SINGER W426 - Manual (Page 20)

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ADJUSTING PRESSURE ON FABRIC AND FEED DOG HEIGHT
• GENERAL SEWING
Usually for normal sewing, except for sewing on
very sheer soft or very stretchy fabrics, the
center pin (B) of the pressure control be at its
lowest position and the feed dog height control
be turned to the right, "HIGH” position.
For sewing on such very sheer. soft medium or
lightweight stretchy fabrics as very sheer
voil, lawn, silk geogette crepe, plastic film,
organdy, nylon net, very stretchy synthetic tricot
and jersey, etc., reduce half the pressure on the
fabric ancF the feed dog height. To reduce half
the pressure, press the outer ring (A) of the
pressure control, then press the center pin (B)
down again to halfway spot. To reduce half the
feed dog height, turn the feed dog height control
to "LOW" position.
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• MENDING AND DARNING:
In order to move the fabric freely in any direction for darning and mending, release
the center pin (B) completely by pressing down on the outer ring (A). Turn the feed
dog height control to "DOWN" position, which drops the feed dog well below the
needle plate. To return the feed dog height to normal, turn the control to "HIGH"
position.