Haute Couture Personalization Writ Large

NEW LOOK

The pure magic of delicate embroidery, subtly mirrored. Just one of so many options. Each design and motif is easy to rework, rotate, mirror or copy. Haute Couture Personalization writ large. TECHNICAL FEATURES Moveable full-colour LCD screen (122 x 91 mm) Automatic / programmable thread cutter (scissors button) Start / stop button and up / down needle button Automatic needle-threader 8 white LED lamps to illuminate the entire working area Computerized thread tension control Drop feed dog FASHION ICONS External memory devices : ATA card / USB memory stick Your favourite embroidery creations Multi-voltage and designs, saved electronically and Independent bobbin-winding motor retrievable with a single click. Multilingual interface – 10 languages Upper and bobbin thread sensor Hard cover with storage box

QUILTING FEATURES – NEW Advanced Quilting system : Advanced Quilting Guide Off to a perfect start with a really great automatic Advanced Quilting Hoop (140 x 200 mm) needle-threader. 24 Advanced Quilting Designs and Patterns Advanced Quilting Calculator Advanced Quilting Print Tool Advanced Quilting Template Automatic stippling stitches for the Advanced Quilting Hoop Ergonomic adjustable knee-lifter Built-in “ hand-look ” stitches With the free-arm, what could be easier than putting the CHIC IN THE DETAILS EMBROIDERY FEATURES fi nishing touches to a pair of jeans ? And several different connection types available for your convenience. Three different shades of red for 170 embroidery designs including 48 exclusive quilting designs – NEW these gorgeous saffron fl owers 10 alphabets (upper and lower case) and two- and three-letter monograms adorned with silver pistils. A work Programmable thread-cutter for skipped stitches – NEW ACCESSORIES of art made easy thanks to a new Embroidery positioning button function which allows you to vary • Hoops : Automatic needle return after thread break the embroidery speed. For a - 2 standard hoops fabulous result, with any kind of Tracing button – with or without basting stitches included (200 x 200 mm / 126 x 110 mm) fabric or thread. Robotic precision of embroidery arm Maximum embroidery size : 200 x 280 mm - 3 optional hoops (200 x 280 mm / 140 x 200 mm / 50 x 50 mm) Embroidery formats : .JEF & .JEF+ File storage : built-in 3G memory, ATA card, USB memory stick, CD-Rom and • Clothsetter table PC connection • PC Digitizer EX software Instantly adjustable embroidery speed, from 60 to 800 spm – NEW Onscreen placement and positioning of embroidery designs Visit www.elna.com for more accessories.

SEWING FEATURES 347 built-in stitches, including 38 exclusive to Elna – NEW 13 buttonholes Haute Couture 4 alphabets available in upper and lower case 30 symbols and special characters Maximum stitch length : 5 mm Maximum stitch width : 7 mm Truly inspirational ! Satin stitch elongation Memory cancellation and recall File storage : built-in 3G memory, ATA card, USB memory stick Twin needle button Design start and angle restart button 2 useful sewing applications including Appliqués, Patchwork and Quilting

WARRANTY AND SERVICE : Elna’s superior reputation was established in 1940 with the production of its fi rst sewing machine. Ever since, Elna has continued to be a leading brand of home sewing and related equipment especially designed with the innovative sewer in mind. Thousands of professionals worldwide provide expert service. Millions of people have chosen Elna for its quality, performance and reliability. www.elna.com Conception : L’Atelier de mon Père – Photos : Studio Photo Gerard – Model : Emi Vauthey – Printed in Switzerland - Subject to change without notice - 398029-02 Dress up your DIGITIZER EX SUBLIME SKETCHES From a simple drawing to exquisite embroidery An haute couture collection has to prove it’s truly inspirational in a matter of moments. You decide. The desires with Elna’s long before it gets as far as captivating the catwalks. The software does the rest. designer uses sketches to create a new trend, a new Haute Couture style, but it’s worthless without the workshops’ know-how. Time to raise the curtain on Elna’s Haute Couture, the new Behind the scenes there’s a whole host of patternmakers, muse of fashion. Awaken the fashionista inside you with dressmakers, embroiderers, lacemakers, leather-workers this jewel of technology. An avant-garde wonder to turn and stylists all practicing their craft. Very few ever fi nd the dressmaking preconceptions upside down. keys to this famously secretive world. But now, thanks to Elna’s Haute Couture is the only compact machine with the Digitizer EX*, you can count on the precious help of Haute talent to quilt and embroider as well as sew. A kind-hearted, Couture’s unique embroidery software to unlock your easy-to-use little gem, with just one ambition : to bring your hidden talents. talents to the fore. In just a few clicks, the program lets you create embroidery The Haute Couture aspires to perfection. With a special designs – anything from a drawing, to a clip-art, a scanned allure, and a side-order of audacity and style, it gives you photo or an image downloaded from the web. A poor-quality the luxury and freedom to create your own range of made- original ? No problem. The image can be reworked on the to-measure clothes and accessories – with no need for a computer until you have the perfect result. Simply transfer fl urry of assistants. Unrivalled sewing functions give you the data into the sewing machine using a memory stick. perfect control over a huge range of fabrics, with those You then have three options – automatic, semi-automatic little fashion details that make all the difference. You’ll be and manual – to let you change your design as you wish, seduced by the impeccable quality of the embroidery along with the any of the computer settings. options, delivering fi nishes worthy of the fi ne traditions of Digitizer EX also offers a comprehensive catalogue of pre- the great fashion houses. And – thanks to a new assisted programmed designs which can be turned, swivelled, tilted, quilting system – Elna’s Haute Couture also lets you harness mirrored or copied to your heart’s content – along with the art of quilting to design sumptuous evening dresses, a vast colour palette which can be used to create subtle sophisticated stoles, and exuberantly elegant bustiers. nuances and rich effects. Technology harnessed to serve PHOTO FINISH an ancient craft. Why deprive yourself ? Now it’s your turn in the spotlight. Digitizer EX is a little gem. Use *Digitizer EX embroidery software is an optional extra. the ‘photo click’ function to create embroidery from the family album…

THROWN INTO RELIEF

Add shape and texture to your embroidery with multiple ready-to-use padding options. For a more sensual fi nish.

