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________________________ POLARIZED PLUG CAUTION To reduce the risk of electric shock, this appliance has a polarized plug (one blade is wider than the other). This plug will fit in a polarized outlet only one way. If the plug does not fit fully in the outlet, reverse the plug. If it still does not fit, contact a qualified electrician to install the proper outlet. Do not change the plug in any way. SEWING MACHINE Record in space provided-below the Serial No. and Model No. of this appliance. The Serial No.
0’ IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS When using an electrical appliance, basic safety precautions should always be followed, including the following: Read all instructions before using (this 1 appliance) DANGER —To reduce the risk of electric shock: — An appliance should never be left unattended when plugged in. Always unplug this appliance from the electric outlet immediately after using and before cleaning. WARNING ——To reduce the risk of burns, fire, electric shock, or injury to persons: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
WARNING 1. 2. 3 4. 5. 6. 7. Keep fingers away from all moving parts. Special care is required around the sewing machine needle. Always use the proper needle plate. The wrong plate can cause the needle to break. Do not use bent needles. Do not pull or push fabric while stitching. It may deflect the needle causing it to break. Switch the sewing machine off (“0”) when making any adjustments in tne needle area, such as threading needle, changing needle, threading bobbin, or changing presser foot, etc.
CONTENTS 1. NAMES OF PARTS 2. ACCESSORIES 3. BEFORE SEWING (1) Detaching extension table (2) Connecting foot controller and power cord (3) Threading upper thread (4) Drawing up lower thread (5) Fabric, thread and needle table 4. STRAIGHT SEWING (1) Pattern selection dial (2) Stitch length dial (3) Double presser foot lifter (4) Cloth guide (5) Adjusting thread tension 5. ZIGZAG STITCH SEWING (1) Zigzag width control (2) Needle position control (3) Thread tension for zigzag stitch 6. OVERCASTING 7.
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1. NAMES OF PARTS 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 1 5. 1 6. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. 26. 27. 28. 29. 30.
2. ACCESSORIES Felts (2 pcs.) Bobbins (3 pcs.) Needles Buttonhole foot Ordinary needles (3 pcs.) Button sewing foot Ball point needle (1 pc.) Twin needle (1 pc.) Screw drivers Zipper foot Roll hemming foot 1 Cloth guide Buttonhole cutter Accessories are stored in extension table.
3. BEFORE SEWING Machine is stored in flat-bed style which makes your work easier in ordinary sewing. (1) Detaching extension table Slide it off and the machine is used as a free-arm model. Free-arm is convenient to sew or embroider, trousers, sleeves, cuffs of T-shirts, blouses, etc. Do vice-versa of above extension table. steps to attach To open lid of accessory box, push it open, as illustrated.
(2) Connecting foot controfler and power cord Connect foot controller and power cord D Before plugging in your machine, be sure that voltage is same as that of your machine. (written on a plate at back of machine) ® Switch on, put power on the machine and turn on the sewing light. ® Push button to turn sewing light on and off. () I Always switch off or unplug machine when not in use. * Specifications vary from country to country. The more you press foot controller, the faster the machine runs.
(3) Threading upper thread Push back to fold handle. Pull out spool pin and put a felt on spool pin. Put a spool on spool pin. Raise presser foot lifter. Raise take-up lever to the highest position by turning handwheel towards you. Thread following numbers Pass thread through guide —6— D.
Lead thread either side of tension disc Hook it to guide ©. ® from down to upwards. Thread take-up lever ®. Pass thread to guide ® from right to left, and guide ® (left one) then needle eye ©. 4 Leave end of thread of about 1 5 cm (6”).
(4) Drawing up lower thread Hold end of upper thread with left hand. Turn handwheel slowly towards you until needle moves down and up again. Pull upper thread slowly and lower thread will be brought up in a loop. Pull out both threads to about 15 cm (6”) and place them together under presser foot on left.
(5) Fabric, thread and needle table THREAD FABRIC European Mercerized NEEDLE Cotton Covered European Polyester, 705 Silk, Nylon U.S. Size Point 15x 1 Style Regular Cotton Cotton 70 60 Silk Nylon 65—70 9 50—70 60 Silk Nylon 65—70 9 30 50 Silk 75—80 11 30 50 Silk 80—90 11—14 30 Heavy Duty C.C.Poly. 100 16 30 Heavy Duty C.C,Poly. 120 50—70 60 Silk Nylon 70 9 Light Ball MEDIUM-WEIGHT’ Jersey, Double Knit, Power Net 30 50 Silk Nylon C.C.PoIy.
