SINGER 1280 User Manual

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Instruction Book for the

Singer' Sewing Machine

For Treadie Macitine Owners

To adjust your machirte for treadie sewing, loosen hand wheel knob A by turning it toward you with the right hand while holding hand wheel

with the left hand. Place both feet on the treadle as illustrated. Turn

hand wheel over toward you, allowing your feet to move freely with the motion of the treadle. Prac

tice this motion until you are able to start and keep the machine in operation with the hand

wheel turning toward you. Remember that the

faster you operate the treadle, the faster the machine will sew.

When you have become accustomed

to the treadle motion,

tighten the hand wheel knob by turning it away from you. Place a piece of material under the presser foot and lower the presser foot lifter. Now operate the machine (without thread) until you become accustomed to guiding the material.

Enjoy Sewing!

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interference in accordance with the Internationai Eiectrotechnical Commission of the CISPR.

IMPORTANT: Machines for Great Britain and some

other countries having similar wiring standards are shipped from the factory without a plug for connection to the mains. The wire in this m^ains lead are coloured

in accordance with the following code:

Blue: neutral (N) Brown; live (L)

As the colours of the wires in the mains lead of this appliance may not correspond with the coloured mark ings identifying the terminals in your plug, proceed as follows;

The wire which is coloured blue must be connected to the terminal which is marked with the letter N or coloured black. The wire which is coloured brown must be connected to the terminal which is m^arked with the letter L or coloured red. If a 13 Amp. (8S1363) plug is used, a 3 Amp. fuse must be fitted, or if any other type of plug is used, a 5 Amp. fuse mrust be fitted either in the plug or adaptor or at the distribution board.

Dear Customer:

We recommend that for future reference you record the sériai number of your Sewing Machine in the space provided.

Serial No

Refer to illustration at right for location of serial number on

your machine.

Serial No.

Contents

1, Getting to Know Your ШасЫт . .

Principal Parts Accessories

2. Getting Ready to Sew Choosing and Changing Accessories Operating Machine

The Bobbin Thread .................................

Threading the Machine

3. straight Stitching Setting Selectors Sewing a Seam ... Applications ...

4 Basic 25g-Zag Stitching

Setting Seiectors Satin Stitching Stitch Usage

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5. Pattern Stitching

Selecting a Stitch.....................................

Stitch Pattern Groups

Adjusting Stitches for Stretch Fabrics .... 50

Decorative Stitching.......................

6. Buttonholes and Buttons . . Garment Preparation

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Four-Step Buttonholing..........................

Buttons

7. Caring for Your IVIachine ........................

a Twin Needle Stitching

9. Home Service Hints . . Index

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Your IVIachfne

1. Spool Pin and Spool Holder

2. Thread Guide Post

3. Thread Gul6es 4 Bobbin Winder Tension Disc

5. Take-Up Lever

6. Thread Guides

7. Face Plate

8. Needle-Thread Tension Dial

9. Presser Foot Lifter

10. Thread Cutter

11. Presser Foot Screw

12. General Purpose Presser Foot

13. Electrical Connections and Speed Controller

14. Hand Wheel

15. Hand Wheel Knob

16. Bobbin Winder Spindle

17. General Purpose Needle Plate

18. Slide Plate

19. Bobbin Case

20. Bobbin

21. Feed

22. Needle Clamp

23. Stitch Width Selector

24. Stitch Pattern Group Selector

25. Stitch Length Selector

26. Reverse Stitch Push Button and Buttonhole Balance Knob

27. Needle Position Selector

28. Stitch Balance Control

29. Stitch Pattern Selector

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Accessories

The accessories provided wsth your sewing ciachioe are designed to neip you do many kinds ot sewing easiiy,

1, Transparent Bobbins (No-172336)

2. Singer* Needles

♦ Style 2020 for general sewing, ♦ Style 2045 for sewing knits, stretch fabrics and

elastic.

♦ Style 20251 for twtnmeedie 6eco^auve stitching

3* Button Foot holds most flat buttons securely for

fastening,

4. Zipper Foot tor inserting Zippers and stitching

corded seams,

5. Bfindstitch Hem Guide. Use this with the gen

eral purpose foot to position and guide the hem.

6. Buttonhole Foot ;s used to make bar tack but-

tonhoies m four steps.

7. Straight Stitch Foot and Straight Stitch Needle

Plate are used when your fabric or sewing pro

cedure reouires close control These accessories are recommendec for all straight stitch sew:ng

iCAUTION: Use this needle with me general pur

pose needle plate and general purpose or special pur^ pose foot only Do not use any other accessories with

this needle as needle Preakage will occur.

