Some useful sewing hints – SINGER W1066 User Manual
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15. SOME USEFUL SEWING HINTS
TO TURN CORNERS:
1. Stop the machine while the needle is still in the material.
2. Raise the presser foot and turn the fabric using the needle as a pivot
3. Lower the presser foot and resume sewing.
TO SEW ELASTIC FABRICS:
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In sewing such elastic materials as jerseys, bias cut cloths etc., it is advisable to sew them with reduced upper
thread tension otherwise the thread will break when the sewn materials are stretched.
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TO SEW VERY THEN CLOTH:
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When sewing very thin cloth which tends to gather as you sew, place a sheet of newspaper or any other thin
■ paper underneath the material and sew with the shortest stitch possible. This will keep your work from gathering
BASTING:
1. Reduce the tension of the upper thread and employ the longest stitch possible.
2. The stitches may then be easily removed by pulling the lower thread.
TO KEEP YOUR MACHINE IN PERFECT CONDITION:
1. Keep all moving parts of the machine constantly oiled and clean. Do not over-oil machine.
2. Always turn handwheel toward you.
3. Do not run machine without cloth.
4. When sewing, do not pull the material otherwise you will bend the needle. The machine is designed to feed
the materlat automatically.
5. Do net operate machine when the presser bar lifter is raised.