User manual SINGER 137A3

[. . . ] Always unplug before replacing light bulb. Replace bulb with same type rated 15 watts/110 volts in 110V/120V area. (15 watts 230 volts in 220V/240V area. ) WARNING- To reduce the risk of burns, fire, electric shock, or injury to persons. 1. Close attention is necessary when the sewing machine is used by or near children. [. . . ] Place the looper and needle threads under the presser foot and to the back. Close the cutting blade cover and front cover. The needle and lower looper threads should overcast evenly on the cut edge of the fabric. O V E R L O C K S T I T C H E S B E X P R E S S A C 35 O V E R L O C K S T I T C H E S 2-Thread Flatlock - Wide A When sewn on a fold, flatlocking can create a decorative effect within the body of a garment or project. Either follow placement lines on your pattern or design your own special effects by stitching the fabric before laying out pattern pieces. Then open the fabric fold until the flatlock stitching lies flat (fig. For 2-thread flatlock - wide 1. Lock the machine. 2. Place the needle thread on the "OVERLOCK NEEDLE 1" spool pin. 3. Thread needle thread through the upper looper thread guide on top of the machine, then go down the thread path in the front of the machine. Go left with the needle thread at the hook on front of the machine. Then take the needle thread through the normal needle thread paths (see illustration below). 4. Turn the cutting blade to the "locked" position. Swing the subsidiary looper into place on the upper looper. Place water-soluble stabilizer on top of the fabric, along the edge. Stitch along the edge of the fabric (fig. A). When finished stitching, pull the water-soluble stabilizer to the edge of the fabric (fig. B). This will pull the stitching to the edge and will look like a blanket stitch (fig. C). Follow the suggested settings below. B C NEEDLES O-1 size 90 Top Stitch Needle LENGTH 4. 0 WIDTH 7. 5 STITCH SELECTOR A WAVE SELECTOR O E X P R E S S 38 Ladder Stitch - Decorative Stitch Set up the machine for 2-thread flatlock - wide but the needle threading path is different for this technique. Right Side Ladder Right Side 1. Insert a size 90 top stitch needle in left overlock needle position. Place a heavy decorative thread that will be used in the needle on "OVERLOCK NEEDLE 1" spool pin and thread the needle thread through upper looper thread path. Unlock the machine, pull the thread out of the upper looper tube and continue to thread the needle as illustrated. Thread Maxilock thread in the lower looper. Swing the subsidiary looper into place on the upper looper. [. . . ] Check and make sure that the top section of cutting blade is set below the fixed blade when moving blade is in its lowest position. Close cutting blade cover and front cover. M A I N T E N A N C E B Replacing Light Bulb 1. For safety reasons, unplug main power cord prior of replacing light bulb. Open front cover and cutting blade cover. [. . . ]