SINGER W910 User Manual

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SELECTION OF NEEDLES AND THREADS

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The needle ^nd thread you choose depends

upon the fabric you are stitching. The correct

selection of needle and thread is very important

to avoid damaging the fabrics of light weight,

or tightly woven fabrics, and to prevent skip­

ped stitches when sewing on very sheer or

stretchy fabrics or needle breakage when stitch­

ing heavy or stiff fabrics. For best results, sewing

machine needles should be replaced when they

become even slightly dull or bent or at the com­

pletion of every other garment.

A regular needle is suggested for use with

woven fabrics. Needles, style 15 x 1, of the

range in size from

8

to

20

are used on this

machine. The lower number indicates the finer

needle. The most commonly used sizes are 11

and 14.

A ball point needle is recommended for use

with tricots, jerseys, lingeries and power nets.

Unlike sharp pointed needles, which pierce

fibers of knit fabrics destroying elasticity,the

ball point needle slips between fibers without

damage to fabric and skipped stitches.

A wedge point needle is recommended for use

with leather and leather-look vinyls. A wedge

cutting point pierces leather more easily than

ordinary sewing machine needles, resulting in

more satisfactory stitching.

Although it is recommended to use a ball point

needle for knit fabrics, when sewing on very

stretchy fabrics of knits, the placement of a thin

paper below the fabric and the use of a finer

needle are suggested to prevent skip stitches.

Always use the same type and size of thread

in

both

needle

and

bobbin.

Use

good

quality thread without knots for best stitches.

WEDGE POINT

NEEDLE

REGULAR

SHARP NEEDLE

BALL POINT

NEEDLE

FLAT

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