Singer 5050c Sewing Machine Manual

Singer 5050c Sewing Machine

SAVE THESE INSTRUCTIONS

• Servicing should be performed by an authorized service representative. This product is intended for household use.

Getting to know your machine

Principal parts

1. Hand wheel
2. Bobbin winder
3. Horizontal spool pin and holder
4. Top cover lid
5. Thread guide
6. Bobbin winder tension disc
7. Snap-in thread guide
8. Take up lever
9. Face plate
10. Needle thread tension dial
11. Accessory storage
12. Snap-on presser foot
13. Needle plate
14. Removable extension table
15. One-way needle clamp
16. Thread guides
17. Push button reverse
18. Stitch length dial/four-step buttonhole
19. Stitch width lever
20. Pattern selector dial
21. Needle position selector
22. Stitch balance control
23. Presser foot lifter
24. Thread cutter
25. Feed system
26. Slide plate
27. Foot control
28. Electrical lead
29. Machine plug
30. Power and light switch
31. Bobbin winding indent

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. Interchangeable pattern module.
2. Special purpose presser foot (J) is used for decorative and zig-zag sewing.
3. General purpose needle plate (A) and presser foot (B) are on your machine when delivered. Use together for alternating between straight and zig-zag stitching.
4. Buttonhole presser foot (L) is used with the General Purpose Needle Plate to make four-step buttonholes
5. Zipper foot (E) is used for inserting zippers and stitching corded seams.
6. Friction-free spool holder is used to hold various-size spools and allows thread to unwind smoothly. The spool does not turn.
7. Small thread spool holder (Q) for use with small diameter spools of thread.
8. Needlepack includes an assortment for sewing various types of fabrics.
9. Feed cover (F) is used to prevent the feed from moving the fabric when darning or free motion embroidery.
10. Transparent bobbins for easy viewing of thread supply.
11. Blindstitch hem presser foot is used to position the hem for blindstitch hemming.

Connecting the machine

• Push plug into the receptacle (1) at the right end of the machine. Then connect plug (2) to your socket outlet.

Running the machine

• To turn on the machine and sewing light, press the upper portion of power switch. To turn off machine and light, press lower portion “O” of power switch.
• To run the machine and control speed, press the foot control with your foot. The harder you press, the faster the machine will sew. To stop machine, remove foot from the control.
• Note: Do not operate the machine without fabric under the presser foot as this may damage the feed and the presser foot.

Choosing and changing needles

• 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 the needle plate (A), (C)

• Raise needle and presser foot.
• Open slide plate.
• Lift up needle plate from the right corner and slide out from under foot.
• To replace the needle plate, slide it underpin (1) and push it firmly to the left.
• Press down until it snaps into place.

Changing screw-on presser feet (H)

• 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 footscrew with the use of a coin.

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.

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.

Inserting a bobbin

• 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″ (10 cm) 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.
4. While holding thread on outside, close the slide plate, allowing thread to extend through the slot between the slide plate and needle plate.

Threading the machine

• Raise take-up lever to highest position by turning hand wheel toward you.
• Raise presser foot to release thread tension.
• Place spool of thread on spool pin.
• Slide spool cap firmly over rim of spool to prevent thread tangling.
• Lead thread from spool and snap into thread guide (1) and with only one hand pass the thread under the guide and through the slot, as illustrated (2).
• Thread the tension discs by leading the thread down and around the tension (3). Hold the spool lightly and pull the thread up, lifting the spring and allowing
  the thread to slip into thread guard.
• Slip thread into take-up lever as illustrated (4).
• Pass thread through guides (5) and (6).
• Thread needle from front to back, pulling 4″ (10 cm) of thread through eye (7).

Adjusting thread tension (For straight stitching)

A perfect, well balanced stitch

• (1), will have the needle and bobbin threads locked between the two layers of fabric with no loops on top or bottom and no puckering. Too much tension will produce a tight stitch
• (2) which will cause the fabric to pucker.
• To decrease tension, turn the dial to a lower number. Too little tension will produce a loose stitch
• (3) which will cause loops in your seam.
• To increase tension, turn the dial to a higher number.

Adjusting thread tension (For zig zag stitching)

The correct tension setting will produce a smooth even stitch

• (1) Too much tension will produce a tight stitch
• (2) causing fabric to pucker. Loosen tension by turning dial to a lower number. Too little tension will produce a loose stitch
• (3), causing loops in your pattern. Tighten tension by turning dial to a higher number.

Sewing a seam

• You can sew seams easily and accurately when you follow the suggestions below.

Placing fabric under foot

• Most fabrics can be placed under the foot by raising the presser foot lifter (1) to its normal “Up” position (2), where it locks in place, When using bulky fabric, multiple fabric layers, or an embroidery hoop, raise the lifter to the high rise position (3), thus increasing the space between the foot and the needle plate.
• Lower presser foot lifter all the way down and you are ready to sew.

Guiding and supporting fabric

• For tricot, and other similar synthetic knits, apply gentle tension by holding the fabric at the front and back of presser foot as you sew. Do not pull fabric.
• For elasticated fabric, stretch lace, and knits with an unusual amount of elasticity, hold the fabric firmly in front and back of the presser foot to stretch the seam as the stitches are being placed.

