SINGER 9618 - Manual (Page 5)

CONTENTS
1. Getting to Know Your Machine............................ .4
Principal Parts......................................................... 4
Accessories............................................................. 7
2. Getting Ready to Sew..............................................9
Choosing and Changing Accessories ... 9,11
Choosing Needle and Thread...............................13
Operating the Machine..........................................15
with Electric Motor............................................ 15
The Bobbin Thread................................................17
Winding the Bobbin...........................................17
Threading the Bobbin Case.............................. 19
Threading the Machine........................................21
Raising the Bobbin Thread...................................23
3. Straight and Basic Zig-Zag Stitching ... 25
Setting Selectors................................................... 25
Adjusting Stitches to Suit Stretch Fabrics . . 27
Guiding and Supporting Fabric........................... 27
Adjusting Needle-Thread Tension . . . . . . 27
Adjusting Stitch Length........................................ 29
Reverse Stitching................................................. 29
Sewing a Seam.................................................... 31
Satin Stitching....................................................... 33
Darning................................................................... 35
Zipper Insertion..................................................... 37
Appliqué................................................................. 37
Lingerie Seams-Zig-Zag Seam Finishes . .39
4. Machine Stitch Patterns....................................... 41
Setting Selectors................................................... 43
Adjusting Stitch Length........................................45
Adjusting Stitch Balance...................................... 45
Stitch Pattern Chart..........................................46,47
Straight Stretch Stitch.......................................... 49
Ric-Rac Stitch............................ .........................51
Honeycomb Stitch.................................................53
Blindstitch..............................................................55
Multi Stitch Zig-Zag . ..... ...................................... 57
5. Buttonhole and Buttons....................................... 59
Four-Step Buttonholing.................................. 59,61
Changing Stitch Density...................................... 61
Buttons.................................................................. 63
6. Free-Arm Sewing..............................................64,65
7. Twin-Needle Stitching...........................................67
8. Caring for Your Machine................................. 69,71
Your personal measurements..............................72
Note Notas- -Notes