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.