with an electronic knee lift for regulating the presser foot height 1 Push the knee lift fully into the provided hole on the machine N ote the flat side must face upwards 2 Adjust the rectangular bar on the knee lift until it is positioned at a comfortable height for you If you press the knee lift to the right the presser foot will raise Now you can guide the fabric with both hands 3 Toremovethe knee lift just pull it out of the hole v G 0 re 1 Di Q o D 2 16 General notes on how the Pfaff creative 2170 works In your sewing machine there are two tools to help you while you are sewing the creative Assistant and the M achine Assistant Creative Assistant In your Pfaff creative 2170 there is a creative Assistant function A that gives you information on how to use the machine If you press the BEEM creative Assistant
103. ontroller free from the accumulation of lint dust and loose cloth e Keep fingers away from all moving parts Special care is required around the sewing machine needle e Always usethe proper needle plate The wrong plate can cause the needle to break e Do not use bent needles e Do not pull or push fabric while stitching It may deflect the needle causing it to break e Switch the sewing machine off 0 when making any adjustment in the needle area such as threading needle changing needle threading bobbin or changing presser foot etc e Always unplug the sewing machine from the electrical outlet when removing covers lubricating or when making any other user servicing adjustments mentioned in the instruction manual e Never drop or insert any object into any opening e Do not use outdoors e Do not operate where aerosol Spray products are being used or where oxygen Is being administrated e To disconnect turn all controls to the off 0 position then remove plug from outlet e Do not unplug by pulling on cord To unplug grasp the plug not the cord e Hold plug when rewinding into cord reel Do not allow plug to whip when rewinding SAVE THESE INSTRUCTIONS Congratulations Congratulations on your choice of your Pfaff creative 2170 As a sewing enthusiast you have acquired one of the most advanced and innovative sewing and embroidery machines in the world it will enable you to transform all yo
104. op press the fabric into the outer hoop Tighten the retaining screw slightly and tighten the fabric and stabilizer in the hoop by pulling the overhanging fabric Be sure not to cause any creases in the face fabric or stabilizer The hoops must be parallel to each other 5 Tighten the retaining screw securely 6 Attach the clips N ote If you lightly tap the hooped fabric with a finger the finger should spring back m 3 H A 0 Q 0 B lt Embroider single designs from a card Selecting a design Once in the embroidery mode touch the Mini Main menu and select Embroidery Card to embroider a single design from either a creative card or from the machine The Pfaff creative card 300 has several designs and alphabets and is supplied with your Pfaff creative 2170 N ote The P faff creative cards of the P faff creative 7570 can be used in the P faff creative 2170 If you usethe cards for the Pfaff creative 7570 the designs do not appear on the screen in the correct colors of the design Selecting a design from the machine s memory or from a creative card Touch Embroidery Card and the following screen appears A In this menu you can call up embroidery designs from a creative card or from the machine s built in memory B The machine s memory may contain 1 The designs that have been saved in the machine from a creative card 2 Designs which have been created on a PC and saved in your 2170 3
105. or joining and overcasting stretch fabrics in one operation For joining and overcasting stretch fabrics in one operation Use to mend light jersey knits Also for a decorative hem and neckline finish For joining and overcasting stretch fabrics in one operation The closed seam prevents fabric edges from fraying Join and overcast open knit fabrics and jersey For joining and overcasting stretch fabrics in one operation For joining and overcasting fraying fabrics The knitted edge reinforces and prevents fraying on raw edge For securing hems invisibly on woven fabrics For basting projects pieces together For securing hems invisibly and finishing the edge on stretch fabrics Buttonholes for blouses shirts and linen Basic buttonhole for blouses shirts and jackets Also for pillow cases uo Npow U YI O m J gt Lei O m Utility stitches ras St 52 521 B 54 55 56 1 10 Stitch No 49 50 51 52 53 55 56 57 58 59 61 62 63 65 66 Description Stretch buttonhole Cross stitch buttonhole Rounded buttonhole with pointed bartack Rounded buttonhole with lengthwise tack Rounded end buttonhole with crosswise tack Eyelet buttonhole with pointed bartack Eyelet buttonhole with lengthwise bartack Professional eyelet buttonhole Rounded buttonhole Decorative Buttonhole with triangle tack Button sewing program Bartack Deco
106. or sewing on patches without having to turn the fabric When pressing the Four directions sewing icon a new window appears Touch the Program function K before starting to sew to program and permanently save a Four directions sewing Touch the Manual icon L to decide where to end an already programmed side seam The machine completes the current stitch and stops Read more about four direction sewing on page 3 25 The arrow icons decides the sewing directions The machine sews in the direction of the selected arrow The Data M anager icon M will open a window for opening saving deleting and closing a program The four direction sewing is available on stitches 2 4 7 10 11 18 23 and 25 EM Sewing mode functions End to end mirroring Side to side mirroring Four directions sewing Single Stitch Immediate tie off Tie off program Tapering Balance Free motion sewing Twin needle CC TOM M OOAOW P D Single Stitch Stitches and stitch sequences can be sewn as single stitches By touching the single stitch button you can decide how many patterns you want to sew When pressing this button anew window appears Touch the ON button N and you can decide how many pattern repeats you want by touching and E Immediate tie off If you touch the Immediate tie off icon eather when sewing or when the machine is stopped the machine will not finish the stitch sequence but instead do an immediate tie of
107. orresponding processing menu for the sewing sequence or embroidery combination appears on the screen Read more about sewing sequence on page 4 4 4 5 If you touch this icon when a stitch is marked the processing menu for the stitch appears and the machine is ready to sew If you touch this icon when a Personal menu is marked the personal menu is displayed and you can select a stitch and sew it The stitch appears on the corresponding processing screen ay F Memory information icon Use this function to consult the data EF i Ka records contained in a directory or stitch that you have marked G Activity arrow icon using these arrows you can browse through the screen The dark marker bar indicates the marked area H Delete icon Use this icon to delete a data record directory stitch or stitch sequence that you have marked Copy icon this is a function for copying renaming moving stitches designs sequences or combinations mm Oo UO MUSTER PALETTE Copying data You can duplicate data such as stitches and stitch sequences from the machine or a creative card and save them in a different memory or save or insert them on a creative card To do this mark your destination file mark the source file and touch Copy Re D Le DI a FF 0 d Sequence 1 M ark destination 2 M ark source 3 Copy Renaming data To rename data such as stitches stitch sequences or personal menus touch t
108. ose settings to the Personal menu you can go to the Context menu and choose Copy to personal stitches That stitch will then be saved in the personal menu MEW PER 3 27 Demo You can program a demonstration of the machine into your Pfaff ne F habets creative 2170 and replay it Personal pol Paces Programming of a demo E For programming a demo go into the context menu and touch the a Clees Record demo icon The screen will change to the welcoming screen where you will start making your demo Operate your Pfaff creative 2170 completely normally and thus compose a demonstration Play deffo ep election Use the reverse sewing button to finish and save your demo Note Thelength of the programmed demo reduces the memory capacity for saving stitch patterns permanently in the sewing machine Playing a demo To play your demo touch the Play demo icon G Close it with the reverse button Options for messages Machine Messages You can switch off the messages that automatically appear in the stopping On machine These settings can be determined individually for sewing and x Meedle thread monitor embroidery Touch the Sewing Embroidery icon A to decide if the setting should B aX Bobbin thread monitor be valid for sewing or embroidering If the function is active the icon has an X in it B If you want to switch jas x Lower feed dog it off touch the X The X in the icon goes out All functions are act
