Singer 9960 Quantum Stylist Instruction Manual 2 - Page 3

CONTENTS IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS 2 MODEL 9960 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 FOOT CONTROLLER 18 FUNCTION OF EACH PART 20 A. START/STOP BUTTON 20 B. REVERSE STITCH BUTTON 20 C. NEEDLE UP-DOWN / SLOW BUTTON 20 D. SPEED CONTROL BUTTON 20 E. PRESSER FOOT LIFTER 20 F. THREAD CUTTER BUTTON 22 G. DROP FEED LEVER 22 H. THREAD CUTTER 22 I. TOP COVER 22 J. HAND WHEEL 22 EXTRA WIDE TABLE 22 CONTROL PANEL 24 A. L.C.D. DISPLAY 24 B. L.C.D. CONTRAST CONTROL 24 C. PATTERN CHART 24 D. DIRECT STITCH SELECTION BUTTONS 24 E. UTILITY STITCH BUTTON 24 F. DECORATIVE & LETTER STITCH BUTTON 24 G. FUNCTION BUTTONS 24 H. EDIT BUTTON 24 I. CLEAR BUTTON 26 J. SCROLL BUTTONS 26 K. CURSOR BUTTONS 26 L. TACK BUTTON 26 M. TWIN NEEDLE BUTTON 26 TO TURN OFF THE AUDIBLE BEEP 26 BOBBIN SETTING 28 A. REMOVING THE BOBBIN 28 B. SETTING SPOOL OF THREAD ON SPOOL PIN 28 C. WINDING THE BOBBIN 28 D. INSERTING THE BOBBIN 30 THREADING THE MACHINE 32 A. PREPARING TO THREAD MACHINE 32 B. SETTING SPOOL OF THREAD ON SPOOL PIN 32 C. THREADING THE UPPER THREAD 32 D. THREADING THE NEEDLE EYE 34 E. DRAWING UP THE BOBBIN THREAD 34 STARTING TO SEW 36 A. START AND END OF SEAM 36 B. REVERSE STITCHING 38 C. AUTO TACK STITCH 38 D. TURNING CORNERS 40 E. SEWING HEAVY FABRIC 40 F. SEWING OVER OVERLAPPED AREAS 40 G. WIDTH OF SEAM ALLOWANCE 40 THREAD TENSION 42 SELECTING UTILITY STITCH PATTERN ....... 44 A. DIRECT STITCH PATTERN 44 B. SELECTING OTHER UTILITY STITCH PATTERNS 44 C. MIRROR/REVERSE STITCH 44 D. ELONGATION 46 E. SETTING STITCH WIDTH AND LENGTH 46 WHERE TO USE EACH STITCH 48 STRAIGHT STITCH SEWING 50 A. Straight Stitch 50 B. Straight Stitch With Auto-lock Stitch (Pattern No. 3, 4) ......... 50 BASTING 52 A. ATTACHING THE DARING/ EMBROIDERY FOOT 52 B. BASTING 52 ELASTIC STITCH SEWING 54 QUILTING 54 A. Joining the pieces of fabric 54 B. Quilting 54 C. Hand Look Quilting Stitch (No. 8 54 ZIGZAG STITCH SEWING 56 MULTI-STITCH ZIGZAG 56 FREE ARM SEWING 56 OVERCASTING-OVERLOCKING 58 A. USING THE OVERCASTING FOOT 58 B. USING THE GENERAL PURPOSE FOOT 58 C. NOTE 58 BLIND HEM STITCHING 60 PATCH WORK 62 APPLIQUE 62 INSERTING ZIPPERS CENTERED INSERTION 64 LAPPED INSERTION 66 To stitch around the zipper tab: (Diagram A 66 BUTTONHOLE SEWING 68 BOUND BUTTONHOLE 72 EYELET 74 AUTOMATIC BAR-TACK AND DARNING ....... 76 SEWING ON BUTTONS 78 A. Thread Shank 78 NARROW HEMMING 80 CORDING 80 A. SINGLE CORDING 80 B. TRIPLE CORDING 80 CONTINUOUS DECORATIVE PATTERN ........ 82 A. SEWING THIN FABRICS 82 USING THE EVEN-FEED FOOT 82 A. ATTACHING THE EVEN-FEED FOOT 82 B. SEWING 82 DARNING/FREE-HAND EMBROIDERY .......... 84 A. ATTACHING THE DARING/ EMBROIDERY FOOT 84 B. DARING 84 C. FREE-HAND EMBROIDERY 84 D. After darning or free-hand embroidery 84 TWIN NEEDLE SEWING 86 DECORATIVE & LETTER STITCH SEWING ... 88 A. SELECTING DECORATIVE & LETTER STITCH (selecting mode 88 B. SHIFTING THE CURSOR 88 C. TO CHECK SELECTED PATTERNS 90 D. INSERTING PATTERN 90 E. TO DELETE PATTERN 90 F. EDITING OF EACH PATTERN 92 G. TO RECALL THE SELECTED PATTERNS 94 H. SEWING THE SELECTED PATTERNS 96 I. TO SEW PATTERN FROM BEGINNING 96 DECORATIVE AND LETTER STITCH CHART 98 ADJUSTING THE FORWARD AND REVERSE STITCHES 98 MAINTENANCE 100 CLEANING 100 Messages on LCD 102 HELPFUL HINTS 104 3