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CONTENTS Page Page Contents .......................................................................................... ^ 16. Cleaning the Snap-Open-Race .......................................... 17 Name of Each Parts ........................................................................... 2 17. Oiling the Machine ................................................................... 18 Special Features ................................................................................ 3 18.
NAME OF EACH PARTS ' /1 1 /"“ 6 A 7 8 1. Automatic darner 2. Thread take up lever 3. Upper arm thread guide 4. Spool pins 5. Button hole knob 6. Zig-zag width window 7. Zig-zag width control knob 8. Zig-zag width stopper 9. Bobbin winder 10. Balance wheel 11. Stop motion knob 12. Push button for reverse sewing 13. Stitch length window 14. Stitch length control knob 15. Bobbin winder thread tension guide 16. Push button drop feed 17. Needle plate 18. 19.
SPECIAL FEATURES AUTOMATIC DARNIR (PRESSURE RiGULATOR) - enables you to select the exact pressure by pushing the button according to materials, STITCH LENGTH CONTROL KNOB - regulates the stitch length by turning the knob. It helps you to select the stitch size with ease and accuracy. PUSH-BUTTON FOR REVERSE SEWING - changes to sew reverse stitch from forward by pushing this button. AUTOMATIC BOBBIN WINDER - winds your bobbin and stops automatically when bobbin is filled.
1. INSTALLING HEAD INTO CABINET 1) Loosen the two hinge screws under the holes in the rear edge of the machine bed ¡Fig. 11. 2! Raise hinge-pins in the cabinet cut-out, slip machine head on the pins, and tighten hinge screws securely. 2. ATTACHING MOTOR TO MACHINE 1) Place the the motor balance bracket wheel, over the the screw tongue hole in of the the arm center under of the tongue can be seen through the slot of the motor bracket IFig. 2).
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4. WINDING THE BOBBIN II Hold the balance wheel with your left hand and turn the stop motion knob (A) (Fig. 41 toward you with your right hand (counter-clockwise!. The balance wheel is now disconnected for the bobbin winding operation. 21 °lace a spool of thread on the spool pin (Fig. 51. Draw the thread from the spool to thread guide' then downward across the machine from left to right. I 31 Pass the thread through the tension device at the | right corner on the bed.
6) Press the vour same bobbin is foot controller manner as nearly or in full, it knee controller sewing, when will release in the automa tically and stop turning. Remove the balance wheel tighten bobbin the firmly stop from with motion the the knob spindle. left away Hold hand the and Iclockwise! with right hand. You may winding continue sewing bobbin without balance wheel. while you are disconnecting Fig.
5. TO INSERT AND REMOVE .................... THE BOBBIN CASE 1) Raise the presser bar by lifting the presser bar lifter. 2) Turn the balance wheel toward you until needle bar comes to its highest position, 3) Pull out slide plate to the left (Fig. 6). Fig. 6 4) With bobbin the thumb case and latch forefinger with thread of the coming left hand, grasp the from top, the slide out the case (Fig. 7). 5) Allow the end of thread to hang free. 6) Push back the slide plate.
6. THREADING THE BOBBIN CASE Before threading the bobbin case, study IFig. 8, left hand 9, 10) to get a general idea as to how it is done. 1) Hold into the the bobbin bobbin inches of wound (Fig. is being case, the case thread 8). inserted the case with with end your your the bobbin in the bobbin flow hand, put leaving the bobbin about two un As thread right and in clockwise.
7. PLACEMENT OF THE NEEDLE 1) Turn its the balance highest wheel position, and toward you, loosen the raising needle needle clamp bar to screw half a turn. 21 iHold the needle in the left hand with the point down, and insert new needle up into the needle clamp as far as it will go, with its flat clamp screw fFig. 111.
8. THREADING THE MACHINE 11 Turn the balance wheel toward you until needle bar comes to its highest position. 2) Place a spool of thread on spool pin on the arm cover. 3) Lead the thread over and through the arm thread-guide (A,). (Fig. 12). 4) Pull down to the tension disc (B) and between them from right to left, and up. 5) Hook the check spring (O and retaining bar (D). 6) Pull up into the eyelet of thread take-up lever (E) from right to left.
9. PICKING UP THi BOBBIN THREAD li Hold the end of upper thread with the left hand, leaving it slock from the hand to the needle. 2) Turn the balance wheel toward you to raise again the needle bar to its highest position. 31 Pull the thread you are holding, and lower-thread loop will be brought up with It through the hole in the needleplate, as shown (Fig. 13). 4) Place both ends of the upper and lower thread to the back of the presser foot (Fig. 14). Fig. 13 10.
11. REGULATING THREAD TENSION For ordinary sewing, the tension of the upper and Fig. 15 lower threads should be equal so as to lock both threads in the center of the material iFig. 15 Correct Stitch At. If result. one Fine tension material is stronger requires a than the light tension, lightly turn other, imperfect while heavy stitching material will requires more tension to obtain a perfect stitch.
12. REGULATING THE PRESSURE OF THE PRESSER FOOT Light materials will not sew well under too much pressure, nor will heavy fabrics under too little. To adjust for correct pressure, use your automatic darner. When used right in co-ordination with the upper thread tension regulator and the drop feed control, this automatic darner becomes an effective tool for obtaining good sewing results.
13. DROP FEED CONTROL Push button drop-feed for sewing very For regular sewing, letely). For silk button sewing, (B) half regulates thin material push (very way until of the plate. For darning embroidering ihe button left side down thin (B) the and position for right button materials) red & full line push comes monogramming way, so of darning that the and ¡A) full down down way the to sewing, the feed dog embroidering.
