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
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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
Hems
Slant Overedge ..................................................................................................................................... 28
Chapter 6. Buttonholes ........................................................................................................................................... 29
Buttonhole Position • Buttonhole Length
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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