SINGER W1514 - Manual (Page 13)

Hold the end of upper thread loosely and turn hand wheel toward
you until the needle goes all the way down and comes back up.
A loop ^^Fig. 11) will be formed over the upper thread which
then can be pulled out straight. Place both thread ends under the
slot of the presser foot and draw toward the back of the machine,
leaving both threads three or four inches long.
SETTING THE
STITCH LENGTH
Fig. 11
stitch length. Then push lever A down against bar D. To sew in
reverse push lever A upward against bar C.
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The length of the stitch
and
reverse sewing are
both regulated by the
lever A, Fig. 12.
Button B locks the stitch
length for both forward
and reverse.
To adjust stitch length,
turn button B to the left,
then move lever A past
the zero mark until bar
C is opposite the num­
ber
stitch length re­
quired. (4 is the longest
stitch,
near 0 the
shortest.) Turn button
B to the right to lock the
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