Singer
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Principal Parts -- what they are called
6. Bobbin Winder Spindle let you fill the bobbin with
thread quickly and easily.
7. Hand Wheel manually positions needle. Always turn
it toward you.
8. Needle-Thread Tension Dial lets you select the
right tension for your stitch, thread, and fabric.
9. Electric Motor drives the machine through a belt to
the hand wheel. A Power and Light Switch located
on the motor turns on machine and sewing light
simultaneously.
10. Built-in Sewing Light illuminates sewing area.
11. Thread Cutter is built into presser bar for safety
and convenience.
12. Presser Foot holds fabric against feed. (See item
21.)
13. Needle Plate provides working surface around the
feed.
14. Slide Plate opens for easy removal and replace-
ment of bobbin
15. Needle Clamp holds single and twin needles. It is
designed to eliminate the possibility of inserting
needle backwards.
16. Stitch Width Selector controls the width of zig-
zag stitching and sets the machine for straight
stitching.
17. Needle Position Selector places the needle in
either (left), (center) or (right) stitching position.
1. Pressure Dial regulates presser-foot pressure on
fabric.
2. Take-up Lever controls flow of needle thread.
3. Bobbin-Winder Tension Discs supply just the right
amount of thread tension for uniformly wound bob-
bins.
4. Disc Holder holds any one of the interchangeable
stitch pattern discs.
5. Stitch Chart shows the stitches which the pattern
discs produce.
