SINGER 6106 - Manual (Page 17)

Chapter 3. Straight Stitching
adjusting machine stitch to suit your fabric
B e f o r e y o u m o v e t h e s e l e c t o r s t o s e t y o u r
m a c h in e f o r s t r a i g h t s t i t c h i n g , t u r n t h e h a n d
w h e e l toward you u n t il t h e n e e d l e is a b o v e
t h e n e e d l e p l a t e .
L L 1
Needle Position Selector
SETTING SELECTORS * •
• Set needle position selector at
• Set stitch width selector at
• Set stitch length: . 5 - 4 to suit fabric
1:1
stitch Width Selector
REGULATING PRESSER FOOT
PRESSURE
T h e p r e s s u r e d i a l r e g u l a t e s t h e p r e s s u r e t h a t
t h e p r e s s e r f o o t e x e r t s o n t h e f a b r i c . C o r r e c t
p r e s s u r e is im p o r t a n t b e c a u s e i t e n a b l e s t h e
f a b r i c t o f e e d s m o o t h ly a n d e v e n l y , \ w i t h o u t
b e i n g m a r k e d .
T h e NORM ( n o r m a l ) s e t t i n g i s a n a l l p u r p o s e
s e t t i n g t h a t c a n b e u s e d f o r s e w i n g a w i d e v a ­
r ie t y o f f a b r i c s o f d i f f e r e n t w e i g h t s a n d t e x ­
t u r e s . I n t e r m e d i a t e n o t c h e d s e t t i n g s a b o v e a n d
b e l o w NORM ( n o r m a l ) a r e a ls o p r o v i d e d . W h e n
y o u n e e d e x t r a c o n t r o l t o s e w , r e g u l a t e t h e
s e t t i n g t o h e a v i e r o r l i g h t e r p r e s s u r e t o s u i t
t h e f a b r i c b e in g u s e d .
Lower the foot before setting pressure.
• To increase pressure, t u r n d ia l f r o m NORM
t o w a r d MAX.
• To decrease pressure, t u r n d ia l f r o m NORM
t o w a r d ^ .
• For darning, s e t d ia l o n ^ .