SINGER 9100 User Manual

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CongratulationsYou are about to discover the wonderful pleas-

uie of sewing with your new SINGER sewing machine. We know you are eager to get started on a sewing project --but we urge you to be come familiar with this book before you begin. It is designed to help you get the benefit of all the capabilities of this machine. Especially, we recommend that you keep the following points in mind.

choose the correct needle and thread for your fabric— if either is the wrong size or type, you may encounter broken or knotted thread or faulty stitching. The Fabric. Thread and Needle

Table on page 5 will help you make a perfect

choice.

DO N’T

needle is damaged—or improperly inserted in the machine— it can cause skipped stitches. See page 6 for instructions.

threading the machine

sew with a bent or blunt needle. If the

follow the instructions on pages 6 to 8 tor

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DO N’T

when you thread the bobbin case. Page 8 tells you how to do this correctly.

regulating stitch length (page 13). presser-fool pressure (page 14), and thread tension (page

15) Take advantage of the capability of your

sewing machine!

DO N’T

late in the lower thread area— they can cause lamming or excessive noise. Clean and lubricate machine regularly, as instructed on page 39

Service is always available. If your sewing ma chine should require maintenance or repair, be sure to call your Singer Sewing Centre or Au thorized Singer Dealer. You will find the number listed under "Singer Company" in your tele phone book.

Above all, do enjoy sewing!

forget to hold the bobbin properly

become familiar with the instructions for

allow lint or thread ends to accumu

remember that expert, dependable SINGER

CONTENTS

1. Getting to Know Your Machine Principal Parts and What They Do

2. Getting Ready to Sew

Preliminary Steps................................................. 4

Fabric, Thread, Needle and Stitch Length

Table..................................................................... 5

Needles and Thread............................................. 6

Needle Threading..................................................6

Threading Bobbin Case

3. Straight Stitching

Preparation.......................................................... 11

Starting to Sew....................................................12

Adjusting Selectors for Your Fabric Sewing a Seam

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4. Zig-Zag Stitching................................................ 20

Adjusting Selectors

Adjusting Needle-Thread Tension

Adjusting Stitch Length.......................................23

5. Sewing The Professional Way

Construction Details........................................... 24

Keeping up Appearances................................... 33

6. Caring for Your Machine......................................39

Cleaning and Lubricating

Adjusting Motor Belt Tension...............................42

Replacing the Slide Plate.................................... 42

Your Personal Measurement Chart Index

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1 .G et ti ng t o K no w Yo ur M ac hi ne

principal parts and

what they do

1. Pressure Regulating Thumb Screw regu lates presser foot pressure on the fabric.

2. Take-up Lever controls flow of needle thread

3. Needle-ThreadTensionOial letsyou select the right tension for your fabric, stitch, and thread. The numbers eliminate guesswork in duplicating settings.

To increase tension, turn dial to higher number

To decrease tension, turn dial to lower number.

4. Thread Cutter located on presser bar

5. Presser Foot holds fabric against teed. Presser foot lifter at rear of machine (not shown) raises and lowers the presser foot.

6. Slide Plate opens easily, provides access

to bobbin case latch tor removal and re placement of the bobbin.

7. Feed moves fabric under the presser foot.

8. Needle Plate provides working surface

around the needle. Guidelines on plate

help you keep seams straight.

9. Needle Clamp holds needle.

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10. Electric Motor supplies power to machine through a belt to the hand wheel. Motor is activated by a speed controller.

11. Bobbin-Winder Tension Discs regul.ite thread tension for winding bobbins

1 2. Feed Throw-out Knob lowers feed below

needle plate for free-motion darning and embroidery.

13. Stitch Length Selector .illows you to choose from a variety ot stitch lengths, in cluding fine adjustments for close zig z.ig stitching.Raising the lever permits reverse stitching.

14. Hand Wheel controls movement of take-up lever and needle. Always turn it toward you.

1 5. Bobbin-Winder Switch and Bobbin Holder

let you fill the bobbin with thread quickly and easily.

1 6. Spool Pin and Felt. Pin holds thread spools

of various sizes. Felt helps thread unwind smoothly.

I 7. stitch Width Selector controls the widthof

zig-zag stitching and positions the needle for straight stitching.

18. Needle-Position Selector places needle in either left, centre or right stitching position. Use centre position for straight stitching.

PRINCIPAL PARTS OF MACHINE 287N

17. Stitch Width Selector

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Electrical Connections

power and Light Switch

2. Ge tt in g R ea dy t o Se w

preliminary steps

CONNECTING MACHINE

Before plugging in your machine, be sure that the electrical information on the motor bracket conforms to your electrical power suppy.

To connect the machine, insert the power line plug into your electrical outlet.

OPERATING MACHINE AND CONTROLLER

To turn on both machine and sewing light,

press the switch located at top of light.

CAUTION: recommend that you turn off

the power and fight switch before changing needles and presser feet, removing needle plate, and when leaving the machine unattended. This eliminates the possibility of starting the ma

chine by accidentally pushing the speed con

troller.

To run the machine, press the speed con

troller. The harder you press, the faster the machine will sew.

To stop the machine from sewing, remove

pressure from speed controller.

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fabric, thread, needle and stitch length table

FABRICS

DELICATE ^ tulle, chiffon, fine lace. silk,

organdy, fine tricot

LIGHTWEIGHT^ batiste, organdy, jersey,

volile, taffeta, silk crepe, plastic film

MEDIUM WEIGHT^gingam. percale.pique,

linen, chintz, faille, satin, fine cordu roy. suitings

MEDIUM HEAVY-gabardine, tweed, sail

cloth, denim. coatings, drapery fabrics

HEAVY—overcoatings.dungaree, upholstery ‘

fabrics, canvas.

