SINGER S18 STUDIO Instruction Manual - Manual (Page 3)

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MACHINE IDENTIFICATION .............................5
Name of Parts ........................................................... 5
Standard Accessories ............................................... 6
GETTING READY TO SEW ...............................7
Connecting the Power Supply ................................... 7
Controlling Sewing Speed ......................................... 7
Speed control lever ........................................................ 7
Foot control .................................................................... 7
Functions of Buttons ................................................. 8
Pattern selection buttons ............................................. 10
Raising and Lowering the Presser Foot .................. 11
Attaching the Knee Lifter ......................................... 11
Changing the Presser Foot ..................................... 12
Removing and Attaching the Presser Foot Holder .. 12
Variety of Presser Feet and Their Uses .................. 13
Winding the Bobbin ................................................. 14
Removing the bobbin ................................................... 14
Preparing thread spool for sewing ............................... 14
Winding the bobbin ...................................................... 15
Inserting the bobbin ..................................................... 16
Threading the Machine ...................................... 17-18
Automatic Needle Threader .................................... 19
Drawing Up the Bobbin Thread ............................... 20
Changing Needles .................................................. 21
Thread and Needle Chart ....................................... 21
Balancing Thread Tension ....................................... 22
Adjusting the tension .................................................. 22
Adjusting the Presser Foot Pressure ...................... 23
Dropping the Feed Dog ........................................... 23
Selecting the Sewing Mode .................................... 24
Help Button ............................................................. 25
Selecting the Stitch Pattern ..................................... 25
Customizing Machine Settings ................................ 26
Resumption setting ...................................................... 26
Sound setting .............................................................. 26
Language selection ..................................................... 26
BASIC STITCHES (Mode 1) ............................27
Straight Stitch 01 .....................................................27
How to sew with the straight stitch ............................. 27
How to start stitching on the edge of thick fabrics ...... 27
Securing seams .......................................................... 27
Pivoting a corner ........................................................ 28
Using the cloth guide .................................................. 28
Using the seam guide lines ........................................ 28
Adjusting the needle position ..................................... 29
Adjusting the stitch length .......................................... 29
Various Stitch Patterns for Seaming .......................... 30
Basting Stitch pattern 07 .........................................31
Zigzag Stitch pattern 08 ..........................................32
Adjusting the stitch width ............................................ 32
Adjusting the stitch length .......................................... 32
Seam and Overcasting Stitch Patterns
(Modes 1 and 3) ......................................................33
Overcasting with zigzag stitch pattern 08 ................... 33
Seam and overcast stitch pattern 10 .......................... 33
Multiple zigzag stitch pattern 09 ................................. 33
Knit stitch pattern 01 ................................................... 34
Double overedge stitch pattern 02 .............................. 34
Overlock stitch pattern 03 ........................................... 34
Zipper Sewing .....................................................35-37
How to attach zipper foot ............................................ 35
How to insert a lapped zipper ................................ 35-37
Narrow Hemming with Narrow Hemmer Foot ..........38
PIECING AND QUILTING (Mode 2) ................39
Piecing with Quarter Inch Seams ............................39
Angle scale on the needle plate ................................. 39
Locked quarter inch seams ........................................ 39
Decorative stitch patterns for quilting.......................... 39
Even Feed / Walking Foot ........................................40
How to attach the even / feed walking foot ................. 40
How to stitch in the ditch ............................................. 40
How to channel quilt with quilting bar ......................... 40
Quilting Options .......................................................41
Edge guide / quilting bar ............................................. 41
Free-motion quilting .................................................... 41
Clasp stitch quilting .................................................... 42
Appliqué ..................................................................... 42
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