"SINGER With NEW. Elastic Stretch Stiteh NSTRUCTIONS NI ightweight Po} ig Sewing the G@Ne- Portable Zig-Zag Sewing Machine by SINGER Congratulations You are about to discover a wonderful world of sewing pleasure with your GENtE Zowing machines You wil enjoy te lightweight pertabiy and its many features — New elastic stretch slitch. for knits, stretch fabrics and elastic ¢ Plain zig-zag stitching for buttonhoies, buttons, and decorative needle work ® Mut-stith zig-zeg stitching for mending, joining, and reinforcing without bulk, ® Blindsttching for overedged seams and almost invisible hems + Exclusivo dropsin, Hront bobbin for quick, convenient bobbin removal and replacement + Plus the mostevanted accessories, including a zipper foot for corded seams and Zippers, and bal-point needles for synthetic and stretch fabrics all neatly stored ina handy pouch packed withthe machine {As you go through this book, you wil discover how these and many other featdres enable you to sew beautiuly and easily. Form 8254 “A Trademark of THE SINGER COMPANY Printed in USA Rew 1-78, Copyright * 1974 by THE SINGER COMPANY ‘Ai Rights Reserved Throughout the World CONTENTS Getting to Know Your Sewing Machine 26, Sewing the Professional Way x Panepal Parts 2" fints on Sewing Specal Fabrics 3s Buttons and Buttonholes & Daming & Getting Ready to Sew 4 inners s Preliminary Steps + Gling the Pain Zig Zap Sitch 4 Choosing Needie and Thread & Using the Elastic Stretch Stich a Fhreading the Bobbin Caseand Needle. 10, 19 Using the Mult-Shtch iy Zap & Using the Blindsttch a the nmaainid {27 Caring for Your Sewing Machine. 4s Aalusting Sele 16 Gieaning tne Machine s Removing Face Pate and Bobbin Case... Changing Light Bulb @ Zig-2ag Stitching 20 Replacing Side Plate and End Gover .v... #9 Fiazag Sitch Bo _Performance Chechist 2 Adusting Selectors Fa Sain Sttening 2 Fashion Aids st ‘Accessories and When to Use Them.... 2 Index 21 GETTING TO KNOW YOUR SEWING eUNES Principal parts Bobbin-Winder 11. Reverse-Stitch Tension Disc Push Button 2, Take-up Lever 12. Bobbin Winder 3, Needle-Thread 1% Spool Pin Tension Dises 14. Presser-Foot Lifter 4, Neodle-Thread Tension Dial 15, Thread Cutter 5. Slide Plate 16, Presser Foot 6. Stitch Width 17, Foed Selector 18. Bobbin 7. Needle Position 19 Needle Plate Selector 20, Needle Clamp 8. Stitch Patten 21. Hand Whee! Selector 22. Hand Wheel Disc 9. Power & Light 28. Pouch Switch 24, End Cover 40. Stiteh Length 25. Threading Controt ft 2 GETTING READY TO SEW preliminary steps 1, CONNECTING THE MACHINE Before plugaing in. your machine, bo sure that the electrical information on TRapottom of your machine conforms fo your electrical” power Supply. ush the machine plug into the receptacle atthe tight ond ofthe machine. ‘Then connect the power-line plug to your electrical outlet Spood Controller 42, OPERATING MACHINE AND CONTROLLER To turn on both machine and sewing light, press right side ‘of power and light switch f6°ON position (red bar on "switch will be Visible). "To turn of machine and light, press left side of switeh to OFF position CAUTION : Turn off the power and light switch before changing needles, presser feet and needle Dlates and when leaving the machine unattended. This eliminates the possibiliy of starting the machine” by accidentally pressing’ the ‘speed Controler. To run the machine, press the speed con- troller. The harder you press, the Taster the machine will sew. To stop the machine from sewing, remove pressure from speed controler. 5 choosing needle and thread Tho needle and thread you choose wil depend selection. Refer to it before starting a sewing pon ihe fabric bung stitches, ‘Fhe table be- projet. Be sure to use the same size and type idw'is'a practical guide to needle and thread Of thvead in both needle and bobbin. FABRIC, THREAD AND NEEDLE TABLE DELICATE — tulle, chiffon, fine lace, Fine polyester, nylon, Sle organss, chiffon velvet ‘or cotton thread 2020 ° asx) LIGHTWEIGHT — batiste, organdy, jer- _ 50 mercerized cotton ‘St. ‘repe, chiffon vel. Cotton wrapped polyester aude a peaude 100% polyester eh. Sole, shantung, brocade MAP non, VA sik MEDIUM WEIGHT — gingham, per- $0 mercerized cotton ‘cle, pigué, linen, chintz, fall, fine Cotton wrapped polyester Style Corduroy, velvet, suitings, vinyl, 100% polyester 