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Junior Miss Table of Contents The Machine Cover The Table Clamp The Main Parts of your Machine A Job for Everything How to Wind the Bobbin How to Replace the Bobbin How to thread the Needle How to change the Needle The Tension Dial How to sew a seam How to place your fabric How to start stitching The Adapter How to make an apron Apron for Grandmother Nightie for Carolyn Scarf for Barbara Contact Singer 67B Junior Miss * Sewing Machine BY SINGER * A Trademark of THE SINGER COMPANY Copyright (c) 1973 The Si
Junior Miss 67B The Machine Cover The machine cover protects your machine from dirt and dust when you are not sewing. Replace the cover when you finish sewing. How to remove machine cover 1. Put your right hand on the handle and your left hand under the left 2. Pull the left tab away from the case and lift the cover up and off the machine. How to replace machine cover 1. Remove the hand crank. 2. Carefully put the cover over the machine with the SINGER label in front. 3.
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Junior Miss 67B A Job For Everything See how fast you can learn what every part does. 1. SPOOL PIN holds the spool of thread. 2. SPOOL PIN THREAD GUIDE guides thread from the spool. 3. TAKE-UP LEVER pulls the thread from the spool to the needle. 4. PRESSER-FOOT LIFTER raises and lowers the presser foot. 5. NEEDLE carries the thread through the fabric when you sew. 6. PRESSER FOOT holds the fabric against the feed. (Note: Always put fabric under the presser foot when you sew.) 7.
Junior Miss 67B How to wind the Bobbin 1. Attach hand crank to hand wheel and turn crank in direction of arrow, until needle is up as far as it will go. 2. Open slide plate and lift bobbin case out of holder. 3. Hold bobbin case with open end downward 5. Gently press bobbin winder spring and and bobbin will drop out. place bobbin on bobbin winder, with threaded end facing you. 4. Place a spool of thread on spool pin. Pull thread through thread guide number 1.
Junior Miss 67B 6. Hold thread end. Turn hand crank in direction of arrows to wind thread onto bobbin. Wind only a few coils of thread. 7. Cut off the extra thread hanging from hole in bobbin rim. Be sure you remove the hand crank if you turn on the power switch. 8. Continue winding bobbin with hand crank or with power switch turned to ON. Guide thread with your fingers so that it winds evenly. 9. When bobbin is full, cut the thread about 2 or 3 inches away from the bobbin. Then remove bobbin.
Junior Miss 67B How to replace the Bobbin Put bobbin case with thread hanging as shown above. Hold finger against end of bobbin to keep it from turning. Pull end of thread down into slot of bobbin case and up under tension spring. Put bobbin case into bobbin case holder with flat side toward you. Hold thread end and close slide plate. Let about 2 inches of thread hang outside of the slide plate slot.
Junior Miss 67B How to thread the Needle The numbers on your machine show you each step you must follow. 1. Turn hand wheel until needle is as high as it will go. 2. Lower the presser foot. Put a spool of thread on the spool pin. 3. Follow the arrows and thread each step as shown. (At point 2, make sure you place the thread between the two tension discs.) 4. Thread the needle from front to back.
Junior Miss 67B How to change the Needle When your needle becomes blunt or bent, change it right away. Use only a Style No. 2020 (15 x 1) needle, size 14. 1. Be sure the On-OFF Power Switch is in the OFF position. 2. Turn hand wheel until the take-up lever is raised to its top position. 3. Lower the presser foot. 4. Loosen the screw and take out the old needle. 5. Insert a new needle. Make sure flat side of needle is toward back of machine. Then push it up as far as it will go and tighten the screw.
Junior Miss 67B The Tension Dial How to adjust tension If your stitching looks like this, make it tighter by turning the tension dial to the right. If your stitching looks like this, make it looser by turning the tension dial to the left. When your stitching looks like this, the tension is just right. When the tension is just right, you will get a smooth, flat seam. Test the tension on some scrap material. If your tension is unequal, turn the tension dial a little at a time until you get a perfect seam.
Junior Miss 67B How to sew a seam A seam is made by stitching two fabric edges together. It must be started, stitched and ended just so to be perfect. Practice each step until you can sew a perfect seam. 1. Raise the presser foot. 2. While you hold the needle thread in your left hand, turn the hand wheel slowly in direction of the arrows so that needle enters the needle hole. 3. Keep on turning the hand wheel until the needle roses and brings up the bobbin thread in a loop. 4.
Junior Miss 67B How to place your fabric 1. Place layers of fabric under the presser foot so that the starting edges are under the needle. 2. Line up the edge of your fabric with one of the guide lines beside the presser foot. 3. Lower the presser foot. How to start stitching 1. Turn the power switch ON or turn hand crank in the direction of the arrow. 2. Guide your fabric along the guide line you have chosen. Stitch to the edge of the fabric. 3. To end a seam, move power switch to OFF position.
Junior Miss 67B The Adapter The electrical adapter, which can be bought at your local Singer Center, converts your machine from battery or hand power to regular household electric power. Follow these few simple steps: 1. Make sure the ON-OFF switch is OFF. 2. Insert the small plug that is at one end of the adapter cord into the hole in the right side of your machine. 3. Insert the large plug into any regular wall outlet. 4. Turn the ON-OFF switch to ON. 5.
Junior Miss 67B How to make an apron Choose a pretty linen or linen-like fabric, and 2 yards of matching or contrasting grosgrain ribbon 2 inches wide. 1. Cut the linen 18 inches long and 16 inches wide. 2. Stitch around 3 sides, 1 inch from each edge. Use the illustration as a guide. The -- - -- lines show you where to stitch. 3. Sew ribbon on top edge. Make sure the ties that hang over each side are 28 inches long on each side. The -- - -- show you where to stitch.
Junior Miss 67B Apron for Grandmother Choose a pretty linen or linen-like fabric, either printed or solid color. Choose 2 yards of matching or contrasting grosgrain ribbon 2 inches wide. 1. Cut a piece of linen 18 inches long and 16 inches wide. 2. Stitch around 3 sides, 1 inch from each edge. Use the illustration as a guide. The -- - -- lines show you where to stitch. 3. Sew ribbon on top edge. Make sure the ties that hang over each side are 28 inches long on each side.
Junior Miss 67B Nightie for Carolyn Choose a pretty cotton, either printed or solid color. Choose matching or contrasting grosgrain ribbon or lace. 1. Measure your doll from her shoulders to her feet. Cut material the same length. 2. Cut width of material to fit around your doll plus 2 inches. 3. Fold over top and bottom edges to make hems. Make each hem about 3/4 inch wide and stitch 1/4 inch from the edge. 4. Fold over side edges with the wrong side on the outside. Sew side edges together.
Junior Miss 67B Scarf for Barbara Choose a pretty linen, either printed or solid color. Choose matching or contrasting grosgrain ribbon 2 inches wide. 1. Fold a square of material to form a triangle. 2. Cut on the fold line. Set one triangle aside. 3. Stitch around the two short sides, 1 inch from the edge. The -- - -- lines show you where to stitch. 4. Sew the ribbon along the longest edge. Make sure the ties on each side are 12 inches long.
Junior Miss 67B We hope you have fun sewing. If you have any questions about sewing, we will be glad to answer them for you. If you have any problems with something you are trying to sew, we will try to help you solve them. Please write to: Department of Sewing Education The Singer Company 30 Rockefeller Plaza, New York, N.Y.
