SINGER 4314 User Manual
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Chapter 1.
Getting to Know Your Machine........................................................................................................................... 2
Principal Parts........................................................................................................................................................2
Accessories............................................................................................................................................................ 3
Choosing and Changing Accessories................................................................................................................ 4
Fabric Weight Table........................................................................................................................................ 6
Fabric Thread and Needle Table....................................................................................................................8
Needle-Fabric Combinations..............................................................................................................................10
Operating the Machine........................................................................................................................................ 10
The Bobbin Thread..............................................................................................................................................11
Winding the Bobbin • Threading the Bobbin Case
Threading the Machine........................................................................................................................................13
Raising the Bobbin Thread
Adjusting Machine Stitch to Suit Your Fabric...................................................................................................15
Setting Selectors • Regulating Presser Foot Pressure •
Adjusting Stitch Length • Needle-Thread Tension
Sewing a Seam.....................................................................................................................................................17
Keeping-the Seam Straight
Applications ....................................................................................................................................................... 18
Zipper Insertion • Darning ■
Adjusting Machine to Suit Your
Fabric........................................................................................................19
How to Set Selectors • Pattern Group Selector •
Needle Position Selector • Stitch Width Selector • Adjusting Needle Tension •
Adjusting Stitch Length • Adjusting Presser Foot Pressure
Satin Stitching..................................................................................................................................................... 21
Applications .........................................................................................................................................................22
Appliqué • Lingerie Seams • Zig-Zag Seam Finishes
Chapter 5. Machine Stitch Patterns..................................................................................................................................... .24
Setting Selectors . . . •.............................................................................................................................. ..... , 24
Selecting a Pattern Group • Adjusting Width of the Design • Adjusting Stitch
Placement • Adjusting Stitch Length • Adjusting Stitch Balance
Adjusting Stitches to Suit Stretch Fabrics . ................. ...................................................................................27
Guiding and Supporting Fabric • Adjusting Pressure
Stitch Pattern Chart............................................................................................................................................ 28
Applications ........................................................................................................................................................ 29
Blindstitch............................................................................................................................................................ 29
Hems
Multi Stitch Zig-Zag ............................................................................................................................................ 30
Bar Tacks • Mending a Tear
Honeycomb Stitch...............................................................................................................................................31
Attaching Elastic
Four-Step Buttonholing...................................................................................................................................... 32
Changing Stitch Density
Buttons................................................................................................................................................................. 34
Index ............................................................................................................................................................................................ 40
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