Pattern groups selection

• The dial localized on the panel of your machine, lets you choose pattern groups. Raise the needle to its highest position.
• Adjust the stitch width selector to straight position ( ).
• This will see to it that the stitch pattern dial moves easier. In order to single out the desired pattern group, just turn the dial until the corresponding letter
  to this pattern group appears on the dial, under symbol
• After carrying out the embroidery selection, turn back the stitch width selector to the zig-zag position ().
• Adjust the stitch length as indicated on each kind of embroidery (from 1/2 to 2 1/2).

Pattern stitching

In addition to straight stitch and zig-zag stitch, your machine can produce a variety of stitch patterns. There are two types of stitch patterns built into your machine:

• Decorative stitch patterns are produced by side-to-side movement of the needle.
• Stretch stitch patterns are produced by both the side-to-side movement of the needle, and the back-and-forth movement of the feed.
• Two pattern modules come with your machine. One is already in the machine and is interchangeable with the other in the accessory storage. Each produces an individual design that will add a personal touch to all your sewing. Some patterns are purely decorative while others are used for practical purposes as well.

Decorative stitch patterns

Flexi-stitch patterns

Free-arm sewing

Removing the extension table

• To change machine for free-arm sewing, lift right edge (1) of extension table, slide it to the left and off the machine (2).
• 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 handling when sewing tubular and hard to reach garment areas is simplified and made easier when you use the free-arm sewing capability of your sewing machine.

Applications

• Sleeves
• Free-arm sewing takes the difficulty out of topstitching. Sleeves, finishing waistbands and trouser legs rotate smoothly under the needle, around the arm, allowing you to place your stitching accurately.
• Buttons
• Sewing buttons on a cuff or neckband is easy with free-arm sewing. The sewing arm allows room for cuffs to slip onto without being stretched out of shape, and you can also see and handle the stitching area more easily

Buttonholes

Recommended settings

Stitch Selection: Buttonhole Stitch (1A) Stitch Width: Pre-set hot: Buttonhole (L) Needle Plate: General Purpose (A)

Step 1

• Raise presser foot.
• Place fabric under foot.
• Centre 3 red guidelines (1) of foot around beginning line of buttonhole.
• Turn buttonhole dial to the buttonhole symbol (1) for the first step.
• Position needle in fabric at point (2) by turning the hand wheel towards you.
• Stitch down to point 3.

Step 2

• Raise needle out of fabric.
• Turn buttonhole dial to the buttonhole symbol (2) for the second step.
• Make at least four stitches ending at point (4)

Step 3

• Raise needle out of fabric
• Turn buttonhole dial to the buttonhole symbol (3) for the third step.
• Stitch up to point (5)

Step 4

• Raise needle out of fabric.
• Turn buttonhole dial to the buttonhole symbol (4) for the fourth step.
• Make at least four stitches, ending at point (6).
• Raise presser foot and remove garment from machine.
• Clip thread ends.
• Carefully cut buttonhole opening with a seam ripper or small, sharp scissors.

Additional Accessories

Additional accessories for your sewing machine are available for purchase at your SINGER stockist.

1. Straight stitch presser foot (D) and needle plate (C) are used together whe straight stitching light weight fabrics or when your fabric or sewing procedure requires close control.
2. Button sewing foot (H) is used to hold any two-hole or four-hole button securely for stitching.
3. Lint brush is used for cleaning hard to reach areas on your sewing machine.
4. Oil container for machine lubrication.
5. Twin needle and spool pin are used to stitch two parallel rows of decorative stitching simultaneously. When using twin-needle for decorative stitching, set stitch width selector no greater than midrange of zigzag graphics.
6. Felt for twin needle spool pin.

Accessory storage

• You can use this area to store some accessories. The accessories leave from factory in this area.

Caring for your machine

• Removing and replacing bobbin case
• Caution: Before cleaning or adjusting the machine, remove plug from the socket outlet.
• Raise presser foot and needle.
• Open slide plate, remove bobbin and remove needle plate.

To remove bobbin case

• With a small screwdriver, turn bobbin case holder (1) to the rear as far as it will go.
• Lifting the left side of the bobbin case, slide it out from machine.

To replace bobbin case

• Guide forked end (2) of bobbin case under feed (3).
• Draw rim of bobbin case under position plate (4). Be sure bobbin case is freely seated on hook race.
• Turn bobbin case holder (1) forward as far as it will go, locking bobbin case in place.
• Note: Turn handwheel towards you to check to make sure it is properly replaced.
• Replace needle plate
• Insert bobbin and close slide plate.

Cleaning the machine

The machine surfaces and covers can be cleaned when necessary, with a damp, soft cloth and a mild soap. Remove lint and fluff from exposed parts and clean these parts with a lint brush.

• Take-up lever and thread guides.
• Presser and needle bars.
• Bobbin case and needle plate areas. Your machine should be periodically checked by your local SINGER dealer for wear.

Lubricating the machine

• Approximately once a year, lubricate all moving connections, as shown, to ensure freedom of movement and to protect metal parts from excessive wear. To determine which connections move and need lubrication, turn the handwheel slowly, by hand, while face plate is removed.
• When lubricating, apply only SINGER oil at the points shown. SINGER oil is specially prepared and does not contain harmful deposits hat can interfere with the smooth action of precision parts.

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