Frister Rossmann Manual Cub 47
My sewing machine is still not working properly and is on its way to the rubbish tip if it doesn't improve very very soon. It has one final chance this morning but if the engineer can't sort it out once and for all I am getting a new one before I also lose my sanity!Someone posted a link a bit ago to sewing machine reviews but I can't find it again, if anyone has that link I'd be grateful.The shop I am going to for a new machine has a special offer on Frister + Rossmann machines. The one I fancy looks good on the net but I have never heard of this company. Any thoughts?CxxTags.
Hi Charolette,On the sew weekly front page, on the botton right of the screen. There is a topic,'things to remember when buying a machine'.I think it is from Sarai Colette. If I remember correctly,she is telling you things to check before buying,etc. Hope this helps.Sorry I cant help you with the 2 above companies.I am not familiar with them.Hope all goes well with your trip to the sewing machine Doctor.and the 'oldie one'. Works like a dreamand has just been having a' hissy fit' do you use this termnology in UK?ha.Reply by on August 11, 2011 at 10:29am.
Thanks everyone - lots of food for thought. The engineer has made my machine work. However last time he did this it was ok for about 2 sewing hours.He recommends Janome. But then he sells them too (out of his garage where he works). However he says if I am thinking of changing he can show me the machine he recommends and I can play on it for a bit and see if I like it.
My mother rang this pm and she has offered to buy me a new machine for my birthday! I will read the Colette article again.I am going to give it some serious thought and have a good go on my current machine to see whether it is fixed. I don't want to change for the sake of it, I think it is wasteful. On the other hand my machine is making me feel ill.Thanks again for your support and thoughts x.Reply by on August 11, 2011 at 11:40am. I love my Janome. I have had it for 5 or 6 yrs.and I use to sew for ebay and sewed everyday.So, it has really had the hours put on it.
And it still runs as smooth as the first day I got it.Charolette, how sweet of your mom to offer you a machine for your birthday. I agree with you.if your old one is 'really' fixed. Then, that is wonderful. Try it out and give it a good run and if it starts acting up.Just let your mom -love you and give you the wonderful birthday present.It will be a wonderful memory for you and for her. And no need of keeping one that is making you ill, or feel like cussing a cat.haGood luck and cant wait to hear,what your final decision will be.Reply by on August 11, 2011 at 3:10pm. Hi Charlotte. I've never heard of the above either.
But thought I'd let you know that I've had my Janome (very basic model) for about 15 years. It's only been serviced maybe 3 times. Still runs perfectly. It jumps from one fabric to another with no complaintsSince I started the sew weekly, I've used a bunch of different fabrics but I've only needed to alter the tension once! (I know tension is one of your pet peeves at the moment!) and I'm pretty lazy about changing needles.
So it's usually a pretty blunt universal. But still she never complains!My husband offered me a new machine for my last birthday and I said 'no way'. I love this little beauty. We have a great working relationship. He thought I was crazy.Reply by on August 12, 2011 at 12:38am. Thanks Casey, that's extremely helpful.
I mess about with tension ALL the time, in fact I am becoming a bit of an expert and the engineer has even taught me to take my machine apart to tighten the bottom bobbin tension. I am amazed to find that other peo0ple don't touch their tension dial at all.
I am also an obsessive needle changer as a resullt of this.That's it. I'm getting a Janome. End of.Can I ask a silly question though - do you mean you don't change the tension between straight running stitch and zigzag? I have to do this every time. What does everyone else do?By the way my machine is a Brother and I don't mind saying I don't recommend them at all and I will NEVER buy another one.Reply by on August 12, 2011 at 6:33am. You're so funny Charlotte. Good to know you're picking up some engineering skills!
I don't change the tension between running stitch and zigzag (though I don't zig zag alot because I have the overlocker. But I zig zag knits without changing the tension). Or even for button holes. It's usually only slippery satins or very lightweight fabrics that I might need to change the top tension just a little. I'm racking my brains for any 'funny' things my Janome does. And I can't think of much!! The only quirk I can think of - it lets me know if there's any fluff building up under the bobbin by jamming up. All I have to do is take out the bobbin and bobbin case thingy.
Dust underneath and she's good to go again. I was lucky to 'borrow' this machine from my mum when I left home all those years ago.hee hee. Sorry mum.
she didn't do alot of sewing anyway so she went back to her very old singer, which has only recently been upgraded because the engineer was finding it too hard to get parts for the old singer. She got a Janome. (I didn't even realise how good they were until I started reading about other peoples temperamental machines)anyway.I hope you find your perfect match dear Charlotte! Can't wait to see you in action again soon!.Reply by on August 12, 2011 at 11:40am.
