Jo’nt, Safety stitches – SINGER WSL216 User Manual

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Jo’nt

double

chain

stitches

The double-chain stitches present

appearance

conventional

straight stitches on surfaceof fabric,

and chain effect on the back
-suitable for sewing a single, or

multiple layers of stretchable fabrics.
Upper looper thread is not used in
forming the stitches.

Double-chain

stitching

can

performed either with trimming the
fabric, or without trimming.

Double-chain stitches without

trimming fabric

MACHINE SETTING

1. Open the front cover and the side

cover. (See page 6.)

2. Manually turning the hand wheel

towards you, set lower thread
guide at its lowest point. Set the

stitch selector lever at its extreme

left-end position for double-chain
stitching.

3. Assemble the extension table

onto the machine.

PUTTING UP THE LEGS

Pushing up support links at the joint

with a finger, as illustrated, will turn

up the front legs and lock them in

position.

ASSEMBLING TO MACHINE BASE

Assemble the extension table with turned-up

legs, by pushing in the two studs on the rear
edge to the holes provided on machine base.
Attention: When assembling the extension

table to machine base, care must
be exercised to keep both upper
and lower looper threads un

touched and free from any ob
struction on thread paths.

Use the cloth guide to be attached to the

extension table.

The cloth guide helps feed the fabric straight,

or when sewing along at a fixed distance

from the fabric edge.

Graduations are marked on extension table

for guide reference.

Place the cloth guide at the desired positioti,

and secure it tightly onto the extension table

with thumb screw.

CHANGING SEWING DIRECTIONS WHILE

DOUBLE-CHAIN STITCHING

To change sewing directions while sewing

with double-chain stitches, stop the machine
with needle at its lowest position piercing

through

the

fabric,

raise

presser

foot,

carefully turn around the fabric to the desired
direction, lower the foot, and start sewing in

the new direction.

SAFETY STITCHES

So-called

safety

stitches

are

formed

combination of double-chain stitching and

overlooking, for the purpose of reinforcement

on seams.

Finish the double-chain stitching first, and
overlock the seam preferably 2 or 3 mm apart

from the double-chain stitching line.

Connecting holes,

Pins

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