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Singer 288
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Manual
Dear Customer:
W
e recommend that for future reference you record
the serial number of your Sewing Machine in the
space provided.
Refer to illustration below for location of serial number
on your machine.
A
T
rademark of THE SINGER COMPANY
Copyright e 1978 The Singer Company
All Rights Reserved Throughout The World
Serial No.
2
Table of Contents
Default Chapter
2
Table of Contents
2
Principal Parts
3
Accessories
5
Bobbins
5
Changing the Needle
5
Needles
5
Buttonhole Foot
6
General Purpose Foot
6
Presser Feet
6
Straight Stitch Foot
6
Changing One-Piece Presser Feet
7
Changing Snap-On Presser Feet
7
To Attach New Presser Foot to Shank
7
Needle Plates
8
Changing Pattern Discs
9
Pattern Discs
9
Blindstitch Hem Guide
10
Container of Oil
10
Small Spool Holder
10
Spool Pin for Twin-Needle Stitching
10
2 Getting Ready to Sew
11
Connecting Machine When Equipped with Electric Motor and Controller
11
Operating Machine
11
Preliminary Steps
11
With Foot Treadle
12
Choosing Needle and Thread
13
Fabric, Thread and Needle Table
13
Threading the Machine
13
Winding the Bobbin
14
Threading Bobbin Case
16
Threading the Needle
17
Raising the Bobbin Thread
18
Setting Needle Position
19
Setting Selectors
19
Setting Stitch Width
19
Regulating Needle-Thread Tension
20
Regulating Presser Foot Pressure
21
Setting Stitch Length
21
Pin Basting
22
Sewing a Seam
22
3 Straight Stitching
22
Starting a Seam
23
Ending a Seam
24
Guiding and Supporting Fabric
24
Curved Seams
25
How Patterns Are Produced
26
4 Zig-Zag Stitching
26
Adjusting Stitch Position
27
Adjusting Stitch Width
27
Adjusting Stitch Length and Needle-Thread Tension
28
Needle-Thread Tension
28
Stitch Length
28
Adjusting Stitch Length
29
Adjusting Thread Tension
29
Satin Stitching
29
5 Twin-Needle Stitching
30
Inserting the Twin Needle
30
Machine Settings
31
Straight Stitching
31
Zig-Zag Stitching
31
Threading the Needle
31
Preparation
32
6 Free Motion Stitching
32
Script Lettering
33
Floral Designs
34
7 Sewing the Professional Way
35
Construction Details
35
Inside Seams of Sheer Collars, Facings, and Cuffs
36
Seam Finishes
36
Corded Seams
37
Making the Welting
37
Stitching Welting into Seam
38
Darts
39
Blindstitch Hems
39
Zippers
40
Straight Stitch Zipper Insertion
40
Attaching the Zipper Foot
40
Sewing Knit and Stretch Fabric
41
Stretch Stitch Chart
41
Overedged Seams
43
Ladder Seam
43
Attaching Elastic
44
To Attach Waistline Elastic
44
Plain Stretch Seams
44
Buttons
45
Forming a Thread Shank
45
Buttonholes
46
Buttonhole Position
46
Marking the Garment
47
Buttonhole Length
47
Cutting Button Opening
47
Buttonholes Made with the Built-In Four-Step Buttonholer
48
Side Stitching
49
Bar Tack
49
Adjusting Forward-Reverse Stitch Balance
50
Buttonholes (Manual Method)
51
Stitch Width Settings
51
Decorative Touches
53
Top Stitching
53
Shell Edging
53
Monograms and Motifs
54
Stitching a Monogram or Motif
54
Finding the Beginning of the Pattern Unit
54
Appliqué
55
Keeping up Appearances
56
Mending
56
Blanket Binding
57
Seam Repair
57
Darning
58
Darning Without Embroidery Hoop
58
Darning with an Embroidery Hoop
59
Caring for Your Sewing Machine
60
Cleaning and Lubricating
60
Every few Weeks
60
Removing and Replacing Bobbin Case
61
Removing Top Cover
62
Removing Face Plate
62
Lubricate Bottom of Machine
64
If Machine Is to be Stored
64
Hints for Home Service
64
Adjusting Bobbin Winder
65
Adjusting Motor Belt Tension
65
Changing the Light Bulb
66
Replacing the Slide Plate
67
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Model
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Category
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Language
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