At what sitting on the singer 3321 would i use for a gathering stitch? Thank you

Are you doing free-motion quilting or piecing? The Talent 3321 uses the Singer Low-shank presser feet. If you are doing free-motion quilting, use the darning/embroidery foot. For piecing, use the 1/4" foot. See https://www.singeronline.com/3321talent.html . If you are quilting in straight lines, you might consider the walking foot. The original part numbers are shown in the manual under the Optional accessories on page 9 (page 16 of the PDF). The manual is available on the product page: https://www.singer.com/Talent-3321-Sewing-Machine . The direct link to the manual is currently https://manuals.singer.com/Manuals/RetrievePDF/971 . Other sources with the presser feet in stock are https://www.sewingparts.co.uk/machines/clip-on2/singer-3321.html and https://www.sewingpartsonline.com/singer-3321-sewing-machine-parts.aspx?index=39 .

I hope this helps.

Cindy Wells

To use the Talent 3321 for free-motion sewing, you do not lower the feed dogs. Instead, put the darning plate over the feed dogs. This darning plate was among the original accessories included with the machine. If you need a replacement, one source is https://www.sewingpartsonline.com/darning-plate-singer-416223901.aspx .

Most Singer Sewing machine manuals are available here: https://www.singer.com/support . The direct link to the manual for the Singer Talent 3321 is currently here: https://www.singer.com/sites/default/files/product_manual/SINGER%203321%20TALENT%E2%84%A2%20Sewing%20Machine.pdf . The use of the darning plate is shown on page 37 (sewing on buttons) and page 46.

I hope this helps.

Cindy Wells

Can be found online.

hi Michael.
this link is the manual so you can have a read up on it.
https://www.matri.eu/matri/handleidingen-instruction-manuals/singer/singer-talent-3321-eng.pdf
or this link might help you out.
How To Clean Oil Your Sewing Machine Make It and Love It

Do you have the manual?


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Check to be sure the needle is installed correctly. If the flat side is facing the wrong way, your machine will not stitch.

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#1 cause of puckering is a tension/threading problem. Make sure the thread/needle matches the fabric type too.

replace the needle
check on the needle plate for burrs or on the bobbin case

Normally to gather fabric, you select the regular straight stitch, turn the stitch length up to maximum (4 or 5 usually), and stitch two rows of stitches, one at 10mm from edge and one at 20mm from edge.

Then gather by pulling the bobbin threads (underneath ones) from each end to gather the fabric. If doing lengths of more than 1 metre, then stop, leave long thread tails, and start a fresh length of gathering threads to avoid gathering long lengths of thread which might break on you.

If your machine has a basting stitch it might look like " .___.___.___" on the dial however, I've never been that happy with machine basting for things like attaching slippery fabric to underlining, I've always done it with needle and thread to keep the two layers matching and not stretching/slipping. For example, stitching a piece of chiffon to a underlayer of satin, even pinning carefully, these two fabrics will slip under the machine foot so I'd always do it by hand.

If you have masses of fabric to gather, sometimes what is quicker is doing a large wide zig zag over a length of perle cotton (heavier than thread) at the 15mm seam, don't let the needle pierce the cotton though. Then you can gather the fabric along the perle cotton.

Sewing machine instruction manual often assumes a knowledge of sewing techniques that you may not yet have. I have the Vogue Book of Sewing on my shelf and refer to it often. Or Singer do a good range of sewing books too, its worth investing in a good reference book.

I also love www.patternreview.com, this is such an awesome website for dressmakers/sewing enthusiasts and you will find loads of helpful tips here.

Hope this helps you a little.

check your needle to make sure it's not bent--take the needle & roll it on a flat surface to see if it rolls good
the feed dog help the fabric move -check your operation manual to see if the feeddog is in the proper positon-if it's in the proper postion
you might want the sewing machine check by a service technican
good luck

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