SINGER 5147 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 T

4

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

Fabric Weight Table ..

6

Fabric Thread and Neecfle Table ...................................................................................................... 8

Operating the Machine ...................................................................................................................... 10
The Bobbin Thread ................................................................................................................................ 11

Winding the Bobbin ® Removing the Bobbin Case • Threading the Bobbin Case •
Adjusting Bobbin-Thread Tension • Replacing the Bobbin Case

Threading the Machine............................... ‘..................................................................... .................... 14

Raising the Bobbin Thread

Chapter 3. Straight Stitching ...................................................................................................................................16

Adjusting Machine Stitch to Suit Your Fabric .....................................................................................16

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

Sewing a Seam .......................................................... -............................................................... ..........18

Keeping the Seam Straight

Applications ......................................................................................................................... ......... . . . . 19

Zipper Insertion • Darning

Chapter 4.

Basic Zig-Zag Stitching ........................................................................................................................20

Adjusting Machine to Suit Your Fabric ................................................................................................20

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

Satin Stitching ........................................................................................................................................ 22
Applications ............................................................................................................................................23

Appliqué

Chapter 5.

Machine Stitch Patterns

24

Setting Selectors ................................................................................................................................... 24

Selecting a Pattern • Adjusting Stitch Length • Adjusting Width

Adjusting Stitches to Suit Stretch Fabric ............................................................................................ 26

Guiding and Supporting Fabric • Adjusting Pressure

Applications ............................................................................................................................................ 27

Blindstitch .............................................................................................................................................. 27

Hems

Slant Overedge ..................................................................................................................................... 28

Chapter 6. Buttonholes ........................................................................................................................................... 29

Buttonhole Position • Buttonhole Length

Four-Step Buttonholing ........................................................................................................................ 31

Chapter 7. Twin-Needle Stitching

33

Chapter 8. Free-Arm Sewing.................................................................................................................................... 34

Chapter 9. Perfornwince Checklist .........................................................................................................................35

Chapter 10. Caring for Your Machine ....................................................................................................................... 36

Index ........................................................................................................................................................................... 38

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