109. our directions sewing can be used on stitches no 2 4 7 10 11 18 23 and 25 Once you have touched the Four directions sewing icon the screen you will see the following screen A 1 Sewing in four directions without saving the program If one of the direction arrows has turned dark green B the function is active and your Pfaff creative 2170 is ready to sew With the direction arrows you can decide the first direction in which the machine sews Press the foot control and the machine sews to the right When the desired length is sewn press the reverse button or touch the next direction icon Your Pfaff creative 2170 completes the current stitch the needle is positioned in the outer corner of the rectangle N ow the machine sews forward until you press the reverse button or the next direction icon Your Pfaff creative 2170 completes the current stitch the needle is positioned in the outer corner of the rectangle The length of the other sides are also decided by pressing the reverse button or touching the direction arrows Thesize of the rectangle is not saved 2 Program the Four directions sewing Touch Prog icon C and the desired sewing direction before starting to sew Then save the program to sew it several times Use the reverse button to change the sewing direction as described above The sewn width and length of the first two sides are shown on the screen Continue sewing until the rectangle is complete When all fou
110. ove the arm as far away from the sewing area as possible touch the sew position icon In order to movethe embroidery arm so that you can remove the embroidery unit from the machine touch the Park position icon Machine Messages 9 Options for messages Under the options for messages button you topping On can turn different messages on or off for instance if you don t want the machine to stop when the bobbin thread is running out Code The code function allows you to lock your Pfaff creative 2170 Your machines Main Menu will not appear until your security Needle thread monitor 10 Bobbin thread monitor code has been entered accurately The code must have at least four digits and no more than eight You can delete the code by pressing Lower feed cog the Delete button or if you want to change the code press the Alter Icon 11 Personal stitches manager in the personal menu you can save a selection of stitches For example you might want to create a Personal menu for all the stitches you need for sewing garments You can create several personal menus read more about personal menus on page 3 27 12 Demo with the Demo function you can program a demonstration of the machine into your creative 2170 and replay it permanently Also program in a training sequence to remind you of the steps for a project To program a demo touch the Record demo button The opening screen appears instantly and you can start making the demonstration W
111. pace By touching the icon for selecting stitch menus again marker is positioned on the red square you can add any further stitch E Confirm icon With this icon you place single straight stitches at the end of a selected stitch If you have selected more than one stitch these will be copied and placed right after the selected stitches F Zoom in icon You enlarge the representation in 3 steps 150 200 and 300 An additional scroll bar for moving the workspace horizontally appears on the screen G Select stitches icon If you touch this icon you can select one stitch or more If you depress the icon for afew seconds all stitches will be selected The selected stitches will be marked with blue H Zoom out icon This icon is only active if you have enlarged the representation The function reduces the representation in 3 steps Triple stitch icon This function triples the selected stitches J Deleteicon This icon deletes all selected stitches K More options icon This icon opens a more option menu with pattern components to combine to get new stitch patterns L Start sewing icon If you touch this icon you open amenu where you can see the whole stitch pattern and sew it It s only in this mode that you are able to sew your stitch pattern M This icon shows the horizontal position of the selected stitch If you change the position of a single stitch to the left or the right you automatically change the stitch width
112. r directions are programmed the Prog icon changes D Now the program is stored and can be repeated It can also be saved permanently in the machine N ote If you only want to save one two or three sides of a rectangle touch the Prog icon when you have sewn thesides you want to save Only the sides you have programmed will be saved This is great for patch pockets that are sewn with three seams 3 25 3 Manual ending of a side seam To repeat a program several times touch the Prog icon and the desired sewing direction before starting to sew If you also touch the man icon E your Pfaff creative 2170 sews one side and then stops The length of the sides are determined in the same way as described in section 1 The machine stops after each side Press the foot control to continue with the next side 4 Manual ending of a saved rectangle Even if arectangle has been programmed and the Prog icon ticked off is visible on the screen you can decide the length of the sewn seams by touching the Man icon E The machine slows down at the end of the third and fourth seam End the seam by pressing the reverse button the machine completes the current stitch places the needle in the outer position and continues with the next side More functions for four sewing directions Touch Balance icon F to open a screen to balance the rectangle To adjust the length of the sides use a sewn sample as a template With the icons G yo
113. r icon Tie off program icon N Mini main menu icon 8 directions sewing Zoom in icon Select stitches icon Zoom out icon Delete icon More options icon Thread tension icon Insert icon oC Tam mM o oad gt rz E Om mp o D P NEW SSQ D c gt 0 du 0 gt STT 4 4 NEW SSQ 156 Leaves r Flowers NEW SSQ Sch eh il ac rz E Om Pm o D P Create a sewing sequence 1 Touch the sewing sequence icon on your Main menu The sewing sequence window appears Touch the Mini main menu D to open a menu showing all the different stitches in the machine Select the category you want a stitch from N ote Y ou cannot use all the stitches in all the categories The ones that are grayed out can not be chosen After you touch the stitch that you want to include in your sewing sequence a menu in which you can modify the stitch is opened M You can mirror the stitch alter its density and adjust the thread tension In this example we have chosen a stitch from the 9mm decorative stitches Leaves and Flowers number 156 Touch OK to confirm your selection and the stitch appears in the sewing sequence screen N A cursor line shows the end of a sewing sequence If you want to continue working with a stitch move the cursor line over the stitch to select it The selected stitch IS Surrounded by a frame in the sewing sequence To alter the stitch open the More options icon J Touch OK when you are h
114. r sleeves cuffs skirts or valances To obtain neat and even gathers you should sew two or three rows of gathering stitches e Set your stitch length to 6 0 mm Lower thread tension to 3 e Mark the first gathering line on the right side of the fabric Sew along this line Leave about 4 5 inches 10 13 cm of thread at the beginning and end of the seam e Sew lor 2 more rows of stitching using the edge of the presser foot as a guide e Gather the fabric by pulling the bobbin bottom threads to the desired fullness e Distribute the gathers evenly and knot the thread ends together to secure the gathering Tip It is important to use a strong thread when gathering to avoid thread breakage when pulling on the gathering threads SITEEER Shell edging Shell edging is avery effective finish for thin soft fabrics such as silk and rayon fabrics It is frequently used as a hem finish on lingerie e Select blind stitch no 5 and mirror it with the side to side icon e Tighten the thread tension to create a deeper shell tuck e Finish the raw edge and press the seam allowance to the left e While sewing make sure the fabric runs under the presser foot at half of the foot width and the blind hem swings over the folded edge lt du 5 amp Tip Add a colored pearl cotton thread on the folded edge as you sew the shell tuck This creates a pretty contrast and strengthens the hem 4 25 You can write an ent
