Singer 9985 instruction manual Contents

THREADING THE MACHINE...32 A. PREPARING TO THREAD MACHINE ...32

B. SETTING SPOOL OF THREAD ON SPOOL PIN ............................................32

C. THREADING THE UPPER THREAD.....32

D. THREADING THE NEEDLE EYE ..........34

DRAWING UP THE BOBBIN THREAD......34

CONTENTS

IMPORTANT SAFETY		SELECTING UTILITY STITCH
INSTRUCTIONS	2	PATTERN	36
MODEL 9985	8	STITCH INFORMATION	36
FOR EUROPEAN AND SIMILAR		THREAD TENSION	40
TERRITORIES:	8	WHERE TO USE EACH
MAIN PARTS	10	STITCH	42
ACCESSORIES	12	STARTING TO SEW	44
DUST COVER	12	A. START AND END OF SEAM	44
		B. REVERSE STITCHING	46
REMOVABLE EXTENSION		C. AUTO TACK STITCH	46
TABLE	14	D. TURNING CORNERS	48
A. REMOVING THE EXTENSION TABLE..14		E. SEWING HEAVY FABRIC	48
B. OPENING THE ACCESSORY CASE	14	F. SEWING..................................................OVER OVERLAPPED	48
CHANGING THE PRESSER		AREAS
		G. WIDTH OF SEAM ALLOWANCE	48
FOOT	14
		STRAIGHT STITCH SEWING..50
A. CHANGING THE PRESSER FOOT	14	A. Straight Stitch	50
B. REMOVING THE PRESSER FOOT		B. Straight Stitch With Auto-lock Stitch (Pattern
HOLDER	14
INSERTING THE NEEDLE	16	No. 3, 4)	50
		BASTING	52
FABRIC, THREAD AND NEEDLE A. ATTACHING THE DARING/
TABLE	16	EMBROIDERY FOOT	52
		B. BASTING	52
CONNECTING THE MACHINE18		ELASTIC STITCH SEWING	54
FOOT CONTROLLER	18	QUILTING	54
MACHINE CONTROL FUNCTIONS	20	A. JOINING THE PIECES OF FABRIC	54
A. START/STOP BUTTON	20	B. QUILTING	54
B. REVERSE STITCH BUTTON	20	C. HAND LOOK QUILTING
C. NEEDLE UP-DOWN / SLOW BUTTON 20		STITCH (NO. 8)	54
D. SPEED CONTROL LEVER	20
		ZIGZAG STITCH SEWING	56
E. PRESSER FOOT LIFTER	20	MULTI-STITCH ZIGZAG	56
F. THREAD CUTTER BUTTON	22
G. DROP FEED LEVER	22	FREE ARM SEWING	56
H. THREAD CUTTER	22	OVERCASTING-
I. PRESSURE REGULATOR	22	OVERLOCKING	58
J. TOP COVER	22
K. HAND WHEEL	22	A. USING THE OVERCASTING FOOT	58
TOUCH PANEL LCD	24	B. USING.....................................................THE GENERAL PURPOSE	58
A. HOME SCREEN	24	FOOT
		BLIND HEM STITCHING	60
B. PATTERN CHART	24
TURNING OFF AUDIBLE		CRAZY PATCH	62
BEEP	26	APPLIQUE	62
HELP BUTTON	26	INSERTING ZIPPERS
BOBBIN SETTING	28	CENTERED INSERTION	64
A. REMOVING THE BOBBIN	28	LAPPED INSERTION	66
B. SETTING SPOOL............................................OF THREAD ON	28	BUTTONHOLE SEWING	68
SPOOL PIN
C. WINDING THE BOBBIN	28	BOUND BUTTONHOLE	72
D. INSERTING THE BOBBIN	30	EYELET	74

CAUTION: To prevent accidents.

Do not pull out the front cover from the machine.

AUTOMATIC BAR-TACK AND
DARNING	76
SEWING ON BUTTONS	78
A. THREAD SHANK	78
NARROW HEMMING	80
CORDING	80
A. SINGLE CORDING	80
B. TRIPLE CORDING	80
CONTINUOUS DECORATIVE
PATTERN	82
A. SEWING LIGHTWEIGHT FABRICS	82
USING THE EVEN-FEED
FOOT	82
A. ATTACHING THE EVEN-FEED FOOT ..	82
B. SEWING	82
DARNING/FREE-HAND
EMBROIDERY	84
A. ATTACHING THE DARING/ EMBROIDERY
FOOT	84
B. DARNING	84
C. FREE-HAND EMBROIDERY	84
D. After darning or free-hand embroidery...	84
TWIN NEEDLE SEWING	86
DECORATIVE & LETTER
STITCH SEWING	88
A. SELECTING DECORATIVE & LETTER
STITCH (selecting mode)	88
B. SHIFTING THE CURSOR	88
C. CHECKING SELECTED PATTERNS	90
D. INSERTING PATTERN	90
E. DELETING PATTERNS	90
F. EDITING OF EACH PATTERN	90
G. SETTING THE THREAD TENSION	94
H. SAVING SELECTED PATTERNS	94

I.SEWING THE SELECTED PATTERNS.96

J.SEWING PATTERN FROM

BEGINNING	96
K. RECALLING SELECTED PATTERNS	...96
DECORATIVE AND LETTER
STITCH CHART	98
ADJUSTING THE BALANCE OF THE
STITCHES	98
MAINTENANCE	100
CLEANING	100
MESSAGES ON LCD	102
HELPFUL HINTS	104

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