Basic Zig-Zag Stitching; Setting Seleetors - Singer 244 Manual

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4. Basic Zig-Zag
Stitching
Setting Selectors
Begin by inserting your zig-zag stitch pattern
disc 1 onto your sewing machine. following the
steps given on page 47.
Before turning selector , make sure needle is out
of the fabrico
Needle Position Selector
Most of your zig-zag stitching will be done in
centre.'. needle position.
Left
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and righ.!. settings are used for special
stitch placement.
Stitch Width Selector
To produce a piam zig-zag or a decorative
st it ch, the stitch width selector is moved frorn
lts straight stitch position to any of its other
four positions. The further vou move the
seleetor toward the riqht , the wider your stitch
will be
Adjusting Stitch Length
Any stitch length setting from 1 to 4 will give
vou an open zig-zag stitch.
The higher the number, the more open. or
farther apart your stitches wi 11 be.
The area between O and 1 on the dial is used for
lhe adjustment of zig-zag satin stltchirq, a series
of closely spaced plain zig-zag stitches that
form a srnoot h, satin-like surface. (Refer to
page 43 for inforrnat ion on satin stitching}.
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