SINGER 6610 User Manual

Instruction Manual

10-stitch • Model 6610

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Table of Contents

As the owner of a new Singer sewing machine, you are about to begin an exciting adventure in creativity. From the moment you first use your machine, you will know you are sewing on one of the easiest to use sewing machines ever made.

In addition to the many familiar SINGER exclusives, like a removable extension table and a 1 horizontal spool pin, this machine offers you these features:

• Zig-zag stitching for buttonholes,

mending and decorative stitches.

• Flexi stitch patterns for sewing knitted

and other stretch fabrics.

• Built-in 4-step buttonhoter that takes

the difficulty out of making a buttonhole.

• Blindstitching for invisible hems.

• Easy to find “Letter-Coded" Acces sories.

• Drop in front bobbin for easy, quick bobbin replacement.

• Simple stitc^ length dial and push button reverse stitching.

• Snap-on presser feet that are quickly removed and easily replaced.

• One-way needle insertion that makes it impossible to insert the needle incorrectly.

May we recommend that, before you start to use your sewing machine, you discover the many advantages and the ease of operation by going through this instruc tion book, step by step, seated at your machine.

To ensure that you are always provided

with the most modern sewing capabilities,

the manufacturer reserves the right to

change the appearance, design or acces sories of this sewing machine when considered necessary.

1. Getting To Know Your Machine .. 02 Principal Parts

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Accessories ..........................................04

2. Getting Ready To Sew Important Safeguards

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Operating the Machine ..........................06

Choosing and Changing Needles . 06

Changing Presser Feet ......................... 07

Changing the Needle Plate.....................08

Attaching the Feed Cover

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Removing and Replacing the

Extension Table ....................................08

Fabric, Thread and Needle Table . 09

Winding a Bobbin .................................10

Inserting a Bobbin ................................11

Threading the Machine

Raising the Bobbin Thread

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3. Straight StHcMng................................. 14

Stitch Width Selector Stitch Length Selector

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Needle Position Selector .......................14

Reverse Stitch Button

Adjusting Thread Tension

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Sewing a Seam......................................16

Darning .................................................18

Quilting inserting a Zip

4. Zig-Zag Stitching Stitch Pattern Selector

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Needle Position Selector .......................20

Stitch Width Selector Adjusting Stitch Length Needle Thread Tension

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Zig-Zag Stitch No. 4 ...............................22

Multi Stitch Zig-Zag No. 8 Biindstitch No. 6 Ladder Seams

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“M” Stitch No. 10

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Attaching a Button ................................27

5. Flex! Stitch Patterns ..............................28

Stitch Pattern Selector Stitch Width Selector

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Needle Position Selector .......................29

Balancing Flexi Stitches Straight Stretch Stitch No. 3 RIc F&c Stitch No. 5

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Slant Overedge Stitch No. 7 ..................31

Honeycomb Stitch No. 9

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Overedged Seams ................................33

6. Four Step Buttonhole

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7. Free-Arm Sewing...................................36

8. Twin Needle Sewing ..............................37

9. Caring For Your Machine

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Removing and Replacing the

Bobbin Case..........................................38

Changing the Light Bulb Cleaning the Machine

Lubricating the Machine

ADDITIONAL ACCESSORIES

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PERFORMANCE CHECKLIST 43

INDEX

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05 05

12 13

14 14

20 21 21

39 40

42 44

1. GETTING TO KNOW YOUR MACHINE

Principal parts

1. Hand wheel

2. Bobbin winder

3. Pattern selector lever

4. Horizontal spool pin

5. Needle position selector

6. Stitch width lever

7. Snap-In thread guide

8. Bobbin winder tension

disc

9. Thread guide

10. Take up lever

11. Faceplate

12. Needle thread tension

dial

13. Thread guides

14. Snap on presser foot

15. Feed system

16. Needle plate

17. One-way needle clamp

18. Removable extension

table

19. Stitch length dial

20. Push button reverse

21. Presser foot lifter

22. Threat cutter

23. Slide plate

24. Foot control

25. Electrical lead

26. Machine plug

27. Power and light switch

28. Bobbin winding Indent

29. Stitch balance control

Notes

Accessories

The following accessories furnished with your sewing machine are designed to simplify your sewing projects and increase the versatility of your machine.

