Singer 28-8 Manuale utente

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Singer 288

Instruction

Manual

Dear Customer:

We recommend that for future reference you record

the serial number of your Sewing Machine in the

space provided.

Refer to illustration below for location of serial number

on your machine.

A Trademark of THE SINGER COMPANY

Serial No.

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Table of Contents

1. Getting to Know Your Sewing Machine

Principal Parts--What They Are Called

Accessories

2. Getting Ready to Sew

Preliminary Steps

Threading the Machine

Setting Selectors

3. Straight Stitching

Sewing a Seam

Pin Basting, Starting a Seam, Guiding and

Supporting Fabric, Ending a Seam, Curved

Seams

4. Zig-Zag Stitching

How Patterns Are Produced

Adjusting Width of Design Adjusting Stitch

Placement Adjusting Stitch Length and

Needle-Thread Tension

Satin Stitching

5. Twin-Needle Stitching

Inserting the Twin Needle

Threading the Needle

Machine Settings

6. Free Motion Stitching

Preparation

Script Lettering

Floral Designs

7. Sewing the Professional Way

Construction Details

Scams, Darts, Hems, Zippers

Sewing Knit and Stretch Fabrics

Buttons

Buttonholes

Decorative Touches

Topstitching, Shell Edging, Monograms and

Motifs, Appliqué

Keeping Up Appearances

Mending, Blanket Binding, Darning

8. Caring for Your Sewing Machine

Cleaning and Lubricating

Home Service Hints

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Principal Parts -- what they are called

6. Bobbin Winder Spindle let you fill the bobbin with

thread quickly and easily.

7. Hand Wheel manually positions needle. Always turn

it toward you.

8. Needle-Thread Tension Dial lets you select the

right tension for your stitch, thread, and fabric.

9. Electric Motor drives the machine through a belt to

the hand wheel. A Power and Light Switch located

on the motor turns on machine and sewing light

simultaneously.

10. Built-in Sewing Light illuminates sewing area.

11. Thread Cutter is built into presser bar for safety

and convenience.

12. Presser Foot holds fabric against feed. (See item

21.)

13. Needle Plate provides working surface around the

feed.

14. Slide Plate opens for easy removal and replace-

ment of bobbin

15. Needle Clamp holds single and twin needles. It is

designed to eliminate the possibility of inserting

needle backwards.

16. Stitch Width Selector controls the width of zig-

zag stitching and sets the machine for straight

stitching.

17. Needle Position Selector places the needle in

either (left), (center) or (right) stitching position.

1. Pressure Dial regulates presser-foot pressure on

fabric.

2. Take-up Lever controls flow of needle thread.

3. Bobbin-Winder Tension Discs supply just the right

amount of thread tension for uniformly wound bob-

bins.

4. Disc Holder holds any one of the interchangeable

stitch pattern discs.

5. Stitch Chart shows the stitches which the pattern

discs produce.

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Principal Parts continued...

18. Spool Holder with horizontal pin holds spools of

various sizes and lets thread unwind smoothly

without the spool turning.

19. Stitch Length Selector and Built-In Four-Step

Buttonhole Dial has two separate functions. The

numbered settings on the stitch length side of the

dial allow for a variety of stitch lengths. The four

settings for the buttonhole sequence are on the

opposite side of the dial.

20. Reverse-Stitch Push Button and Stitch

Balancing Control allows you to stitch backwards,

and to

balance stitching in four-step buttonholes. Pushing

the button reverses stitching direction; rotating the

button balances side stitching of buttonhole.

21. Feed moves fabric as it is being stitched.

22. Transparent Bobbin shows thread supply; is

easily removed for winding.

23. Presser Foot Lifter raises and lowers the presser

foot.

24. Electrical Connections and Speed Controller

are designed for safety and convenience. To run

the machine, press speed controller. The harder

you press, the faster the machine will sew.

25. Hand Wheel Knob engages hand wheel to sewing

mechanism. Loosen knob for bobbin winding.

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Accessories

The accessories described below will help you to sew

with ease and comfort.

Some of them may not be supplied with your sewing

machine, but they are available for over the counter

sales at SINGER stores.

CAUTION: Disconnect power-line plug from electrical

outlet when changing needles, presser feet

or needle plates.

BOBBINS

• One bobbin in your machine.

• Extra bobbins.

NEEDLES

(See Fabric, Thread and Needle Table for selection of

needle.)

