SINGER 4314 User Manual

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Chapter 1.

Getting to Know Your Machine........................................................................................................................... 2

Principal Parts........................................................................................................................................................2

Accessories............................................................................................................................................................ 3

Chapter 2.

Getting Ready to Sew........................................................................................................................................... 4

Choosing and Changing Accessories................................................................................................................ 4

Fabric Weight Table........................................................................................................................................ 6
Fabric Thread and Needle Table....................................................................................................................8

Needle-Fabric Combinations..............................................................................................................................10
Operating the Machine........................................................................................................................................ 10

The Bobbin Thread..............................................................................................................................................11

Winding the Bobbin • Threading the Bobbin Case

Threading the Machine........................................................................................................................................13

Raising the Bobbin Thread

Chapter 3.

Straight Stitching ............................................................................................................................................... 15

Adjusting Machine Stitch to Suit Your Fabric...................................................................................................15

Setting Selectors • Regulating Presser Foot Pressure •
Adjusting Stitch Length • Needle-Thread Tension

Sewing a Seam.....................................................................................................................................................17

Keeping-the Seam Straight

Applications ....................................................................................................................................................... 18

Zipper Insertion • Darning ■

Chapter 4.

Basic Zig-Zag Stitching..................................................................................................................................... 19

Adjusting Machine to Suit Your

Fabric........................................................................................................19

How to Set Selectors • Pattern Group Selector •
Needle Position Selector • Stitch Width Selector • Adjusting Needle Tension •

Adjusting Stitch Length • Adjusting Presser Foot Pressure

Satin Stitching..................................................................................................................................................... 21
Applications .........................................................................................................................................................22

Appliqué • Lingerie Seams • Zig-Zag Seam Finishes

Chapter 5. Machine Stitch Patterns..................................................................................................................................... .24

Setting Selectors . . . •.............................................................................................................................. ..... , 24

Selecting a Pattern Group • Adjusting Width of the Design • Adjusting Stitch

Placement • Adjusting Stitch Length • Adjusting Stitch Balance

Adjusting Stitches to Suit Stretch Fabrics . ................. ...................................................................................27

Guiding and Supporting Fabric • Adjusting Pressure

Stitch Pattern Chart............................................................................................................................................ 28
Applications ........................................................................................................................................................ 29
Blindstitch............................................................................................................................................................ 29

Hems

Multi Stitch Zig-Zag ............................................................................................................................................ 30

Bar Tacks • Mending a Tear

Honeycomb Stitch...............................................................................................................................................31

Attaching Elastic

Chapter 6. Buttonholes and Buttons..................................................................................................................................... 32

Four-Step Buttonholing...................................................................................................................................... 32

Changing Stitch Density

Buttons................................................................................................................................................................. 34

Chapter 7. Twin-Needle Stitching........................................................................................................................................... 35

Chapter 8. Free-Arm Sewing................................................................................................................................................. 36

Chapter 9. Performance Checklist........................................................................................................................................ 37

Chapter 10.

Caring for Your Machine......................................................................................................................... 38

Index ............................................................................................................................................................................................ 40

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