. STRAIGHT SEWING Set machine as shown. (1) Pattern selection dial Turn dial to choose pattern. Dial can be turned either to right or to left. . Straight & Zigzag Stitch .c Blind Hem Stitch Elastic Blind Hem Stitch : Multiple Zigzag j Super Automatic Reverse Stitches O Buttonhole * Always make Sure needle is in the highest position when operating dial. (2) Stitch length dial For a longer stitch, turn dial in c’ockwise. For a shorter stitch, turn it in countercIockwise.
Place fabric under foot about 1 cm (0.4”> inside the edge. Lower presser foot lifter. Important: Hold on both threads during the sewing of the first 3-4 stitches of the seam. (2) Double presser foot lifter In order to obtain wider gap when using very thick materials, firmly push presser foot lifter up as far as it will go. To reinforce seam, sew backwards to the edge of fabric by pushing down reverse sewing lever. Release lever and commence forward sewing guiding fabric by hand as it is fed.
(4) Cloth guide Use cloth guide when sewing a long seam of regular distance from edge of material. Set guide in hole on arm, at right of needle plate, and adjust distance. Run machine with edge of fabric touching guide. Position cloth guide at an angle to sew a curved seam. Sew reverse stitches for reinforcement at end of seam. Draw fabric to left when sewing is finished. Cut threads with thread cutter behind presser bar.
5. ZIGZAG STITCH SEWING Set machine as shown. I- To prevent seam ends unravelling, set machine for straight stitch and sew in reverse at beginning and ending of seam. (1) Zigzag width control 4 Set control at required number. Larger the number, wider the stitch. Set it at 0 for straight sewing. Make sure needle is in upper position when you set control. (2) Needle position control 4 Position Needle position can be changed by turning needle position control.
6. OVERCASTING For light weight material: Set machine as shown. -I Sew carefully so that all stitches on right side are flush with edge of fabric. For thick and elastic material: Set machine as shown. Sew in the same way as above.
7. BLIND HEM STITCH Set machine as shown. Fold material as shown and place it under foot. For a neater finish, it is preferable to baste or iron hem before hand. Sew carefully so that straight stitches are made on hem edge, and slanting stitches pierce only one or two threads of fold.
right side ® wrong side © Correct seam. Needle is catching edge of fold too much. Needle is not catching edge of fold at all. © Elastic blind hem stitch For elastic materials, set machine as shown and sew in the same way as for normal blind hem stitch.
8. MENDING (1) Patching I- N Set machine as shown. \ Place the patch aver the worn part. Sew along the edge of the patch on the right side. Trim away the worn part close to the seam on back side. \ (2) Mending a rip Set machine in the same way as for patching. Sew the edges of tear together first. Then sew two more seams on either side. A piece of gauze can be placed underneath to reinforce the rip. — :...:.:.:.:::.:::: ... ,.•‘ .. g. — —17— ...:• •: .•..
9. MAKING BUTTONHOLES Set machine as shown. } (1) Changing presser foot Raise presser foot lifter ®. Set needle in the highest position by turning handwheel towards you D. Push the lever® in the arrow direction so that the presser foot will come off. Position a new foot with the pin b right under the groove of the holder. Lower the presser foot lifter so that the foot will be automatically snapped on.
____________________Ithickness (2) Determine length 4 Measure diameter and thickness of button and add 0.3cm (1/8”) for bar tacks. Mark buttonhole size on material. marking 0.3cm(1/8”) length of a buttonhole (3) Determine width diameter 4 Determine width according to diameter of button, its thickness, and kind of material. Completely push back sliding part ® of buttonhole foot.
Left side: Change pattern to 2(21]). Sew left side from front to back until it reaches end line. Remember the point where arrow shows so that it is not necessary to mark end lines for all buttonholes. Bar tacking: Change pattern to 3 sew 5-6 stitches. . (3) and r] ) Right side: Change pattern to 4 ([Ia) and sew right side until it catches first bar tack. Quick finish: To prevent unstitching, set zigzag width at 0 and proceed for a few stitches.
____ ____ ____ ____ _____ _ _____ _____ (5) Cutting buttonholes Stick a needle through bar tacks to prevent over-cutting. Cut buttonhole along center with buttonhole cutter (6) Corded buttonholes For stretch fabrics such as knits, a corded buttonhole is effective to keep finished buttonhole in shape. Hook filler cord on top spur and lead ends of cord under foot, pull taut, and hook them to bottom notches as shown. Proceed with stitching as for regular buttonholes.
(7) Left and right side balance of buttonhole Stitch density on right and left sides of buttonhole can be adjust by buttonhole balance control dial. + If the stitches on the right side of the buttonhole are too close together, turn the dial to the left (+). *Turning dial to left opens right side and closes left side. + J If the stitches on the right side of the buttonhole are too open, turn the dial to the right (—). *Turning dial to right closes right side and opers left side.