115. r the foot control the machine starts embroidering Tie off is performed at the start of the design N ote H olding the reverse button for a few seconds will also start your embroidery 2 A window appear with the following query If you wish to embroider without pressing the foot control please confirm now with OK 3 After afew stitches release the foot contro and cut off the thread tail The window ts closed 4 Ifyou press the foot control again and confirm this message during embroidering with OK the machine keeps on embroidering 5 When acolor segment is completed the machine stops automatically Each color segment is tied off at the end and the threads are cut 7 Touch the Data manager icon D to save This opens a window for Opening saving deleting and closing an embroidery combination Adjust an embroidery combination To adjust single designs within the embroidery combination or an entire embroidery combination they must be selected Select a single design When opening a screen the last inserted design is automatically selected To select a different design just move to the desired design using the arrows E The selected design is surrounded by a blue frame When a design is selected all its settings can be adjusted Just touch the icon for the desired operation 5 21 m 3 ci A 0 Q 0 B lt Enlarged representation If you go into the More Options and touch the Enlarged representation icon
116. rative bartack Denim Bartack Stippling stitch Programmable Darning stitch Programmable reinforced Darning stitch Eyelet Application Buttonhole for stretch fabrics Decorative buttonhole for jackets and for embellishing other garments Buttonholes for shirts jackets and trousers Buttonholes for shirts jackets and trousers Buttonholes for shirts jackets and trousers Professional tailor s buttonhole for denim jackets and trousers Or as a decorative effect for kitchen and shower curtains Add rings through the buttonholes to hang the curtains Professional tailor s buttonhole for denim jackets and trousers Or as a decorative effect for kitchen and shower curtains Add rings through the buttonholes to hang the curtains Professional tailor s buttonhole for denim jackets and trousers Or as a decorative effect for kitchen and shower curtains Add rings through the buttonholes to hang the curtains Use for lightweight garments or jackets Decorative buttonhole for jackets and for embellishing other garments For applying two hole or four hole buttons For applying belt loops and reinforcing pockets Decorative bartack for trouser and skirt pockets Decorative bartack for trousers and skirts Random darning stitch for mending rips and tears Also great as a decorative accent Programmable length for darning and repeat it for large repairs Programmable length for darning and repeat it for large repairs Rei
117. ross the word sequence to be selected using the cursor icons The selected characters are surrounded by a colored frame e After selecting one or more characters you can alter all settings of these characters e More functions for altering the selected characters or word NEW St oe sequence and for other processing options can be selected with the More options icon D e You can delete one or more characters or the entire word sequence If you move over a previously selected character or word sequence the selection is cancelled again If you want to process other characters just select them using the cursor icons When you have finished modifying the characters cancel the selection by touching the Select stitches icon C again SITE Thetie off program is activated automatically Saving a word sequence Touch the Data M anager icon to save a word sequence A window is opened for opening saving closing or deleting an embroidery pattern Open Use this function to access the machine s memory and select an existing word sequence lt du 5 amp Save Use this function to save the sequence under the existing name Save as Use this function to give the sequence a name or rename it A name may bea maximum of 8 characters long Close Use this function to close a sequence without saving it after query Delete Use this function to delete the sequence after query 4 27 D c
118. s a chemical in thestabilizer that can disintegrate your fabric Needles The needle plays an important role when embroidering The final embroidery result depends on whether you are using the right needle if the needle is clean and not damaged or blunt The normal needle size for embroidering is 80 M ake sure that you change needles often and that you have inserted the needle the correct way with the flat side facing away from you Embroidery needles The embroidery needle is a light ballpoint needle with an extra large eye in relation to the needle eye The larger eye has more room for the thread when embroidering and when using the heavier decorative threads m 3 ci O Q 0 lt Metallic needles The metallic needle is used for metallic threads and other special threads This needle has alarge elongated eye and alarger groove to prevent shredding of heavier and flat filament metallic threads during stitch formation 5 45 Threads The thickness of the thread is reoresented by a number the lower the number the thicker the thread Most embroideries are designed for 40 wt thread Rayon thread Rayon thread is asoft and durable thread with a shine and is often used when embroidering Metallic threads Special threads like metallic threads are more fragile than rayon embroidery thread To avoid thread breakage you should lower the speed and use the vertical spool pin Place the thread on a spool holder
119. s and the Cross hair icon G is activated Now ZS Oo go 10 Place the cross hair where you want the connecting point to bein g2 3 56 1 your embroidery Move the cross hair by using your stylus to move R it around on your screen Use the Zoom in icon F to be able to make an exact connecting point Use the arrows D for fine tuning 11 Lock the connecting point by touching the Padlock icon E 12 Zoom out so you can see the entire embroidery area MEW EG 5 24 13 With the arrows on your screen or with your stylus you can move your embroidery on the screen so that the needle is exactly above the connection point in your actual embroidered design in your hoop 14 After having locked the position the cross hair icon G changes appearance By touching the cross hair icon once it is locked you can check other positions in your embroidery to make sure that it Is placed in the position you want Do this by moving the cross hair on the screen using your stylus or with the arrows on the screen G The hoop will move so you can check that other positions connect in your design 15 Start to embroider the design 16 Repeat steps 7 to 13 for additional designs Working steps with a rotated design In the following example we want to connect and rotate four designs to each other Repeat steps 1 9 10 Mirror your design horizontally so that the center will forma semicircle Place the cross hair where you want the connect
120. s on the screen If you would like to embroider another design from the card open the card s directory again by touching ESC and select a new design Touch Mini Main menu to return to the Main menu m 3 ci A 0 Q 0 B lt One color embroidery To embroider the complete design in one color touch the Color changing icon and select M for monochrome A in the top field Touch OK the window ts closed The design can now be embroidered N ote Y ou can stop your Pfaff creative 2170 at any time Either touch the screen or tap the foot control The machine immediately stops embroidering Move the design within the hoop The design is placed in the center of the embroidery field hoop This position can be adjusted 1 Usethe Moveicon C to open a screen where the embroidery design or combination can be moved within the hoop enlarged and rotated in 1 degree steps Use the arrows to move the selected design or embroidery combination within the hoop The numbers at the upper edge of the window show you how far in mm your design is moved from the center of the hoop 2 Save your change by touching OK The window is then closed 3 Touch ESC the window is closed and moved designs return to their original position Pi m cb 225x1440 mm PA Kb dl Lei e i z LU MEW EG Move design popup 5 20 A 225140 mm MEW EG 225140 mm NEW ESQ Embroider 1 Press the reverse button o