LETTER-PERFECT

The ABC of success : choose from a wide range of alphabets and modify the lettering to your heart’s content. Fill out the characters, change their dimensions, push them around… for a letter-perfect fi nish. SEWING EMBROIDERY Cascading tulle and silk, fl oating in coils or sumptuously If you really want fabric to sing, use embroidery… So says draped… claiming true originality and creativity through François Lesage, the acknowledged king of embroidery, the spirit of Haute Couture. Following a natural desire for whose name is a byword in French haute couture and extravagant staging or elegant simplicity, Elna’s Haute whose venerable house has more than a century of Couture lets you dress up your dreams. Compact but embroidering credentials behind it. An embroiderer might powerful, this electronic sewing machine makes light of be the star of the fashion parades, but at its heart is an tough materials. Like you, Haute Couture loves it all : artist, using a varied palette of stitches and techniques to denim and silk ; leather and cotton ; velvet and lycra. With highlight the greatest couturiers’ fi nest creations. a multitude of straightforward and decorative stitches, and With Elna’s Haute Couture, you too can make your creations buttonholes aplenty, you can go anywhere, do anything. – even the most delicate among them – sing. A wealth of In short, it’s the workshop you’ve always dreamed of – subtile, discreet details, a level of unimaginable precision… the perfect partnership. Aim for impeccable, highly-creative embroidery. And let Elna’s Haute Couture be your guide.

DELUXE ETCHING

Be bold : sign your work and create logos. With ten typefaces included, word-play has never been such fun.

VINTAGE

Fagoting, piping, retro- effects – attention to detail always pays dividends. TOP MODELS

Keep things simple with two A REAL classic embroidery hoops. FASHION SHOW Optional : a unique, high-stability, In a blink, hundreds of extra-large hoop. Often imitated ; different stitches to choose never equalled. from. Patchwork, quilting, functional, romantic, satin, monogrammed… what a parade !

DELIGHTFULLY SOPHISTICATED A FEAST FOR THE EYES BUTTONHOLES

So easy to turn basic stitches A wealth of refi ned detail – into decorative motifs. Turns the including an impressive array everyday into something really of buttonholes. Pure glamour ! MADE TO MEASURE special. Pre-programmed embroidery designs give you the ultimate freedom to personalize. Now it’s up to you to choose the design size and thread colours which suit you best. A TOUCH QUILTING OF FREEDOM Ergonomic knee-lifter Quilting is fabulous and fashionable. Not just traditional EXCLUSIVELY YOURS which easily adapts to fi t your shape. Leaving your techniques, but sublime examples of quilting that smart What could be more practical hands completely free. designers sneak into their fashion shows. Thanks to its than an integrated embroidery revolutionary assisted quilting system, Elna’s Haute Couture table ? One touch of the button lets quilting non-professionals create the most refi ned and it folds away or opens out. Ingenious and compact garments and accessories too. The dramatic effect of a – because real luxury is in the lightly-padded silver bustier, or the snappy modernity of a details. BETTER-THAN-PERFECT quilted evening bag. For dazzlingly sensual evening wear. Pinpoint accuracy with onscreen adjustment to the millimetre. Assembling, over-stitching, bias-binding or edging – for ultra-high fashion fi nishes. AN ORIGINAL EVENING BAG

The elegance and dash of a velvet and vinyl evening bag, BIG APPLAUSE FOR A SMALL HERO decorated with a pre- Another exclusive feature which deserves programmed wave-form an ovation : an easy-to-use embroidery quilting stitch. No more hoop, held in place by magnetic tweezers. freehand drudgery ! Moving the hoop is child’s play.

FASHION VICTIM

Do you know your way in and out of the fashion essentials, but understand little or nothing about freehand quilting ? No problem : Elna’s Haute Couture will take care of you. With 48 pre-programmed quilting stitches freely available.

 

    

EYE-CATCHING

Instant access to the entire pattern       library. A fabulous collection of quilt and embroidery stitches !

NEW WAVE

Quilting fi nally mastered. At the       cutting edge : lightly-padded bustiers as worn by the stars. You’ll be the one turning heads at the fashion parade.

PRIVATE SCREENING TRULY UNIQUE Use quilting stitches decoratively – adding delicacy and grace. Bordered, Large-screen selection of Quilting stitches which multiply plain or single : different versions of the same stitch are available. Make yours a triple. around 20 quilting patterns as if by magic, according to the (stippling stitches) which can dimensions of your work. Smart be reduced or enlarged at will. electronics serving your creativity.  

    

       

PLAY THE HOOP !

View your embroidery onscreen ;     let yourself be inspired ; make any changes you want ; and hey presto, you’re done.