Singer SC220 - Needle, Thread, and Fabric Selection Chart; How to Change the Sewing Needle

KNOWING YOUR SEWING MACHINE
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NEEDLE, THREAD AND FABRIC CHART
Your fabric will determine the choice of needle and thread. The following table is a practical guide to needle and thread
selection. Always refer to it before a new sewing project. And be sure to use the same size and type of thread in the
bobbin as in the top thread supply.
FABRICS
THREAD
NEEDLES
The fabrics below can be of any fiber: cotton, linen, silk, wool, synthetic, rayon, blends. They are listed as examples of weight.
Light-Weight
Batiste
Chiffon
Tricot
Silk
All-Purpose
Polyester
Silk
12/80
Medium-Weight
Corduroy / Flannel
Gabardine / Cotton
Linen / Wool
All-Purpose
Polyester
14/90
Medium-Heavy
Canvas / Denim
Duck / Sailcloth
All-Purpose
Polyester
Topstitching
16/100
18/110
Knits
Bonded Knits
Double Knit
Jersey / Tricot
All-Purpose
Polyester
Nylon
12/80
14/90
16/100
CAUTION
Always disconnect the machine from power supply
by removing the plug from the wall-outlet.
CHANGING THE NEEDLE
1. Raise the needle bar to its highest position by turning the hand
wheel toward you.
2. Loosen the needle clamp screw by turning it toward you.
3. Remove the needle by pulling it downward.
4. Insert the new needle into the needle clamp with the flat side
toward the back.
5. Push the needle up as far as it can go.
6. Tighten the needle clamp screw with the screw driver.
NOTE: Tighten snugly, but do not over tighten.
Helpful Hint: Placing a scrap of fabric under the presser foot
and lowering the presser foot makes it easier to
change the needle and will preclude dropping the
needle into the needle plate slot.
Flat side
Needle
Pin
Flat side toward the back
Change the needle often. As a general rule, needles,
should be changed every 6-8 hours of actual stitching
time.