Casey, I laughed when I read about you getting the dust out from under the bobbin thing.Well. I too.just cant say anything about my machine.It has had the devil run out of it. And the ownerME has not been real generous about maintenance.Shame on me!!.Anyway, a month or so ago. I was telling hubby,that as bad as I hated to say it.my machine was beginning to not run smooth or sound smooth.He said, 'Well,it probably needs replacing.It has been used to death.' And it really has. My sewing machine repairman died, so I had no one. Well.I was frustrated with the sound.so.the mechanic in me.decided to work on it.???????????
no.I have no skills!!- I am ashamed to admit this to you girls-but when I took the bobbin thing out, there was a BIG wad of dust. I took it out in disbelief. And it sounds just like a brand new one.just like it did 6-7 yrs ago.I too. Sew all kinds of fabrics. And this machine sews whatever and never acts up.Reply by on August 12, 2011 at 1:26pm.
1 – Needle position button 2 – Reverse button 3 – Start/stop buttonThe first set of buttons shown above do the following:1. When you press the needle position button (indicator light on) the needle will go into the down position (into the fabric) before you start sewing and, whenever you stop sewing, the needle will stop in the down position. This is really useful when you need to stop to reposition the fabric, turn corners etc as the fabric will be held in place without having to use the handwheel. When you’ve finished sewing and ready to remove the fabric, press the button so that that the needle goes back into the up position.2. When you need to back-tack at the start and finish of the sewing, press and hold this button to sew in reverse. Release to go forward again. (only works with straight stitch)3.
The start/stop button is for sewing without the need of the foot pedal. Ensure the foot pedal is unplugged and press the start/stop button to start sewing, press again to stop. Takes a wee bit getting used to but you can adjust the speed the machine is sewing at by using the speed adjustment lever (see no.16 on image below).
When it first starts sewing, it will start slowly and then will get up to the speed you’ve selected. LCD Screen Operation Buttons1. Pattern group selection button2. Mirror button3.
PES auto stop button4. Pattern group indicator – group 1 (see image below)5. Pattern group indicator – group 2 (see image below)6. Pattern group indicator – group 3 (see image below)7. Memory mode pattern indicator8. Stitch length setup button (also page down/up when selecting stitch pattern)10. Stitch width setup button (also left/right button when selecting stitch pattern)12.
Memory mode edit button13. Delete setup button – memory mode (also used to reduce pattern elongation)14.
Insert setup button – memory mode (also used to enlarge pattern elongation)15. Pattern selection confirm button16. Speed adjustment leverHow to setup your chosen stitch selection:Note: the numbers in brackets refer to the LCD screen operation buttons shown in the second image of this post.1. Press the ‘pattern selection confirm button’ (15), to enter the pattern selection screen on the LCD display.2. Press the ‘pattern group selection button’ (1) to light up the indicator next to the pattern group you want to select from (4, 5, or 6).3. Press the ‘page down or up buttons’ (8 or 9) to scroll through the available patterns shown on the LCD screen.4. Press the ‘right/left buttons’ (10 or 11) to choose a pattern from those displayed on LCD screen.5.
When chosen pattern is highlighted, press the ‘pattern selection confirm button’ (15).6. The LCD screen will now show the pattern selected, a picture of the recommended presser foot to attach to machine and the stitch length/width at recommended settings.7. Ensure you have the correct presser foot attached and adjust the stitch width/length if required – note: certain stitches will not go above/below certain widths or lengths. It will beep if you can’t adjust it anymore.
A snapshot from the instruction booklet.Using the PES Auto Stop Button (3) and Mirror Button (2):Note: the numbers in brackets refer to the LCD screen operation buttons shown in the second image of this post.Some stitch selections can be used with the ‘PES auto stop button and the mirror button. When the symbol. Patterns that can be enlarged up to 5 times.How to use the Alphabet/Number stitches and how to set up the memory for words/names, etc:As you’ll see from the images above, the alphabet stitches are a bit limited. There’s just the one style, capitals and this is how it will look once you’ve snipped away the joining stitches between each letter. You could leave it as is if you want but I find it looks and reads better without these excess stitches.Note: the numbers in brackets refer to the LCD screen operation buttons shown in the second image of this post.To stitch one or more individual number/letter/symbols:1. Press the ‘pattern group selection button’ (1), until the indicator light for group 3 is lit (6).2.
