Zig-Zag Stitching; Setting Pattern Selector; Setting Stitch Width And Needle Position - Singer 457 Instructions Manual

Zig Zag stitching
Needle Position : C
Stitch Width : 1-5
Presser Foot : General Purpose or
Special Purpose
Feed Height : R or F
With your Stylist sewing machine
you can do two kinds of zig-zag
stitching : plain zig-zag and blind-
stitching.
The pattern selector, located above
the stitch width selector on the front
of the machine, controls stitch selec-
tion .
Set the stitch width selector on 0
beforerotating pattern selector dial .
SETTING PATTERN SELECTOR
For Plain Zig-Zag Stitching
Rotate selector dial toward
For Blindstitching
Rotate selector dial toward ~--_
SETTING STITCH WIDTH
AND NEEDLE POSITION
To produce a plain zig-zag stitch or
a blindstitch, the stitch width selec-
tor must be moved from its straight
stitch position 0, to any setting be-
tween 1 and 5. The higher the num-
ber you select, the wider your stitch
will be .
Be sure to raise the needle above
the throat plate before changing the
stitch ividth .
Most of your zig-zag stitching will
be done at center (C) needle posi-
tion . Left (L) and right (R) set-
tings are used for special stitching
requirements, such as buttonhol-
ing, button sewing, and twin-needle
work .
For Zig-Zag Stitching
For Blindstitching .
Pattern Selector
Stitch Width Selector
Needle Position Selector
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