121. sible a design is within the hoop and can be embroidered I Automatic stitch building When touching the Automatic stitch building icon a new window opens for further processing the design you have marked This window can look different depending on if you have a stitch design or letter Please note that not all functions are active for all stitches or all designs Design processing screen F1 When you are processing your design you can change the width Y the Pattern length Z Adjust design proportionally 1 add several designs 2 and thread tension 3 Alphabet processing screen F2 If you have inserted one or several letters from an embroidery alphabet the Adjust design proportionally 1 icon has changed to an change letter icon 4 Touch the plus and minus icons to move between the letters Stitch processing screen F3 If you have inserted a stitch in the design hoop you will be able to change the stitch width the stitch length 5 pattern length number of stitches and the thread tension m 3 H zg 0 Q 0 lt PA Kb dl Lei e i z LU J Delete icon When touching the Delete icon you will delete the highlighted design design combination or letter letter combination K More options icon When touching the More options icon anew window appears L Mirror end to end icon When touching this you can mirror the selected design end to end M Arcing icon When touching this i
122. sonal menu Data Manager Alter the stitch settings Increase or reduce the width of a stitch with the stitch width icons plus and minus A Alter the density of the decorative stitch by touching the stitch length icons plus and minus B You can elongate the pattern with the plus and minus buttons C Elongating the pattern does not change the stitch density Thread tension can be changed when using specialty techniques The stitch settings will not be saved permanently The next time the stitch is open the stitch will automatically be restored to its original Setting If you want to save your altered stitch permanently simply go Into the Context menu D and touch the Save parameter icon The settings will be saved even when you have turned off the machine If you have altered a stitch and want to save it with those settings to the Personal menu you can go to the Context menu D and choose Copy to personal stitches That stitch will then be saved in the personal menu SITE lt du 5 amp Sewing sequence With your Pfaff creative 2170 you can combine various stitches and save them permanently in the Sewing sequence menu You can combine various 9mm stitches and MA XI stitches from the machine HEEJ LIA EN UI LA NR creative memory card or creative card and sew them as a continuous border In the example below we have taken stitches from the machine Immediate tic off icon Data M anage
123. stitch number B to open another window for entering a stitch number Enter the stitch number If you confirm your entry with OK the embroidery hoop moves to this stitch With ESC you interrupt the process With the Left arrow icon C you can reverse stitch by stitch also beyond color changes With the Right arrow icon D you can advance stitch by stitch also beyond color changes With the Reverse color by color icon E you move the hoop to the start of the preceding color in a design The color is indicated in the icon With the Advance Color by Color icon F you move the hoop to the start of the next color to be embroidered in a design The color is Indicated in the icon If the last color is selected this icon is not active With the Cross hair icon G you call up a cross hair cursor which Indicates the current needle position With the Color block icon H you position the needle at the start of the current color In an embroidery combination you can jump from design to design with the Reverse design by design icon 1 If the first design is selected or only one design is entered in the hoop this icon is not active With the Advance design by design icon J you can jump from design to design If the last design is selected or only one design is entered in the hoop this icon is not active You can change between Current position Stitches left in the full embroidery and Stitches left in this color block by touchin
124. t of the Buttonhole foot Pass the thread ends under the foot and pull up into the right and left guides on the back of the presser foot 3 17 2 Attach the buttonhole foot and pull it backward as far as the second red mark Before starting to sew press the needle down button 3 Sew theright side of the buttonhole 4 After the machine sews the first few stitches of the curved end pull the gimp thread down from the clamp with a straight pin Note The presser foot must not be raised from the fabric 5 Pull the gimp thread on the left towards the rear until the loop is just in front of the needle Carefully sew the curve guiding the gimp thread under the stitching D After sewing the curve hold the gimp thread slightly taut and finish sewing the buttonhole 7 Thread the gimp threads into a needle and pull them to the wrong side of the garment Tiethe gimp threads and cut off the excess thread The round buttonhole with gimp thread is sewn in the same way N ote This buttonhole is particularly attractive when sewn with a heavier weight thread Buttonhole tips Buttonholes that are to be sewn very close to a reinforced edge may sometimes not feed optimally with the buttonhole foot because of the bulk at the edge of the fabric In this case use presser foot 1A with the Integrated Dual Feed engaged Fabrics that shift or stretch easily should be reinforced with water soluble or lightweight stabilizer Bu
125. t RN Update later we O oF pt If you want to update your Pfaff creative 2170 at a later time left mouse b click on the Close icon If the Download complete screen is dosed booms automatically disregard the above Re D Le DI a PF 0 d When you want to update your 2170 left mouse double click on the My Computer icon on your desktop the opening screen when you first turn on your computer Left mouse double click on the C drive Left mouse double click on the Update 2170 folder to open it Double click on the Update 2170 file The update program starts Follow the instructions on the screen and set your 2170 in the update Troubleshooting e Themessage Unable to open COM port USB appears Check that the correct COM port USB is selected in the serial port selection list e The message Unable to initialize the sewing machine monitor appears Check all connections between the computer and the machine Switch off your Pfaff creative 2170 restart and set it in the update mode Restart the update program e If a communication error occurs check the connection to the computer turn the sewing machine off and back on again When turning the machine on the screen will be black Click the Update sewing machine icon on the PC Within a few seconds the updating process will start again 2 23 8 Y CC Ai KI e z _ d 4 E ores i 8 a Function Buttons Thread Snips Button Pattern st
126. t of the combination you want to Cp Lo see Drag downwards to see the lower part of the combination and MEW ES upwards to see the upper part If you drag the lower scroll bar to the right you can see the right part of the combination the opposite happens if you drag it to the left If you have activated the M ove design icon or the Rotate icon you can move or rotate your design or combination also when it is zoomed With the Zoom out icon H you zoom out again step by step Before you start embroider the combination has to be shown in its natural Size m 3 H zg 0 Q 0 B lt 5 35 The creative Data Manager MUSTER PALETTE The creative Data M anager organizes your Pfaff creative 2170 s stitches designs Here you can work with stitches designs sewing A sequences embroidery combinations personal menus and the patchwork program Stitches designs sewing sequences embroidery combinations and programs are referred to as data or data records Two fields are available One field is the source data A and the other 2 field is the destination data B Either field can be used as a source or i destination MUSTER PALETTE To scroll among the directories sub directories sequences combinations personal menus or data records there is a selection bar B C which you can move up or down with arrows In order to process a data record it must be selected The selected data record is shown ag
