Table Of Contents - Singer Touch-Tronic 2001 Manual

Table of Contents

Introduction2
Contents3
Product View6
Principal Parts And What They Do7
Transparent Bobbins8
Needles8
Straight Stitch Foot And Straight Stitch Needle Plate8
Zipper Foot8
Seam Guide9
General Purpose Foot And General Purpose Needle Plate9
One-Step Buttonhole Foot9
Overedge/Button Foot10
Dressweight Tailor Tack Foot10
Darning And Embroidery Foot10
Feed Cover Plate10
Special Purpose Foot11
Even Feed Foot11
Chainstitch Fittings11
Blindstitch Hem Guide11
Detachable Spool Pin12
Seam Ripper12
Lint Brush12
Large/Small Spool Holder12
Changing/Snap-On Presser Feet13
To Remove Foot13
Removing One-Piece Presser Foot And Presser Foot Shank14
Attaching One-Piece Feet14
Attaching The Even Feed Foot14
Attaching The Darning And Embroidery Foot14
Changing Needle Plates15
Attaching The Seam Guide16
Adjusting The Zipper Foot16
Chainstitch Needle Plate And Insert16
Choosing Needles And Threads17
Changing The Needle17
Regular/Winged/Twin Needle17
Ball Point Yellow Band Needle17
Fabric Weight Table18
Fabric, Thread And Needle Table20
Needle-Fabric Combination22
The Regular/Ball Point/Wedge Needles22
Connecting Machine23
To Run The Machine23
Threading The Machine24
Principal Threading Parts25
To Thread The Needle28
Winding The Bobbin29
To Start Sewing30
Low Bobbin Indicator31
Removing The Bobbin31
Replacing An Empty Bobbin31
Removing Thread From Bobbin31
Replacing A Wound Bobbin32
Raising The Bobbin Thread33
Electonic Sewing34
Selecting A Stitch34
Digital Fine Tuning34
Using Stitch Length With Straight Stitch35
Using Stitch Length With Other Stitch Patterns35
Stitch Balance36
Stitch Width37
Individual Preferences38
Reverse Stitching38
Pattern Repeat Symbol39
Twin-Needle Symbol39
Mirror Image40
2X (Two-Times)41
Straight Stitching42
Regulating Presser Foot Pressure42
Use Of Reverse Stitch Symbol42
Needle Thread Tension43
Tension Test43
Fabric Handling44
Pin/Speed Basting44
Stitch Length45
Thread Tension45
The Even Feed Foot46
Preparing Fabric46
Sewing A Seam47
Place Fabric Under Foot47
Sewing With A Newly Wound Bobbin47
Keeping Seams Straight48
Turning Square Corners48
Curved Seams49
Feinforcing End Of Seam49
Darning/With Accessories50
Darning With Embroidery Hoop50
Darning/Without Accessories51
Hesitation Embroidery51
Quilting52
Basic Procedure52
Chainstitching53
Adjusting Tension53
Starting And Chaining Off54
Releasing The Chain From The Machine54
Sewing A Chainstitch Seam54
Removing Chainstitching From Fabric55
Removing The Chainstitching Accessories/Plate55
Zig-Zag Stitching56
Changing Stitch Length And Width56
Adjusting Needle Thread Tension56
Left Narrow Zig-Zag Stitching57
Sewing In Right Needle Position57
Straight Stitching In Left Needle Position57
Zig-Zag Seam Finishes58
Trimmed/Overedged Seam Finish58
Lingerie Seams59
Satin Stitching60
Adjusting Stitch Length/Tension For Satin Stitching60
Applique61
Frr-Motion Embroidery62
Flower Embroidery62
Creative Ideas63
Adjusting Stitches To Suit Stretch Fabrics71
Guiding And Supporting Fabric71
Adjusting Pressure When Sewing Knit And Stretch Fabric71
Fabric Handling Table72
Stitch Centering73
Centered Stitching On Sampler73
Featherstitch74
Fagoting A Seam74
Patchwork Quilting75
Paris Point Stitch76
Picot Edges76
Paris Point Hemstitching77
Fringed Edges77
Overedged Stretch Stitch78
Overedged Seams78
Mock Overedge79
Overedged Seam Finish79
Blindstitch Hems80
Blindstitching A Ladder Seam81
Ladder Effect On Finished Garment81
Scalloping Edges82
Wrong Side Of Scalloped Edge82
Scalloped Edge On Finished Garment82
Elastic Stretch (Or "M") Stitch83
Lace Insertion83
Stretch Garment Repairing With Elastic Stretch Topstitching83
Multi-Stitch Zig-Zag84
Mending A Tear84
Finishes For Hems And Facings84
Multi-Stitch Zig-Zag Bar Tacks85
Belt Loops On Finished Garment85
Maxi-Topstitching86
Adjusting Reverse Stitch Balance87
Supporting Fabric While Topstitching Over A Seam87
Honeycomb Stitch88
Replacing Lingerie Elastic88
Joining Elastic88
Blanket Binding Stitch89
Arrowhead Stitch Finish90
Decorative And Secure Pocket Finish90
Decorative Border On Napkin90
Turkish Hemstitching91
Turning A Corner91
Double Overlapped/Mitered/Hemstitched Corner91
Zig-Zag Blindstitch Hems92
Curved Mending Stitch93
Dressweight Tailor Tack Stitch94
Machine Tailor Tacking94
Imitation Fringe95
Border Designs96
Marking A Border Design96
Monograms97
Initial In Plain Zig-Zag And Icicle/Arrowhead Stitching97
Line Initial In Plain Zig-Zag Stitch97
Two-Thread Straight Topstitching98
Topstitching With Leaf Stitch98
Smocking99
Gathering Stitches For Smocked Band99
Smocked Band Completed99
Twin-Needle Stitching100
Buttonhole102
Buttonhole Position102
Buttonhole Length103
Buttonhole Interfacing104
Test Sample104
One-Step Buttonholing105
Cutting Buttton Opening108
Adjusting Buttonhole Cutting Space109
Changing Stitch Density109
Stitching A Series Of Buttonholes109
Attaching A Button110
Free-Arm Sewing112
Edge Finishes113
Darning And Mending114
Bar Tacks114
Sleeves115
Cleaning The Machine116
Changing The Light Bulb117
Circuit Breaker117
Performance Checklist118
Machine Does Not Sew118
Bobbin Winding Difficulties118
Thread Breaks While Sewing119
Stitching Difficulties119
Feeding Difficulties120
Sluggish Or Noisy Machine120
Special Accessories For Special Jobs121
Professional Buttonholer121
Ruffler121
Quilting/Binder Foot121
How To Take Measurements122
Index123