The letter in a circle adjacent to the illustrated part is reproduced on the part itself to help you select the correct attachment for the type of work you are doing.

1. Special purpose presser foot (J) is used

for decorative and zig-zag sewing.

2. General purpose needle plate (A) and

presser foot (B) are on your machine

when delivered. Use together for alter nating between straight and zig-zag stitching.

3. Buttonhole presser foot (L) is used with

the General Purpose Needle Plate to make four-step buttonholes.

4. Zip foot (E) is used for inserting zips and

stitching corded seams.

5. Friction free spool holder is used to hold

various size spools and allows thread to unwind smoothly. The spool does not turn.

6. Small thread spool holder (Q) for use

with small diameter spools of thread.

7. Needlepack includes an assortment for

sewing various types of fabrics.

8. Feed cover (F) is used to prevent the

feed from moving the fabric when darning or free motion embroidery.

9 Transparent bobbins for easy viewing of

thread supply.

10. Blindstitch hem guide is used to position

the hem for blindstitch hemming.

2. GETTING READY TO SEW

IMPORTANT SAFEGUARDS

1. Unplug the machine at the socket when changing needles, feet, or needle plates, or when leaving the machine unattended. This eliminates the possibility of starting the machine by accidentally pressing the speed controller.

2. Before removing the bobbin case, unplug the machine at the socket.

3. Because of the up and down movement of the needle, you must work carefully and watch

the sewing area when operating the machine.

4. Do not puli the fabric while you are stiching as this may deflect tt^ needle, causing it to break. f

5. Before cleaning your machine, it must be unplugged at the socket.

6. Do not attempt to adjust the motor belt. Contact your nearest Service Centre or an authorized SINGER dealer should any adjustment be required.

7. Before changing light bulb, make sure you have removed plug from socket outlet. Be sure

to replace the face plate which covers the light bulb before operating the machine.

8. This machine is designed to use a 15-watt maximum light bulb.

This product is suppressed for radio and television interference with the International Electro technical Commission requirements of the CISPR.

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 wires in this mains 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 markings 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 marked with letter L or coloured red. If a 13 Amp. (BS 1363) plug is

used, a 3 Amp. fuse must be fitted, or if any other type of plug is used, a 5 Amp. fuse must be fitted either in the plug or adaptor or at the distribution board.

Neither core is to be connected to the earth terminal of a three-pin plug.

Operating the machine

Connecting the machine

Push plug (1) into the receptacle (2) at the right end of the machine. Then connect plug

(3) to your socket outlet.

Running the machine

To turn on machine and sewing light, press

upper portion of power switch (4). To turn off machine and light, press lower portion **0” of power switch.

To run the machine and contol speed, press the foot control (5) with your foot. The harder you press, the faster the machine will sew. To stop machine, remove foot from control.

Note: Do not operate machine without fabric

under the presser foot as this may damage

the feed and the presser foot.

Choosing and changing needles

Important: For best results from your sewing

machine, use only SINGER*needles. Check the needle package, and the Fabric, Thread and Needle Table on page 09 for the correct needle and fabric combination.

• Raise needle to its highest position.

• Loosen needle clamp screw and remove

needle.

• With flat side of needle to the back, insert new needle up into clamp as far as it will

go.

• Tighten needle clamp screw securely.

Changing snap-on presser feet (B), (D),

(J), (L)

Your machine comes with the General Purpose Presser Foot (B) already attached. You can easily change to any one of the other presser feet which snap onto a common shank by following the directions below.

• Raise needle to its highest position by

turning hand wheel toward you.

• Raise presser foot gsing presser foot lifter

at back of machine.

• Push toe of presser|pot(1) up, until it snaps off the shank '(2). '

• Remove foot from machine.

Place new foot under centre of shank. Lower presser foot lifter, fitting shank over

presser foot pin (3).

Don’t turn screw. Instead, push presser

foot screw (4) down, firmly until foot snaps into place.

Changing screw-on presser feet (H), (G)

Some special presser feet can be purchased at your SINGER stockist which have builtin shanks that can be replaced as follows:

• Raise needle and presser foot.

