SINGER W217 User Manual
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darning
Machine Setting - 1
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Worn spots on clothing and household
linens can be darned easily with your
machine.
Completely release pressure on fabric
by turning fabric feed knob to DARN
and by pressing down on outer ring o
pressure regulator until center button
pops up.
For greater control, especially when
darning larger areas, place fabric m
embroidery hoop. For large holes
baste a piece of mending material
underneath hole to use as a base for
stitching.
Place fabric under needle. Move fabric
back and forth with an even motion to
cover darning area with closely spaced
rows of stitching. Then
turn
fabric
and sew another layer of stitching
across first layer of stitching.
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BUTTON SEWING
Turn bolonce wheel towards you to get needle to its highest position.
Raise
presser
bar
and
replace
regular
presser
foot,
with
button
sewing foot, as shown in Fig. 40. Drop the feed dog os required
for
darning
and
embroidering.
Upper
and
lower
threod
tensions
remain the same os for ordinory sewing.
Place moteriol or garment together with button under the presser
foot, so that holes in button line up with oWong hole in presser foot.
Adjust
width
of
zigzag
stitch
to
permit
needle
to
pass
through
centre of holes in button.
Before sewing with power, turn the balance
wheel by hand towards you to make sure
thot needle will stitch in the centre of the
holes in button. If the needle hits the button
it will break.
Then sew five to six stitches to ottoch button.
When attoching four-hole buttons, first sew one
set of two holes, then stitch into second set of
two holes and lock thread with two or three
plain stitches in lost hole.
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