To ensure that you are always provided with the most r^odern sewing capabilties. THE MANUFACTURED?

reserves the right to change the appearance, design or accessories of this sewing machine when con sidered necessaw

8. Special Purpose Foot, Use this for ali kinds of

decorative stitching«

9. Snap-in Feed Cover for button sewing, free-

motion work and darning.

10. General Purpose Foot and General Purpose

Needle Plate are on your machine when deliv

ered. Use them for aiternating between straight and zig-zag stitching.

11. Spool Pin and Felt Washer is used for twinneedle sewing.

12. Lint Brush for cleaning your sewing machine.

13. Tube of Oil for oiling the machine.

14. Small Spool Holder for use with small diameter SDOOis of thread.

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2. Getting Ready to Sew

Choosing and Changing

Accessories

CAUTION: Disconnect the power line plug from the

socket outlet when changing needles, feet, or needle plates, or when leaving the machine unattended. This eliminates the possipility of starting the machine by accidentally pressing the speed controller.

Changing Presser Feet

♦ Raise needle to highest position by turning the hand

wheel toward you.

* Raise presser foot.

1 Press toe of presser foot upward as far as it will go

until it snaps free.

Z Centre the new presser foot under the shank A.

Lo'wer the presser foot lifter so that the shank fits

over the presser foot pin.

3, Press presser foot screw down firmly until foot

snaps into place.

Removing and Replacing the Button f=bot and Presser Foot Shank

• Raise needle to highest poshion oy turning the hand

wheel toward you.

* Raise the presser foot

• Loosen presser foot screw A and rennove the shank

B. guiding it to the nght.

♦ To replace the accessory, hook shank around the

presser bar and tighten the presser foot screw.

NOTE: Insert the edge of a com m the seat of the

presser foot screw to loosen it and tighten it securely.

Attaching Blindstitch Hem Guide

♦ Raise presser foot, loosen presser foot screw and

slip blindstitch hem guide between screw and shank

of the general purpose foot,

• 8e sure underside of the guide clears the slide plate and front of foot.

• Tighten screw with a coin.

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Changing Needle Plates

NOTE: Remove bobbin if it contains thread in order

to prevent thread being caught when plate is replaced.

• Raise needle to highest position by turning the hand

wheel to'ward you.

• Raise presser foot,

• Open slide plate. Place thumb under right side of needle plate, lift it up and withdraw it to right.

• Replace needle plate under clarriping pin A, push it

firmly to the left and press down until it snaps into

place.

• Close slide plate.

Attaching Snap-in Feed Cover

♦ Raise needle40 highest position by turning hand

wheel tov^ard you.

♦ Raise presser foot, open slide plate and insert gen

eral purpose needle plate,

♦ Slide snap-in feed cover away from you over needle

plate until points B and C are positioned directly

over holes in needle plate as illustrated. Snap in point 8. Then push point C in toward point 8 until it snaps into place. Close slide plate.

♦ To remove, open slide plate, then simply lift up front

edge of feed cover and remove. Close slide plate.

Changing the Needle

♦ Raise needle to its highest position by turning the

hand wheel reward you. Loosen the needle-damp

screw D and remove the needle.

♦ Insert new needle with the flat side of the needle to

the back, up into clamp E as far as it will go.

♦ Tighten needle-clamp screw.

Fabric, Thread

The needie and thread you choose wiB depend upon the fabric to be stitched. The needle should be tine enough to prevent the fabric from being marred with large punctures, yet heavy enough to pierce the fabric

without being bent or deflected.

FABRIC

FILIVIY—Chiffon, Organza, TuHe, Voile

SHEER--Net. Lace. Ninon. Crepe de Chine, Voile

JUG NT-—Velvet. Crepe de Chine. Shantung, Fatile,

Organdy, Muslin. Batiste. Dimity, Lawn, Percale, Piqué, Poplin Cashmere. Flannel, Mohair, Felt. Taffeta, Satin, Ghaliis, Eyelet, Gingham. Crepe, Broadcloth

MEDIUM—Velvet, Crepe de Chine, Shantung,

Suiting. Satin. Crepe. Velveteen, Corduroy,

Fleece, Flannel, Gabardine. Felt, Serge. Mohair

HEAVY—Brocade, Taffeta, Satin, Crepe, Corduroy,

Linen. Drapery Fabric. Burlap, Suiting, Gabardine, Poplin Denim. Ticking, Canvas

I VERY H€AVY—Denim. Duck, Canvas, Sailcloth,

I Coaling, Blanketing. Upholstery Fabric

KNITS, STRETCH AND ELASTICS-Jersey. Ore,

Sweater Knit, Bonded Knit, Tricot, Stretch Terry,

Double Knit. Spandex. Deep Pile. Fake Furs

LEATHER, PLASTIC, VINYLS-Kidskin. Patent

Leathers and Suedes, Plastic Film, Lmitation Upholstery Vinyl and Leather

and Needle Table

The eye of the needie must be large enough for me thread to pass through it freely: too tme a needle will cause the thread to tray.

