SINGER 1030 Creative Touch - Manual (Page 24)

Using Guidelines /
Stitching Line
KEEPING SEAMS STRAIGHT
To keep the seam straight, use one of the
numbered guidelines on the plate. The num­
bers indicate distance, in eighths of an inch,
from the needle. If you want a ®/8-inch seam,
for example, line up your fabric with the num­
ber 5 guideline. Note that both number 5
guidelines (the most commonly used) are ex­
tended on the slide plate for your conve­
nience; the crosslines serve as guides when
stitching a square corner.
For extra help in keeping the seam straight,
you may wish to use the seam guide. Because
it allows you to guide stitches evenly between
Vs inch and
1 V 4 inches from the fabric edge. It
is particularly useful for very narrow or very
wide seams.
Using Seam Guide for
I Extra-Wide Seam
Pivoting at Corner
Attaching Seam Guide
Place screw in hole to the right of the slide
plate: line up straight edge of guide with the
needle plate guideline for desired seam width
and tighten screw.
TURNING SQUARE CORNERS
To turn a square corner % inch from the
fabric edge, you need not measure or mark
the seam. Simply use the crosslines on the
slide plate.
• Line up your fabric with right or left
guideline 5 on the plate. Stitch seam, slow­
ing speed as you approach corner.
• Stop stitching, with the needle down, when
the bottom edge of the fabric reaches the
cornering crosslines on the slide plate.
• Raise presser foot slightly and turn fabric on
needle, bringing bottom edge of fabric in
line with guideline 5.
• Lower the presser foot and stitch in new
direction.
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