2020 “ Seersucker, te ‘wl 60 cation asx) a ilk ‘ MEDIUM HEAVY — gabardine, tweed, Heavy-duty ‘Site sailloth, denim, coatings, ‘drapery mercerized cotton 2000 6 fabrice, vinyl, deop-pie Tabics, cor Cotton wrapped polyester (15 x 1) duroy, bonded fabric “Wo to 60 cotton HEAVY — overcoatings, dung Heavy-duty Sule Upholstery fabrics, canvas mercerized cotton 2000 8 Cotten'wrapped polyester (15 x 1) “a0 cotton WOVEN FABRICS (All Weights) — sD" silk Sle ‘decorative straight stitch topstitehing (Buttonhole twist) 2080 (18 x 1), KNITS, WOVEN STRETCH AND Cotton wrapped polyester Style ELASTIC — double hnits, bonded 50 mercerized cotton 2048 6 fits, spandex, nylon. tricot, cid 100% polyester Ball Point tricot, jersey, panné velvet “At slik, "A" nylon (Yellow Band) LEATHER — euede, kidskin, capeshin, 1 skin, lined leathers, cal, patent, “ qn simulated leathers + Use with 0 mercerized cotton or “A” skin bobbin ?= Open bobbin. 1+ Press here for bobbin winding slide plate just enough to make bobbin accessible, ‘and lift out * Close slide plate Winding Steps ‘= Raise spoo! pin and place felt washer (in- cluded with your attachments) on spool pin. Break paper at end of ‘spool if Recessary, and place thread spool on pin. Lead thread around tension disc and through small hole in bobbin (from the inside). ‘Place bobbin on holder and push bob- bin to right (to engage bobbin winder). ‘+ Hold thread as shown and start machine, Cat off thread end when winding Is well under way. ‘© When required amount of thread has been wound (winding will stop by itself when bobbin is full, stop machine and ut connecting thread. * Push bobbin toward left to disengage bobbin winder. 1 dise for sewing (set WINDING THE BOBBIN ‘© Press hand wheel disc at ) symbol. THREADING THE BOBBIN CASE ‘© Hold bobbin so that + Pull thread into the « Draw about notch, draw it und tension. spring and back into slot. thread unwinds as shown. Place bobbin in bobbin 10 inches of diagonally the bobbin. three © Close slide plate, al thread” lowingthreadto enter across slot between slide land needle. plate.+ Turn hand wheel toward you to raise needle to ite highest point and raise presse’ Toot pool on spool pin, over felt, «through all threading points, ‘Thread needle from front to back. * Draw about three inches of thread through ‘Threading the Needle” oye of needle " RAISING THE BOBBIN THREAD Now that you have threaded the machine, you will need to raise the bobbin thread through theneedie hole inthe needle plate. "To doth . step 1 + Hold needl lightly with fet hand 1d turn hand wheel wily toward you'soneedilerises. Tighten » Place that needle. enters your hold on. the hole in-needie plate, needle thread and bring up bobbin fad in'a loop. s+ You are-now ready to sew ‘and bobbin threads Under presser. foot and draw. to. back of machi both th 3 STRAIGHT STITCHING To sew perfectly on a wide variety of fabrics, Patten Selector: Any setting adjust Stitch. length, "and. thread tension Needle Position: Center a8 instructed on the following pages. Stitch Width: | Straight Stitch Sten Length: To suit fabric General Purpose Needle Plate and Foot Before you move the selectors to set your sewing machine for straight stitching, turn hand wheel toward you until needle is above STARTING TO SEW ‘+ Raise presser foot ‘+ Position needle in fabric where stitching isto start. + Lower presser foot and start machine.adjusting selectors Indicator Line ‘ Forward Sito Lengths To Reverse Stitching ADJUSTING STITCH LENGTH The stitch control lets you select the length of stitches, Numbers to left of the control Fopresent the number of straight stitches per inch; the higher the number, the shorter the ‘stitch, Generally, shorter stitches are 4 REGULATING Correct thread tension is important because too much or to9 ite will weaken your seams for cause your fabric to pucker. Make a test Sample with the fabric and thread. you plan {o'Use and examine it, “A. perfect stitch will have the needle and bobbin threads. lacked Between the layers of fabric with no loops en top or bottom and no puckers. ‘The tension dial regulates the degree of ten- dion on your neodie thread.” Set t accarding fo type Of thread and fabric you use. Num bors on dial eliminate guesswork in duplicating einen 1 sample look too | If stitehes in your