— model 1040 Operating Manual Series Ad
Some of the features, components, or accessories illustrated or mentioned in this book are not in cluded in this model but can be supplied at extra cost.
Ii] the U.K., In countries other than the U.S.A. and name Viking sewing ,nachines are sold under the tra illus the “Husqvarna’’. For practical reasons Hus tions in this manual show machines i’ith the qvarna name. National Sales Office: Viking Sewing Machine Co. Inc. 2300 Louisiana Ave. North, Minneapolis, Minn. 55427. US Factory Subsidiary: Husqvarna, Inc., 151 New World Way, So. Plainfield, N.J. 07080.
. 34, 35 Accessory box, contents 32, 33 Adjustment guide 1 1—13 Bobbin case 11, 12 Bobbin winding 23, 24 Buttonholes 26, 27 Buttonholes, reinforced 25 Buttonhole knife 27 Button reed 27 Buttons, sewing on 31 Care of the machine 31 Changing the light bulb 19 r foot Changing the snap-on presse 19 foot Changing the special presser 31 Cleaning 7 wall outlet Connecting the machine to the 30 Darning foot 18 Edge guide 36—41 Extra accessories 31 Feed dog cleaning 20 Feed dog lowering 7 Foot control 8 Free arm 8 G
4 1. Top thread guide 2. Thread take-up lever 3. Dial for the presser foot pressure 4. Upper thread tension dial 5. Face plate 6. Thread guide 7. Thread take-up spring 8. Front thread guide 9. Needle bar 10. Presser foot screw 11. Presser foot sole 12. Free arm 13. Bobbin case 14. Shuttle (hook) 15. Door for shuttle (hook) 16. Base plate 17. Needle clamp screw 18. Presser bar 19. Needle 20. Feed dog 21. Needle plate (throat plate) 22. Fingergrip for lowering light 23. Light guard 24. Light switch 25.
I 3. Dial for the presser foot pressure 5. Face plate 9. Needle bar 10. Presser foot screw II. Presser foot sole 12. Free arm 16. Base plate 17. Needle clamp screw 18. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. 26. 31. Presser bar Feed dog Needle plate (throat plate) Fingergrip for lowering the light Light guard Light switch Vacant 1-land wheel End cover 5 35. Thread guide for bobbin winding 37. Bobbin winding spindle 38. Gears hift dial 39. Type plate 40. Spool pins 41 Socket for foot control 42. Presser bar handle 43.
6 .... V•. VVVV:rVV.VVr V . flVW V V .rV V...V._V ..>...,VV:.:... V. .S.:.VV’ . Pull the plugs out of the wall outlet and the socket of the machine. Wind the leads around your hand, starting at the control and put on the lead holder. Press the foot control together and place it in its compartment with the thick end down. The bottom of the foot control should be turned towards the machine. Lower the presser foot. Make sure that all accesso ries are correctly placed in the box.
I I ;. . •. .. .. The switch for the light is on the underside of the machine’s upper arm. To lower the light assembly, in order to have more light for detail work or for changing the light bulb, pull downwards on the pro jection at the left of the light guard. For changing the light bulb, see page 31. Lighting Remove the lead holder. Place the foot control un der the table. Insert’ the foot control plug into the socket at the back of the machine.
8 the free Trouser legs and sleeves can be drawn onto in patch to or d arm making it easy to sew, to men r easie h these parts. The free arm also makes it muc small to attach collars and cuffs as well as sew ings on children’s clothes, or. darn socks and stock the machine. Free arm also called, or the “low gear’’ or “gearshift’’ as it is little wheel, is a practical feature.
J J 1] back of the ma With the presser bar handle on the d and lowered. The chine the presser foot can be lifte n sewing. presser foot should be lowered whe Presser bar handle ace, attach the When you need a larger working surf on the underside extension table. Lower the support index finger of of the table and pull it out with the your right hand.
