Master the Basics - VSM Group - Husqvarna Viking

A, B, Transparent B, Buttonhole Slider C, D, E, H, J, P, 

and Gathering Foot 

83 total stitches 

The Husqvarna Viking Emerald 183 has all the features of the Emerald 122 plus the 

following 

Sell-Up Features From the Husqvarna Viking Emerald 122: 

COMPUTERIZED SEWING MACHINE – Ease of use and time-saving; simply touch a button. Select a 

stitch and the best settings, such as stitch length and width, are set automatically by the sewing machine. 

Settings can be adjusted as needed. 

INFODISPLAY – Select a stitch and instantly the correct stitch width and length are set. The InfoDisplay 

recommends thread tension and presser foot. 

61 MORE STITCHES – Husqvarna Viking Emerald 183 gives you more stitches for utility sewing, mending, 

tri-motion stitches, and stitches for knits. It also has decorative stitches for embellishing creative projects. 

WIDER AND LONGER STITCH WIDTH AND STITCH LENGTH – Up to 7 mm stitch width and 4.5 

stitch length lets you set the stitch for precise sewing on any project. 

4 MEMORIES – 20 STITCHES PER MEMORY – Save your favorite stitch sequences for future use in one of 

the 4 memories. 

ALPHABET AND NUMBERS – Sew name tags, labels, and more to personalize your project. 

FIX FUNCTION – Touch FIX to stop sewing and tie off any stitch instantly. 

STOP FUNCTION – Touch STOP to finish sewing a complete stitch and tie off 

automatically. 

MIRROR IMAGE SIDE-TO-SIDE – Flip stitches side-to-side for unlimited creative sewing and ease of 

stitching in the sewing area. 

ELONGATION – Maintain quality and density of stitches as you set them to sew larger and longer. 

EDIT – Adjust stitch length, stitch width, and mirror in memory mode. 

Feature 

Technique Benefit 

SEWS ALL 

FABRIC TYPES 

& WEIGHTS 

m 

(KITE-TAIL/JEANS HEM) 

FABRIC: 

Woven Medium chino 

SELECT: 

Menu 1, Stitch 1 

USE: 

Presser Foot A 

SEW: 

Line up the fabric 

edge with the 5/8” 

(15 mm) seam guide on stitch plate. 

When you touch a stitch on the 

computerized Husqvarna Viking 

Emerald 183, you are ready to sew. 

Husqvarna Viking Emerald 183 will 

all different types of fabrics without 

having to change the tensions. 

sew 

Lightening stitch is perfect for sewing 

knit fabrics because it stretches so well. 

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Feature Technique Benefit 

EASY 

THREADING 

& BOBBIN 

WINDING 

WORRY-FREE 

TENSION 

PERFECT 

REPEATING 

BUTTONHOLES 

FABRIC: Stretch Light tricot 

SELECT: Menu 1, Stitch 2 

SEW: Line up the fabric fold with the 3/8” 

(10 mm) seam guide on stitch plate. 

FABRIC: 

Woven Heavy denim 


USE: Stitch Length 3.0 

SEW: 

Fold denim in half (wrong sides 

together). 

Sew along the fold using 5/8” (15 mm) 

seam allowance. 

Fold the seam to one side. 

Topstitch down in place. 

Fold up raw edge twice to form 

a hem 

Sew hem in place 

Electronic foot control and penetration 

power of Husqvarna Viking Emerald 

183 will handle any of your heavy duty 

projects: 

Hemming jeans 

Home dec 

Craft sewing with specialty fabrics 

Electronic power provides a greater 

penetration 

power even at slower speeds, 

whether stitching one stitch at a time or 

at full speed. 

SHOW: Built-in needle threader makes threading 

Threading the top thread. 

so easy. 

The built-in 

needle threader. 

Husqvarna Viking Emerald 183 has an 

easy threading 

system. See how easy it is 

to thread. 

SHOW: 

Where bobbin is wound. Bobbin stops winding when it is full. 

The bobbin stop. 

SHOW: Tension is set based on setting 

information found on Sewing Guide 

Reference Chart and InfoDisplay. 