127. take the fabric out of the hoop Carefully cut away the fabric from inside the straight stitch outline making sure you do not cut away the stabilizer To finish slide the hoop back onto the embroidery unit and continue embroidering m 3 ci A 0 Q 0 B lt 5 47 E gt r O de j ed Me Y7 Y d C C BUILT IN DESIGNS 5 50 N n V Q e 111 8 mm 4 4 inch Width 145 5 mm 5 7 inch Height 13690 Stitches embroidery time Estimated 5 52 Cu eecht Cd eeh ee Re A D me a emie l mr k a eke het B Err T EH Tan qs Pi ep SH Design L03 Width 72 9 mm 2 87 inch Height 219 6 mm 8 7 inch Stitches 9741 Estimated embroidery time 5 53 554 Design L04 Width 78 3 mm 3 1 inch Height 221 1 mm 8 7 inch Stitches 8781 Estimated embroidery time Design L05 Width 135 4 mm 5 32 inch Height 141 1 mm 5 55 inch Stitches 4607 Estimated embroidery time G II D XJ 5 56 Design L0O7 Width 30 4 mm 1 2 inch Height 173 1 mm 6 8 inch Stitches 18285 Estimated embroidery time 557 5 58 Design M02 Width 127 0 mm 5 0 inch 116 5 mm 4 6 inch Stitches 8106 Estimated embroidery time 5 59 t UI oi EVA Design M03 Width 115 7 mm Stitches 10465 4 56 inch Estimated embroidery time 125 7 mm 4 9
128. tch 4 Cutaholein the center of the eyelet You can select from five eyelet sizes by touching the stitch length Stitch no 66 can also be combined in embroidery stitch combinations for beautiful embellishment 3 19 Darning To mend a small hole or tear you can either do automatically by using the darning stitches on the machine or darn your tear manually using by doing Free motion darning Automatic darning The darning stitches no 64 and no 65 can be used for strengthening damaged areas of fabric 1 Choose stitch no 64 or no 65 2 Change the pattern length to the length of the tear of touching the and 3 Stitch over the damaged area Programmable Darning 1 Choose stitch no 64 or no 65 2 Touch the program icon 3 Stitch over the damaged area to the required length 4 Press the reverse button the machine finishes sewing the darning program and the darning length is saved The saved darning length can now be repeated as often as needed Stitch no 64 sews lengthwise only stitch no 65 is for darning lengthwise and crosswise and is more durable N ote To givethe best strength to the darning stitch it should be slightly out of square Balancing the darning stitch Depending on the type of fabric the darning pattern may shift slightly out of square You can balance the program using the adjustment capability p i fiti d ei i Te e SE We Deg L Sale ie m ee dr Sg a s l
129. tch is 80 on the appliqu just covering up the appliqu s raw edge Another way to add an appliqu to a quilt is to finish the edge of the appliqu and sew it on with stitch no 299 using a monofilament thread on top and a colored bobbin thread This will give your quilt a hand stitched look e First prepare the appliqu Cut the appliqu form out of fabric and a piece of light weight iron on interfacing e Placethe right side of the fabric and the rough iron on side of the interfacing together Use a straight stitch no 1 stitch length 2 0 center needle position and sew the fabric and interfacing together using a LO seam e Trim around the appliqu leaving 1 8 seam allowance and clip into curves Slash the interfacing so that the appliqu can be turned right side out Finger press the appliqu e Placethe appliqu on the quilt When you are satisfied with the position iron it down e Follow around the edge of the appliqu with the straight part of stitch no 299 Let the horizontal part of the stitch just catch into the appliqu This is the part that will keep the appliqu in place N ote Press the needle down function to position the needle in the fabric when you stop sewing Program your presser foot lift to the height for the fabric you have chosen This makes turning easy with your Pfaff creative 2170 1eP109D90Qq lt du 5 amp Tapering Tapering allows you to create stitches w
130. the needle in the fabric This makes it easier for you to pivot the fabric to stitch the corner Press the foot control again and the stitch width increases 4 Press the reverse button and the width of the zigzag stitch is reduced to Omm 4 20 Asymmetric taper Stitch no 22 C To make an asymmetric taper chose a stitch that has a needle position to theright or left for instance stitch no 22 If you use the mirror function you can reverse the needle position This stitch is most suitable for corners and border stipes For asymmetrical tapering three angles are available 90 45 and 30 Select stitch no 22 and proceed as described above Use the Mirror side to side C to reverse the needle position 22 Overcast SITE lt du 5 4 21 Nostalgia Heirloom Wing Needle Sewing with a wing needle a special needle with a wide wing like Shaft creates the look of hemstitching in woven natural fiber fabrics by creating holes where the needle goes in and out of the fabric e Replace standard needle with a wing needle Choose any stitch that goes back and forth into the same holes several times 137 144 Use the recommended presser foot for that stitch e Thread thetop and bottom with lightweight thread in color that matches the fabric you are using Remember you want to see the holes that are created and not the thread e Begin sewing Use the sew slow button A to reduce your sp
131. the beginning of the design A message will appear and ask if you want to place the hoop in the Park position Touch OK and the hoop will move to the Park position Touch ESC to leave the design on the screen Remove the hoop from the embroidery unit and cut the thread ends Note Go to you Context menu D and touch the M ove hoop icon Touch the Park position icon and turn off the machine Put the embroidery arm in the packing position and remove the embroidery unit 5 14 225140 mm MEW EG Hooping the fabric For better embroidery results place a layer of stabilizer beneath the fabric and hoop both the stabilizer and the fabric The fabric and stabilizer must sit smooth and be securely hooped Any distortion or slackness in the fabric will impair the finished quality of the embroidery This may for instance take the form of areas of color that overlap contour lines that do not meet up creases within the embroidery or areas left unembroidered The fabric is hooped as follows 1 Loosen the retaining screw E the inner hoop can now be removed 2 Lay theouter hoop in front of you on a stable flat surface with the guide pins F pointing to the right for fitting to the embroidery unit The retaining screw is now pointing towards you 3 Placethe stabilizer and then the fabric over the outer hoop with the right side facing upwards Ensure that the fabric is draped over the edge of the hoop 4 With the inner ho
132. the bobbin from the spool pin Choose a spool cap slightly larger in diameter than the spool For example use the large spool cap for larger spools of thread and the smallest cap with cone type spools Place the sewing thread on the spool pin Slide the cap tightly against the spool Threading Place the thread into guide A from front to back and pull it counter clockwise ABOVE the bobbin winder thread guide B Wind the start of the thread around the bobbin several times in a clockwise direction N ote When bobbin winding always place the thread ABOVE the bobbin winder thread guide B Place a bobbin on the bobbin winder with the P faff logo up M ake sure the bobbin is secure on the bobbin winder by placing the small pin on the bobbin winder into the slot on the bobbin Switch on the main switch Start bobbin winding by pushing the bobbin winding lever to the right You may need to adjust the Winding speed on the window in the multi color touch screen as explained on page 2 11 As soon as the bobbin is full the winding action will be stopped automatically Cut the thread and remove the bobbin from the winder me n Had qe e ga e mm Eet zeg rb reg step rn re te a at emt EE mmm 1 Winding from the second spool pin Swing the second spool pin up and lock Place a spool of thread with an appropriate spool cap on the spool pin 2 Winding from the third spool pin Insert the third spool pin in the hole provided
