SINGER 2001 TouchTronic - Manual (Page 42)

Chapter 4. Straight Stitching
preparation
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Touch ; to turn on straight stitch.
A red light will be seen above the stitch sym­
bol to indicate that the machine is ready to
produce a basic straight stitch.
Straight stitch needle plate and foot are best
for all straight stitching. The straight stitch
foot aliows you to control the fabric easily
when stitching around a curve or close to the
fabric edge. The design of the foot helps pre­
vent skipped stitches.
The straight stitch foot is to be used on/y with
the straight stitch needle plate. When you use
the straight stitch needle plate your machine
will only sew a straight stitch even if you touch
another pattern symboi by mistake.
Always change back to the appropriate nee­
dle plate and presser foot when doing sewing
other than straight stitching.
Use of Reverse Stitch Symbol
If you wish to reinforce the beginning or end of
a seam, touch and keep finger on the reverse
stitch symboi ll .
Machine wiii only sew a straight stitch in
reverse for as long as you touch the symbol.
For additional information on reverse stitching
see page 32 in Chapter 3, Electronic Sewing.
REGULATING PRESSER FOOT
PRESSURE
Correct pressure is important to feed fabrics
smoothiy and eveniy. The NORM, (normai)
setting is an all-purpose setting that can be
used for sewing a wide variety of fabrics of
different weight and texture. Alternative set­
tings (4-) and (—) above and below NORM,
(normal) are also provided.
Lower presser foot before setting pressure.
• To increase pressure, turn dial from NORM,
toward MAX.
• To decrease pressure, turn dial from NORM,
toward ^ .
• For darning, set dial on ^ .
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