Sample: Buttonhole samples on different 

types of fabrics 

FABRIC: Woven Medium chino and 

stabilizer 

SELECT: Buttonhole Stitch Menu 1, Stitch 

0 

Tension adjustment can be done easily 

for different types of fabrics and 

techniques. 

Automatic buttonhole 

foot can hold a 

button up to 1” (25 mm). 

Four buttonhole styles with the 

Husqvarna Viking Emerald 183. 

Buttonhole Slider Foot C sews both 

sides of the buttonhole in the same 

direction for Perfectly Balanced 

Buttonholes (PBB). 



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PERFECT 

FABRIC 

FEEDING 

SERGING/ 

OVERCAST 

STITCHES 

USE: Buttonhole Slider Foot C 

SEW: 

Fold medium weight woven fabric in 

half with a piece of stabilizer between 

the layers. 

Attach the Buttonhole Slider Foot C. 

Slide the button holder to the back. 

Place the button holder to the back. 

Place the button in the adjustable 

measuring guide on the back of the foot. 

Push back the button holder back against 

the button to hold it tight. 

Position the fabric under the presser 

foot. 

Lower the buttonhole lever, and push it 

away from you. 

Hold the end of the upper thread and 

start sewing. 

The buttonholes are sewn from the front 

of the presser foot 

to the back. 

To sew another identical buttonhole, 

raise the presser 

foot, reposition, and 

repeat. 

Talk about the Husqvarna Viking Feeding 

System. 

FABRIC: Stretch Medium sweatshirt fleece 

and ribbing 


USE: Presser Foot B as shown on the 

InfoDisplay 

SEW: 

Cut a small neckline in a piece of 

Husqvarna Vikings have diamond point 

feed teeth. 

Moves the fabric evenly. 

Fabric will not get caught on feed teeth. 

Husqvarna Vikings have a box feeding 

system. 

Feed teeth move straight up, straight 

back, and straight down for the most 

efficient feeding of your project. 

Sew the seam and overcast the edge at 

the same time to prevent raveling of the 

seam allowance on a woven fabric. 

Creates a seam that will stretch on knit 

fabrics. 

Adjustable presser foot pressure makes 

it 

easy to accommodate all thicknesses and 



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EASY 

BLIND HEM 

MULTIPLE 

NEEDLE 

POSITIONS 

JAM-PROOF 

BOBBIN 

EASY-TOUCH 

STITCH 

SELECTION 

sweatshirt fleece (fold in half and cut a 

small curve). 

F old ribbing in half lengthwise, stretch to 

fit curve 

of fabric. 

Sew near fabric edge creating a neckline. 

FAB RIC: Woven Medium wool 


USE: Presser Foot D 

SEW: 

Fold up a hem on a piece of wool. 

Keep the fold riding along the large toe 

of the foot and just catching the fold 

with the left swing of the needle. 

FABRIC: Woven Medium chino 


USE: 

Presser Foot A 

SEW: 

Fold fabric in half 

Keeping fold along the outside right 

edge of the presser foot, sew a seam. 

Adjust needle position by touching the 

Stitch 

Width (-) button seven positions. 

Sew in the left needle 

position. 

Touch Stitch Width (+) button to move 

the needle to the right side. 

Sew as above one more time. 

FABRIC: 

Woven Medium calico 


USE: Presser Foot P 

SEW: Piece quilt strips together with 

one 

continuous seam, stitching “on air” 

between the fabric strips. 

SHOW: 

Select various stitches from the Stitch 

Selection buttons to show how easy it is 

weights of fabric. 

With the perfectly-engineered 

blind hem 

foot, the D Foot, the Husqvarna Viking 

Emerald 183 sews a beautiful blind hem. 

“Fine tune” the blind hem with the 

width button for different types of fabric 

because of the 15 needle positions. 

Fifteen (15) needle positions make it easy 

for cording, piping, or inserting zippers. 

Top stitching, under stitching, stitchingin-the-ditch, 

and edge stitching are also 

made much easier with this feature. 

