Singer The SINGER 160 Instruction Manual 5 - Page 17

Width

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[CUT ING WIDTH The proper cutting width differs with the type of fabric. Check the seams each time. and adjust the cutting width as follows. l.Turn the handwheel toward you until the needles are at the lowest position. 2.Open the front cover and free arm. 3.Turn the cutting width adjustment knob until the looper threads lie along the edge of the fabric. Adjust to a narrower cutting width if the fabric edges curl when sewing. Turn the cutting width adjustment knob to the right. Adjust to a wider cutting width if the thread loops off the edge of the fabric.Turn the cutting width adjustment knob to the left. [THE PROPER CUTTING WIDTH] Needle plate 4-1 Stitch width *---b. Cutting width Narrow Front side Cutting width adjustment knob Wide [ADJUST TO A WIDER CUTTING WIDTH] [ADJUST TO A NARROWER CUTTING WIDTH] Threads looping off edge of fabric Stitch curling edge of fabric. _ Front side - 16 - _ Front side

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[CUT
ING
WIDTH
The
proper
cutting
width
differs
with
the
type
of
fabric.
Check
the
seams
each
time.
and
adjust
the
cutting
width
as
follows.
l.Turn
the
handwheel
toward
you
until
the
needles
are
at
the
lowest
position.
2.Open
the
front
cover
and
free
arm.
3.
Turn
the
cutting
width
adjustment
knob
until
the
looper
threads
lie
along
the
edge
of
the
fabric.
Adjust
to
a
narrower
cutting
width
if
the
fabric
edges
curl
when
sewing.
Turn
the
cutting
width
adjustment
knob
to
the
right.
Adjust
to
a
wider
cutting
width
if
the
thread
loops
off
the
edge
of
the
fabric.Turn
the
cutting
width
adjustment
knob
to
the
left.
[THE
PROPER
CUTTING
WIDTH]
Stitch
width
Cutting
width
*---b.
4
-
1
Front
side
Needle
plate
Narrow
Cutting
width
adjustment
knob
Wide
[ADJUST
TO
A
WIDER
CUTTING
WIDTH]
[ADJUST
TO
A
NARROWER
CUTTING
WIDTH]
Threads
looping
off
edge
of
fabric
_
Front
side
Stitch
curling
edge
of
fabric.
_
Front
side
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