133. the reverse key the width is automatically reduced to Omm If you press the P icon the seam starts at the full width and when pressing the reverse button it goes down to Omm width The stitch will be reduced according to the angle you have chosen in this case 90 or 60 3 5 H Balance When touching this icon anew window pops up making it possible for you to balance your stitch Start by sewing a seam on a piece of scrap fabric When balancing your stitch then change the seam on your sewing machine so that it looks like your sewing sample Use the and buttons to change the balance l Free motion This function can be used when you want to make free hand embroideries or when quilting When touching the Free motion icon the machine prompts you to lower the feed dog The machine will lift up the presser foot making it possible for you to sew in free motion J Twin needle Press this icon when you are sewing with a twin needle When touching this icon a pop Up appears where you can set your twin needle width Press ON and use the and buttons to set the width K Patchwork program The patchwork program makes it possible for you to program a particular seam length for joining fabric of equal length and saving it permanently When pressing the patchwork program icon a new window opens In the new dialog window there is an Data Manager icon where you can open already saved programs or create a new one and an
134. ting your Pfaff creative 2170 3 Start the Ree EES see section Troubleshooting page 2 23 d Follow the update instruction on the PC screen 5 Wait for the 2170 to finish the Upgrade process U wm 0 Le DI ag a er H Vi How to save the update program to your hard drive File Download Security Warning Note Depending on the Windows version installed on your computer your screen may look different than those shown Do pou wani to run of rave this file L Click on the update link the following screen appears 2 Choose Save this file to disk by clicking in the white circle in front of the text if it has a dot in front of it itis already selected Click OK 3 TheSaveAs window appears If you have updated your 2170 previously browse to the update folder you created and save the new filethere Otherwise create a new folder according to the LO eendeiteg ce oe eee hi bal eee instructions below Name Update 70_010401_Usa exe Type Application 1 37 MB Franc weart com ham pour computer If pou do not inust Ihe source do not tun of save thes sowana hat e rob 2 71 Create a folder to save in 4 Left mouse click on the arrow down symbol Your hard driveis most often called Local Disk and is followed with aC as the name of the drive 5 Find your hard drive and left mouse click to open it 6 Click on the new folder icon A to create a new folder on your hard drive Vv
135. tings This function must be deactivated when you remove the needle from the machine It remains active even after the stitch has been changed including after the machine has been turned off and on again To deactivate the twin needle function touch the twin needle icon touch ON to deactivate the function The icon becomes light green again gg Twin needle sewing You can achieve beautiful effects when embroidering with the twin needle These embroideries turn out best with a needle width of 1 6 3mm Twin needle embroidery is particularly effective if you use embroidery threads in matching colors If you wish to sew with the twin needle touch the twin needle icon The stitch width is automatically reduced and not displaced to the right or to the left if a stitch is asymmetrical In this way the needle is prevented from hitting the presser foot See page 2 15 for threading a twin needle Sewing Maxi stitches with a twin needle If the icon for the twin needle program is active when sewing M axi stitches you can use the twin needle for a decorative effect However you should only usea twin needle with a width of 1 6mm or 1 8mm even if atwin needle width up to 6mm can be selected in the program 3 24 TC Gs Four sewing directions You can program the width and length of a rectangle to be sewn and save these settings permanently This is great for sewing on patches without having to turn the fabric The F
136. titch in the Ditch 32 3 24 1 11 3 12 1 11 3 11 5 4 3 15 3 1 3 28 3 3 3 6 4 4 4 10 4 7 4 6 4 9 4 5 4 9 4 7 4 7 4 10 4 10 4 8 4 9 3 2 4 25 3 3 3 4 5 9 5 44 5 45 4 18 6 9 Stitch building automatic Stitch Chart Stitch Creator Stitch information Stitch length Stitch settings alter the stitch settings Stitch width Straight stitch T Table of Content Tapering asymmetric taper symmetric taper Technical Data Threading needle twin needle Threads Thread cutter Thread snips Thread Snips Button Thread tension Three step Zigzag stitch Tie off Tie off program Toolbar Twin needle sewing sewing Maxi stitches Twin needle threading Twin needle Pintucks 5 5 5 33 5 34 1 8 4 11 4 15 5 4 3 11 4 3 311 3 14 1 4 1 6 3 5 4 20 4 21 4 21 4 20 6 11 2 14 2 15 5 46 2 3 5 9 3 2 2 13 3 11 3 14 3 12 3 5 3 12 ow 3 6 3 24 3 24 3 24 2 15 4 23 U Undo pattern re sort Update your machine Utility stitch altering a utility stitch Utility stitches W Welcome Screen Wing Needle Word sequence editing saving Z Zippers sewing in Zippers Zoom move the zoomed area zoom in zoom out 5 2 20 2 23 3 11 1 38 1 11 37 4 22 4 27 4 27 3 23 5 35 5 4 5 35 5 4 Please note that on disposal this product must be Safely recycled in accordance with relevant N ational legislation relating to electrical electron
137. tly on the screen by touching the and icon on the Stitch elongation icon A Enter the length of the slit of your buttonhole Start to sew your buttonhole by pressing the foot control The buttonhole will be sewn automatically Programmed buttonhole You can program a buttonhole while sewing 1 Activate the buttonhole program by touching the prog icon B 2 Sew until you reach the buttonhole size you want and press the reverse button The machine sews in reverse and the second bartack and cuts the threads 3 The prog icon changes into this C icon You can repeat the programmed buttonhole as many times as you want 4 Ifyou want to clear the size of the buttonhole touch the prog icon again Manual buttonhole If you touch the M anual icon D you will determine where the last bartack is sewn 1 Set the length of the buttonhole by touching the Stitch elongation icon The machine will sew the first column the first bartack and the second column 2 After having sewn half of the second column the machine slows down When it is time to do the second bartack touch the reverse button and the machine start making the bartack Note The machine will not store the manual buttonhole How to balance a buttonhole Start by sewing a sample of the buttonhole If you find that one of the columns are longer than the other you can change the balance of the buttonhole Touch the balance icon E and a popup appears Touch the and
138. to the directory EM BR 5 37 Working with a field in the creative Data Manager The following icons refer to the functions available in the creative Data M anager Delete B Use this function to delete a selected stitch design sewing sequence or embroidery combination The following questions appear Do you really want to delete the data or The directory is not empty Do you still want to delete it Touch OK to confirm deletion Touch ESC to cancel deletion This function can be carried out in both fields Create a directory C Use this function to create a new directory for your stitches designs e You can do this in the main directory as well as in subdirectories you have already created e You can create your own directories and subdirectories for your PS E T E E es stitches designs sequences combinations programs and personal R E ie E T E e menus e Thisis possible in the machine as well as on creative cards fis gt E iz E E R Ee ee directory name opens D You can enter a ES Bes E E ES ES IT Touch OK to confirm your input FS ES E E E Touch ESC to close the window without saving the input Pe Es Es F PS PA Kb Y O e i z LU 5 38 RALETTEVEMBR TT 524032 Bytes 522496 Bytes Total memory Free memory Directories Files Subdirectories Files File size 00 Memory information Touch the Memory information icon B to review properties of the
139. ttonholes E Esc Hmm Selection A Main Menu Decorative Stitches by Number This function allows you to switch back to the main menu for selection of all stitches In this picture you are already on the Main Menu and the icon has then MAXI stitches Last stitch turned blue In the Main Menu you have different selection menus Join Overcast Utility Personal menu Buttonholes 9mm Decorative Stitches MAXI Stitches Personal Menu Alphabets Sewing Sequence Stitch Creator Embroidery Selection by number Last stitch and Data M anager CAS B Context menu The Context menu always refers specifically to the menu you have selected When on the Main menu these menus are active L Select language This icon allows you to change the language in the machine 2 Audio signal You can change button and message sound 3 Creative Card You can format a creative memory card or change the name 4 Welcome screen off this function turns the welcoming screen off so that you will enter the Main menu directly when you turn on your machine 5 Back to default setting resets all the machines settings that you have previously changed or you can reactivate the information texts 6 Winding speed choose between slow medium and fast 7 Raise the presser foot choose between not raising it at all Low Medium and High 8 Move hoop You can use this function when you are sewing with the embroidery unit attached In order to m
