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Singer 288 Instruction Manual Dear Customer: We recommend that for future reference you record the serial number of your Sewing Machine in the space provided. Refer to illustration below for location of serial number on your machine.

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Singer 288 Table of Contents 1. Getting to Know Your Sewing Machine Principal Parts--What They Are Called Accessories 2. Getting Ready to Sew Preliminary Steps Threading the Machine Setting Selectors 3. Straight Stitching Sewing a Seam Pin Basting, Starting a Seam, Guiding and Supporting Fabric, Ending a Seam, Curved Seams 4. Zig-Zag Stitching How Patterns Are Produced Adjusting Width of Design Adjusting Stitch Placement Adjusting Stitch Length and Needle-Thread Tension Satin Stitching 5. Twin-Needle Stitching Inserting the Twin Needle Threading the Needle Machine Settings

6. Free Motion Stitching Preparation Script Lettering Floral Designs 7. Sewing the Professional Way Construction Details Scams, Darts, Hems, Zippers Sewing Knit and Stretch Fabrics Buttons Buttonholes Decorative Touches Topstitching, Shell Edging, Monograms and Motifs, Appliqué Keeping Up Appearances Mending, Blanket Binding, Darning 8. Caring for Your Sewing Machine Cleaning and Lubricating Home Service Hints

Singer 288 Principal Parts -- what they are called 6. Bobbin Winder Spindle let you fill the bobbin with thread quickly and easily. 7. Hand Wheel manually positions needle. Always turn it toward you. 8. Needle-Thread Tension Dial lets you select the right tension for your stitch, thread, and fabric. 9. Electric Motor drives the machine through a belt to the hand wheel. A Power and Light Switch located on the motor turns on machine and sewing light simultaneously. 10. Built-in Sewing Light illuminates sewing area. 11. Thread Cutter is built into presser bar for safety and convenience. 12. Presser Foot holds fabric against feed. (See item 21.) 13. Needle Plate provides working surface around the feed. 1. Pressure Dial regulates presser-foot pressure on fabric.

14. Slide Plate opens for easy removal and replacement of bobbin

2. Take-up Lever controls flow of needle thread.

15. Needle Clamp holds single and twin needles. It is designed to eliminate the possibility of inserting needle backwards.

3. Bobbin-Winder Tension Discs supply just the right amount of thread tension for uniformly wound bobbins.

16. Stitch Width Selector controls the width of zigzag stitching and sets the machine for straight stitching.

4. Disc Holder holds any one of the interchangeable stitch pattern discs.

17. Needle Position Selector places the needle in either (left), (center) or (right) stitching position.

5. Stitch Chart shows the stitches which the pattern discs produce.

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Singer 288 Principal Parts continued... 18. Spool Holder with horizontal pin holds spools of various sizes and lets thread unwind smoothly without the spool turning. 19. Stitch Length Selector and Built-In Four-Step Buttonhole Dial has two separate functions. The numbered settings on the stitch length side of the dial allow for a variety of stitch lengths. The four settings for the buttonhole sequence are on the opposite side of the dial. 20. Reverse-Stitch Push Button and Stitch Balancing Control allows you to stitch backwards, and to balance stitching in four-step buttonholes. Pushing the button reverses stitching direction; rotating the button balances side stitching of buttonhole. 21. Feed moves fabric as it is being stitched. 22. Transparent Bobbin shows thread supply; is easily removed for winding. 23. Presser Foot Lifter raises and lowers the presser foot. 24. Electrical Connections and Speed Controller are designed for safety and convenience. To run the machine, press speed controller. The harder you press, the faster the machine will sew. 25. Hand Wheel Knob engages hand wheel to sewing mechanism. Loosen knob for bobbin winding.

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Singer 288 Accessories The accessories described below will help you to sew with ea