Singer 1280 User manual

For
Treadie
Machine
Owners
To
adjust
your
machine
for
treadie
sewing,
loosen
hand
wheel
knob
A
by
turning
it
toward
you
with
the
right
hand
while
holding
hand
wheel
with
the
left
hand.
Place
both
feet
on
the
treadle
as
illustrated.
Turn
hand
wheel
over
toward
you,
allowing
your
feet
to
move
freely
with
the
motion
of
the
treadle.
Prac-
tice
this
motion
until
you
are
able
to
start
and
keep
the
machine
in
operation
with
the
hand
wheel
turning
toward
you.
Remember
that
the
faster
you
operate
the
treadle,
the
faster
the
machine
will
sew.
When you have
become accustomed
fo
the
treadle
motion,
tighten the hand wheel
knob by turning it away
from
you.
Place
a
piece of material under
the presser foot and
tower the presser foot
lifter.
Now
operate
the
machine
(without
thread)
until
you
become accustomed
lo guiding the material,
Enjoy Sewing!
Copyright
©:
1982
THE
SINGER
COMPANY
At
Rights
Reserved
Throughout
the
World
“A
Trademark
of
The
Singer
Company
+
x

For European Territories —
This product is suppressed for radio and television
interference in accordance with the international
Eiectrotechnical Commission of the CISPR.
IMPORTANT: Machines ‘or Great Britain and some
other countries having similar wiring standards are
shipped from the factory without a plug for connection
to the mains. The wire in this mains lead are coloured
in accordance with the following code:
Blue! neutral {N} Brown: live {L)
As the colours of the wires in the mains lead of this
appliance may not correspond with the coioured mark-
ings identifying the terminalis in your plug. proceed
as follows:
The wire which is coloured biue must be connected
to
the
terminal
which
is
marked
with
the
ietter
N
or
coloured
black.
The
wire
which
is
coloured
brown
must be connected to the terminal which is marked
with the letter L or coloured red. Ifa 13 Amp. (BS 1363)
piug is used, a 3 Amp. fuse must be fitted, or it any
other type of plug is used. a 5 Amp. fuse must be fitted
either
in
the
plug
or
adaptor
or
at
the
distribution
board.
Dear Customer:
We recommend that for future reference you record
the serial number of your Sewing Machine in the
space provided,
Refer to illustration
at right for location
of serial number on
your machine,
Serial No
Seria: No.

Contents
4.
Getting
to
Know
Your
Machine
......
4
Principai
A
ae
oad
ee
Pei
ONS
4
Accessories
o...
6
2.
Getting
Ready
toSew
.......
ss...
10
Choosing
and
Changing
Accessories
.......
10
Operating
Machine
.
.
2...
2.2...
18
The
Bobbin
Thread
.........0......
20
Threading
the
Machine...
.
24
3. Straight Stitching 28
Setting Selectors 0.0.0. nn: 28
Sewingaseam. ...... rca dl 32
Applications ... 0.0... Bip cd) A E 34
4. Basic Zig-Zag Stitching... 38
Setting Selectors... aa re 38
Satin Stitching... 0... E . 40
Steh Usage. E 42
5. Pattern Stitching. . . ... By a tenes 46
SelectingaStitch . 2... ooo 46
Stitch Pattern Groups 0000000000... .. 48
Adjusting Stitches for Stretch Fabrics... . 50
Decorative Stitching... 0.0... . 62
6. Buttonholes and Buttons . ........ 66
Garment Preparation ...... TRET . 26
Four-Step Buttonhdiing 6. 2.2.2.2 2... 70
Buttons. AA Sek, ee 74
7. Caring for Your Machine ............... 76
8. Twin Needle Stitching... ER . 84
9. Home Service Hints... - 86
indexo en nds ad Boe nas 88

