Basic Zig-Zag Stitching; Setting Selectors; Aa Re - Singer 1280 Instruction Book

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Br Basic Zig-Zag Stitching
NANNY BABA
DADA
ANA A A
Setting Selectors
Set the stitch pattern selector on the coiour bar that
matches the colour of the zig-zag stitch framed by the
pattern group selector, See page 46.
Before turning selector, make sure needle is out of
the fabric.
Needle Position Selector
Most of your zig-zag stitching will be done in centre
A, needie position.
Left dí and right ab settings are used for special
stitch placement.
Stitch Width Selector
To produce a piain zig-zag or a decorative stitch, the
stich wigtn selector is moved from its straight stitch
position
i to any of ts other four positions. The fur-
ther you move the selector toward the right, the wider
your stich wil be.
Adjusting Stitch Length
Any
sich iength setting from f to 4 wil give you an
open zig-zag Stien.
The higher the number,
the more open, or farther
apart your stitches will De.
The area between 0 and 1 on the dial is used for the
adjusiment of zig-zag satin stitching, a series of closely
spaced
plain zig-zag
stiches
that form a smooth.
Satin-tike surface. (Refer to page 40 for information
on satin stitching }
Bobbin Thread Tension
Bobbin thread tension is controlled py screw A located
regular sewing and should no! be adiusted unless the
corners of a zig-zag stich cannot be locked by aciust-
ing the neecie thread tension.
On those rare occasions when iH becomes necessary
to adiust the bobbin thread tension, use a very smai;
Se ewdrver A very sight tum of screw A wil change
ne appearance of your stitching.
. = increase tension, turn screw to the sight.
* To decrease tension, turn screw to the 'ef
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