Table Des Matières - Singer 9940 Notice D'utilisation

CONTENTS
IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS ............ 2
MODEL 9940 ...................................................... 8
FOR EUROPEAN AND SIMILAR TERRITORIES: ...... 8
MAIN PARTS .................................................... 10
ACCESSORIES ................................................ 12
DUST COVER .................................................. 12
EXTENSION TABLE ......................................... 14
a. REMOVING THE EXTENSION TABLE ................................ 14
b. OPENING THE ACCESSORY CASE ................................... 14
CHANGING THE PRESSER FOOT ................. 14
A. Changing the presser foot ..................................................... 14
B. Removing the presser foot holder ......................................... 14
INSERTING THE NEEDLE ............................... 16
FABRIC, THREAD AND NEEDLE TABLE ........ 16
CONNECTING THE MACHINE ........................ 18
FUNCTION OF EACH PART ............................ 20
A. REVERSE STITCH BUTTON ............................................... 20
B. NEEDLE UP/DOWN BUTTON ............................................. 20
C. SLOW SEWING BUTTON .................................................... 20
D. PRESSER FOOT LIFTER .................................................... 20
E. DROP FEED LEVER ............................................................ 20
F. PRESSURE REGULATOR ................................................... 20
G. HAND WHEEL ...................................................................... 20
H. TOP COVER ......................................................................... 20
CONTROL PANEL ............................................ 22
A. L.C.D. DISPLAY .................................................................... 22
B. L.C.D. CONTRAST CONTROL ............................................ 22
C. PATTERN CHART ................................................................ 22
D. UTILITY STITCH BUTTON ................................................... 22
E. DECORATIVE & LETTER STITCH BUTTON ....................... 22
F. FUNCTION BUTTONS ......................................................... 22
G. MODE BUTTONS ................................................................. 22
H. SCROLL BUTTONS ............................................................. 22
I. CURSOR BUTTON ............................................................... 22
BOBBIN SETTING ............................................ 24
A. REMOVING THE BOBBIN .................................................... 24
B. SETTING SPOOL OF THREAD ON SPOOL PIN ................ 24
C. WINDING THE BOBBIN ....................................................... 24
D. INSERTING THE BOBBIN .................................................... 26
THREADING THE MACHINE ........................... 28
A. PREPARING TO THREAD MACHINE ................................. 28
B. SETTING SPOOL OF THREAD ON SPOOL PIN ................ 28
C. THREADING THE UPPER THREAD ................................... 28
D. THREADING THE NEEDLE EYE ......................................... 30
E. DRAWING UP THE BOBBIN THREAD ................................ 30
STARTING TO SEW ......................................... 32
A. START AND END OF SEAM ................................................ 32
B. REVERSE STITCHING ........................................................ 32
C. TURNING CORNERS ........................................................... 34
D. SEWING HEAVY FABRIC .................................................... 34
E. SEWING OVER OVERLAPPED AREAS .............................. 34
F. WIDTH OF SEAM ALLOWANCE ......................................... 34
ADJUSTING THE THREAD TENSIONS .......... 36
SELECTING UTILITY STITCH PATTERN ....... 38
A. SELECTING THE PATTERN ................................................ 38
B. SETTING STITCH WIDTH AND LENGTH ........................... 38
C. TWIN NEEDLE SETTING, MIRROR/ REVERSE STITCH AND
ELONGATION ...................................................................... 40
WHERE TO USE EACH STITCH ..................... 42
STRAIGHT STITCH SEWING .......................... 44
A. Straight Stitch ........................................................................ 44
B. Straight Stitch With Auto-lock Stitch (Pattern No. A-3) ......... 44
BASTING .......................................................... 46
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ELASTIC STITCH SEWING ............................. 46
Quilting .............................................................. 48
A. Joining the pieces of fabric ................................................... 48
B. Quilting .................................................................................. 48
C. Hand Look Quilting Stitch (No. 7) ......................................... 48
ZIGZAG STITCH SEWING ............................... 50
MULTI-STITCH ZIGZAG ................................... 50
FREE ARM SEWING ........................................ 50
OVERCASTING-OVERLOCKING .................... 52
A. USING THE OVERCASTING FOOT .................................... 52
B. USING THE GENERAL PURPOSE FOOT ........................... 52
C. NOTE: .................................................................................... 52
BLIND HEM STITCHING .................................. 54
PATCH WORK .................................................. 56
APPLIQUE ........................................................ 56
NARROW HEMMING ....................................... 58
CORDING ......................................................... 58
A. SINGLE CORDING ............................................................... 58
B. TRIPLE CORDING ............................................................... 58
INSERTING ZIPPERS
CENTERED INSERTION .................................. 60
LAPPED INSERTION ....................................... 61
A. TO OPEN THE ZIPPER WHILE STITCHING ....................... 62
BUTTONHOLE SEWING .................................. 62
AUTOMATIC BAR-TACK AND DARNING ....... 68
SEWING ON BUTTONS ................................... 70
A. Thread Shank ....................................................................... 70
CONTINUOUS DECORATIVE PATTERN ........ 72
A. SEWING THIN FABRICS ..................................................... 72
USING THE EVEN-FEED FOOT ...................... 72
A. ATTACHING THE EVEN-FEED FOOT ................................ 72
B. SEWING ............................................................................... 72
DARNING/FREE-HAND EMBROIDERY .......... 74
A. ATTACHING THE DARING/ EMBROIDERY FOOT ............. 74
B. DARING ................................................................................ 74
C. FREE-HAND EMBROIDERY ................................................ 74
D. After darning or free-hand embroidery .................................. 74
TWIN NEEDLE SEWING .................................. 76
DECORATIVE & LETTER STITCH SEWING ... 78
A. SELECTING DECORATIVE & LETTER STITCH ................. 78
B. TO CHANGE THE MODE ..................................................... 78
C. SHIFTING THE CURSOR .................................................... 80
D. TO CHECK SELECTED PATTERNS ................................... 80
E. INSERTING PATTERN ......................................................... 80
F. TO DELETE PATTERN ........................................................ 80
G. SETTING OF EACH PATTERN ............................................ 82
H. TWIN NEEDLE SETTING ..................................................... 84
I. SINGLE / REPEAT SEWING ................................................ 84
J.SEWING THE SELECTED PATTERN .................................... 84
K. TIPS ...................................................................................... 84
DECORATIVE AND LETTER STITCH CHART 86
MAINTENANCE ................................................ 88
CLEANING ........................................................ 88
HELPFUL HINTS .............................................. 90
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