Singer ME457 - User Manual

6 7 5 10 8 12 9 1 2 3 4 11 English 1 INTRODUCTION Optimal use and maintenance are described in these instructions. This product is not intended for industrial or commercial use. Additional assistance, by region, may be found online at www.singer.com. 1. Feed Teeth Lever — move from side to side to e...

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 9 8 2 6 5 4 7 3 1 English 2 Needle Area Overview Top of Machine 1. Needle Plate — provides a flat area around presser foot for sewing. Guidelines indicate various seam allowances used to guide fabric while sewing. 2. Feed Teeth — feed the fabric under the presser foo...

English 3 Overview Accessories Included Accessories (Not Pictured) • Needles• Foot control• Power cord Bobbin x4 — Only use the type of transparent bobbins delivered with your machine (SINGER® Class 15 transparent bobbins). One of the bobbins is inserted in the machine upon delivery. Felt Pad — Used...

English 4 Presser Feet All-purpose Foot (T) (attached to the machine upon delivery)This foot is used for general sewing on most types of fabric. The bottom of the foot is flat, so that the fabric is held down firmly against the feed teeth while sewing. It also has a wide slot so that the needle can ...

English 5 Application Straight Stitch Center Position The basic stitch used for sewing. The most common use for a straight stitch is to sew two pieces of fabric together. Straight Stretch Stitch Stronger than a regular straight stitch, on stretch knit fabrics, because it locks three times — forward,...

A B English 6 PREPARATIONS 1. Place the box on a steady, flat surface. Lift the machine out of the box, and remove the packaging. 2. Remove all outer packing material and the plastic bag.3. Wipe off the machine with a dry cloth to remove any lint and/or excess oil around the needle area. Note: Your ...

A English 7 Free Arm/Removable Accessory Tray Presser Foot Lifter Thread Knife Store presser feet, bobbins, needles and other accessories in the accessory tray so that they are easily accessible. Keep the accessory tray on the machine to provide a larger, flat work surface.Use the free arm to facili...

A B English 8 Your machine has two spool pins, a main spool pin and an Auxiliary Spool Pin. The spool pins are designed for various types of thre - ad. The main spool pin is used in a horizontal position (the thread reels off the spool) and the Auxiliary Spool Pin in a vertical position (the thread ...

A B 1 2 3 C D 4 5 A B C English 9 1. Place the thread spool on the spool pin. Slide a spool cap firmly against the spool. 2. Place the thread into the thread guide (A) from front to the back. Bring the thread clockwise around the bobbin win - ding tension disc, making sure that the thread is pulled ...

C A D B E F E F English 10 Important! Make sure that the presser foot is raised and the needle is in its highest position by turning the handwheel toward you. This is very important to help ensure that the machine is correctly threaded. Not doing so can result in poor stitch quality when you start t...

A B D C English 11 Needle Threader Needles The built-in needle threader allows you to thread the needle quickly and easily. The needle must be in its highest position to use the built-in needle threader. Turn the hand wheel towards you until the needle is in its highest position. It is also recommen...

A B C 4 3 1 2 English 12 Change the needle often. As a general rule, needles should be changed every 6-8 hours of actual stit- ching time. Important Needle Information Always use a straight needle with a sharp point and make sure the point is not bent or damaged (A).A damaged needle (B) can cause sk...

2 1 A B C 3 English 13 Thread Tension Sew without Feed Teeth Presser Foot Pressure To set the thread tension, turn the dial on top of the machine. Depending on the fabric, thread, etc, the tension may need to be adjusted. For the best stitch appearance and durability, make sure the needle thread ten...

2 1 A English 14 1. Make sure that the needle is in the highest position and the presser foot is lifted. The presser foot release button extends out the back of the presser foot holder. Press this button to release the presser foot. 2. To attach a presser foot to the holder, place the desired presse...

B C A D E S1 S2 English Operating Your Machine – 15 OPERATING YOUR MACHINE Select a Stitch For sewing the grey stitch patterns For sewing the blue or red stitch patterns Turn the Stitch Selector Dial until it clicks in place under the dot directly above the dial on the machine. Set the Stitch Length...

2 1 1 2 English 16 – Operating Your Machine Three Needle Position Dial Reverse Sewing The needle position can be altered with the three needle position dial. For normal work, the needle position is middle. For edge stitching or sewing parallel lines of top stitch, select needle position left or righ...

A B D C E F 3.5 3-5 M 2.5 M 2.0–4.0 3–5 A B English Sewing – 17 SEWING Sewing Start to Sew – Straight Stitch Next to each stitch or sewing technique described in this secti - on of the manual is a chart showing the recommended settings and presser foot. See sample of the chart to the right. The reco...

M 2.5 3–5 English 18 – Sewing To change sewing direction, stop the machine with lower the needle.Raise the presser foot.Pivot the fabric around the needle to change sewing direction as desired. Lower the presser foot and continue sewing in the new direction. Press and hold the Reverse lever and sew ...

3.0-5.0 3-5 M 1.0 3.0-5.0 3-5 M 2.0-3.0 English Sewing – 19 Multi-Step Zigzag Stitch Slant Overedge Stitch Multi-step zigzag stitch is used to overcast raw edges. Make sure the needle pierces the fabric on the left side and overcasts the edge on the right side. The stitch can also be used as an elas...

5.5 3-5 M 2.5 F (2) 3.0-5.0 3-5 M 1.0-2.0 (1) A B B A English 20 – Sewing The closed overlock stitch can be used for sewing medium to heavier weight stretch fabrics. Use this stitch to hem stretch fabrics (A) and for belt loops (B). Fold a hem to the wrong side and stitch with closed overlock stitch...

4.0-6.0 3-5 M 2.0 5.0 3-5 M 1.0-2.0 English Sewing – 21 Darning and Mending Repair Large Holes Repair Tears To cover large holes it is necessary to sew a new piece of fabric onto the damaged area. Baste the new piece of fabric onto the damaged area on the right side of the fabric. Sew over the fabri...

M 1.5–3.0 3–5 A B F E C D English Sewing – 23 Sew Zippers Centered Zipper The Zipper Foot can be attached on either the right or the left of the needle, making it easy to sew both sides of the zipper.To sew the right side of the zipper, attach the foot in the left presser foot position (A). To sew t...

A B C English 24 – Sewing MAINTENANCE Cleaning the Machine Cleaning the Bobbin Area Raise the needle and turn off the machine. Raise the needle and turn off the machine. Cleaning under the Bobbin Area To keep your sewing machine operating well, clean it often. No lubrication (oiling) is needed. Wipe...

English Sewing – 25 Troubleshooting Thread Loops on Underside of Fabric Possible cause: Thread looping on the underside of the fabric is always an indication that the upper thread is not correctly threaded. This happens when the upper thread is not correctly placed in the thread tension mechanism an...

English 26 – Sewing Possible cause: Bobbin is winding sloppily because thread end not held at beginning of winding process. Solution: Before starting to wind, hold the thread tail (coming out of the bobbin) securely, allow the bobbin to partially fill, then stop to trim the thread tail close to the ...

English Sewing – 27 Needles Breaking Possible cause: Bent, dull or damaged needle. Solution: Discard needle, insert new needle. Possible cause: Wrong size needle for fabric. Solution: Insert appropriate needle for fabric type. Possible cause: Machine not threaded correctly. Solution: Rethread the ma...

English 28 – Sewing Possible cause: Sewing was started with no fabric under the presser foot. Solution: Place fabric under foot, making sure that needle comes down into fabric; lightly hold both thread tails for first few stitches. Possible cause: Stabilizer may be needed for technique. Solution: Pl...

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