I) 10013 40—50 l) Synthetic thread 20 30—50 40—50 60 10 erally numbered. Synthetic threads are not gen 30 30 40 100/3 Silk thread 50-60 60 Sewing thread English or USA No. Embroidery thread or Darning thread 120 110 100 90 80 70 Needle Width No. ....— .-- ...-- ew and remove the Loosen the needle clamp scr d.
‘ii J 1 ‘ Take an empty bobbin from the accessory box. On one side of the bobbin there is a hole. Turn the bobbin with the hole outwards and slide the bobbin onto the bobbin spindle which is located on the right side of the machine. Place the thread over the bob bin. Start from above and wind the thread a few times around the bobbin. Hold the end of the thread while you press down the foot control. Release the thread end as soon as winding starts.
ii 12 C a 1mm Ii fig. 3, check to see if the if the winding looks like s is d in on the spindle. If thi bobbin is properly presse un tension device co ter correct, turn the thread g becomes even. clockwise until the windin ly as bin is winding uneven If you notice that the bob ise ckw clo e vic tension de in fig. 2, turn the thread the il unt vier screwdriver, with the aid of the hea winding becomes even. wound Fig. I shows a correctly Correct and incorrect bobbin winding bobbin.
91 ii J Push the bobbin case onto the spindle of the shuttle (hook) so that the projection of the bobbin case fits in the notch at the top of the shuttle cover. Press on the bobbin case slightly to be sure it is latched onto the spindle of the shuttle. Let the thread hang. Shut the door. Insertion of the bobbin case Slide the thread into the slot on the edge of the bobbin case. Pull the thread in under the tension spring.
14 ly lies behind at the thread actual th see to l fu re ca Be Thread the needle clamp 5. on ide gu ad re th k ac the bl e white field front. Thanks to th the needle from the ye appears clamp the needle-e on the presser foot of needle 6 s way the threading thi in d an rly ea cl ry ve is easier. t. Turn Raise the presser foo n. Place its highest positio at is le ed ne the til you un l pin.
,1’ I Dl ‘1 On the back of the presser bar you will find a notch, the thread cutter, which makes it easy for you to cut off the threads. Thread cutter Pull the threads about 6” (15 cm) towards the rear. If the thread ends are too short, the thread may slide out of the eye of needle when you begin to sew. Hold the threaded upper thread slack and turn the handwheel towards you until the needle goes down through the needle plate and then up again.
16 es it is In most special sewing cas to n. Rarely do you need sio ten only the upper thread to ry tension. If it is necessa adjust the lower thread the lower thread, take out adjust the tension of the in it t Fi . box the accessory small screwdriver from and ing spr thread tension the larger screw on the of a turn to the left if the turn it not more than 1/10th ht, to the right if it is too thread tension is too tig loose.
j j ¶1’ Before you begin to use the zig-zag stitch, check that the thread tension is the same as when you did straight stitching. Use a scrap of material to see how the zig-zag stitches look if you set them first on the loosest (upper picture), then on the heaviest thread tension (middle picture). Then finally the correct thread tension will look like that in the lower pic ture.
18 Under side ot 41 11383-01 Zig-zag presser fo Upper side ances with wider seam allow ith w w se ly si ea ch you You can 0 15 420-01) whi (4 e id gu ge ed e ide is the aid of th x. The edge gu bo y or ss ce ac e will find in th esser bar and is e hole in the pr th h ug ro th d rte inse ment screw eans of an attach m by r ba e th to y box. secured d in the accessor un fo is ch hi w ) 01 (41 11 399- Edge guide (41 al straight The presser foot used for norm is y er liv de machine at g-zag stitching.
;i1 LIW sliap-on presse r Certain presser feet cannot be cons tructed as loose soles and then the ankle bracket must also be changed. Make sure that the needle is in its highest position. Then loosen the retaining screw with the screwdriver and remove the presser foot. Changing the presser foot “ankle” There is a spring at the bottom of the ankle bracket. Slide on the presser foot so that the pin fits into the space between the bracket and the spring.
i 20 A 2i C adjustment of the if you turn the graduated dial for llest line, it is possi presser foot pressure to the sma the zig-zag presser ble to do mending work with kwards and side foot. Move the fabric forwards, bac h the stitch length ways by hand. This works best wit dial set at zero. with the aid of Presser foot pressure can be adjusted face plate on the a graduated dial located on the the dial at the red left-hand side of the machine.