10. SEWING ON BUTTON Set machine as shown. Position a button and material under foot. When needle comes to left side of stitch, lower foot. Raise needle and adjust zigzag width so that needle comes to right hole of button. Run machine at medium speed and sew 5-6 zigzag stitches. Stop machine when needle is in upper position. ® Set zigzag width control to 0 and sew 3-4 stitches to prevent unstitching. OR Draw out work and cut off threads. Draw thread ends through to wrong side and tie a knot.
11. DROP FEED LEVER The lever is in the right side of shuttle cover. For normal sewing, move the lever to position. To lower feed dog, move the lever to Z position. This position is used for button sewing, darning and embroidery. 12. FOOT PRESSURE Normal sewing: Usually for straight sewing or zigzag sewing, pressure pin a should be maintained in the lower position. While the advancement is normal, drop feed lever is on 4 position.
13. OVERLOCKING Overlocking stitches make it possible to sew and overcast seams at the same time. Set machine as shown. ® For medium, thin material (ij) For medium, thick material Put two pieces of cloth together with right sides facing and sew. To prevent edges from fraying, sew so that right side stitches drop outside the edge of material. In some cases overlocking stitches can be used for overcasting.
14. APPLICATIONS OF THE ELAS TIC OVERLOCKSTITCH N This stitch is very effective for overcasting, edgestitching, etc, on knits and very stretchy fabrics, also, for decoration. TOPSTITCHING A decorative topstitch can be produced with the elastic edging stitch. Stitch around the structural lines of the garments for a dramatic effect. Topstitch a braid or decorative inset with the elastic edging to add an additional decorative flair.
15. APPLICATION OF RICK-RACK A. Topstitching/Rick-Rack A decorative topstitch can be produced with the rick-rack stitch. Stitch around the struct ural lines of the garment tor a special effect. Topstitch braid or a decorative inset to add an additional creative flair. B. Tapering/Rick-Rack The rick-rack stitch may be tapered to form creative stems and petals of flowers, embro idered pictures and wall hangings. As in tapering the zigzag, slowly turn the stitch width lever from 0 to 5 and back to 0.
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17. ZIPPER SEWING Set machine as shown. N Used for dresses, blouses skirts, trousers, bags, etc. By using the special zipper foot, zipper sewing can be easily done. \ (1) With right sides together, tack along seam line of the opening ® (2) Open the tacked seam and pull out the lower material 0.3cm (¼”). Place the folded edge over the right side of the zipper and tack over it. wrong side J (3) Replace the presser foot with the zipper toot on the left of the needle.
8. ROLL HEMMING Set machine as shown. ® With straight stitch ® With zigzag stitch Make O3cm(1/8”) double fold for about 5cm (2”) at very edge of material, and crease it. Sew twice at O.6cm(1, 4”) from edge. Draw out work and leave about 1 5cm(6”) of thread. o Place material under presser foot and guide edge into scroll, pulling six thread ends towards back. Sew a few stitches as shown. Keep guiding material holding raw edge adout O.6cm(1/4”) in front of foot.
19. SHELL STITCHING Silk, nylon organdy or similar sheer fabrics are suitable. Set machine as shown. Fold edge of material. With folded edge to left, place it under presser foot. Pull thread ends towards back when starting sewing. Make sure needle misses raw edge of fold when it moves side ways.
20. PIN TUCKING Set machine as shown. For better appearance, use sheer material and tighten lower thread a little. For twin needle threading, see p. 38. Insert the quilting guide under the spring plate on the holder. Mark first line with pencil or tailor’s chalk, and sew. From second line, just sew, following seam of first line using guide. Interval between seams can be adjusted by moving guide in direction of arrow.
21. QUILTING Set machine as shown. Baste layers of material to prevent them from slipping out as you sew. Attach quilting guide and sew in he same way as pin tucking.
22. LAPPED SEAM SEWING Set machine as shown. Place one piece of fabric over another according to the width of stitch size. For non-fray fabrics. For easy to fray fabrics. Sew over folded area from right side.
23. APPLIQUE WORK Set machine as shown. 4 Draw design on material to be used as an applique and cut it out. Place cut-out on base material and baste it. Sew around outline with zigzag stitch adjusting stitch length and width according to shape and size of cut-out and type of base material. To change direction at corners, or to sew very small circles, stop machine, positioning needle just away from edge of cut-out, lift presser foot and turn material. Lower presser foot and continue sewing.
24. EMBROIDERY N Set machine as shown. Remove foot, and holder screw. To avoid lower thread being pulled up, reduce upper thread tension. Needle For good embroidery, it is important to use correct needles and thread. Thread No. 9 120—100 No. 11 100—80 No. 14 60—.-50 Use thin embroidery silk for upper thread and a thinner silk of same kind and color for lower thread. Trace your design on material and center it in embroidery hoop. Make sure material is taut.