1. Getting to Know
Your Machine
Principal Parts
1. Spool Pin and Spoo! Holder
2. Thread Guice Post
3. Thread Guides
4. Bobbin Winder Tension Disc
5. Take-Up Lever
6. Thread Guides
7. Face Piate
8. Needie-Thread Tension Dial
9. Presser Foot Lifter
10. Thread Cutter
41. Presser Foot Screw
12. Genera! Purpose Presser Foot
13. Electrical Connections and Speed Controller
14. Hand Wheel
15. Hand Whee! Knob
16. Bobbin Winder Spindie
17. General Purpose Needie Plate
18. Side Plate
19. Bobbin Case
20. Bobbin
21. Feed
22. Needie Clamo
23. Stitch Width Selector
24. Stitch Pattern Group Selector
25, Stitch Length Selector
26. Reverse Stitch Push Button and
Buttonhole Balance Knob
27. Needie Position Selector
28. Stitch Balance Control
29. Stitch Pattern Selector

Accessories
The
accessones
provided
with
your
sewing
Machine
are
designed
to
help
you
do
many
Kinds
Of
Sewing
easy.
4.
2.
Transparent Bobbins (No. 172336)
Singer" Needies
s
Style
2020
for
general
sewing.
e
Style
2045
for
sewing
knits,
stretch
fabrics
anc
elastic,
e
Siyie2025*
for
iwin-needie
decorative
stitching.
.
Button
Foot
hoids
most
flat
buttons
securely
for
fastening.
Zipper
Foot
for
inserting
zippers
and
sütching
corded
seams.
Blindstitch
Hem
Guide.
Use
this
with
the
gen-
erai
purpose
foot
to
position
and
guide
the
hem.
.
Buttonhole
Foot
is
used
to
make
bar
tack
Dui-
tonnoies in four steps.
.
Straight
Stitch
Foot
and
Straight
Stitch
Needie
Plate are used when your fabric or Sewing pro-
cedure
requires
close
control,
These
accessories
are
recommended
for
al
straight
Stitch
Sewing
+CAUTION:
Use
¿his
neecie
with
the
general
pur:
pose
needle
plate
and
general
purpose
or
Special
pur-
pose
foot
only
Do
not
use
any
olner
accessories
with:
this
needle
as
neecie
breakage
will
occur
To
ensure
that
you
are
always
provided
with
the
most
modern
sewing
capabilities.
THE
MANUFACTURER
reserves
the
right
to
change
the
appearance,
design
or
accessories
of
ws
sewing
machine
when
con-
sidered
necessary

8. Special Purpose Foot. Use this for all kinds of
decorative stiiching.
Y
9. Snap-in Feed Cover for button sewing. free-
motion work and darning.
10. General Purpose Foot and General Purpose
Needle Plate are on your machine when deliv-
ered. Use them for alternating between straight
and zig-zag stitching.
41. Spool Pin and Felt Washer is used for twin-
neecie sewing.
12. Lint Brush for cleaning your sewing machine.
G
13. Tube of OH for oiling the machine.
14, Small Spool Holder for use with smail diameter
spoois of thread.

2. Getting Ready to Sew
Choosing and Changing
Accessories
CAUTION: Disconnect the power line plug from the
socket outlet when changing needles, feet, or needle
plates. or when leaving the machine unattended. This
eliminates the possibility of Starting the machine by
accidentally pressing the speed controller.
Changing Presser Feet
a Raise needie to highest position by turning the nang
whee! toward you.
* Raise presser foot.
1. Press toe of presser foot upward as far as it wii co
until li snaps free.
2. Centre the new presser foot under the snank A.
Lower the presser foot lifter so that the shank fis
over the presser foot pin.
3. Press presser foot screw down firmly unti foot
snaps into piace.

Removing and Replacing the
Button
Foot
and
Presser
Foot
Shank
e
Raise
neecie
to
highest
position
by
turning
tne
hang
whee!
foward
you.
® Raise the presser foot
*
Loosen
presser
foo!
screw
A
and
remove
the
shank
B,
guiding
It
to
the
night.
e
To
replace
the
accessory,
hook
shank
around
the
presser
Dar
and
tighten
the
presser
foot
Screw.
NOTE:
insert
the
edge
of
a
coin
in
the
seat
of
the
presser
foot
screw
fo
loosen
it
and
tighten
it
securely.
Attaching Blindstitch Hem Guide
e Raise presser foot, loosen presser foot screw anc
sip Diindstiich hem guide between Screw anc shank
of the genera! purpose foot.
e Be sure underside of the guide clears the slide piate
and front of foot.
e Tighten screw with a coin.

