Singer Stylist 834 Sewing Machine User Manual

Singer Stylist 834 Sewing Machine

GETTING TO KNOW

Principal parts and what they do

1. Bobbin-Winder Tension Disc regulates thread tension for bobbin winding.
2. Pressure Dial regulates presser-foot pressure on fabric. It has an all- purpose setting plus settings for extra-light and extra-heavy pressure, and for darning.
3. Take-up Lever controls the flow of the needle thread.
4. Presser-Foot Lifter, at back of machine, allows you to raise and lower presser foot. High-lift position allows easy placement of bulky fabrics.
5. Thread Cutter is built into the presser bar for safety and convenience.
6. Needle Clamp holds single and twin needles and is designed to eliminate the possibility of inserting the needle backward.
7. Presser Foot holds fabric against the feed. The feet snap off for quick removal.
8. Needle Plate lifts out for easy removal. Guidelines on right and left sides extend to slide plate to help you keep seams straight.
9. Feed moves fabric under the presser foot.
10. Slide Plate opens for easy removal and replacement of the bobbin, and raises and lowers the pin that holds the needle plate in place.
11. Extension Table lets you convert the machine for either flat or tubular bed sewing.
12. Extension Table Release Push Button unlocks the extension table.
13. Sewing Light illuminates the sewing area.
14. Flexi-Stitch Pattern Dial sets the machine for Flexi-Stitch pattern sewing and varies the balance of Flexi-Stitch patterns in order to obtain desired pattern appearance. Dial must be set in O (off) position when not in use.
15. Hand Wheel positions take-up lever and needle. Always turn it toward you.
16. Bobbin Winder lets you fill the bobbin with thread quickly and easily.
17. Spool Holder with Horizontal Pin holds thread spools of various sizes. The holder lets the thread unwind without tug or drag.
18. Snap-in Thread Guide Post provides a smooth flow of thread from the spool holder to the tension discs.
19. Needle-Thread Tension Dial lets you select just the right tension for your stitch, thread, and fabric. The numbers eliminate guesswork in duplicating settings.
20. Needle-Thread Tension Discs, controlled by the tension dial, regulate the amount of tension on your needle thread.
21. Pattern Selector Dial lets you select a variety of practical and decorative zig-zag and Flexi-Stitch patterns.
22. Stitch Width Dial controls the width of zig-zag stitching and positions the needle for straight stitching. Use! Setting for straight stitching
23. Stitch Length Selector and Buttonhole Dial allows for a variety of stitch lengths, including FINE for zig-zag satin stitching. Has special settings for buttonholing and Flexi-Stitch pattern sewing.
24. Reverse-Stitch Push Button has two separate functions. It lets you reverse the stitching direction and balance the buttonhole stitch density.
25. Needle-Position Dial places the needle in either the left, center, or right stitching position. Use the center position for straight stitching.
26. Hand Wheel Disc engages hand wheel to sewing mechanism. Dis- engage hand wheel for bobbin wind- ing by pressing & bobbin symbol on disc.
27. Transparent Bobbin shows thread supply is easily removed for bobbin winding.
28. Power and Light Switch turns on the power and the sewing light simultaneously.
29. Electrical Connections and Speed controllers are designed for convenience and safety.

See instructions for connecting the machine and operating the machine and controller on page 10.

Accessories

When to use them

The accessories that come with your Stylist sewing machine are designed to help you do many kinds of sewing easily and perfectly. Additional accessories, listed on page 66 at the back of this instruction book, are available for purchase at your local Singer Sewing Center.

GENERAL-PURPOSE FOOT AND NEEDLE PLATE

The general-purpose foot and the general-purpose needle plate are in place on the machine. Ideal for all utility sewing, these fittings can be used for either straight or zig-zag stitching. Always use them together when alternating between straight and zig-zag stitching.

STRAIGHT-STITCH FOOT AND NEEDLE PLATE

The straight-stitch foot and the straight stitch needle plate are used when your fabric or sewing procedure requires close control.

Especially useful for:

• Precision stitching of curved and scalloped edges, topstitching, edge stitching, etc.
• Stitching delicate or spongy fabrics, synthetics, and knits.

FEED-COVER NEEDLE PLATE

The feed-cover needle plate replaces the general-purpose needle plate (or straight stitch needle plate) when fabric feeding is not desired. Use it for button sewing (page 34) and free-motion darning (page 60).

SPECIAL-PURPOSE FOOT

The special-purpose foot is used with the general-purpose needle plate for all kinds of decorative zig-zag stitching. Use it for:

• Zig-zag satin stitching
• Ornamental stitching with Flexi-Stitch patterns
• Applique
• Twin-needle stitching

BUTTONHOLE FOOT

The buttonhole foot is used with the general-purpose needle plate to make four-step, bar-tack buttonholes in fabrics of light and medium weight. For instructions, see page 36.

ZIPPER FOOT

The zipper foot is used to place stitching close to a raised edge. Thus, it is as useful for corded seams and tubular cording as it is for zipper insertion (page 46). It can be fitted to either the right or the left side of the needle and may be used with the straight-stitch or general-purpose needle plate.