Perfect for garment sewing, crafts, 

quilting, etc. 

No-jam rotary hook system allows you 

to even sew off the fabric. 

Husqvarna Viking Emerald 183 allows 

easy strip-piecing with this feature. 

A wonderful feature for the quilter, 

home dec sewer, garment sewer – 

everyone! 

Simply select the stitch menu button and 

a stitch number, and you are ready to 

sew. 



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BUILT-IN 

DECORATIVE 

STITCHES 

ALPHABETS/ 

MONOGRAMS 

MACHINE 

SETTING 

ADVICE 

to select or change a stitch. 

Select a different menu and stitch 

number to show even more ease in 

switching from stitch to stitch. 

Sample: Decorative Stitch Sample 

FABRIC: Woven Medium chino and 

stabilizer (under the fabric) 

SELECT: A decorative stitch of your choice 

USE: Presser Foot B 

SEW: Sample of two or three different 

decorative stitches. 

Stitch length and stitch width are set 

you. 

for 

Override the settings and increase or 

decrease stitch length and width with the 

(+) and (-) buttons to get the stitch you 

want. 

Decorative stitches are a great way to: 

Add interest to a project 

Embellish a ready-to-wear garment 

Sample: Tapered monogram sample with Built-in alphabet makes it quick and easy 

other types of monograms 

to select the letters for your quilt labels 

and to personalize your projects. 

FABRIC: Woven Medium cotton and 

stabilizer 

SELECT: Alphabet Menu 

USE : Presser Foot B as shown on 

InfoDisplay 

PROGRAM: 

P ress the M button to open the mode 

for programming stitches. 

Select one of four memories. 

Use the stitch lid to select letters for the 

customer’s name. 

SEW: The customer’s 

name 

SHOW: 

The Sewing Guide Reference Chart is 

built into the front of the Husqvarna 

Viking Emerald 183. 

The column for the 

fabric type. 

SELECT: Select a stitch for the 

technique 

Store your programmed letters for use 

again and again. 

Husqvarna Viking Emerald 183 has 7 

mm wide letters. 

Your Sewing Guide Reference Chart 

recommends for your fabric and sewing 

technique: 

the best stitch 

stitch width 

stitch length 

thread tension 



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QUILTING 

FEATURES 

HEIRLOOM 

STITCHES 

you want to sew. 

presser foot 

SHO W: Information suggested in the 

presser foot pressure 

InfoDisplay. Husqvarna Viking Emerald 

183 

InfoDisplay shows you: 

Recommended 

thread tension 

Recommended foot 

Selected stitch 

Needle position 

Sample: Quilted Sample 

¼” SEAM 

FABRIC: Woven Medium cotton 


USE: 

Presser Foot P 

SEW: 

¼” seam 

Sample: Heirloom Stitch Sample 

FABRIC: Woven Light linen or other 

natural fiber fabric 

and stabilizer. 

SELECT: Entredeux 

stitch, Menu 4, Stitch 

14 

USE: 

100 Wing needle 

SEW: A row of entredeux stitches. 

SELECT: Other heirloom stitches that are 

tri-motion, such as the daisy stitch, can 

be sewn 

with the 100 Wing needle as 

well. 

Husqvarna Viking Emerald 183 

automatically sets and shows you in the 

InfoDisplay: 

Stitch length 

Stitch width 

Quilting is easy with the Husqvarna 

Viking Emerald 183. 

Optional quilting feet give the perfect 

¼” that 

quilter’s need: 

Clear ¼” Piecing 

Foot with Guide 

Clear ¼” Piecing 

Foot 

Heirloom sewing is very popular in many 

parts of the country. The Husqvarna 

Viking Emerald 183 has stitches 

designed especially for this technique. 

Create heirlooms by machine without 

the tedious hand work. 

No need to worry about oil getting on 

your beautiful fabrics and laces, because 

your Husqvarna Viking Emerald 183 

never needs oiling. 

Husqvarna Viking Emerald 183 can be 

programmed to create your 

own 

heirloom insertions with the beautiful 

decorative stitches. 



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