Singer Sewing Machine Accessories User Guide
Welcome to the Singer family of sewing accessories.
If you quilt, craft, embroider or sew garments, you will find many presser feet and accessories that will help you save time and express your creativity. This user's guide groups Singer accessories into various sewing categories to help you select the foot that is right for the type of sewing you prefer to do. Look through the following pages for inspiration and guidance on how easy it is to develop your sewing skills and create beautiful and exciting projects with accessories from Singer.
Singer® Sewing & Embroidery Machines
This section provides an overview of various Singer sewing and embroidery machine series, including MA, MB, MC, and CA series, detailing specific models within each series. It also explains how to determine which presser feet and accessories are compatible with your Singer sewing machine by identifying your machine's model code.
Machine Series Overview:
- MA Series: Locust, Simple, Mercury I, Promise
- MB Series: Simple, Heavy Duty, Talent, Tradition
- MC Series: Fashion/Inspiration
- CA Series: Brilliance
- CB Series: Curvy, Athena 2009, One/160, Singer One, Singer One Plus
- CC Series: Quantum 9910, Quantum 9920, Quantum 9940, Quantum 9960, 9985 Quantum Stylist Touch, 9980 Quantum Stylist, 9970
- CD Series: EF RANGE
- EB Series: Superb / Legacy
- EC Series: Futura
- CE Series: Computerized
- EA Series: Futura
- SA Series: HCS/HCS/HCS/HCS
- SB Series: 14J
- SC Series: 14T
Utility Garment Sewing
This section details various presser feet designed for utility garment sewing, including:
- Universal Shank: An adapter for various snap-on feet.
- All-Purpose Foot: For general sewing on most fabrics.
- Blind Hem Foot: For creating undetectable machine hems.
- Side Cutter Attachment: Hems and trims fabric simultaneously.
- Zipper Foot: For inserting zippers, piping, or sewing bulky areas.
- Invisible Zipper Foot: For inserting invisible zippers.
- Manual Buttonhole Foot: For sewing 4-step buttonholes.
- Sew-On Button Foot: For attaching buttons and hook-and-eye closures.
- Overcasting Foot: Prevents fabric edges from curling during overlock or zigzag stitches.
- Rolled Hem Foot: Creates professional finished edges for ruffles, scarves, etc.
- Gathering Foot: For creating gathers or attaching fabric layers.
- Non-Stick Foot: For sewing specialty fabrics like leather and vinyl.
- Roller Foot: For sewing thicker, napped, or textured fabrics.
- Piping Foot: For inserting packaged piping or creating custom piping.
Decorative & Crafting Sewing
This section covers presser feet for decorative and crafting purposes:
- Satin Stitch Foot: For decorative stitching, appliqué, and surface embellishments.
- Cording Foot: For sewing over cords, threads, or trims for embellishment.
- Clear Open Toe Foot: Provides an unobstructed view for appliqué and decorative stitching.
- Pintuck Foot: For creating evenly-spaced raised tucks, often with a twin needle.
- Beading Foot: For sewing beads, cords, yarns, or sequins.
- Multi-Line Sewing Foot: For creating evenly spaced rows of decorative stitches.
- Edge Joining Foot: For sewing two pieces of fabric or trim together side-by-side.
- Couching Foot: For sewing over cords, yarns, or heavy threads.
- Ruffler Foot: For creating pleats and gathers, or ruffled fabric simultaneously stitched to a project.
- Flower Stitch Foot: For creating circular designs like flowers.
Quilting
This section focuses on presser feet and accessories for quilting:
- Patchwork (Quilting) Foot: For stitching accurate quarter-inch seams.
- 1/4" Piecing Foot: For sewing perfect quarter-inch seam allowances.
- Stitch-in-the-Ditch Foot: For accurately stitching in the seams of pieced quilts.
- Free Motion / Darning Foot: For free motion quilting and darning.
- Clear Open Toe Free-Motion Foot: For free motion sewing and stippling with an unobstructed view.
- Even Feed Foot (Walking Foot): For sewing multiple fabric layers and matching plaids/stripes.
- Quilting Guide Attachment: For stitching evenly-spaced rows for quilting.
- Legacy Extension Table: Provides a stable surface for larger projects.
- Featherweight Extension Table: For sewing large projects or quilting.
Embroidery
This section details embroidery hoops for various projects:
- Endless Embroidery Hoop: For creating borders on garments and home decorator projects.
- 5" x 7" Embroidery Hoop: For embroidering designs designated as 5" x 7".
Additional Accessories
This section lists various additional accessories:
- Bobbins: Available in Class 15 and Class 15J.
- Seam Ripper / Brush: For cleaning lint and threads from the machine.
- Screwdriver for Needle Plate
- Screwdriver (Small)
Overlock Sewing and Embellishment
This section covers presser feet for overlock and serger machines:
- Elastic Foot: For stretching and attaching elastic, or attaching stay tape.
- Blind Hem Foot: For stitching hems, overcasting edges, and trimming in one step.
- Gathering Foot: For gathering fabric or attaching fabric layers.
- Lace Foot: For serging lace and delicate trims together or onto fabric.
- Beading Foot: For applying beads, pearls, sequins, or trims.
- Piping Foot: For covering cording to make piping or inserting piping into seams.
Notions (Needles, Scissors & Dress Forms)
This section details various notions:
- Needles: Universal, Ball Point, Overlock/Serger, Heavy Duty, Denim, Microtex, Topstitch, Leather, Embroidery, Twin, Wing, Metallic, Titanium, Miscellaneous.
- Scissors: 4 Inch Embroidery Scissor, 4 Inch Trimming Scissor, 4.5 Inch Thread Snip, 7.75 Inch Scissor, 7 Inch Bent Shears, 8 Inch Bent Shears, 7 Inch Scissor, 8 Inch Scissor, 9.5 Inch Pinking Shears, 9 Inch Tailor Shears, 10 Inch Tailor Shears, 4.5 Inch Embroidery Scissor.
- Dress Forms: Red Dress Form (Small-Medium), Grey Dress Form (Medium-Large).
Index
An alphabetical index is provided for easy navigation of the guide's content, covering categories such as Bobbins & Tools, Needles, Presser Feet, Sewing Machines, Scissors, Extension Tables, Hoops, Machine Codes, Overlock Presser Feet, and Dress Forms.