SINGER 6136 - Manual (Page 20)

applications
ZIPPER INSERTiON
How the zipper is inserted will depend on the
typo of the garment and the location of the
zipper. With the adjustable zipper foot, you
will find it easy to sew an even line of stitch­
ing close to the zipper.
The zipper foot can be used either to the left
or right of the needle, depending on where
the bulk of the garment is placed.
• Noodle Position: .U
• Stitch Width; i 1 | | ^ §
• Stitch l.ongttr. To suit fabric
• (General f^urpose Noedio Plato
• Z i p p e r Fool
Adjusting the Zipper Foot
When the zipper is to the right of the needle.
• F3efore attaching the zipper foot slide the
adjusting spacer to the left (illustration A).
• Snap on the zipper foot as instructed on
page 4.
• Check the position of the foot by lowering
the needle into the side notch of the foot,
making sure it clears the foot.
When zipper is to the left of the needle, ad­
just the foot to the right of the needle in the
same Wciy (illustration t3).
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DARNING
With Embroidery Hoop
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• Stitch Width:
• Stitch Length; 0
• Snap-in Food Cover
• No Pressor Foot or t^ressor Foot Shafik
• fVesser Bar; l.owered
• Insert snap-in feed cover plate as instruc­
ted on page 5.
• Trim ragged edges from area to be darned
and certtro worn section in embroidery hoop
designed for machine use.
• Position hoop under the? noodle
f)rassor bar to engage tension. Hold needle
thread loosely with left hand, turn hand
wheel over and draw bobbin thread up
through fabric. Hold both thread ends and
lower needle into fabric. Take a few stitches
to secure.
Snip off thread ends close to fabric.
• Outiino area to be darned with straight
stitches for reinforcement.
• Stitch across opening, moving hoop under
needle at a slight angle from lower loft to
upper right. Keep lines of stitching closely
spaced and even in length. When opening
is filled, cover area with crosswise linos of
stitching.
This method of controlling fabric movement
with an embroidery hoop should be done with
the extension bod on the machine and may be
used to do embroidering or monogramming.
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