Singer W816 User Manual

UPPER THREADING1. Turn the hand wheel toward you to raise the take-up lever to its highest position.2. Place a spool of thread on the spool p

SETTIMG THE NEEDLESee Fig. 8. Raise the needle bar (A) to it«s ^you fay hand. Loosen needle clamp screw (B) and^t^" ’ ^«ee.. c=.p.eihec^;.;V yFi

11THREADING THE BOBBIN CASEStep 1 (illustrated in Fig. 9). Hold bobbin case between thumb and forefinger of left hand, so that the slot In the edge of

'PIJ\CJMG BOBBINFig. 12Raise needle bar to highest„ , , powiuof), and (ifi hinaedcover plate. (See 16 Fig. l ) Hold th» latch (D io) ^ ^ bobb

SETTING THE STITCH LENGTH13The length of the stitch is regulated by the dial shown in Fig. 13-A. Near O is the shortest stitch and 5 is the longest, b

aiEVERSE17 j-press In the button (A Fig *!* ‘«reads at the beginning or end of,o„« „ ,He - -.7. r^ i ii s-4 ' .-^ a®s3 ^..‘ ^ yrtfe TENS

15Fig. 15Fig. 16Fig. 14Fig. 17Fig. 18ADJUSTING PRESSURE AND FEEDING OF FABRICGeneral Sewing. Usually for normal sewing the pressure bar cap

-¿EHESJE!LM!EE!!5S: order to raova -’ad?’/' 5'-..'^,^.rection for darning, and mending relea*'- »-.*'limMM hw "«&apos

17REMOVING THE WORKBe sure to stop the machine when the thread take-up lever and needle bar are at the highest position. Now raise

“CUINGFor straight aarving an fine fabric or verv aaft 'Ti-naria!, it Is advis* abie to use the straight stitch pressa- ard t

I N[ftam]«nd Parts ...Windir>o the Bobbin...yw>er Threading...

19When using the straight stitch needle oíate anH k .setting hef«r» * P'®*® ^°o‘- be sure to make the followingsetting before starting to se

adSETTIMG NEEDLE POSITIONThe needle bar should be at its highest point edier, adin-;isaring the fabric or bending the needle. ' ' position

21TWIN NEEDLES-UPPER THREADING AND SEWING1. Be sure zigzag needle plate and presser foot are in place.2. Set needle position control 5 Fig.-25B at t

C^EATIWF FiiSROIDERY (fis. -»3)’ ” siiiciie^ at 5 width then allow knob to spring back to O for a short-e'ind. Count, if necessary, to establis

23CREATIVE EMBROIDERYBe sure aig^eag press«, foot and »iga=ag needle plate are in place.1. Set decorative stitch control (B, Fig. 24)at “M” position.

WITH A HOOP.i i. aasy io ioliow a stamped design or to '«crk free hand when embroidering or mono- (See Fig.i.y) Belease the pressure from the foo

25BUTTONHOLESVarious widths and lengths can be made automatically by turning the dial (C, Fig. 24)To establish the correct length buttonh

ß.7.Set decorative stitch dial (A, Fig. 34) to sew the left side (Step 1). Lower needle carefully into mark on fabric indicating t

27SEWING ON BUTTONS1. Remove pressor foot and replace \with special purpose button sewing foot (Fig. 36)2. Turn drop feed knob to “DN” posi

STRETCH STITCHNeedle | StitchPo^Ai;osi| Lan^ih———j------------—^-----------------ZigzagStretchPaiiarnsNeedlePositionStitchZigzagk k k k k k ^ !j IfI u

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MULTIPLE ZIGZAG STITCH29A A ^ ^^ V V V V. A A A A AV V V V V V \Fig. 40A. Use zigzag needle plate and presser foot.B. Set stitch length control to

"3i«jpiHEMJse standard zigzag foot (Fig. 42).•• ?arK-th control at number 3 or 4.Needle position control at “Center" position.Zigzaci stitc

MANUAL OPERATIONBe sure standard zigzag presser foot and zigzag needle plate are in place and machine is set for manual operation.

