SINGER 6215 - Manual (Page 3)

TABLE OF CONTENTS
SECTION 1. Getting To Know Your Machine 2
Principal Parts....................................................................................... 2
Accessories............................................................................................. 4
SECTION 2. Getting Ready to Sew 5
Important Safeguards............................................................................ 5
Operating the Machine.............................................................................6
Choosing and Changing Needles........................................................... 6
Changing Presser Feet........................................................................... 7
Changing the Needle Plate................................................................... 8
Attaching the Feed Cover....................................................................... 8
Removing and Replacing the Extension Table............
8
Fabric. Thread and Needle Table.......................................................... 9
Winding a Bobbin................................................................................... 10
Inserting a Bobbin................................................................................. 11
Threading the Machine ..................................................................... 12
Raising the Bobbin Thread :........................................................... .13
SECTION 3. Straight Stitching 14
Stitch Width Selector............................................................................ 14
Needle Position Selector....................................................................... 14
Stitch Length Selector.. ..................................................................... 14
Reverse Stitch Button............................................................................ 14
Adjusting Thread Tension..................................................................... 15
Sewing a Seam..................................................................................... 16
Darning................................................................................................. 18.
Quilting................................................................................................... 18
Inserting A Zipper.............................................................................. 19
SECTION 4. Zig-Zag Stitching 20
Stitch Pattern Selector...................................................................... 20
Needle Position Selector....................................................................... 20
Stitch Width Selector............................................................................. 20
Adjusting Stitch Length.........................................................................21
Needle Thread Tension....................................................................... 22
Zig-Zag Stitch........................................................................................ 22
Multi-Stitch Zig-Zag #8........................................................................ 23
Blindstitch #6....................................................................................... 24
Ladder Seams......................................................................................... 25
Attaching a Button....... ...................................................................... 26
SECTION 5. FlexI Stitch Patterns 27
Stitch Pattern Selector.......................................................................... 27
Adjusting Stitch Length......................................................................... 27
Stitch Width Selector............................................................................. 28
Needle Position Selector. .................................................................. .28
Balancing Flexi Stitches..................................................................... 28
Straight Stretch Stitch #3 .................................................................. 29
Ric Rac Stitch #5, . . . . . .„. ..........................;................................29
Slant Overedge Stitch #7.................................................................... .30
Honeycomb Stitch #9......................................................................... 31
SECTION 6. Four Step Buttonhole.......................................................................... 32
SECTION 7. Free-Arm Sewing................................................................................ 34
SECTION 8. Twin Needle Sewing............................................................................ 35
SECTION 9
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Caring For Your Machine...... ............................................................ 36
Removing arid Replacing the Bobbin Case... ................................... 36
Changing th0 Light Bulb........................................................................37
Cleaning the Machine....................................................................... 38
Lubricating the Machine........................................................................ 39
ADDITIONAL ACCESSORIES....................................................................................... 40
PERFORMANCE CHECKLIST 41
PERSONAL MEASUREMENTS 42
NOTES......................................................................................................................... 43
INDEX............. ................ ................................................................................................44