SINGER 1200 Athena User Manual
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Contents
Page
Principal Parts............................................................................................................................................................ 2
Accessories ................................................................................................................................................................... 3
Choosing Needles ......................................................................................................................................................... 6
Choosing and Changing Accessories ........................................................................................................................... 7
Operating the Machine................................................................................................................................................... 9
Fabric Weight Table .................................................................................................................................................... 1C
Fabric. Thread, and Needle Table.............................................................................................................................. 12
Threading the Machine............................................................................................................................................... 14
The Bobbin................................................................................................................................................................... 16
Winding the Bobbin • Changing the Bobbin
3. Electronic Sewing..................................................................................................................................................... 20
Seiecting a Stitch.......................................................................................................................................................... 20
Patter.n Repeat Button © individual Preferences
Stitch Adjustments........................................................................................................................................................ 22
Stitch Width « Stitch Length « Stitch Length Guidance Table » Reverse Stitch-Balance «
Twin-Needle Switch
4. Straight Stitching ............................................................................................................................................................. 25
Preparation................................................................................................................................................................... 25
Fabric Handling.......................................................................................................................................................... 27
Pin Basting ® Speed Basting
Sewing a Seam ........................................................................................................................................................... 2S
Placing Fabric under Foot ® Sewing with a Newly Wound Bobbin « Keeping Sea.ms Straight ®
Turning Square Corners ® Curved Seams ® Reinforcing End of Seam
Darning
«
Quilting * Chainstitchlng
5. Basic Zig-Zag Stitching ................................................................................................................................................. 40
Zig-Zag Stitching .......................................................................................................................................................... 40
Creative Applications .................................................................................................................................................. 41
Adjusting Stitches for Stretch Fabrics .......................................................................................................................... 46
Handling Special Fabrics.............................................................................................................................................. 47
Stitch Centering ........................................................................................................................................................... 48
Stitch Usage: Functional and Decorative..................................................................................................................... 49
Decorative Stitching ................................................................................................................................................... 64
Border Designs • Monograms • Topstitching « Smocking »Twin-Needle Stitching
7. Buttons and Buttonholes ................................................................................................................................................. 69
Buttons ........................................................................................................................................................................ 69
Buttonhole Position » Buttonhole Length • Buttonhole Interfacing »Two-Step Buttonholing «
Balancing the Buttonhole » Stitching a Series of Button.holes » Cutts.ng Button Opening »
Corded Buttonholes
8. Free-Arm Sewing ............................................................................................................................................................ 75
9. Performance Checklist................................................................................................................................................... 79
10. Caring for Your Machine................................................................................................................................................. 82
11. Sewing Aids ................................................................................................................................................................... 84
Index........................................................................................................................................................................................ 87