SINGER 8614 - Manual (Page 5)

CONTENTS
1. Getting to Know Your Machine.............................. 4
Principal Parts..........................................................4
Accessories..............................................................7
2. Getting Ready to Sew..............................................9
Choosing and Changing Accessories ... 9,11
Choosing Needle and Thread.......................... 13
Operating the Machine..................................... 15
with Electric Motor............................................ 15
The Bobbin Thread............................................... 17
Winding the Bobbin...................................... 17
Threading the Bobbin Case ........................... .19
Threading the Machine..................................... 21
Raising the Bobbin Thread................................. 23
3. Straight and Basic Zig-Zag Stitching . . . . 25
Setting Selectors.......................................... ... . 25
Adjusting Stitches to Suit Stretch Fabrics . . 27
Guiding and Supporting Fabric . . . . . . . 27
Adjusting Needle-Thread Tension...................27
Adjusting Stitch Length................................... 29
Reverse Stitching............................................. 29
Sewing a Seam............................................. ... . 31
Satin Stitching...................................................33
Darning................................................................. 35
Zipper Insertion..................................................... 37
Appliqué
37
Lingerie Seams - Zig-Zag Seam Finishes . . 39
4. Machine Stitch Patterns................................... 41
Setting Selectors.............................................. 43
Adjusting Stitch Length....................................... 45
Adjusting Stitch Balance................................. 45
Stitch Pattern Chart........................................ 46,47
Straight Stretch Stitch......................................49
Ric-Rac Stitch................................................... 51
Honeycomb Stitch............................................ 53
Blindstitch............................................................. 55
Multi Stitch Zig-Zag.......................................... 57
5. Buttonhole and Buttons ... ...................................59
Four-Step Buttonholing.................................59,61
Changing Stitch Density . . . » ................. 61
Buttons................................................................. 63
6. Free-Arm Sewing............................................64,65
7. Twin-Needle Stitching...................................... 67
8. Caring for Your Machine............................... 69,71
Your personai measurements......................... 72
Note Notas- -Notes