SINGER S18 I STUDIO Instruction Manual

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Very fine adjustments are available to drop the needle 
barely into the fold of the fabric.  The closer the stitch is to 
the edge of the fold the less the thread will show on the 
outside of the hem.

Press the stitch width adjusting button.
The LCD screen shows the left needle position from the 
guide in millimeters.

Press on “–” to move the needle to the right.
Press on “+” to move the needle to the left.
 

1  Left needle drop position

 

2  Right needle drop position

 

3  Guide on foot

 

4  Distance between the left needle position  

 

 

    and the guide

Sew guiding the fold along the guide.

When fabric is turned to the right side the stitches should 
be very minimal in size.  The bite into the fold of dense 
fabrics when hemming, will show the least on the right 
side.
 

5 Right side of the fabric

To program:
Select stitch 04 and press memory.
Select stitch 58 and press memory.
The machine now will sew 2 more straight stitches in 
between the blind hem stitch pattern. 
Program stitch pattern 59 and you will have 4 straight 
stitches in between the blind hem stitch pattern.

1  Stitch pattern 04
2  Stitch pattern 58

NOTE
To alter the needle drop position of the programmed stitch 
pattern combination, shift the cursor under the stitch 
pattern 04.  Press the stitch width adjusting button.
It is not necessary to adjust the needle drop position of the 
stitch pattern 58 or 59 they will change automatically.

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