SINGER W4910 Euroflair - Manual (Page 19)

General hints
The best way to hold the fabric is to let your left hand
rest lightly on the work at A and guide it forward. Hold
the edge of the fabric at B with your right hand and guide
the work. Do not pull the fabric - just guide it toward
the presser foot and let the machine do the feeding.
When you wish to straight stitch, place the work so
that the needle goes down in the center of the marking
for the seam. When sewing zig-zag and other wide
stitches, e.g. overlock stitches place the marking for the
seam along the left edge of the needle hole.
Lower the presser foot, start the machine gently and
increase the speed gradually.
When sewing fine and soft fabrics, start the seam a
couple of mm (Vs") from the edge of the fabric, to prevent
it from being pulled down into the needle hole. If you
wish to extend the seam out to the very edge of the
fabric, sew a few reverse stitches and then hold the
threads behind the presser foot when sewing forward
again.
If you are going to sew a long seam, when you must
stop often to arrange the work or when you wish to pivot
at a comer, use the lower needle stop position.
When sewing short seams or when finishing off a
seam, use the upper needle stop position.
Fasten off the seam by depressing the reverse feed
button and sew a few reverse stitches.
When the seam is finished, raise the presser foot,
remove the work from behind and cut off the threads
leaving at least 15 cm (
6 ") of thread.
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