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Singer 140q Sewing Machine Manual

Singer hand-held sewing machine user manual. Singer start 1306 user guide. Talent 3321 user guide. Talent 3323 user guide. Tradition 2250 user.

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Singer hand-held sewing machine user manual. Singer start 1306 user guide. Talent 3321 user guide. Talent 3323 user guide. Tradition 2250 user.

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Singer 140q Sewing Machine Manual

12K (3 MB)

Singer 12K 'New Family', Instructions for using machine and attachments (Form K2); 12pp.

15-30 / 15-87 & generic 15 class machines (617K)

15-30 / 15-87 & generic 15 class machines - rotated for printing(617K)

15-90 (5MB)

Reversible Feed, Oscillating Shuttle, For Family Use. Here is a high-res manual: 15-90 (50MB) Manuals provided by John Merritt.

15-91 (5.3 MB)

115 (4.5 MB)

'Instructions for using Singer Sewing Machine No. 115 - lock stitch, for family use' Form 8255, May 1915 (32pp).

127 & 128 (2.7 MB)

192 Spartan (900 KB)

Instructions for Singer's budget model (Form K6349), 4 pages. For more detailed instructions, see literature for the 99 (to which it is very similar).

201 (6.2 MB)

221K Featherweight (1.1 MB)

The bare-necessities Featherweight manual.

221K Featherweight (10 MB)

Instructions for using Singer Portable Electric Sewing Machine No. 221K, Rotary Hook, Reverse Feed, for family use, plus 'Instructions for using attachments etc. which may be purchased separately' - this includes: the feed cover plate (for darning) and embroidery. Dated November 1951 (Form no. K5710).

221-1 Featherweight (9 MB)

'Instructions for using Singer Portable Electric Sewing Machine 221-1 (Lockstitch, for family use with foot control). Form No. 19657.' Undated. It would have been originally supplied with American machines.

222K Free-arm Featherweight (12 MB)

Dated November 1955 (Form K5969). Including how to use the attachments. 96pp.

301 (5.7 MB)

319K (16 MB)

Instructions for using the Singer 319K automatic swing needle sewing machine (1957 - 108 pages). Before computerisation, embroidery stitches had to be achieved mechanically. This zigzag machine has a set of levers on the top which, in combination with the 30 supplied fashion discs (flat cams), manipulate the byte of the needle to form dozens of decorative stitches. There was a free-arm version (320K) and together they represent probably the last of Singer's rugged, 'all-metal' domestics.

327 (4.7 MB)

Instructions for using the Singer 327 Sewing Machine. 32 pages.

401 (14 MB)

Singer 401 'Slant-o-matic' zig-zag sewing machine - instructions for use; Form No. 4101; dated 1960. Slant needle machine using 'Special Discs' for decorative stitching. For electric or treadle use. Announced as 'the world's first automatic with a slant needle and gear drive..'. (96 pages)

404 (3.8 MB)

411G (5.3 MB)

'World's first automatic that produces not only the conventional lock stitch, but also a single thread chain stitch which can be used for basting seams . . . ' -manual courtesy Bill Holman of the Vintage Stitchers Family of Groups

431 (7.9 MB)

503 (9.1 MB)

66 (5.6 MB)

From 1929

66-18 (13 MB)

For using the Singer Electric Sewing Machine 66-18. (Provided by Jens Parks in honor of his mother.)

Vibrating Shuttle (9 MB)

For the Singer Vibrating Shuttle (VS) machine and its attachments, supplied by the Kilbowie factory; Form No. 1443; dated 1891 See Singer Vibrating Shuttle #1

Attachments & Accessories:

Blind Stitch Attachment (4.6 MB)

Singer 'Famous' Buttonholer Models C and D (1.3 MB)

Manual and Parts List courtesy of David Jones

Lowshank Buttonholer Model 160743 (2.3 MB)

Buttonhole Attachment Model 121795 (4.6 MB)

Singer Buttonhole Attachment for Lockstitch Family Sewing Machines (Provided by Jens Parks in honor of his mother.)

Buttonhole Attachment Model 121795 (1.2 MB)

Older, poorer quality scan of the above.

Professional Model Buttonholer (1.5 MB)

Edgestitcher (2 MB)

The Edge-stitcher: Singer attachment instructions; 4pp; 1916.

Even-Feed / Walking Foot (7.2 MB)

In two languages!

Flat-Work Darner (1.2 MB)

Foot-Bar Attachments (5 MB)

'Directions for using The Singer Manuf. Co.'s 1888 (Foot-bar) Set of Attachments' for the Improved Family and VS2 machines. It's a manual for the first puzzle box (which was patented in 1889); this is dated 1889. The ruffler and tucker are very early styles (patented 1888).

Needle Threader (153 K)

Singercraft Guide Number 2 (1.4 MB)

Zig-Zagger (3.8 MB)

Reference Works:

Singer's Sewing Skills Reference Book (28 MB)

Singer's Reference Book for Sewing Skills. Information on your machine, its attachments, and how to use them. (Provided by Jens Parks in honor of his mother.)

Wiring:

Wiring (402 K)

Contains Featherweight-specific, and generic, wiring diagrams

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Bottom Tension Adjustment

Singer Sewing Machine Accessories

Under normal circumstances the bottom tension does not change in use, so once set correctly it should not have to be checked again. The need to adjust the bottom tension therefore mainly applies only to second hand machines you are not used to, or if the bobbin holder is changed for some reason.

The adjustment principle of the bottom tension is similar for all Singer machines whether they use the vibrating shuttle boat type bobbin case (VS, 28, 128 etc.), the horizontally mounted removable bobbin case (15, 221, 222, 301) or the oscillating shuttle carrier with drop in bobbins (66, 99, 201 etc). In all cases the tension is provided by a small bent metal spring which traps the thread between the body of the bobbin case/carrier and the spring. The spring is slightly arched with a small adjusting screw that controls the pressure of the spring on the body and thus how much pull is required for the thread to slip between the two.

Lower Tension Adjusting Screw

If you have a spring balance, it is simply a matter of removing the bobbin holder, inserting and threading up a bobbin and then pulling on the end of the thread in the normal direction with the spring balance. The target figure should be around 30 to 40g. (1-1/4 to 1-1/2 oz) but it does not have to be too precise. However most people don’t have a spring balance handy, so alternatively you can tie a weight of the correct amount onto the thread and then jerk the bobbin gently upwards. This should cause 2 to 5 cm (1' to 2') of thread to slide through, but not for it to unwind freely.

If you don't have a set of small weights, then you can use digital scales to weigh sugar, sand etc into a small ziplock bag to use instead.

If the tension needs to be adjusted then it is simply a matter of tightening the screw near the centre of the spring to increase the tension, or loosening it to decrease the tension. Normally only slight movements are needed and so 1/16 to 1/8 of a turn should be ample steps before retesting.

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