test sample look too loose, increase needle-thread tension. the fabric uckers, decrease tension 2'To increase tension, tura dial to. higher number. «+ Todecrease tension turn dal to lower number. PRESSER - FOOT PRESSURE Presser - foot pressure has buon preset for allyour sewing sewing a seam ‘es stitches per inch PIN BASTING Pin basting is a time saver and can be used when “you forhandle fabric. “Use fine pins and place them: 6 age 17) edge. ‘+ On top of the fabric (never fon underside in contact with feed). * At right angles to the stitching line, ‘+ Just nipping into fabric “at stitching ti STARTING A SEAM * Sot stitch length selector k red numberof ‘© Align fabric with appro- priate seam guideline (see ‘sew. easy- * Position needle in fabric about 1/2'inch from back best for lightweight fabric; longer ones for hheavy fabric. The FINE A’ area Is used for the adjustment ‘of zig-zag. satin. stitching (See page 23) SETTING STITCH LENGTH ‘= Position control so that indicator is aligned with stiteh length number, * To shorten the stitch, move control upward to higher number. # To lengthen the stitch, move control down- ward to a fower number For reverse stitching, press the, reverse: stitch “push button downward as far as it will go. and hold in place (the button can Be pushed in while the machine is sewing). Release pressure on the push button to return 10 forward stitching NEEDLE-THREAD TENSION 6 the * Backstitch to edge for reinforcement by pushing in reverse-stiteh push button, Hole button until stitches reach edge of fabric, then release for forward stitching,KEEPING THE SEAM STRAIGHT seams. straight, Num- bers’ indicate distance, in Bths of an inch, trom the needle. If you want a5je-inch seam, torexam= Ble, Keep right-hand edge of fabrie on number 5 guideline, TURNING SQUARE CORNERS To tum a square corner S/einch from fabric edge, Use the stitch Stith gap Sitch, FINE Length General Purpose Goneral Purpose Foot Foot ‘© Applique « Lingerie Seam Stiten sstiten width | andt Width { and & Needle Needle Position ae Position Stitchy gy Stiteh Length # FINE Lengtn 2 Special Purpose General Purpose Foot Foot a using the elastic stretch stitch Wa 1 Plain Stretch in + Overdged & Streten Seam Stter 1 Stitch Width (Blue Line) wan = Needle Position 2 Postion reste eaiton engin 152° itngth 20 General Purpose General Purpose Foot Foot Attaching Ribbing ‘= Seam Edge Finish Sieh iain = Sitch == we wien = Z Position Needle Bost sition Stich ts.20 sien“ se20 General Purpose a Foot General Purpose 2 Foot ; LAAAAAAL using the multi-stitch zig-zag VAI tasking + Mensing« Elaste Tear sich os ite wisn == i = wn = Needle code Poston + | Beton sien ite engin 2 rath 2 General Purpose General Purpose Foot Foot + Applying Facing «+ parts in Fh " - - Interfacing sStten Stitch win Z | wan Z Needle Noodle Position Position site Sieh Leroi Om isngth 2 General Purpose General Purpose Foot Foot Step Step? Stop 2 “6using the blindstitch VVVVVV ‘¢Blindtteh Hem Blindstiteh Guide * Seam Edge stteh ¢ == Finish wiath * = = Sitch ez Needle win == Position = OF Needle Stitch Position Length 10*8 Stitch p45 General Purpose Length Foot General Purpose Foot = Ladder Seam Shot Stitch = Edging width & Stitch ge 1 Wien $= = Needle Position “> > Stiteh General Purpose Length 12-20 Foot General Purpose Foot 7 CARING FOR YOUR SEWING MACHINE cleaning the machine Your machine will serve you perfectly for many years if you take a few moments of your time {Yo keep it clean. How often you will need to clean the machine will depend on how often you use i CAUTION: Before cleaning the machine, dis Eonnect poweriine lug from your electrical Remove lint or fuft from exposed parts, With a soft cloth, clean areas indicated in IMustration at right. fe It there is excessive lint in the bobbin case area, remove babbin case for cleaning, See pag + To'clean the machine surface, use a mild liquid dishwashing detergent in the same strength as used for dishes. Dry with damp loth $0 thata thin film is left onthe surfaces. Do not use abrasive or solvent cleaners. lig al on Ss ss “6 CLEANING THE MACHINE (Continued) Remove face plate as instructed below and 2. Replace face plate by sliding top edge Use'a small brush to clean area behind face up under edge of top cover; replace and tighten screw A. ‘ove needle plate (see page 28) and, using ‘small brush, elean area under needle plate 8 slide plat Alter cleaning: apply SINGER" oll at pointe indicated. "SINGER oil is, specially prepared and does not contain harmful deposits that can interfere with the smooth action of precision parts. removing and replacing face plate CAUTION: Before removing face plate, discon- rect power-line plug from electrical outlet 4. Loosen and remove screw A; remove face plate by sliding It downward «removing and replacing bobbin case Bobbin Case Holder CAUTION: Before removing bobbin case disconnect ‘powerline plug from electra! outlet. 