SINGER 18434 User Manual
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CHOOSING AND CHANGING NEEDLES
IMPORTANT: For best sewing results, use only Singer
* needles. Check the needle package, and the Fabric,
Thread and Needle Table for the correct needle and
fabric combination.
• Raise needle to its highest position.
• Loosen needle clamp screw and remove needle.
• With flat side of, needle to the back insert new nee-
dle up into clamp as far as it will go.
• Tighten needle clamp screw securely.
FREE ARM SEWING
Free arm sewing makes it easier to sew hard-to-reach
areas.
To change machine for free arm sewing, push in and
lift right edge (1) of extension table, slide it to the left
and off the machine.
• Topstitch edges on sleeves, or finish waistbands and
pants legs easily.
• Sew buttonholes without stretching cuffs or neck-
bands.