SINGER W431 - Manual (Page 16)

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SELECTION OF STITCH:
STITCH LENGTH CONTROL
The stitch length control controls the forward feeding of
the fabric in ordinary sewing.
At 0, the fabric does not feed at all. With the control
around the symbol
D for buttonhole, the shortest
stitch is available. At 4 is the longest - about 6 stitches
per inch on ordinary fabrics — but the control may be
set at any desired spot between 0 and 4 for a variety of
length, except when stretch stitching (triple back-and-
forth stitching) the control should be always at 4. Turn
the control to the left to lengthen and to the right to
shorten the stitch.
The stitch length number you choose is indicated by the
pointer above the control.
The stitch length in stretch stitching (triple back-and-
forth stitching) can not be altered by the control, but it
is fixed about 3/64 inch of trouble-free stretch stitch
length on most kinds of fabrics with the Stitch Selector
at stretch stitch position and the stitch length control
at "4"
REVERSE BUTTON
When you wish to sew backward to tie the threads at the beginning or end of a seam
in ordinary sewing, press the Reverse Button as far as it will go, so that your machine
sews in reverse at approximately the same stitch length as forward stitch length. The
machine will sew backward as long as the button is held in.
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Cross reference table between numeral on the control and number of actual stitches
per inch
Numeral on the control 0
Number of stitches per inch (approx.) No Feeding : 24 12 ■ 9
1 2 ■■ "/■4^
24 12 : 9 6
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