Singer 9940 instruction manual Contents

CONTENTS

IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS

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MODEL 9940

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FOR EUROPEAN AND SIMILAR TERRITORIES:

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MAIN PARTS

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ACCESSORIES

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DUST COVER

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EXTENSION TABLE

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a. REMOVING THE EXTENSION TABLE

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b. OPENING THE ACCESSORY CASE

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CHANGING THE PRESSER FOOT

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A. Changing the presser foot

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B. Removing the presser foot holder

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INSERTING THE NEEDLE

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FABRIC, THREAD AND NEEDLE TABLE

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CONNECTING THE MACHINE

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FUNCTION OF EACH PART

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A. REVERSE STITCH BUTTON

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B. NEEDLE UP/DOWN BUTTON

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C. SLOW SEWING BUTTON

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D. PRESSER FOOT LIFTER

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E. DROP FEED LEVER

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F. PRESSURE REGULATOR

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G. HAND WHEEL

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H. TOP COVER

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CONTROL PANEL

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A. L.C.D. DISPLAY

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B. L.C.D. CONTRAST CONTROL

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C. PATTERN CHART

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D. UTILITY STITCH BUTTON

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E. DECORATIVE & LETTER STITCH BUTTON

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F. FUNCTION BUTTONS

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G. MODE BUTTONS

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H. SCROLL BUTTONS

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I. CURSOR BUTTON

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BOBBIN SETTING

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A. REMOVING THE BOBBIN

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B. SETTING SPOOL OF THREAD ON SPOOL PIN

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C. WINDING THE BOBBIN

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D. INSERTING THE BOBBIN

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ELASTIC STITCH SEWING

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Quilting

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A. Joining the pieces of fabric

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B. Quilting

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C. Hand Look Quilting Stitch (No. 7)

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ZIGZAG STITCH SEWING

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MULTI-STITCH ZIGZAG

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FREE ARM SEWING

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OVERCASTING-OVERLOCKING

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A. USING THE OVERCASTING FOOT

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B. USING THE GENERAL PURPOSE FOOT

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C. NOTE:

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BLIND HEM STITCHING

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PATCH WORK

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APPLIQUE

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NARROW HEMMING

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CORDING

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A. SINGLE CORDING

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B. TRIPLE CORDING

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INSERTING ZIPPERS

CENTERED INSERTION

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LAPPED INSERTION

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A. TO OPEN THE ZIPPER WHILE STITCHING

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BUTTONHOLE SEWING

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AUTOMATIC BAR-TACK AND DARNING

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SEWING ON BUTTONS

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A. Thread Shank

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CONTINUOUS DECORATIVE PATTERN

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A. SEWING THIN FABRICS

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USING THE EVEN-FEED FOOT

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A. ATTACHING THE EVEN-FEED FOOT

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B. SEWING

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DARNING/FREE-HAND EMBROIDERY

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A. ATTACHING THE DARING/ EMBROIDERY FOOT

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B. DARING

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C. FREE-HAND EMBROIDERY

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D. After darning or free-hand embroidery

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THREADING THE MACHINE

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A. PREPARING TO THREAD MACHINE

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B. SETTING SPOOL OF THREAD ON SPOOL PIN

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C. THREADING THE UPPER THREAD

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D. THREADING THE NEEDLE EYE

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E. DRAWING UP THE BOBBIN THREAD

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STARTING TO SEW

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A. START AND END OF SEAM

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B. REVERSE STITCHING

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C. TURNING CORNERS

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D. SEWING HEAVY FABRIC

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E. SEWING OVER OVERLAPPED AREAS

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F. WIDTH OF SEAM ALLOWANCE

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TWIN NEEDLE SEWING

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DECORATIVE & LETTER STITCH SEWING ...

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A. SELECTING DECORATIVE & LETTER STITCH

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B. TO CHANGE THE MODE

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C. SHIFTING THE CURSOR

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D. TO CHECK SELECTED PATTERNS

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E. INSERTING PATTERN

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F. TO DELETE PATTERN

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G. SETTING OF EACH PATTERN

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H. TWIN NEEDLE SETTING

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I. SINGLE / REPEAT SEWING

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J.SEWING THE SELECTED PATTERN

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K. TIPS

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ADJUSTING THE THREAD TENSIONS

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SELECTING UTILITY STITCH PATTERN

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A. SELECTING THE PATTERN

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B. SETTING STITCH WIDTH AND LENGTH

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C. TWIN NEEDLE SETTING, MIRROR/ REVERSE STITCH AND

ELONGATION

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WHERE TO USE EACH STITCH

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STRAIGHT STITCH SEWING

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A. Straight Stitch

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B. Straight Stitch With Auto-lock Stitch (Pattern No. A-3)

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BASTING

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DECORATIVE AND LETTER STITCH CHART 86

MAINTENANCE

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CLEANING

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HELPFUL HINTS

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