The table below :s a guide to needle and thread seiec' tion Refer to И before starting a sewing project Be

sure to use me same size and type of thread ¡n pom needle and dodPin.

THREAD

Fine silk, cotton,

mere, or Synth.

Fine Silk, cotton,

mere, or Synth.

Fine silk, cotton,

mere, or Synth.

Medium cotton,

mere, or synth.

Medium silk, cotton,

mere, or synth.

Heavy silk, cotton,

mere, or synth. ?

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Operating Machine

Connecting Machine

Before plugging in your machine, be sure that the volt* age and number of cycles indicated on the electrical nameplate A, conform to your electrical power supply.

If your speed controller cord has a motor dIscon* nect plug, push plug B into the receptacle at the right end of machine. Then connect plug C to your socket outlet.

If the speed controller cord is wired directly to the motor, simply connect plug C to your socket outlet.

CAUTION: Disconnect the power line plug from the

socket outlet when changing needles, feel or needle

plates or when leaving the machine unattended. This

eliminates the possiPility of starting the machine by accidentally pressing the speed controller

If your machine has a sewing light switch, press or

turn switch on the machine, as required.

If machine has a three-position switch:

• The OFF setting {switch moved to 0 symbol).

• The MIN, setting {switch moved to I symibol) al lows the maximum control for special jobs.

• The MAX, setting (switch moved to 11 symbol) ah

lows for full speed capacity of the machine.

To run the machine and control speed, press the speed controller 0 with your foot. The harder you press, the faster the machme wi sew. To stop ma

chine. remove foot from controller.

CAUTION: Because of the up and down movement

of the needle, you must work carefully and watch the sewing area when operating the machine.

The Bobbin Thread

Winding the Bobbin

Preparation Steps

1. Raise the presser foot and turn hand wheei toward you until needle is in highest position.

Z* Loosen hand wheel knob A by turning it toward you

with the right hand while holding hand wheel with the left hand.

3. Place thread spool on spool pin with thread retain ing silt B to the right. (Break paper at the end of spool if necessary,)

• Place spool holder C on spool pin and press firmly

against the thread spooi.

Winding Steps

• Snap thread into thread guide post D and open top

cover.

• Lead thread around bobbin v^inder tension disc E,

as illustrated, and through small hole in bobbin from

inside out.

• Place bobbin on spindle and move bobbin wmder F to right.

• Hold thread end and start the machine. Cut off

thread end after a few coils have been wound.

• When reouired amount of thread has been wound

(winding will stop when bobbin is full) stop machine and cut connecting thread.

• Move bobbin winder to the left and remove bobbin,

• Hold hand wheel and tighten hand wheel knob.

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Threading the Bobbin Case

1 Hold bobbin $0 tha* thread unwinds in direction

shown, and insert bobbin m bobbin case.

2. Puli thread mto notch A \n bobbin case, draw h

toward left and into slot 8.

3. Draw approximately I0cm (4 inches) of thread diag onally across the bobbin.

4 Close slide plate, allowing thread to extend through

the slot between the slide plate and the needle plate.

Threading the Machine

♦ Place spool of thread on horizontal spool pin A. If

spool being used has a thread retaining slit B, it should be placed against the spool cushion to the

right.

♦ Raise the presser foot, to release thread tension.

♦ Raise the take-up lever to highest position by turning

hand wheel toward you.

♦ Snap thread into thread guide post 1*

♦ Holding thread ends in each hand, snap thread into

upper thread guide 2.

♦ Pass thread through thread guide 3.

♦ With right hand on thread spool, thread the needle

thread tension 4. Slide thread over metal plate be tween tension discs with left hand. Lead thread

under tension and tension wire. Thread tension wire by firmly pulling thread up and over to the right,

♦ Guide thread through point 5,

♦ Thread take-up lever 6, as illustrated,

♦ Draw thread through points 7 and S, guiding thread

from rear of each guide to the right,

♦ Pass thread through guide 9. Thread the needle 10

from', front to back, drawing I0cm (4 inches) of thread through the needle eye.

Raising the Bobbin Thread

Hold needie thread iightiy with left hand and turn hand

wheel slowly toward you until the needle enters plate

Continue

thread until

needle thread and bnng up bobbin thread in a loop.

Open the loop with your fingers. Draw approximately

10 cm (4 inches) of both threads under the presser foot

and place them diagonally to left. Close slide plate.

'n^ng hand wheel and holding needle

needle rises. Tighten your hold on the

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