BLINDSTITCH HEM GUIDE

The blindstitch hem guide is used with the general-purpose foot to position the hem fold for blindstitch hemming (page 48). To attach, simply loosen presser-foot screw and slip guide between screw and presser-foot shank. Position the guide so that it clears both the slide plate and the presser-foot toe. Tighten screw.

CHANGING PRESSER FEET

The presser feet that are supplied with your machine snap on and off a common shank. To change the foot:

1. Raise the presser-foot lifter and turn the hand wheel toward you to raise the needle to its highest position.
2. Press the toe of the presser foot upward (as far as it will go) and then snap down to remove the foot.
3. Center the new presser foot under the shank and lower the presser-foot lifter so that the shank fits over the presser-foot pin.
4. Press down on presser-foot screw until foot snaps into place.

To remove the complete foot (with shank), as for free-motion darning Or embroidery, see page 60, loosen the presser-foot screw and remove shank and foot together.

CHANGING NEEDLE PLATES

1. Raise the needle to its highest position and raise the presser-foot lifter (you do not need to remove the presser foot).
2. Open the slide plate with downward finger pressure. Draw the plate toward you, open- ing it all the way to raise the locking pin that holds the needle plate in place.
3. Place the thumb under the right side of the needle plate; lift and withdraw the plate to the right.
4. Insert the new needle plate under the locking pin and over the positioning pin.
5. Close the slide plate to the lower locking pin and secure the needle plate.

BOBBINS

Transparent, drop-in bobbin, # 172336, shows thread supply at a glance.

NEEDLES

• Style # 2020 needles for all-purpose sewing.’
• Style # 2045 ball-point (yellow band) needle for sewing knits and stretch fabrics.
• Style # 2025 twin needle for decorative twin-needle stitching.

IMPORTANT: Your SINGER sewing machine has been designed to obtain best results with SINGER needles. You should follow the recommendations in this instruction book and on the needle package for correct style and size of needle for different types and weights of fabrics.

CHANGING THE NEEDLE

The needle clamp is designed so that the needle can only be inserted with the flat side of the needle to the back. To change the needle:

1. Raise needle bar to its highest position, loosen needle-clamp screw, and re- move needle.
2. Insert the new needle in the clamp, with the flat side of the needle to the back; push it up as far as it will go.
3. Tighten needle-clamp screw.

SPOOL HOLDERS

The spool holders hold spools of various sizes in position on the horizontal spool pin. Because the spool does not turn, the thread unwinds without tug or drag.

DETACHABLE SPOOL PIN

The secondary detachable spool pin is used for twin-needle stitching.

GETTING READY TO SEW

Preliminary Steps

CONNECTING THE MACHINE

Before plugging in your machine, be sure that the voltage and number of cycles indicated on the plate under the hand wheel conform to your electrical power supply. Push the machine plug into the receptacle at the right end of the machine bed. Then connect the power-line plug to your electrical outlet.

OPERATING MACHINE AND CONTROLLER

To turn on both machine and sewing light, press power and light switch to ON position (red bar on switch will be visible). To turn off machine and light, press switch at red bar to OFF position.

CAUTION: We recommend that you turn off the power and light switch before changing needles, presser feet, and needle plates, and when leaving the machine unattended. This eliminates the possibility of starting the machine by accidentally pushing the speed controller.

To run the machine, press the speed controller. The harder you press, the faster the machine will sew.

To stop the machine from sewing, remove pressure from the speed controller.

Threading your sewing machine

Like all sewing machines that produce what is called a “lockstitch”, your Stylist sewing machine sews with two threads. The upper thread comes from the spool and is threaded through the eye of the needle. The lower thread comes from the bobbin, the small transparent spool that you wind using the machine. It is best to wind the bobbin before threading the needle.

THE SPOOL HOLDER

• Remove the spool holder from the spindle by sliding it to the left.
• Place the spool of thread on, horizontal spool pin. If spool being used has al retaining slit, this should be placed against the spool cushion on the right.
• Select the correct spool holder according to the type and diameter of the end of the spool being used. The diameter of the end of the spool holder should always be larger than that of the spool itself.
• Press the spool holder firmly against the spool.

THE BOBBIN THREAD

Winding the Bobbin

• Press the hand wheel disc at the bobbin symbol
• Open the slide plate. Draw the plate toward you to make the bobbin accessible.
• Lift out the bobbin and close the slide plate to make sure the needle plate is secure while winding.
• Place spool of thread on spool pin. Snap thread in the thread guide post then lead thread around bobbin winder tension disc, as illustrated above.
• Pass the thread from the inside through a hole in the bobbin, and place the bobbin on the spindle.
• Push the bobbin and spindle to the right to engage the bobbin winder. Hold the thread end as shown and start the machine, winding at a moderate speed.
• Cut off the thread end after a few coils have been wound on the bobbin.
• When the required amount of thread has been wound (winding will stop when the bobbin is full), stop the machine. Cut the connecting thread.
• Push the bobbin and spindle toward the left to disengage the bobbin from the bobbin winder.
• Press the hand wheel disc for sewing.

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