Singer 290 Vintage Sewing Machine Manuals

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Singer 290 Manual (77 pages)

Brand: Singer | Category: Sewing Machine | Size: 32 MB

Contents
3
Getting to Know Your Machine
4
Principal Parts - What They Do
5
Accessories
6
Bobbins
6
Needles
6
Changing the Needle
6
Presser Foot
7
Changing Presser Foot
7
Removing and Replacing Needle Plates
8
Attaching Snap-In Feed Cover
8
Spool Pin for Twin-Needle Stitching
9
Thread Lead-Off/Lint Brush
9
Container of Oil
9
Chainstitch Thread Guide/Chainstitch Needle Plate/Chainstitch Insert
9
Getting Ready to Sew
10
Connecting Machine
10
Operating Machine
10
Choosing Needle and Thread
11
Fabric, Thread and Needle Table
11
Threading the Machine
12
Winding the Bobbin
14
How to Start Sewing
15
To Start at Fabric Edge
15
To Start Away from Fabric Edge
15
Removing the Bobbin
16
Replacing an Empty Bobbin
16
Removing Thread from Bobbin
16
Replacing a Wound Bobbin
17
Raising the Bobbin Thread
17
Setting Selectors
18
Setting Stitch Width
18
Setting Needle Position
19
Regulating Needle-Thread Tension
20
Setting Stitch Length
21
Regulating Presser-Foot Pressure
21
Setting Pattern Group Selector
22
Setting Stitch Pattern Selector
22
Straight Stitching: Setting Selectors
23
Straight Stitching: Sewing a Seam
23
Straight Stitching: Starting a Seam
24
Straight Stitching: Ending a Seam
25
Straight Stitching: Guiding and Supporting Fabric
25
Zig-Zag Stitching: How Patterns Are Produced
26
Zig-Zag Stitching: Stitch Pattern Groups
26
Selecting and Adjusting Zig-Zag Stitches: Selecting a Pattern Group
27
Selecting and Adjusting Zig-Zag Stitches: Selecting a Stitch Pattern
27
Selecting and Adjusting Zig-Zag Stitches: Adjusting Width of the Design
28
Selecting and Adjusting Zig-Zag Stitches: Adjusting Stitch Placement
28
Selecting and Adjusting Zig-Zag Stitches: Adjusting Stitch Length
28
Selecting and Adjusting Zig-Zag Stitches: Adjusting Needle-Thread Tension
29
Selecting and Adjusting Zig-Zag Stitches: Adjusting Stitch Balance
29
Satin Stitching: Adjusting Stitch Length
30
Satin Stitching: Adjusting Thread Tension
30
Twin-Needle Stitching: Preparation
31
Twin-Needle Stitching: Threading the Twin Needle
31
Straight Stitching with a Twin Needle
32
Zig-Zag Stitching with a Twin Needle
32
Decorative Twin-Needle Stitching
32
Free-Motion Stitching: Preparation
33
Free-Motion Stitching: Script Lettering
34
Free-Motion Stitching: Floral Designs
35
Chainstitching: Preparation
36
Sewing a Chainstitch Seam: Starting and Chaining off
38
Sewing a Chainstitch Seam: Releasing Chain from Machine
38
Sewing a Chainstitch Seam: Ending Stitching in Fabric
39
Sewing a Chainstitch Seam: Removing the Stitching
40
Sewing a Chainstitch Seam: Removing the Chainstitch Accessories
40
Sewing the Professional Way: Sewing Knit and Stretch Fabric
41
Sewing the Professional Way: Stitch Pattern Chart
41
Guiding and Supporting Fabric
42
Plain Stretch Seams
43
Lingerie Seams
43
Overedged Seams: Overedging
44
Overedged Seams: Mock Overedging
44
Attaching Elastic: to Attach Waistline Elastic
45
Finishes for Hems and Facings
45
Handling Special Fabrics
46
Fabric Handling Table
46
Construction Details
48
Zipper Insertion
48
Corded Seams
50
Making the Welting
50
Stitching Welting into Seam
50
Regular Darts
51
Continuous-Thread Darts
51
Blindstitch Hems
52
Buttons
53
Buttonholes
54
Buttonhole Position
54
Marking the Garment
55
Buttonhole Length
55
Cutting Button Opening
55
Four-Step Buttonholing
56
Adjusting Forward-Reverse Stitch Balance
58
Buttonholes (Manual Method): Settings
59
Buttonholes (Manual Method): Stitch Width Settings
59
Buttonholes (Manual Method): Procedure
60
Decorative Touches
61
Monograms and Motifs: Stitching
61
Monograms and Motifs: Finding the Beginning of the Pattern Unit
61
Top Stitching
62
Applique
62
Keeping up Appearances: Mending
64
Keeping up Appearances: Tears
64
Keeping up Appearances: Bar Tacks
64
Darning Without Embroidery Hoop
65
Darning with an Embroidery Hoop
65
Free-Arm Sewing: Preparation
66
Free-Arm Sewing: Applications: Buttons
66
Free-Arm Sewing: Applications: Sleeves
67
Caring for Your Sewing Machine
68
Cleaning and Lubricating
68
Removing the Bobbin Case
69
Replacing the Bobbin Case
69
If Machine Is to be Stored
71
Lubricating Top of the Machine
71
Lubricating Bottom of Machine
71
Changing the Light Bulb
72
Replacing the Slide Plate
72
Index
73

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