Table Of Contents - Singer 9920 Instruction Manual

CONTENTS
IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS ............ 2
MODEL 9920 ...................................................... 8
FOR EUROPEAN AND SIMILAR TERRITORIES: ...... 8
MAIN PARTS .................................................... 10
ACCESSORIES ................................................ 12
DUST COVER .................................................. 12
EXTENSION TABLE ......................................... 14
a. REMOVING THE EXTENSION TABLE ................................ 14
b. OPENING THE ACCESSORY CASE ................................... 14
CHANGING THE PRESSER FOOT ................. 14
A. Changing the presser foot ..................................................... 14
B. Removing the presser foot holder ......................................... 14
INSERTING THE NEEDLE ............................... 16
FABRIC, THREAD AND NEEDLE TABLE ........ 16
CONNECTING THE MACHINE ........................ 18
FUNCTION OF EACH PART ............................ 20
A. REVERSE STITCH BUTTON ............................................... 20
B. NEEDLE UP/DOWN BUTTON ............................................. 20
C. TWIN NEEDLE BUTTON ...................................................... 20
D. PRESSER FOOT LIFTER .................................................... 20
E. DROP FEED LEVER ............................................................ 20
F. PRESSURE REGULATOR ................................................... 20
G. HAND WHEEL ...................................................................... 20
H. TOP COVER ......................................................................... 20
CONTROL PANEL ............................................ 22
A. L.C.D. DISPLAY .................................................................... 22
B. L.C.D. CONTRAST CONTROL ............................................ 22
C. PATTERN CHART ................................................................ 22
D. UTILITY STITCH BUTTON ................................................... 22
E. DECORATIVE & LETTER STITCH BUTTON ....................... 22
F. FUNCTION BUTTONS ......................................................... 22
G. SCROLL BUTTONS ............................................................. 22
H. CURSOR BUTTONS ............................................................ 22
I. CLEAR BUTTON .................................................................. 22
J. SETTING BUTTON ............................................................... 22
BOBBIN SETTING ............................................ 24
A. REMOVING THE BOBBIN .................................................... 24
B. SETTING SPOOL OF THREAD ON SPOOL PIN ................ 24
C. WINDING THE BOBBIN ....................................................... 24
D. INSERTING THE BOBBIN .................................................... 26
THREADING THE MACHINE ........................... 28
A. PREPARING TO THREAD MACHINE ................................. 28
B. SETTING SPOOL OF THREAD ON SPOOL PIN ................ 28
C. THREADING THE UPPER THREAD ................................... 28
D. THREADING THE NEEDLE EYE ......................................... 30
E. DRAWING UP THE BOBBIN THREAD ................................ 30
STARTING TO SEW ......................................... 32
A. START AND END OF SEAM ................................................ 32
B. REVERSE STITCHING ........................................................ 32
C. TURNING CORNERS ........................................................... 34
D. SEWING HEAVY FABRIC .................................................... 34
E. SEWING OVER OVERLAPPED AREAS .............................. 34
F. WIDTH OF SEAM ALLOWANCE ......................................... 34
ADJUSTING THE THREAD TENSIONS .......... 36
SELECTING UTILITY STITCH PATTERN ....... 38
A. SELECTING THE PATTERN ................................................ 38
B. MIRROR/REVERSE STITCH ............................................... 38
C. SETTING STITCH WIDTH AND LENGTH ........................... 38
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CAUTION: To prevent acceidents.
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WHERE TO USE EACH STITCH ..................... 40
STRAIGHT STITCH SEWING .......................... 42
A. Straight Stitch ........................................................................ 42
B. Straight Stitch With Auto-lock Stitch (Pattern No. 3) ............. 42
ZIGZAG STITCH SEWING ............................... 44
MULTI-STITCH ZIGZAG ................................... 44
FREE ARM SEWING ........................................ 44
Quilting .............................................................. 46
A. Joining the pieces of fabric ................................................... 46
B. Quilting .................................................................................. 46
C. Hand Look Quilting Stitch (No. 6) ......................................... 46
ELASTIC STITCH SEWING ............................. 48
CONTINUOUS DECORATIVE PATTERN ........ 48
A. SEWING THIN FABRICS ..................................................... 48
OVERCASTING-OVERLOCKING .................... 50
A. USING THE OVERCASTING FOOT .................................... 50
B. USING THE GENERAL PURPOSE FOOT ........................... 50
C. NOTE: .................................................................................... 50
BLIND HEM STITCHING .................................. 52
PATCH WORK .................................................. 54
APPLIQUE ........................................................ 54
INSERTING ZIPPERS
CENTERED INSERTION .................................. 56
LAPPED INSERTION ....................................... 58
A. TO OPEN THE ZIPPER WHILE STITCHING ....................... 58
BUTTONHOLE SEWING .................................. 60
AUTOMATIC BAR-TACK AND DARNING ....... 64
SEWING ON BUTTONS ................................... 66
A. Thread Shank ....................................................................... 66
DARNING/FREE-HAND EMBROIDERY .......... 68
A. ATTACHING THE DARING/ EMBROIDERY FOOT ............. 68
B. DARING ................................................................................ 68
C. FREE-HAND EMBROIDERY ................................................. 68
D. After darning or free-hand embroidery .................................. 68
TWIN NEEDLE SEWING .................................. 70
DECORATIVE & LETTER STITCH SEWING ... 72
A. SELECTING DECORATIVE & LETTER STITCH ................. 72
B. SHIFTING THE CURSOR .................................................... 72
C. TO CHECK SELECTED PATTERNS ................................... 74
D. INSERTING PATTERN ......................................................... 74
E. TO DELETE PATTERN ........................................................ 74
F. SETTING OF EACH PATTERN ............................................ 74
G. SEWING THE SELECTED PATTERN ................................. 76
H. TIPS ...................................................................................... 76
DECORATIVE AND LETTER STITCH CHART 78
MAINTENANCE ................................................ 80
CLEANING ........................................................ 80
HELPFUL HINTS .............................................. 82
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