1" Raise needle to its highest positon 2 Open slide plate al the way and remove needle plate as instructed on page 20 3. Remove bobbin 4 To'remove bobbin case: Turn bobbin ease Holder to back as far as it changing light bulb Unlock Make sure you have disconnected power-line plug from electrical outlet. Removing Bulb. With thumb of right hand push in and down on tab of light lens and lower the light ‘bracket. Do not altemp!. to unscrew the bulb, Press it up into the socket «° Lift Retaining. Spring into Slide Plate Grooves Will go. Lift out bobbin case 5. To replace bobbin case: Insert Bobbin eave with a back-and-forth motion 50 thatthe front ofthe case is under the po: plato as illustrated. ‘Turn holder all the way for- Ward to lock bobbin case in position 68, Replace needle plate and close slide plate a This machine Is designed to use a's bulb ight Lock and at the same time turn bulb over in diec- tion shown to unlock the bulb pins. Replacing Bulb. Press new bulb into socket, bul ‘entering slots of socket, and turn it over in direction shown to lock bulb in Position. Push ‘entire assembly up until it Snaps In position replacing slide plate Should the side plate accidentally become disengaged, replace tas follows: ‘= Raise presser foot and make sure needle isin its highest position. + With a. small screwdriver, lift each end of spring into each of side grooves on under- Side of the plate, “Draw plate gently toward you and fully engage the spring, Close plate, replacing end cover + Make sure presser-foot Iter is lowered. + Slide end cover on machine with bottom ledge of cover located on grooves of machine bed * Gently push cover toward right until both cover tabs enter slots provided in machine. Close hinged flap.performance checklist REMEMBER TO. ‘ Turn on power and light suiteh ‘Turn hand whee! toward you to position needle and take-up lever. «Start and finish sewing with the take-up in its highest position est stiteh on a fabric sample belore starting, a Sewing job ‘Replace bent or burred needle. © Uso a Style 7 2045 Ball-Point (yellow band) needle when sewing synthetic Ants, spandex or elastics. + Make sure needle is out of fabric or above needle plate betore adjusting selectors, IF THREAD BREAKS. ‘Is the machine properly threaded? 1s ‘the "bobbin ease” properly inserted and threaded? Is the bobbin-cese area free of lint and loose thread ends? Is the Bobbin or bobbin case damaged? 1s the needle straight and securely tightened in clamp? Is the thread suitable for size of needle? isthe thread free of uneven places and knots? is the thread unwinding trely trom spo0l? the needle-thread tension light enough ? the needle plate, needle hole, or presser foot a damaged? Enjoy Sewing! IH you have any questions, please write to ‘Department of Sewing Education The Singer Company 30 Rockefeller Pla FASHION AIDS ‘New York, N.Y. 10020 special accessories for special jobs The Fashion Aids listed below are designed to Increase the versatility of your sewing Selection of accessories that is available at your local Singer Sewing Center. Teachings Fray” ae par oP Record + Professional” Butlonhoer «No. M008 « Rutter No, son + Deluxe Monogrammer No. 71278 + Binder Foot No, 1a «Even Feed Ft No, S076 + Hemmer Foot No, tem + Button Sening Fot No. 16119. + Daring & Embroider Foot... Ho. tte + Seam Guido No, 16172 Gathering Foot No, toes + talght Stitch Foot «No, 15867 + Edge Sitcher No, 686s + Sualoh Stich Noodle Pate... No, 1798 8 INDEX ma “i RE ia t Pemoua and Replacing “ Reve Shieh Push Buti gf seers fe Seams, Sewing ie HEcses a Wh rai § PRra Bares cance BE ‘Guiding and Subperting Fabric 4%, 31 Roedle Postion a EXAESSS BR ce 2 Neste Per ad