TO 3J3E ^CCSSSO^ISSHARROW HEMMEfi: With needle at its highest position;foot with narrow hemmer (Fig. 47) being sure to tighten It securely in

33LACE TRIMMED HEM¡¡ЛегГТае! '^‘=® *" Stitching,insert lace in the slot next to needle (Fia 51) S«w hamas above, guiding lace under needle

Use this guide for making parallel rows of straight or decorative stitching. Attach standard presser foot. Slip U shaped holder on

35CLEANING AND OILING THE SHUTTLE(See Fig. 59 and 60)The stitch forming mechanism occasionally becomes clogged with loose threads and Imt. T

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37To Oil mechanism under bed of machine, tip the head back on its hinges and oil all moving parts indicated by arrows Figures 62 &

¿i4^wiSi^SCi^lES(D@mT® dF(ID(I) Ptastic Oiler (sealed and filled).^ Package of Needles (5 Straight) ® Large Screw Driver. '® Small Screw DT

FEATURES AND PARTS(Front View)CD Take up Lever ® Pressure Release (Darning) (D Arm Thread Guides ® Zigzag Stitch Width Controld) Needle Position Contr

TROUBLE CHART39T roubleProbable CauseIf Machine BindsThread or lint in racewayCorrection-With take-up lever in highest position, tilt head b

Irragula • stitchesUnevenstitchesPulling or holdingmaterialAvoid pulling or holding material, Just guide it.Needle too fine for thread being usedSe

41T rouble Probable CauseCorrectionUpperthreadImproperly threadedRefer to threading instructions, see page 8 and rethread machine.breakingToo much ten

Your sewing machine comes equiop^d with th« h 'series described earlier in this boli he following pages illustrate additional time Savina atta

SOMK OF THE ATTACHMENTS AVAILABLE FOR YOURFig 71 MACHINE43PART # 1403RufflarPART #4990 Darning SpringPART #1873Cording & Zipper FootPART #82528 Af

-45Sr."’“i •' “•fabric overlaps iL iice slightly.Rick Rack can be sewn to the edoA nf th«r ' r^3,tr. '::rrTi:;£r \Tthe folded ed

s!||Of commercial folded bias bindhia Tht «« ^®'’ corresponding widthsfor unfolded bias strfprcut FOLOEO BINDING (Fig. 73 ) ®'Cut a poin

THE SET OF HEMMERS47Before attaching any of the hemmers, be sure bobbin thread is pulled up. Then, with hemmer in place, hold top th

rltìifeilШ ЩШШфк^ШШ 0Fig. 76тFig. 80Fig. 77Fig. 78Fig- 81

49Fig- 83 pig^ 84the bodice of a dre^s^etl C“«-tams. pleating a skirt, adding fullness toFig. 83-A

©Bobbin Winder Tension ©Presser Bar Lifter©Thread CutterFig. 2©Head Hinge Mounting Holes ©Spool Pins

/ ^Fig. 64EDGESTITCHER¡he edgestitcher is used in making dainty lace insertions,6‘CJ'C|ings and pipings, j ns slots m tho odgesticher

51THE ADJUSTABLE CORDING AND ZIPPER FOOTThis attachment is used to make and insert covered cording and to sew in zippers. Loosen thumb

ROFFLERFig. 89Fig. 88l'îfryrtVy* *

1ADJUSTABLE CORDING AND ZIPPER FOOTFig. 93Fig. 95

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51This attachment is used to make and insert covered cording and to sew in zippers.Loosen thun^ screw to slide foot to either right or l

PASSMOTOB-UGHT LEADS THROUGH _SLOT m PARTITIONFig. 97TO ASSEMBLE LEGS ONSee Fig. 98 CABINETS1. Place cabinet body upside down on smooth level surfac

INSTALLING SEWING HEAD IN CABINET551. Back off both head hinge set screws until head hinge hole Is clear.2. Tilt head hinge tongues up an

53INSTALL!NO SEWINO HEAD IN PORTABLE CASEPlease read these important instructions which were written to aid you in placing your new sewing

needle-thread-fabric-stitching guideFabricNeedle NoMachine Stitches Per InchCottonThreadMercerizedThreadVery sheer chiffon, batiste, lace, organdy, ni

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WINDING THE BOBBINFig. 4Disengage the hand wheel (1, Fig. 4) from the stitching mechanism by turning the clutch (2, Fig. 4) toward y

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