140. ttonholes are particularly stable and durable if a gimp cord is inserted while sewing See Buttonholes with gimp cord Linen buttonholes are particularly attractive if you use a heavier weight thread through a topstitch needle Buttonholes are normally selected a little larger than the button diameter It is important to always sew a test buttonhole on the same fabric stabilizer as your project Cut open all buttonholes carefully Open the curve of the keyhole buttonhole with a belt punch or awl 3 18 Sewing on buttons With stitch no 59 you can easily sew on two and four hole buttons 1 Remove the presser foot and lower the feed dog 2 Mark the button position on your fabric Place the button on the marked fabric 3 Turn the handwhee towards you and position the button so the needle enters the left hole in the button Lower the presser foot lifter 4 The button will be hed in place by the shank of the foot Make sure the needle also enters the right hole of the button 5 Continue sewing on the button The machine will complete the program for you Eyelets To stitch eyelets on a belt or linen items select stitch no 66 1 Placeasmall mark wherever you would like to sew an eyelet 2 Placethe fabric under the presser foot position one of the marks at the center of the foot 3 If the Stitch restart is touched during the sewing operation the machine will automatically sew one eyelet and tie off the sti
141. u can adjust the rectangle on the screen until it looks like your sewn sample The rectangle will be adjusted automatically the next time you sew Touch the Data M anager icon H to open save delete or close a program A detailed description of the icons is found in the beginning of this chapter Touch Esc I to return to the selection menu Touch the Main menu icon J to return to the main menu 3 26 GE Personal menu On your Pfaff creative 2170 you can have one or several Personal menus where you can save your personal settings for the stitches and create a menu which contain the stitches you use the most Create a personal menu by selecting Personal menu A in the main Utility menu Buttonholes Jmm Selection Decorative Stitches by number MAXI stitches Last stitch Personal menu Alphabets Touch Create new personal menu B and OK Sewing Sequence Creale new personal menu MAM stitches Last stitch Personal menu Data Manager Select the stitches you want by going into the Mini Main menu C Once you have selected the stitches you want touch the Data M anager icon D Choose Save As on the pop up that appears Rename your folder and press the OK icon You have now created a personal menu Once you have made a personal menu you can reach it from the Personal menu icon Your personal menu will appear on the pop up N ote If you have altered a stitch and want to save it with th
142. u have been provided with accessories for embroidering You will get an embroidery unit four clips 3 hoops 225x140 120x115 and 80x80 with hoop adapter a 300 card and booklet a template a quick embroidery packet embroidery threads and an embroidery foot Before hoop embroidering you must lower the feed dogs disengage the IDT and attach the embroidery foot see page 5 11 PA Kb dl Kei e i LU Attaching the embroidery foot 1 Remove the standard presser foot Carefully loosen the screw A until the cross hole B is accessible 2 Squeeze the embroidery foot gently together and guide the pin of the foot into the cross hole of the presser foot holder as far as it will go 3 Tighten the screw A To removethe embroidery foot loosen the screw A squeeze the embroidery foot together and pull it out to the right Tighten the screw A Inserting a card Insert a creative card into the front or rear card drive in the direction of the arrow as far as it will go The release button springs out approximately 6 mm 1 4 when the card is inserted properly To remove the creative card push the release button C next to the relevant card drive 5 10 Lowering the feed dogs The feed dogs must be lowered for hoop embroidery To lower the feed dogs move the slide D to the left N ote Raise the presser foot before lowering the feed dogs The thread tension is automatically set and can be adjuste
143. uching the M ove hoop icon you can move the hoop to four different locations Park position Sew position Change bobbin position and Cut position U se the Park position when you want to put the embroidery unit in the carrying case B Current state PA i o Lei e i z LU The Sew position is for when you want to sew with the embroidery unit still attached to the machine The Change bobbin position moves the hoop as far back as possible which will make it easier for you to change the bobbin If you touch the Cut position icon the hoop will move towards you making it easier for you to cut the threads when you are embroidering 5 8 Information a Data Manager Embroidery default setting Thread cutter KA 4 Actual 2 Selected 2 Mum of entries 2 Length over all 213 5 mm Width over al 235 8 mm Thread cutter D Information When touching the information icon you will get information about the embroideries on your screen C Actual indicates the last selected design Selected indicates which designs are selected and Num of entries indicates how many designs you have on your screen You will also find information about the length and width of the designs Data Manager In the Data M anager you will find your stitches and embroideries that have been saved in the machine Read more about the Data M anager on page 5 36 Embroidery speed When you are embroidering the machine sets the speed
144. ur creative ideas into reality with unprecedented ease If you enjoy sewing to your heart s content without any compromises this machine will provide the key to exquisite items of clothing fashion accessories and home textiles Do you enjoy embroideri ng or want to create di Excellent Your Pfaff creative 2170 will enable you to experiencea totally new dimension of sewing and embroidery and it is So ea operate Switch on the machine and watch it light up The multi color touch screen welcomes you to the world of unlimited creative possibilities M ake contact just a touch is all it takes 3 Before you start please spend 3 ti me f creative 2170 This is the easiest way to scot jer i facets course also be pleased tc to advise you at any pS D ingyour SS ideas become reality S 1 4 Table of Content INTRODUCTION Stitch Chart Decorative stitches creative 2170 Machine Parts of the embroidery unit Parts of the embroidery hoop Standard accessories PREPARATIONS Operating Instructions Voltage Switch Electrical connection Connecting the foot control Changing the presser foot The IDT Integrated Dual Feed Changing the needle The feed dogs Winding the bobbin from the spool pin Threading Winding from the second spool pin Winding from the third spool pin Bobbin winding while embroidering Winding a bobbin through the needle Setting the bobbin winding speed Inserting the bobbin and
145. using a felt pad and use a metallic needle Bobbin thread When embroidering you should usea special bobbin thread The bobbin thread is thinner than normal sewing thread and prevents embroidery build ups 3 on the wrong side GE H Win ali a i j fi y d 4 PA Kb Q O e i z LU 5 46 Applique embroidery All appliqu embroideries are marked with an A in Pfaff creative cards cds design booklets To embroider an appliqu design place a stabilizer underneath the fabric and hoop all the layers Start to embroider A straight stitch outline is stitched around the appliqu design When the machine stops place the appliqu fabric on top Start your machine again and the machine will sew a straight stitch outline around the appliqu section of the design When the machine stops the second time slide off the hoop but do not take the fabric out of the hoop Carefully trim around only the appliqu fabric outside the straight stitch line Slide the hoop back onto the embroidery unit and continue embroidering to finish the appliqu edges and the entire embroidery Cutwork embroidery All cutwork embroideries are marked with an A in Pfaff creative cards cds design booklets To embroider cutwork designs place a stabilizer underneath the fabric and hoop all layers Start embroidering A straight stitch outline is stitched around the cutwork design When the machine stops renove the hoop but do not
