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TO START SEWING

Be sure to have thread take-up lever S

at its highest point.

Place material beneath presser foot V, turn

hand wheel to bring point of needle into fab

ric, then lower presser foot by means of

presser bar lifter T and start to sew. Press con

troller pedal to start machine. The speed de

pends upon amount of pressure on controller

pedal.

Most materials require only guiding for best

sewing results. However, the miracle fabrics

such as nylons, dacrons, orlons, blends with

various rayons, puffed weaves, sheers, jerseys

and tricots, which, by their nature, require light

pressure, also require support in the form of

holding the material taut at the back and front

of the needle as the needle enters the fabric.

This support assures a smooth, even seam.

Never pull the material when sewing.

The machine will sew its own thread when

sewing from one piece of material to another.

However, avoid operating a threaded machine

with presser foot up and without fabric under

the foot.

Fig, 17

S. Thread Take-up

Lever

T. Presser Bar Lifter

U. Thread Cutter

V. Presser Foot

W. Feed Dog

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TO TURN A CORNER

Pivot on the eye of the needle. Stop machine

when needle is in this position. Raise presser

foot and turn work as desired, then lower

presser foot and resume sewing.

TO SEW BIAS SEAMS

Use a shorter stitch when sewing bias or

curved seams to increase the elasticity of the

seam and to prevent seam failure under strain.

No change in tensions is required.

BASTING

The longest stitch, No. 6 on stitch regulator,

adjusted by lever Y, Fig. 18 is found satis

factory for basting. These basting stitches are

easily removed by clipping every sixth stitch

and withdrawing the long continuous thread.

Machine basting is firmer, more even and

much quicker than hand basting.

TO REMOVE THE WORK

Stop machine with thread take-up lever

S, Fig. 17 at its highest point.

Raise presser foot, draw fabric back and to left

and sever threads on thread cutter U, Fig. 17.

Place ends of threads under presser foot, as

shown in Fig. 16.

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Comments to this Manuals

Kathi 25 May 2024 | 03:05:31

I have a 1956 singer and don’t know how to make the bobbin attach to needle