Singer W1888 User Manual

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WINDING THE BOBBIN1. Release stop motion knob.2. Thread as shown.3. Place bobbin onto spindle and hand-wind thread onto bobbin in an anti-

REMOVING BOBBIN CASE AND BOBBIN1. Raise needle to its highest position and open the shuttle race cover.bin case out of machine.3. Release the

INSERTING BOBBIN CASE INTO SHUTTLE RACE1. Ensure needle is at its highest position. Pulling thread to the front, open the latch of bobbin

THREADING UPPER THREADThread the machine from A to G as illustrated.A. Through the thread guide.B. Between the teruion discs.C. Up and into the ten

drawing up bobbin threadt. Hold upper thread with left hand, turn the hand wheel slowly towards you until the needle goes down and co

CHANGING SEWING DIRECTIONS1. Lower needle down into fabric and raise presser foot, pivot the fabric around the needle to change direct

ADJUSTING UPPER THREAD TENSIONÎIt is only normally necessary to adjust the upper thread tension to achieve the correct balance betiwen

regulating the presser foot pressure1. Adjust lever to desired pressure. For light fabrics use 3, for medium fabricsuse 1-2, for heavy fabrics use 1.

CHANGING NEEDLE1. Raise needle to its highest position.2. Loosen neeote clamp screw and remove old needle.3. Widi the flat side of the needle facin

fabric thread • NEEDLEGUIDE

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Important Hints1. Rais« the take-up lever to its highest position when «arting and stopping sewing.2. Hold both threads about 10 cms to the rear of

TO FINISH SEAM1 .Sew to the edge o( seam.2. Push the reverse button and saw in reverse tor about 3-4 cms.3. Raise needle to its highest position.4.

STRAIGHT STITCH1 This type of stitching it *e one used mmt frequentlY.2. The tig-tag prefer foot can be used for both straight and tig-tag sewing.3.

OVERCASTINGIIEUse these stitches for oversewing rough edges.STRAIGHT STRETCH STITCHIIIIIIUse this stitch with knitted.tricot or other stret

BLIND STITCH n1. Fold fabric as shown.2. To finish seam as shown.21

Adjust width and needle position to obtain correct seam.Needle is not piercing edge of fold at all.Needle is pierces edge of fold too much.C

BUTTON SEWING(Use drop feed see page 13 j 1 .Lower drop feed.2. Place button pressor foot in powUon and attach flrmly.a.Plaoe button between presser

ZIPPER SEWINGSelect straight stitch.1. Fold the fabric about 2cm and place fabric under foot.2. Zipper foot is designed to sew close to

Sel«ct stitch Iwigth dial in «rta indlcatad.BUTTON HOLE SEWINGPatternStepsSettingsselector dial nSm§1. Set dial to "i” position.i2. Sew left side

IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONSWhen using an elearical appliance, basic safety precautions should alwa^ be folowed, including the following:Read all ins

HEMMING1. Raise the foot and the needle to its highest position. Replace the foot with the hemmer foot.2. Fold over the fabric edg

TWIN NEEDLE (optional)Thread machine as for normal sewing passing both threads through the sameprocedure; ^NB. Sewing width should not exceed the thi

QUILTER1. Insert supporter of quilter2. Move quilter and adjust stitch distance.SEAM GUIDE1. Use seam guide when sewing a long seam of reg

MAINTENANCE (CLEANING AND OILING)1. Rais« needle to its highest position.2. Take out bobbin case.3. Turn latch knob A as illustrated,4. Take oH sh

11. MoftOgmm/Freehand Embroidery; Set stitch length to 0. Remove the presser foot Draw the monogram or design on the fabric witti a fabric marking pe

CONTENTSName of Pans...

NAME OF PARTS (FRONT VIEW)1 Pattern selector dial2 Take up lever3 Tread tension dial4 Tread guide for threading5 Presserfoot6 Shuttle cover7 Zi

(REAR VIEW)Bobbin winder spindleExtension table

accessoriesBobbin Spool pin feltZigzag toot (On machine)Buttonhole footButton sew on foot Zipper foot Straight stitch foot Blind stitch foot1/4 inc

SEFORE SEWING1. Fit plug into the macnine.2. Plug the machine to the power supply.3 Sewing speed can be varied by the foot control.Use only FDM mo

REMOVING EXTENSION TABLETo convert the machine from fiat-bed u* to free-arm use simply remove the ex tension table as diown.FREE-ARM SEWIN