25. THICK CLOTH SEWING (particularly denim) For thick fabric sewing, it is important to respect scheme. 7 You remark that the sewing is set flat. Needle is perpendicular on the seam and penetrates cloth properly. Direction of needle V4Direction of cloth ////!///IflJ//IJII/)I /iiiJ,i/,i,i) Improper setting causes slips and break of needle. For sewing of importat thick cloth, sew gently maintaining the cloth perfectly. Breaking needle is not mechanical problem but simply misuse.
26. TWIN NEEDLE THREADfNG Thread in the same way as normal threading, except at points © and , . pass threads separatly to right and At point left of tension disc. , N pass one of threads to right guide At guide and the other at left guide. , At point ©, thread from right guide should be lead to right needle eye, and from left guide to left needle eye. Leave ends of threads of about 15 cm (6”). When using twin needle sewing be sure zigzag width control setting between 0 and 2.
Set needle in the highest position by turning handwheel towards you. Loosen needle. needle clamp screw and f N remove With flat face away from you, insert a new needle into groove of needle bar. Push needle until it reaches stopper tighten needle clamp screw firmly. ® and Always use a straight needle with a sharp point. Using defective or worn needles not only causes stitch skipping, breakage of needles or snapping of thread; it also can damage hook and needle plate.
Set needle in the highest position by turning handwheel towards you. Open shuttle cover. Open latch of bobbin case and take it out. Close latch of bobbin case and bobbin comes out easily.
Push back to fold handle. Pull out spool pin. Put a spool on spool pin. Draw thread from spool pin through thread guide and pretension device, following numb ers D and©. ( Wind thread clockwise around bobbin several times. Push bobbin on to spindle. Holding handwheel with your left hand disengage handwheel by unscrewing stop motion knob.
Push bobbin to right and press down foot controller. Machine stops automatically when winding is full. Push bobbin to left. N Take off bobbin from spindle and cut thread. Retighten stop motion knob. If bobbin is wound unevenly as shown, open face cover and loosen set-screw of the guide for bobbin winding, by using screw driver and adjust height.
f ‘. Place bobbin in its case with thread running in direction of arrow. Guide thread into slot ® of bobbin case. Pulling thread to left, bring it under tension spring then to delivery eye (. Raise needle in the highest position. ( 4 Leave end of thread of about 10 cm (4”) from bobbin case. Take hold of latch and push bobbin case into hook. Release latch when bobbin case is fully inserted.
In case of skipping stitch or loop stitch, your machine is not out of order. To check bobbin thread tension, suspend bobbin, bobbin case and shuttle all together by thread as illustrated. Move back and forth vertically (like yo yo). always use original bobbin. Then it is easy to adjust upper tension on the numbers 4, 5, 6. Push latches towards outside.
For tension adjustment, turn screw using small screwdriver.
Thread stuck between shuttle and shuttle case causes sudden rapid running or sudden stop machine. In this case you should proceed as follows: ® Lift presser foot and remove bobbin case. Push latches® towards outside and remove shuttle cover and shuttle with finger. Clean shuttle and shuttle case and assemble them in its place.
Your machine requires regular cleaning and oiling for satisfactory sewing performance. A machine which is used for a few hours a day needs to be cleaned and oiled once a month. (1) Cleaning Remove foot and needle. Remove needle plate. J Brush off all dust and lint on feed dog with cleaning brush. I Turn latches outwards. Remove shuttle cover. Remove shuttle. Clean shuttle race with a cleaning brush and a soft cloth.
(2) Oiling Use oil manufactured specially for sewing machine use. Other oils will eventually cause mechanism to jam. Apply one drop of oil to part of hook where friction occurs. ) Open face cover and apply oil in the same way. Be careful not to apply too much oil or it may stain your material and cause some sewing difficulty. After oiling, run machine for 1-2 minutes to allow oil to penetrate to every part. Remove top cover by loosening screws ( with large screwdriver.
PROBABLE CAUSE PROBLEM Breaking lower thread Skipping stitches Irregular stitches The material not fed correctly The material puckers Breaking needle CORRECION Thread not wound evenly on the bobbin or not drawn up correctly P 8 P 40 Lower thread tension too tight P. 44 Lint stuck in the bobbin case and inside the tension spring Remove lint and fluff with a cleaning brush Needle not fully inserted P. 39 Needle bent P.
Unplug the machine. Open face cover as shown. Remove bulb by unscrewing it in counter clockwise. Install a new bulb by screwing it in clockwise. Cut the thread by thread cutter.
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