SINGER 8500Q MODERN QUILTER Instruction Manual - Manual (Page 5)

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Sewing machine
Dimensions: 567 mm × 240 mm × 317 mm
Mass of the equipment: 10.8 kg
Rated Voltage: 230 V ~
Rated Frequency: 50 Hz
Rated input: 64 W
Using ambient temperature: Normal temperature
Acoustic noise level: less than 70 db(A)
For European version
1.GETTING TO KNOW YOUR MACHINE
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Accessories ----------------------------------------------------------- 8 - 9
Set up your machine -------------------------------------------- 10 - 11
Spool pins ---------------------------------------------------------- 10 - 11
Winding bobbin --------------------------------------------------- 12 - 13
Threading the bobbin thread ---------------------------------- 14 - 15
Threading the top thread --------------------------------------- 16 - 17
Using automatic needle threader ---------------------------- 18 - 19
Needle, thread and fabric chart ------------------------------------ 20
Changing the needle -------------------------------------------------- 21
Adjusting top thread tension ---------------------------------- 22 - 23
Changing presser foot ------------------------------------------ 22 - 23
Control panel functions ----------------------------------------- 24 - 29
Functions of operation switch panel ------------------------- 30 - 31
2. STARTING TO SEW
Quick reference table of stitch length and width --------- 32 - 35
Straight stitching ------------------------------------------------- 36 - 39
Keeping seams straight, Inserting zippers and piping
Hand-look quilt stitch -------------------------------------------- 38 - 39
Straight stitch with auto tie-off function --------------------- 38 - 39
Zigzag stitching --------------------------------------------------- 40 - 41
Adjusting stitch width and length, Satin stitch
Placement of patterns
Blind stitch --------------------------------------------------------- 42 - 43
Multi-stitch zigzag ------------------------------------------------ 42 - 43
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Stretch stitches --------------------------------------------------- 44 - 51
Straight stretch stitch, Overedge stitch, Ric-rac stitch,
Feather stitch, Blanket stitch, Honeycomb stitch,
Slant overedge stitch, Turkish stitch, Slant pin stitch,
Thorn stitch, Reinforced overedge stitch, Wizard stitch,
Crossed stitch, Pin stitch, Entredeux stitch,
Ladder stitch, Criss-cross stitch, Fishbone stitch
Sewing on a button ---------------------------------------------- 50 - 51
Buttonholes -------------------------------------------------------- 52 - 59
Using buttonhole foot, Corded buttonholes
Buttonholing with hard-to-sew fabrics, Manual buttonhole
Decorative sewing ----------------------------------------------- 60 - 61
Tips on design stitching ---------------------------------------- 60 - 61
More sewing examples ----------------------------------------- 62 - 63
3. OTHER THINGS YOU SHOULD KNOW
Presser foot lifter ------------------------------------------------- 64 - 65
Feed dog control ------------------------------------------------- 64 - 65
Converting to free-arm sewing ------------------------------- 64 - 65
Performance checklist ------------------------------------------ 66 - 67
Cleaning hook area and feed dogs -------------------------- 68 - 69
Oiling inside the face cover ------------------------------------ 70 - 71
Special accessories --------------------------------------------- 72 - 81
Helpful messages ------------------------------------------------ 82 - 83
Programming the memory -------------------------------------- 84 - 89