] I JI 5. Catch The catch located on the underside of the stitch width knob is to be used when buttonholing. 4. Stitch Width Dial The lower dial is used for setting the stitch width without graduation from 0-4 3. Reverse Stitching In the centre of the stitch length dial is a button for reverse stitching. By pressing this button inwards, the machine will sew in reverse for example when fastening the thread, but will resume normal for wards sewing as soon as it is released.
22 the Begin by placing the needle at dhan the ing highest position, by turn nd -ha wheel towards you. The left is dial, the needle position control, The to be set at the middle position. h stitc the , dial upper right-hand h stitc ired length dial, is set at the des h stitc length. The lower dial, the at the width dial, should be set on a ent erim desired stitch width. Exp a suit a at scrap of material, to arrive and th ble combination of stitch leng of the width.
LI I -i Buttonholes Put the fabric under the presser foot, reme mbering that the machine begins to sew in reverse. The but tonhole-sewing is shown step by step on the next page. NOTE: When sewing buttonholes, the reverse stitching button must not be regulated by hand . Turn the stitch width dial to 4 and slide the catch under the dial inwards. Then turn the dial to 2 towards stop. Mark on the fabric where you want to place the buttonhole.
‘3 24 L 0 ‘ 4 r (cont.) Set the osing bar. cl d n co se r stitches, ep is the The next st three or fou ew S 4. at the fee dial or lowering stitch width c ri b fa e th om th g back needle free fr e while holdin th h it w e, e machin idth dial u dog. Stop th the stitch w n o h tc ca e th thread with fabric. Draw Fasten the 0. at l ia d e lowerir t th the fabric or wards and se k ac b g in ld by ho few stitches, . g o the feed-d op and the 2 against st at l ia d th id e second ch w right.
Cut the buttonhole to the middle and then repeat the cut from the other direction. With the knife more or less parallel to the fabric, push forward, taking care not to cut through the end of the buttonhole. The small red bead serves as a guide. Pierce the fabric at right angles until the curved edge reaches down to the buttonhole.
26 , - v ©1. , V position control to The next step is to turn the needle reverse stitching the left-hand symbol, press in the the first column button and lock it into position. Sew iculty with the diff e once more. If you should hav htly.
1 I J The buttonhole is now finished off by setting the stitch width dial at 4, and sew three or four stitches to form the last closing bar, while holding back the fabric or lowering the feed-dog. You then turn the stitch width dial to 0 and fasten off, by sewing a few stitches, while holding back the fabric or lowering the feed dog. Now turn the needle control dial to the right-hand symbol and the stitch width dial to 2 and sew the second column once more. The next moment is to sew the closing bar.
— 28 — © — When sewing buttons on garments, a “stem” is often desired so that the button stands slightly away from the fabric. You can use the button reed (41 11 732-01) for this. Use the thin end when sew ing buttons on thin fabrics, the thick end for heavier fabrics. Fix the button with a stitch. Raise the presser bar and place the button reed between the button and the fabric. Lower the presser bar and sew on the button.
j j If you wish to sew several parallel seams, you can use the grooves on the bottom of the presser foot as edge guides. Place the previously sewn seam to the left or to the right of the one you are about to sew and let the presser foot guide the work. Parallel raised seams — Exchange the ordinary needle for a twin needle and be sure to see that it is pressed right up into the needle clamp.
30 I ______ ____ Set the needle to the highest position and then the darning foot (41 12 897-01) can be attached in the the same way as the other snap-on presser feet, i.e. nt. hme transverse pin is pressed into the attac by The action of the presser foot is accomplished means of a vibrator. Engage the vibrator by turning the dial for the presser foot pressure (lower left, page 18) to the symbol (‘). Don’t forget to lower the feed dog before you start darning.
