SINGER W1213 - Manual (Page 11)

Qianging the Needle
Always change the needle after every other
garment especially when sewing on polyester
and nylon fabrics which dull needles much
faster. When needles are dull or bent, they
damage both your fabric and the machine.
A general rule when replacing sewing
machine needles is that the flat side of the
needle is placed to the back of the machine,
when the bobbin is put in from the front. If
the needle is inserted incorrectly, the
stitches will not form.
To change the needle
1. Raise the needle bar to its highest
position by turning the hand wheel
toward you.
2. Loosen needle clamp screw to remove
the needle. (Fig.31)
3. Place needle (flat side to the back and
long groove toward you) (Fig.31) in the
needle clamp and push it upward as far as
it will go, tighten clamp screw.
4. After changing the needle, make one
complete revolution of the hand wheel
by hand to be sure the needle is clearing
the needle plate.
Changing the Needle Plate
To change the needle plate, simply slide the
cover plate toward you. Remove the needle
and the presser foot. Remove the two screws
holding the needle plate in place, lift the
needle plate. Replace the needle plate.
The needle plate is removed for cleaning the
lint which may pile up between the needle
plate and the feed dop. The straight stitch
needle plate is used for sewing very fine or
soft materials. The zigzag needle plate can be
used for almost all of the normal sewing.
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