SINGER W1418 - Manual (Page 31)

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Welcome to the wonderful world of sewing with your new White Sewing Machine! Be sure to watch
the video and read through the Instruction Book for the basic information you’ll need to get started.
Your new White Sewing Machine offers a variety of stitch capabilities. Instructions for the 18
different stitch functions that are pictured on the box and on the brochure sheet for your White 1418
model follow.
1. Straight Stitch with variable length. Set stitch width dial to 0. Standard straight stitch for
joining seams, etc; set stitch length dial to 2-3. Basting stitch; set the stitch length dial to 4 for a long
basting stitch for temporary stitching. This is an easy stitch to pull out later.
2. Variable Length Zigzag; The second stitch function pictured is zigzag stitch, set width 5 and
length 3-5. Use this for stitching trims and ric rac in place and for a decorative look.
3. Variable Width Zigzag; The third stitch function is a tapered zigzag. Set the length to 3 and
the width to 0 as you begin to sew and increase the width slowly from 0 to 5 as you sew. This wiB
begin the stitch with a point and taper to a wide zigzag. To sew the taper in the opposite direction,
begin at width 5 and taper to 0. Use this denotatively or to stitch tapered bartacks.
4. Darning and Mending; Set the width dial to 0 and length to 1.5. Stitch across the small tear
and push the reverse button to sew back over it, release the reverse, sew forward over the tear, push
reverse to go over the tear again. Continue stitching back and forth over the tear to mend it.
5. Buttonhole; Follow the instructions for buttonhole in your Instruction Manual.
6. Button Sewing; Consult your Instruction Manual under Button Sewing.
7. Corded Buttonholes; Stitch the buttonhole as shown in the Instruction Manual but before
beginning to sew, lower the needle into the fabric and loop a piece of heavy thread or gimp cord
around the needle. As the buttonhole columns and bartacks are sewn, catch the cord in the stitching.
8. Overcast; Set stitch width to 5. Stitch along the edge of the fabric to overcast or finish the
edges to keep them from fraying and to keep them laying flat.
9. Hem Stitch; For a Blind Hem on medium and heavy fabrics, fold and press the hem in place.
Pin with the pins perpendicular to the hemline. Hold the fabric wrong side up and fold the hem to the
right side but leave about 14” of the wrong side of the hem extending to the right. You will sew along
this extension. Set the length to 3.5 and the width to about 4. Sew this zigzag stitch on the extension
on the wrong side of the hem with the left swing of the zigzag stitch just catching on the fold of the
fabric.
10. Gathering; Set stitch length to 4. Sew two rows of this long straight stitch Vi' apart and pull
the bobbin threads to gather the fabric.