• Style 2020, Size 14, in place in your machine

• Style 2020 needles, for all-purpose sewing

• Style 2028 needles, for twin-needle work

• Style 2045 needles, for sewing synthetic knit and

stretch fabrics

Changing the Needle

1. Raise the needle bar to its highest position by

turning the hand wheel toward you.

2. Loosen the needle-clamp screw and remove needle.

3. Insert new needle in clamp, with the flat side of the

needle to the back; push it up as far as it will go.

4. Tighten the needle-clamp screw.

IMPORTANT: Your SINGER sewing machine has been

designed to obtain best results with SINGER needles.

You should follow the recommendations in this instruc-

tion book and on the needle package for correct style

and size of needle for different types and weights of

fabric.

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Accessories

PRESSER FEET

• Interchangeable snap-on presser feet:

General purpose foot on your machine

Straight stitch foot

Buttonhole foot

Zipper foot

Special purpose foot

• One-piece button foot

General Purpose Foot

The general purpose foot can be used for both straight

and zig-zag stitching.

Straight Stitch Foot

This foot, used for straight stitching only, should be

used when your fabric or sewing procedure requires

close control.

Buttonhole Foot

This transparent presser foot has guidelines to simplify

buttonhole placement and make it easy to gauge but-

tonhole length See instructions for making

buttonholes.

Zipper Foot

The zipper foot makes it easy to place stitching close

to a raised edge Thus, it is useful for corded seams

(page 70) as well as zipper insertion.

Special Purpose Foot

Use this transparent foot for zig-zag satin stitching and

for all kinds of decorative zig-zag stitching.

Button Foot

This short, open foot holds any two-hole or four-hole

button securely for stitching. For instructions on button

sewing, see page 86.

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Changing Snap-on Presser Feet

These presser feet snap on and off a common shank.

To remove presser foot from shank, raise presser

foot and press toe up as far as it will go until it snaps

free.

To attach new presser foot to shank

• Center foot under shank and lower presser foot lifter

so that shank opening fits over the hinge pin.

• Press down on presser foot screw until shank snaps

onto foot.

To remove and replace shank of snap-on presser feet,

follow instructions below for one piece presser feet.

Changing One-piece Presser Feet

• Raise needle to highest position.

• Raise presser foot lifter.

• Loosen presser foot screw (you do not need to

remove the screw) and remove the foot.

• Hook new foot around the presser bar and tighten

presser foot screw.

Use a coin to tighten or loosen the presser foot.

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NEEDLE PLATES

The general purpose needle plate on your machine

can be used with all presser feet.

The straight stitch needle plate is for use with the

straight stitch presser foot.

The feed cover needle plate is used for button

sewing. free-motion work, and darning.

Removing and Replacing Needle Plate

• Raise presser foot.

• Turn hand wheel toward you until the needle is in its

highest position.

•Open the slide plate. Lift needle plate up and to the

right until it snaps free.

• Insert new needle plate by placing it under the

clamping pin. push it gently to the left and press

down until it snaps into place.

• Close slide plate.

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PATTERN DISCS

•One removable pattern disc in place on holder in

your machine (plain zig-zag stitch).

• Additional in interchangeable pattern discs.

Each pattern disc is numbered and its design is repro-

duced on its surface for quick recognition. See illustra-

tions for the patterns.

Changing Pattern Discs

• Move stitch width selector to (straight-stitch position).

• Raise pattern disc lid.

• Pull pattern disc releaser up and remove the disc.

• Replace with another disc. making certain that the

numbered side of the disc is face up and that the

notch in the center of the disc fits over the positioning

key on the disc holder. Push disc down firmly.

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SPOOL PIN FOR TWIN-NEEDLE STITCHING

This spool pin permits you to stitch two parallel rows of

stitching simultaneously.

SMALL SPOOL HOLDER

This holder retains small-diameter spools of thread on

the spool pin.

BLINDSTITCH HEM GUIDE

The blindstitch hem guide, used with the general pur-

pose foot, positions the hem fold in front of the needle

for blindstitch hemming. To attach guide. loosen press-

er foot screw and slip guide between screw and press-

er foot shank.

LINT BRUSH

The lint brush is used for cleaning your sewing

machine.

CONTAINER OF OIL

Container of SINGER oil

Your machine will serve you perfectly for many years if

you will take a few moments to keep it in good operat-

ing condition.

Note: Before using your new machine for the first time,

we recommend that you apply oil as indicated in

section on lubricating.

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