146. ve Fleece and denim fabric especially in red and blue often contain a lot of excess dye If you suspect that your fabric ready to wear garment contains a lot of excess dye always pre wash it before sewing embroidering to avoid the discoloring Changing the presser foot Snap off the presser foot A Switch off the main switch Press the front part of the presser foot upwards and at the same time the rear part downwards until it disengages from the presser foot holder Snap on the presser foot Place the presser foot under the presser foot holder so that when the presser foot lift is lowered the pins of the foot snap onto the presser foot holder g a 1 o Le D wm all er 0 d Check Please check that the presser foot is properly attached by raising the presser foot lift N ote If your Presser foot lift is disengaged because of the embroidery or free motion step on the foot control in a sewing stitch or disengage the free motion icon 2 5 v G 0 re e he Q o D The IDT Integrated Dual Feed For sewing any fabric precisely Pfaff provides the ideal solution the Integrated Dual Feed IDT system As on industrial machines the IDT feeds the fabric from the top and bottom at the same time at the same stitch length The fabric is fed precisely On light fabrics such as silk or rayon the dual feed prevents puckering of the seam The even feeding action also ensures perfect match
147. while you are on the Main menu you will get general am Et information about the machine If you touch the icon within a stitch Decorative Stitches by number the direct help function is launched It provides you with information eee about what foot to use etc MAM stitches Last stitch Personal menu Data Manager Machine Assistant When you are in the creative Assistant you can reach the Machine Assistant function by pressing the M achine Assistant icon B The Machine Assistant gives you information on how to use the machine You can choose from two menus Sewing and Embroidery You can among other things find instructions on how to thread the needle wind a bobbin change the presser foot change the light bulb and fit the embroidery hoop to the machine When closing the creative Assistant press the C icon The toolbar will change color and the buttons will change to the normal toolbar U 0 Le DI wm a F H Vi creative Data Manager The creative Data M anager organizes your Pfaff creative 2170 s stitches V Here you can organize stitches stitch sequences personal menus and MUSTER programs as the Patchwork program PALETTE l FERS WEN You have access to the following functions SEQUENCE 1 Personalized stitches can be saved and renamed copied or deleted 2 Designs can be copied from a card to a creative memory card 3 Sequences combinations can be renamed altered or deleted 4 Personal menus
148. will stay that way even if you go into another menu or turn off the machine If you want to go back to the original setting go into the context menu and choose Reset parameter Tie off On your creative 2170 there are two different ways to do tie offs You can program your machine to do tie off at the beginning at the end cut the threads and raise the presser foot We call this the Tie off program The second way to do tie offs is the Immediate tie off B If you press this icon the tie off is made instantly The tie off program If you touch the tie off program icon C anew window appears Activate by touching the different icons in the popup Tie off beginning Tie off end Thread Snips and Presser foot lifter The icon of the activated function change color to dark green D Once you have activated the function functions you want touch OK When you have activated something in the tic off program the Tie off program icon C changes color to dark green It will also show the settings you have made 3 12 204 Decorative 2 Tie off beginning Tie off end Thread cutter Presser toot litter qt Tie off program Er S 1 Join dp End to end Side to side Needle positions On stitches 1 2 5 and 15 you can change needle position by touching the stitch width button A These four stitches have 19 different needle positions Use the icon to move the stitches to the right in 0 5mm
149. works well when joining or edge finishing fabrics that do not fray excessively Use presser foot no 1A or 3 Closed overlock stitch with edge thread No 19 If you wish to sew a fabric that frays easily select stitch no 19 With this stitch an additional edge thread protects the fabric edge against further fraying This seam is suitable for woven fabrics 3 21 3 22 Blindhem stitch No 30 The blindhem stitch is used to make invisible hems on skirts trousers and home decorating Finish the edge of the hem Fold and press the hem allowance to the wrong side Fold the hem back on itself so approximately 3 8 1 cm of the finished edge extends beyond the fold The wrong side of your project should now be facing up Place the fabric under the presser foot so that the fold runs along edge guideA When the needle swings into the fold it should catch a small amount of fabric If the stitches are visible on the right side adjust edge guideA by turning adjusting screw B until the stitch that catches the hem just barely shows Elastic blind stitch No 31 The elastic blind stitch is especially suitable for stretchy fabrics because the zigzag in the stitch lets the stitch stretch The hem is finished and sewn at the same time There is no need to finish the raw edge first on most knits Create the blindhem as described above z E KL r E lt K g lt Ki lt i Lay WAR UA Vary ny aul uy
150. your hard drive and update the machine later choose Save this file to disk See H ow to save the update program to your hard drive 6 Click Yes to continue 7 When screen C appears the update program is activated and you can close your Internet connection PFAFF 2170 update tool ak aoe paie E Dormi an eg eel hd ee AL I het A erg eee r ee Lid kc be pe eter bauer ge mer r ie El pen Er n bag erz Papii nde du e ES A i D Q 0 i A mm 2 20 Set your Pfaff creative 2170 in the update mode L Connect the cable to a port on your computer then insert the card in one of the card drives in your sewing machine CALITIONI 2 Turn the machine on 3 Touch theMain Menu Are you sure thal you want to 4 Touch Context menu Touch Firmware update Choose yes to the install new firmware prompting question A new pop up with updating instructions appears Firmware Paik update lw 5 Read the instructions then touch OK to prepare your Pfaff creative 2170 for updating Yet another pop up appears telling you that the machine is waiting for data 6 Click on the Update sewing machine icon on the computer to start the update The updating process will begin and after 1 Connect the 2170 with the PC approximately 20 minutes you can restart the sewing machine 2 Touch OK on the menu below to and your Pfaff creative 2170 is ready to use with the new program EE EE EE version If you have problems upda
151. ype You can read about the different buttonholes in the overview in chapter 1 Your Pfaff creative 2170 is equipped with the Sensormatic buttonhole guide and sensor technology to ensure that every buttonhole is sized accurately Beautiful buttonholes can be sewn on even the most difficult fabrics such as velvet plush stretch fabrics and heavy knits Inserting the sensormatic buttonhole guide L Push the metal part of the sensormatic buttonhole guide into the slot under the two arrows at the back of the needle plate The white plastic part goes over the needle plate covering the feed dogs see picture 2 Slidethe guide towards you until it lies against the rear of the free arm The guide will spring rear slightly There should bea small gap between the needle plate and the guide as shown on the picture Inserting the sensormatic buttonhole guide activates the sensor Attaching buttonhole foot No 5A Attach buttonhole foot No 5A to sew buttonholes Before starting to sew pull the slide of the foot towards you until the red arrow matches the second red mark B15 How to sew a buttonhole Choose Buttonholes from the main menu and select the buttonhole of your choice For this example we have chosen buttonhole no 47 The most important settings are visible on the screen There are three different ways of sewing a buttonhole automatically programmed or manually Automatic buttonhole Enter the buttonhole length direc

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