Singer One Instruction Manual 4 - Page 36

chainstitching

Single

-thread

chainstitching

looks

like

regu-

lar

straight

stiching

on

top

but

is

a

series

of

in-

terlocking

loops

on

the

underside

of

the

fabric.

The

stitches

are

produced

by

the

nee-

dle

thread

alone

so

you

do

not

need

a

bobbin

thread

or

a

bobbin.

Because

the

stitches

are

formed

by

a

single

thread,

the

interlocked

loops

ravel

easily,

allowing

the

entire

line

of

stitching

to

be

removed

with

just

a

pull

on

the

thread

end.

Post

Preparing

Machine

Threading

Take-up

Eyelet

111

543

1111

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Finger

of

Insert

Attaching

Chainstitch

Fittings

Too

Little

Tension

V

Correct

Tension

Adjusting

Tension

The

straight

stitch

needle

plate,

packed

in

your

accessory

set,

is

also

used

for

chainstitching.

A

bobbin

-case

insert

must

also

be

placed

in

the

machine

bobbin

case

to

produce

a

chainstitch.

The

bobbin

-case

in-

sert

No.

171438-451

may

be

purchased

sep-

arately

at

your

local

Singer

Sewing

Center.

Here

are

a

few

of

the

many

sewing

jobs

for

which

you

will

find

chainstitching

useful.

•

Sewing

temporary

hems

and

tucks

to

extend

the

life

of

children's

clothes.

•

Hemming

curtains

and

draperies

that

may

need

to

be

altered.

•

Basting

for

trial

fittings.

PREPARATION

1.

Raise

take-up

lever

to

its

highest

position

and

raise

presser

foot.

Open

slide

plate.

2.

Move

bobbin

latch

to

left

and

remove

bob-

bin

and

plate.

3.

Place

bobbin

-case

insert

in

bobbin

case

as

shown,

with

finger

of

insert

positioned

under

the

feed.

4.

Position

straight

-stitch

plate

over

holding

pins,

making

certain

that

the

post

of

the

bobbin

-case

insert

finger

enters

the

hole

in

the

plate.

Close

slide

plate.

5.

Select

needle

and

thread

according

to

your

fabric.

Thread

the

machine

in

the

usual

way

except

for

the

take-up

lever.

For

chainstitching,

pass

the

thread

through

the

small

eyelet

as

shown.

ADJUSTING

TENSION

To

find

the

correct

tension

setting

for

chainstitching,

set

the

tension

dial

on

3

and

make

a

test

sample

in

your

fabric.

If

the

loops

in

the

chain

on

the

underside

of

the

fabric

are

loose

and

irregular

in

size,

increase

tension.

When

the

tension

is

correctly

adjusted,

the

chain

will

be

flat

and

smooth

and

the

fabric

unpuckered.

•

To

increase

tension,

turn

dial

to

a

higher

number.

•

To

decrease

tension,

turn

dial

to

a

lower

number.

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