Sewing thin or light weight fabric, Preparing to sew – SINGER W167 User Manual

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SEWING THIN OR LIGHT WEIGHT FABRIC

When lighter pressure is required to sew satisfactorily on thin

:ulk or filmy material, the pressure cap should be about half-way
down. Release all the way by pressing the snap lock, A. Fig. 20,
• md then press cap B down again to half-way spot. Lower the

feed slightly by turning the red arrow on

position.
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DARNING

AND

MONOGRAMMING.

fabric freely in any direction for darning,

kinds of free-hand embroidery, release the
pletely by pressing down on the snap lock. A, Fig. 20. Turn the
knob to "DOWN" position, which drops the feed well below the
needle plate. To return feed to normal, return knob to "HIGH".

the knob to "LOW"

In order to move the

mending and certain

pressure cap B com-

Fig. 20

P R E P A R I N G T O S E W

Have take-up lever at highest point before starting to sew. Do not try to help the feeding

b y pulling the material as this may deflect the needle and cause it to break.

NEVER run machine without material under presser foot.
Place material and threads in position under the presser foot and lower the presser foot. You

are now ready to begin sewing. By having the needle at its highest point, it is not necessary

t o touch the hand wheel to start the machine. You merely press the control. The speed of the
machine is regulated by increasing or decreasing the amount of pressure exerted on the control.