Singer C440 LEGACY Instruction Manual and Troubleshooting Guide - Page 38

Needle, Sewing

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Sewing TWIN NEEDLE SEWING Interesting effects can be produced by sewing decorative stitches using a twin needle. Try using two different colors of 5 thread for even more variety. Always make a test sample first to help you determine the best settings for the stitch you are sewing. NOTE: The illustration to the right shows an example of the look of the stitches when sewn with twin needle. A twin needle is not provided with this machine. All patterns except No. 11, 16-30 may be sewn with a twin needle. All-Purpose Foot (A) or Satin Foot (B) 1. Remove the single needle and insert twin needle. 2. Thread the first thread as usual, following threading route. 3. Thread the left needle eye by hand from front to back. 0 1 P To prevent accidents: a. Use only SINGERS branded twin needles for this machine. Other needles may break. b. The needle threader cannot be used. Thread each needle eye manually. 10. Press the Setting button. 11. Set the twin needle width to be used by pressing the + or - button. A Make sure to set the twin needle width correctly, or the needle may hit the needle plate and break. 4. Push the auxiliary spool pin with felt pad into the hole. 0 ' 12. Press the Setting button again and select the pattern you desire. Twin needle icon will appear on screen and the stitch width will be reduced automatically. 13. Always test the selected stitch by first turning the handwheel toward you slowly, to ensure that the swing of the needle does not hit the sides of the foot. I 5. Place second spool of thread. 6. Hook second thread to the hook from rear opening. 7. Thread the second thread same as first. 8. For better sewing results, do not place the thread into the needle bar thread guide. 9. Thread right needle eye by hand from front to back. 0 7,71(±)3.6 it 2.0 a r=ii-T. o co 14. Sew the stitches. Twin needle mode will remain until you change the setting to "-.-". When the twin needle mode has been set back to "-.-", the twin needle icon will disappear from the main screen. NOTE: Twin needle sewing may be also used with sequencing by setting to twin needle mode.

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Sewing
TWIN
NEEDLE
SEWING
Interesting
effects
can
be
produced
by
sewing
decorative
stitches
using
a
twin
needle.
Try
using
two
different colors
of
thread
for
even
more
variety.
Always
make
a
test
sample
first
to
help
you
determine
the
best
settings
for
the stitch
you
are
sewing.
NOTE:
The
illustration
to
the
right
shows
an
example
of
the
look
of
the
stitches
when
sewn
with
twin
needle.
A
twin
needle
is
not
provided
with
this
machine.
All
patterns
except
No.
11,
16-30
may
be
sewn
with
a
twin
needle.
All
-Purpose
Foot
(A)
or
Satin
Foot
(B)
1.
Remove
the
single
needle
and
insert
twin
needle.
2.
Thread
the
first
thread
as
usual, following
threading
route.
3.
Thread
the
left
needle
eye
by
hand
from
front
to
back.
0
1
4.
Push
the
auxiliary
spool
pin
with
felt
pad
into
the
hole.
0
'
I
5.
Place
second
spool
of
thread.
6.
Hook
second
thread
to
the
hook
from
rear
opening.
7.
Thread
the
second
thread
same
as
first.
8.
For
better
sewing
results,
do
not
place
the
thread
into
the
needle
bar
thread
guide.
9.
Thread
right
needle
eye
by
hand
from
front
to
back.
0
5
P
To
prevent
accidents:
a.
Use
only
SINGER
S
branded
twin
needles
for
this
machine.
Other needles
may
break.
b.
The
needle
threader
cannot
be
used.
Thread
each
needle
eye
manually.
10.
Press
the
Setting
button.
11.
Set
the
twin
needle
width
to
be
used
by
pressing
the
+
or
-
button.
A
Make
sure
to
set
the
twin
needle
width
correctly,
or
the
needle
may
hit
the
needle
plate
and
break.
12.
Press
the
Setting
button
again
and
select
the
pattern
you
desire.
Twin
needle
icon
will
appear
on
screen
and
the
stitch width
will
be
reduced
automatically.
13.
Always
test
the
selected
stitch
by
first
turning
the
handwheel
toward
you
slowly,
to
ensure
that
the
swing
of
the
needle
does
not
hit
the
sides
of
the
foot.
7,71(±)3.6
it
2.0
a
r=i
i-T.
o
14.
Sew
the
stitches.
co
Twin
needle
mode
will
remain
until
you
change
the
setting
to
"-.-".
When
the
twin
needle
mode
has been
set
back
to
"-.-",
the
twin
needle
icon
will
disappear
from
the
main
screen.
NOTE:
Twin
needle
sewing
may
be
also
used
with
sequencing
by
setting
to
twin
needle
mode.