THREAD SIZES

Fine mercerized cotton

Fine synthetic thread

50 mercerized cotton

"A" Silk

Synthetic thread

Polyester core/cotton

50 mercerized cotton

60 cotton

"A"Silk

Synthetic thread

Polyester core/cotton

Heavy-duty

mercerized cotton

40 to 60 cotton

Synthetic thread

Heavy-duty

mercerized cotton

24 to 40 cotton

Synthetic thread

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cat 2020(1 5 x1)

NEEDLE SIZES

9— 11

11~ 14 12 to 15

STITCH LENGTH

(8 to 10 for plastic)

SETTING

15 to 20

12 to 15

10 to 12

6 to 10

NEEDLES AND THREAD

This machine uses needles Catalogue 2020 (15x 1),

available in sizes 9. 11, 14. 16 and 18.

For perfect stitching, select correct needle and thread

to correspond with fabric according to the table on page

5. Be sure to use like threads for both needle and bobbin.

CHANGING THE NEEDLE

Raise needle bar to its highest point by turning the

hand wheel toward you. Loosen the needle clamp screw and insert needle into clamp as far as it will go. with

the flat side of the needle to the right. Then tighten

needle clamp screw.

NEEDLE THREADING

1. Turn hand wheel toward you to raise take-up lever to Its highest position.

2. Raise the presser foot.

3. Lead thread through all the threading points shown at right and thread needle from left to right.

4 Draw about 4 inches of thread through eye of

needle

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REMOVING THE BOBBIN

1. Raise presser foot and turn hand wheel toward you until needle is at its highest point.

2. Drawslide plate to the left.

3. Reach down with left hand, open bobbin case latch and lift out bobbin case.

4. Release latch and remove bobbin from bobbin case.

WINDING THE BOBBIN

1. To stop motion of needle, hold hand wheel A and loosen clamp stop motion screw B. by turning it toward you.

2. Place bobbin on bobbin winder spindle C and move bobbin winder switch D to the right.

3. Place spool of thread on spool pin, and carry the

thread through the thread guides E and F, and between bobbin winder tension discs G as shown

at right.

4. Draw thread up and through the hole of bobbin.

5. Hold thread end until a few coils are wound and

break off the thread end.

Latch

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WHEN BOBBIN IS FULL

Move bobbin winder switch to the left, remove

bobbin and retighten stop motion screw.

If bobbin does not wind evenly, loosen screw G which

holds tension bracket in position.

• Move bracket away from you if bobbin winds high to the front.

• Move bracket toward you if bobbin winds high to the back.

THREADING BOBBIN CASE

Tension Spring

1. Hold bobbin so that thread unwinds in the direction as shown at left and place bobbin in the bobbin

case.

2. Pull thread into notch, draw it under tensionspring

and Into slot. Allow about 4 inches (10cm) of thread to hang freely from bobbin case.

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REPLACING BOBBIN CASE

1. Raise needle to its highest position.

2. Hold bobbin case by latch and place it on the stud of the shuttle allowing position finger to enter notch at top of shuttle body.

3. Release latch and press bobbin case in until it clicks into place. Then close slide plate.

Replacing Bobbin Case

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RAISING THE BOBBIN THREAD

Now that you have wound the bobbin and threaded the needle, you will need to raise the bobbin thread through the hole in the needle plate.

1. Hold needle thread lightly with left hand and turn hand wheel slowly toward you so that needle enters needle plate.

2. Continue turning hand wheel and holding needle thread until needle rises and brings up bobbin thread in a loop.

3. Undo the loop with your fingers. Place both needle and bobbin threads under

the presser foot, and draw them diagonally to the back of the machine.

Step 2

Step 3

Step 1

Step 4

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3. st ra ig ht St it ch in g

preparation

Before moving the stitch width selector, make sure the needle is above the needle plate.

Stitch Width Selector

Set for Straight Stitching

SETTING THE MACHINE

1. Press down on stitch width selector lever and slide lever to right until groove in lever is directly under the straight-stitch symbol \ (setting 0).

For your convenience, the position numbers

0.1 .2 .3.4.5 will be used throughout this book when the instructions require stitch

width settings.

2 For ordinary stitching, centre needle position

is preferred. To meet special requirements. a line of stitching may be placed to right or left of centre

3 Set stitch length selector for desired stitch

length. (See page 13 for instructions.)

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Needle Position Selector

, Centre

Left

I I p Right

Stitch Length Selector

Starting to Sew

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1. Position the needle in the fabric where de sired for stitching start.

2. Lower the presser foot and start the machine. To sew perfectly on a wide variety of fabrics

adjust stitch length, pressure and thread ten sion as instructed on following pages.

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adjusting selectors

for your fabric

SETTING STITCH LENGTH

The stitch length selector regulates the length of both straight and zig zag stitches. The num

bers at the right of the lever represent the number of stitches per inch: the higher the number, the shorter the stitch. The numbers at the left of the lever represent stitch length in millimetres : the higher the number, the longer the sf/fc/t.Generally. shorter stitches are best for lightweight fabric: longer ones for heavy fabric.

Setting Selector

1. Loosen thumb nut by turning to left.

2. Position lever tor desired stitch length.

3. Tighten thumb nut by turning to right.

For reverse stitching, simply raise the selector lever as far as it will go. Do not loosen thumb nut to reverse.

Setting Stitch Length

To Reverse Stitching

Tighten

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