• Loosen presser foot screw (1) and remove presser foot with shank (2), guiding it toward you and to the right.

• To replace presser foot with shank, hook

shank around the presser bar and tighten

presser foot screw with the use of a coin.

Changing the needle plate (A), (C)

Your machine comes with the General Purpose Needle Plate (A) attached. The Straight Stitch Needle Plate (C) may be purchased at your sewing centre and can be attached as follows:

• Raise needle and presser foot.

• Open slide plate.

• Lift up needle plate from right corner and

slide out from under foot.

• To replace needle plate, slide it under pin

(1) and push it firmly to the left.

• Press down until it snaps into place.

Attaching the feed cover (F)

The feed cover is used to keep the feed from moving the fabric when attaching a button, darning or sewing free-motion embroidery. To attach it. follow the directions below:

• Raise needle and presser foot.

• Open slide plate.

• Slide feed cover on top of needle plate,

pressing tabs (1) and (2) into holes.

• Close slide plate.

• To remove, open slide plate and lift front

edge of cover; pull it away.

Removing the extension

tabie

Free arm sewing makes it easier to sew hardto-reach areas.

To change machine for free arm sewing, iift right edge (1) of extension table, slide it to the ieft and off the machine.

To replace the extension table, slide it to the right keeping it even with the free arm. until the tabs on the right lock into place.

Fabric, thread and needle table

The needle and thread you choose will depend upon the fabric being sewn. The table below is a practical guide to needle and thread selection. Always refer to it before beginning a sewing project. Be sure to use the same size and type of thread in both needle and bobbin.

The fabrics below can be of any fiber: cotton, linen, silk, wool, synthetic, rayon, blends. They are listed as examples of weight.

NEEDLES

Fabrics

LightWeight

Medium-

Weight

MediumHeavy

Knits Bonded Knits

Batiste Chiffon

Crepe

Corduroy

Flannel Gabardine Gingham Linen

Muslin

Wool Crepe

Bonded Woven s Canvas Coating Denim Duck Sailcloth

Double Knit

Jersey

Tricot

Thread

Cotton-wrapped Polyester 100% Polyester

tMercerized Size 50

Nylon

Cotton-wrapped Polyester

100% Polyester

tMercerized Size 50

Nylon

Cotton-wrapped Polyester

100% Polyester

tMercerized Size 40

■¡•“Heavy Duty" 2020

Cotton-wrapped Polyester Polyester Nylon

Type Size

2020

2020 14/90

2020

Ball-Point 2045 Size 11/80,14/100,

16/110

11/80

16/100

18/110

tNot recommended on stretch fabrics

Winding a bobbin

Winding a bobbin is quick and easy when you follow the directions below. Always wind

the bobbin before threading the machine and needle.

• Push in indent (1) on hand wheel disc. This will stop the needle from moving.

• Place spool of thread on spool pin.

• Slide spool-cap (2) firmly over rim of spool to prevent thread tangling.

• Lead thread from spool and snap Into thread guide post (3).

• Wind thread clockwise around front of bobbin winder tension disc (4).

• Pass thread end, from inside, through small hole In rim of bobbin.

• Place bobbin on spindle and push It to the right.

• Holding thread end, step on speed controller to run machine until desired amount of thread

is wound. (Winding stops automatically once bobbin is full.)

• Cut thread: push bobbin to the left and remove it from spindle.

• Trim thread end from top of bobbin.

• Return hand wheel disc to sewing position by pressing on side opposite indent.

Inserting a bobbin

To insert a bobbin, follow the Instructions below:

• Raise presser foot.

• Turn hand wheel toward you until needle

is In Its highest position.

• Open slide plate and remove empty bobbin.

1. Pull 4" (10cm) of thread from replacement

bobbin and Insert bobbin into case, as shown.

2. Holding bobbin In place, guide thread into notch (1) and then down the slot to the left and guide around into notch (2).

3. Draw several inches of thread diagonally across the bobbin toward the back of the

machine.

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4. While holding thread on outside, close the slide plate, allowing thread to extend

through the slot between the slide plate and needle plate.

• Follow directions for “Raising Bobbin

Thread" on page13.

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