I I d on A projection to lower the light assembly is foun d. guar light the left of the light guard. Lower the the turn Grasp the light bulb, press it inwards and bulb counter-clockwise. it into the When inserting a new light bulb, press . wise clock socket as far as it will go and turn it plate the The correct wattage of the bulb is shown on varna at the back of the machine. Use only Husq Viking bulbs.
Needle breaks erted. See page 10. 1. The needle is incorrectly ins Tighten the throat 2. The throat plate is too loose. . See page 31. plate with the larger screwdriver hine to feed mac 3. You may have helped the e needle can Th it. through the fabric by pulling oat plate and be then easily come against the thr broken. e Husqvarna e needle is not the right size. Us Th 4. Viking 705 H needles. 32 13-14. ric do not correspond. 5. The needle, thread and fab See table, page 10. same thickness as the 6.
Yj Stitch length varies dust and dirt. Clean it I. The feed dog is choked by all screwdriver. with the special brush or sm See page 31. is disengaged. See page 2. The presser foot pressure 20. pressure. See page 20. 3. Not enough presser foot Fabric puckers htly tensioned. Correct 1. The upper thread is too tig ated on page 17. upper thread tension is illustr tension is too tight in 2. The upper and lower thread fabric. See page 17. relation to the thickness of the Irregular bobbin winding in far enough.
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4111 732-0! Button reed 40 15 819-01 Needle case with needles, system 705 H Bobbins, six 40 II 77001 Attachment screw 41 11399-01 Contents of accessory box LiL 41 1579901 Lead holder 41 12699-01 Large screwdriver 41 12 697-01 Small screwdriver 40 15 399-0! Buttonhole knife (seam ripper) 40 15 555-01 Brush ) 40 15 42001 Edge guide 35
1 36 ,—fl __,—., __ - - 4111 387-0 1 Jointed hemmer for rolled seams, 5/64” (2 mm), zig-zag. Suitable for thin material. 4111 384-0 1 Straight stitch jointed hemmer, 5/64” (2mm). Extra accessories 4113 901-01 Roller presser foot is suitable for thick, knitted fabrics and certain jersey and stretch fabrics, for example, imitation leather and plastic. The grooved rollers give better friction against these ma terials. 4111 386-01 Jointed hemmer for scalloping, 1/8” (3 mm), zig-zag and hard tension.
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38 4112685-02, N5 90. 4112685-01, No. 80. tted needles for people 4112 685-03, No. 100. Slo needle eye is supplied with impaired vision. The , pass the thread along with a slot. When threading glides into the slot. the needle, until the thread meaning). . Put the fork between two 40 15 367-01 Flemstitcher are sewn together with layers of material, which itches. (Note: In parts of straight stitching and longst g” may have a different the U.S.A.
I I ii I o 3456 © 40 IS 237-01 Presser foot for sewing on large buttons and buttons with high edges. L 1.A/ 41 II 394-01 Presser foot for extra fine straight stitching in thin fabrics. Frames for darning and embroidery 40 15 398-01 2.5/32” (5.5 cm) diameter 40 93 028-01 4” (10 cm) diameter 4093 029-01 6” (15 cm) diameter 4093 030-01 8” (20 cm) diameter 4093 028-01 40 93 029-01 4093 030-01 41 12 988-01 Pres ser foot for special sewing in nylon, tricot etc. 41 14 54 1-01 Finger protection.
1 40 4113 931-01 Marking foot. With the aid of this foot you can transfer the seam-guide markings from the paper pattern to the fabric. 1 4111 62 1-03 Twin needle No. 80 with 5/64” (2 mm) needle distance. 4111 621-01 Twin needle No. 80 with 1/8” (3 mm) needle distance 4111 62 1-02 Twin needle No. 80 with 5/32” (4 mm) needle distance. For parallel and raised seams. NOTE: Maximum stitch width setting for zig-zag stitching, 2.5, 1.5 and 0 respectively.