Press the ‘pattern selection confirm button’ (15).3. Use the ‘page down/up buttons’ (8 or 9) until you can see the number/letter/symbol you want.4. Use the ‘left/right buttons’ (10 or 11) to highlight the number/letter/symbol you want.5. Press the ‘pattern selection confirm button’ (15) to select your chosen number/letter/symbol.6.
If you want a mirror image of the number/letter/symbol, press the ‘mirror image button’ (2).7. If you want to stitch just one of the chosen number/letter/symbol, press the ‘PES auto stop button’ (3).
If not selected you can continuously stitch the number/letter/symbol over and over again.To set up the memory to stitch a sequence of numbers/letters/symbols:1. Press the ‘pattern group selection button’ (1), until the indicator light for MEM (the memory) is lit (7).2. Press the ‘Edit’ button (12). If something was saved to the memory before, keep pressing the Delete button (13) until it’s cleared.3.
Press the ‘pattern selection confirm button’ (15) and use the ‘page down/up’ (8 or 9) and the ‘left/right (10 or 11) buttons to choose a number/letter/symbol. Press the ‘pattern selection confirm button’ (15) to select the one you’ve highlighted.4.
Add another number/letter/symbol by repeating step 3 and keep repeating this step until you’ve completed your selections (up to 30).5. If you’ve made a mistake, use the ‘left/right button’ (10 or 11) to highlight the wrong one. Press the ‘delete’ button (13). To insert a new number/letter/symbol, make a space where it should go, by using the ‘left/right button’ (10 or 11) to highlight the correct position and press the ‘insert button’ (14). A space will appear and you can now repeat step 3.6. Once you’re happy with the selections, press the ‘Edit’ button (12).
Now your ready to sew. Your selection set will automatically sew as soon as you press the Start/Stop button or the foot pedal. The machine will automatically stop sewing when the set is complete. Remember, when using the numbers/letters/symbols function, it’s going to sew in the usual sewing direction (towards you), so the finished set of numbers/letters/symbols will be on their side, like below (so watch how you position the fabric you want to sew on):Errors displaying on the LCD screen:Here’s some of the usual errors that will pop up on the screen and what you need to do to rectify the situation:1. This will appear when the lever on the top of the machine is set to the right (for winding the bobbin). Return it to the left when not winding the bobbin.2. This might appear whilst your sewing, and the machine will stop – usually when it gets jammed.
Turn the hand wheel on the right-side of the machine to solve the torque problem.3. When this displays you need to correct the presser foot position – say if you’ve forgotten to put the presser foot down before you start sewing.4. This displays when you have pressed on the foot controller by mistake or if you’ve pressed on it too quickly and the machine doesn’t sew. The foot pedal needs to be pressed down gently when you begin to sew.5. This indicates that the buttonhole lever is in the wrong position, either down when it shouldn’t be (push up out of the way) or it’s up when it should be down (for when you’re using the button hole feature). Pull it down if needed.
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I have a tutorial for.I think that’s most of the major functions explained, if there is anything else you need to know leave a comment and I’ll do my best to add to this post. I hope you find these instructions of some help.Happy Sewing!
Thanks so much, really kind of you. I’m pleased you’re enjoying the blog. Attach the overlocker foot (no. 9 in the manual if you’ve got the same one as me), one side is longer and it has a metal bit sticking out along the longer side. Set the stitch to one of the overlock stitch selections – stitch image should show zigzag with straight stitches down one or both sides if the zigzag. Select width and length required and then stitch the edge of the fabric, with the raw edge aligned with the metal sticking out bit.
I’ll try do a picture tutorial about this asap. Hi, thanks for getting in touch. Depending on your fabric, you might find it better to use a ball-point or stretch needle. Try adding a strip of stretch fusible interfacing to the wrong side of the hem edge, before turning up, which will make it easier to sew and less likely to go all wavy and stretched.
Use a stretch stitch, such as a narrow zig-zag, and loosen the tension a little. Test out these suggestions on some scrap fabric to see what works best for you. A walking foot might make the job easier, as this will feed the two layers of fabric through at the same pace. Let me know how you get on. Hi is there any way to set stitch default on the QE404 (e.g. Long straight stitch) so you don’t have to set up again after every time switch off?
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My wife had old Frister Rossmann 30+ years which is still a reliable workhorse then bought the QE404 to do some quilting when retired and now uses for everything. My daughter liked it so much bought her one the same for her graduation present. It’s a great machine but just wish it was smart enough to tell you bottom spool has run out – and if could have sensible default stitch. Great blog thanks.