15. ZIGZAG SEWING Your zigzag sewing machine, by virture of its de sign, permits you to do zigzag sewing & numerous other kinds of work requiring a similar stitch. Zigzag width control knob (A) is located on the panel, adjusts the width of zigzag seam. For ordinary straight (B) must By moving left (clockwise) be set this sewing, zigzag "0" position control knob toward 4 the width indicator the window. on gradually machine to will the sew a zigzag stitch increasingly.
16. CLEANING THE SNAP-OPEN-RACE When the race-way, thread this is will tangled cause in the abrupt race heavy or dust running gets or into the complete stoppage of the machine. If SO:1) Raise the needle bar to its highest position and take out the bobbin case. , 2) Snap-out knob (A) on both sides of shuttle race releases to outside, then take out the outside-ring and the shuttle hook with your fingers. IFig. 241.
17. OILING THE MACHINE To see that running times. oil your condition, No is machine you grease sufficient at is must is keep required. each always time it smooth oiled Just of in a at all drop of Oil at oiling. points indicated in Fig. 25, 26. To oil your machine thoroughly, it will be necessary for and you to turn open the the face machine cover over to & get arm cover to parts underneath the bed.
18. SEWING ON BUTTON Replace dog or the by presser setting garment foot the with for Button drop-feed button under sewing controller the as to presser in (Fig. embroidery foot, so 27). Drop position. that holes down Place in the the button feed material align with oblong hole in presser foot. Adfust of the holes width in (toward you) five six to marking of the zig-zag button.
19. MAKING BUTTON HOLE Right T1 No.4 No.3 No.2 No.l : Left side side (forward) (reverse) Your zigzag sewing tacking i row tacking row machine stitches button holes automatically by means of button hole knob, without turning the fabric. 1st step: set the needle position lever to LEFT. 2nd step Turn the regulating knob (A) clockwise until mark 1 (over the knob) comes to the arrow-mark printed on face plate. Sew Fig.
20. DARNING & EMBROIDERY Fig- 29 It is easy to follow a stamped design or to work free hand when embroidering or monogramming (Fig. 29). Push down the drop feed left button full way. Replace the needle plate for embroidering and remove the presser foot. Stretch the fobric in an embroidery hoop to make most successfully. Hold the hoop closely on the machine base with both hands. Press the fabric with left inde,x finger in the vicinity of the needle to prevent making skip stitches.
j 23. NARROW HEMMiR^ J With the narrow for needle hemmer about 2 underneath to pull Fig. 32 in (Fig. inches its highest 32). For along hemmer. end and fasten the end of the position, presser hem. Make a edge Hold fold up with point of as the a plain narrow Bring thread replace you start of fabric. into the the scroll needle. stitching.
. FRINCH SEAM (FELLING) The hemmer foot can also be used for doing felling. Proceed in the following manner : 1. Lay two pieces of cloth one on top of the other with their RIGHT sides facing each other. The right edge of the bottom piece must extend about 1/8 inch beyond the right edge of the top piece. See (Fig. 34). 2. Sew both pieces of cloth together.
. LACE TRIMMED HEM To attach the lace to hem, insert the lace in the slot next to needle. Sew hem as above, guiding lace under needle and hem into scroll (Fig. 36!. 26. LACE EDGE WITH INVISIBLE STITCHING Hold the lace 1 /8 inch from raw edge on right side of fabric. Insert both in scroll . i as for plain flat along narrow edge hem. with under scroll (Fig. 37). Fig. 37 24 hem Let hem turned up. roll For over a and little sew in fullness lace.
27. FLAT FELLED SEAM Open out French seam and insert rolled edge in scroll of hemmer. Edge to lay seam flat (Fig. 381. 2ND stb:p TOP PIECE I ST STEP PND ROW TOP I'lKCI ^-------- 1^ Fig.
28. CLOTH GUIDE This is an attachment designed as a guide for straight stitching when making wide hems, deep tucks or seam width which are greater than presser foot allows. (Fig. 39). It is attached to machine as illustrated.............................................. a very simple operation. Fig. 39 29. This adjustable ATTACHING THE ZIPPER FASTENER zipper foot can be dispatched the needle. It is used for sewing zippers and cords.
30. SOMi USEFUL HINTS TO TURN CORNERS; ^ 1. Stop the machine while the needle is still in the material. 2. Raise the presser foot and turn the fabric using the needle as a pivot. 3. Lower the presser foot and resume sewing. TO SEW ELASTIC FABRICS; ' In sewing such elastic materials flannels, bias cat cloths etc, it is advisable to sew tension, otherwise the thread will break when the sewn materials are stretched.
31. CAUSES OF COMMON DIFFICULTIES BRËAKING OF THE UPPER THREAD: 1. Incorrect threading. 3. Faulty needle or needle set in incorrectly. 4. Needle brushing against presser foot or other attachments. 5. Upper thread too big for needle eye. 2. Upper thread tension too tight. 6. Starting the machine suddenly or with a jerk. 7. Starting the machine with the take up lever at its highest position. BREAKING OF THE LOWER THREAD; 1. Incorrect threading of the bobbin case. 2. Lower thread tension too tight.
32. NEEDLE AND THREAD SIZES (USE 15 x I NEEDLE ONLY) Sizes & Grades of Needles B or 11 (Medium-Fine) 1/2 or 14 (Medium) 1 or 16 (Light-Heavy) 2 or 18 (Medium-Heavy) 3 or 19 (Heavy) 4 or 21 Type of Fabric and Work to be done SIZE OF THREAD Cotton Silk Medium light-weight and summertime fabric. For house dresses, children’s dresses, washable cotton dresses, aprons, curtains. 80 to 100 0 Twist Dress, silk and cotton, light weight woolens, draperies, fabric furnishings.
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