Singer Cover Stitch Wide User manual
Cover Stitch Wide
Cover Stitch Wide
This professional Cover Hem stitch is a necessary requirement for today’s sewing.
The stitch is often seen in ready-to-wear garments. Two needles create parallel
rows of top stitching and one looper sew an edge finish on the underneath side.
Depending on which needle position is selected the width can be 5.6mm wide or
2.8 mm wide.
Left Cover Needle Thread Right Cover Needle Thread
Cover Stitch Looper Thread
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ATD:
Auto Tension Dial
“H”
Left Cover Stitch
Needle “C” (Orange)
Threaded
Middle Cover Stitch Nee-
dle “D”
Not Threaded
Right Cover Stitch
Needle “E” (Green)
Threaded
Upper Looper
Looper Disengaged
and Not Threaded
Lower Looper
Not Threaded
Chain Stitch Looper
(Brown)
Threaded
Upper Looper Clutch “C”
Upper Knife Non-working
Position
Seam Guide Plate Installed
Seam Width Dial “N”
Stitch Length Dial “N”
Presser Foot
Pressure
“N”
Differential Feed Dial “N”
Stitch Finger “R”
Overedge Left
Needle “A” (Orange)
Threaded
Overedge Right
Needle “B” (Blue)
Threaded
Spreader Not Used
Set at:
Needle:
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Cover Stitch Wide
Turn Auto Tension Dial to “H”.
Turn Stitch Length Dial to “N”.
Disengage Upper Knife. The knife will not trim the fabric when it is disengaged.
1. Open Looper Cover.
2. Pull the movable knife holder (silver screw) to the right as far as it will go.
3. Turn the holder counter clockwise until the knife clicks into a lock
position.
Upper Knife Engaged Upper Knife Disengaged
Cover Hem Narrow page 3
Turn Presser Foot
Pressure Dial to “N”.
Turn Differential Feed
Dial to “N”.
Turn Seam Width Dial
to “N”.
Set Stitch Finger to “R”.
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Install the Seam Guide Plate. The Seam Guide Plate provides a flat surface for the
fabric and seam guides. It can only be used when the knife and the lower looper are
disengaged. The Seam Guide Plate is used when sewing the Chainstitch, Cover
Stitch and the Triple Cover Stitch.
1. Open Looper Cover.
2. Remove Knife Cover by pulling it toward you.
3. Slide the Seam Guide Plate into place.
Disengage Upper Looper. By disengaging the Upper Looper the looper no longer
moves when sewing, it is nonoperative. If the looper was still engaged it would hit
the Seam Guide Plate.
1. Turn handwheel until the Upper Looper is in the
lowest position.
2. Push the clutch button to the left and up to
disengage.
Upper Looper Disengaged
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Upper Looper Engaged
Thread Chainstitch Looper with a regular
overlock thread.
1. Raise the Presser Foot to release the
tension disks. Pass the thread from
the back to the front through the
thread guide .
2.Thread the top cover thread guide by pulling the thread towards the left until
it slips under the guide. Then pull thread along the right side of the button
as illustrated.
3. While holding the thread firmly, pull the thread between the tension disks.
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4. Turn the hand wheel toward you until the Chainstitch Looper extends out
10mm (approximately ½ inch) from the needle plate edge.
5. Thread the looper area of the machine following the brown color-coded
thread guides 4-11. Use the tweezers provided in the accessory case to
aid in threading the looper.
6. Place the thread through threading guide and .
7. Continue threading
guides , , and .
8. Thread the looper eye (A) from front to back. Pull about 4 inches of thread
through the looper. Position the thread into the V cutout (B) on the threader.
Firmly hold the thread tail with your left hand and pull threader lever (C) up
into place (D). Gently pull 5-6” of thread to the back of the machine.
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“V” cutout
Threader Lever
Thread Right Cover Stitch needle with regular thread.
1. Raise the Presser Foot to release the tension disks. Thread the
left needle as illustrated 1-9.
2. Pass thread from back to the front
through the thread guide .
3. Thread the top cover thread guide by pulling the thread towards the left until
it slips under the guide. Then pull the thread along the right side of the
button as illustrated.
4. While holding the thread firmly, pull the thread between the tension disks.
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5. Continue to thread points 4-8. Slip the thread into the middle slot of the
thread guide . Go over the take up lever . Continue by slipping the
thread into the middle slot of the thread guides and .
6. Before threading the eye of the needle, make sure the thread is in front of
the thread guide located on the bottom of the needle clamp.
7. Thread the eye of the Right Cover Stitch Needle .
8. Draw about 4 inches of the thread through the needle eye towards the back
of the machine.
9. Place the thread to the back, under the Presser Foot. Lower foot and sew.
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