Changing
Needle
Plates
NOTE:
Remove
bobbin
if
it
contains
thread
in
order
to
prevent
thread
being
caught
when
plate
is
replaced,
æ
Raise
needie
to
highest
position
by
turning
the
hand
wheel
foward
you.
e Raise presser foot.
e
Open
slide
plate.
Place
thumb
under
right
sice
of
needie
plate.
ft
it
up
and
withdraw
it
to
ght.
*
Replace
needie
piate
under
Clamping
4
A,
pus
firmly
to
the
left
and
press
down
until
it
snaps
in
place.
e Close side plate
Attaching
Snap-in
Feed
Cover
*
Raise
needie.to
highest
position
by
turning
Banc
wheel
toward
you.
e
Raise
presser
foot.
open
siide
plate
and
insert
gen-
erai
purpose
needie
piate.
e
Side
snap-in
feed
cover
away
from
you
over
neecie
piate
unti
point
s
B
and
C
are
positioned
directiy
over
hoies
in
needie
aes
as
illustrated.
Snap
in
point
B.
Then
push
point
C
in
toward
point
B
unti
it
snaps
into
place.
Ciose
si
de
piate.
+
To
remove,
open
slide
piate,
then
simpiy
iif
up
front
edge
of
feed
cover
and
remove.
Close
siide
piate.
Changing
the
Needle
e
Raise
needie
to
its
highest
position
by
turning
the
hand
wheel
toward
you.
Loosen
the
neecie-clamo
screw
D
and
remove
the
neecie.
e
insert
new
need
e
with
the
flat
side
of
ine
needie
lo
the
back.
up
into
clamp
E
as
far
as
it
wil
go.
e Tighten neecie-clamp Screw.
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Fabric, Thread
The needie and thread you choose wii depend upon
the
fabric
to
be
stitched.
The
neecie
shouid
be
fine
enough
to
prevent
the
fabric
from
being
marred
with
large
punctures,
yet
heavy
enough
to
pierce
the
fabric
without being bent or deflected.
16
3

and
Needie
Table
Tne
eye
of
the
needie
mus!
De
large
enough
far
the
thread
to
pass
through
it
freely:
too
fine
a
needie
will
cause the thread to tray. |
The
table
below
is
a
guide
to
needie
and
threac
seiec-
tion.
Refer
to
it
before
starting
a
sewing
project.
Be
ure
to
use
the
same
size
and
type
of
thread
in
Dorn
needle and bobbin.

Operating Machine
Connecting Machine
Before plugging in your machine, be sure that the vot-
age and
number
of
cycles
indicated
on
the
electrica:
namenlate A, conform to your electrical power Supply.
if
your
speed
controller
cord
has
a
motor
discon-
nect
plug,
push
plug
B
into
the
receptacie
at
the
right
end
of
machine.
Then
connect
plug
€
to
your
socket
outlet.
if
the
speed
controller
cord
is
wired
directly
to
the
motor,
simply
connect
plug
€
to
your
socket
outiel.
CAUTION:
Disconnect
the
power
line
piug
from
the
socket
outlet
when
changing
needles,
feet,
or
needle
plates
or
when
leaving
the
machine
unattended.
This
eliminates
the
possibility
of
starting
the
machine
by
accidentally
pressing
the
speed
controller.
if your machine has a sewing light switch, press or
turn switch on the machine, as required.
ff machine has a three-position switch:
a The OFF setting (switch moved to O symbol).
e
The
MIN.
setting
(switch
moved
to
|
symbol)
ai-
lows
the
maximum
control
for
special
jobs.
e The MAX. setting (switch moved to 13 symboi) al-
lows for full speed capacity of the machine.
To run the machine and control speed, press the
speed controller D with your foot. The harder you
press, the faster the machine will sew. To stop ma-
chine, remove foot from controller.
CAUTION: Because of the up and down movement
of the needle, you must work Carefully and watch the
sewing area when operating the machine.
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