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Page 1: ...Frister Rossmann FREEARM LIGHTWEIGHT SUPER AUTOMATIC WITH BUILT IN PRACTICAL STITCHES AND STRETCHSTITCHES INSTRUCTION MANUAL ...

Page 2: ...Removingbobbin case from shuttle 7 Reversestitching 1 4 Setting specialstitch seloctor 1 6 1 8 Setting stitch length 1 4 Setting stitch width 1 6 Sewing light Smockingstretch stitching Straight or three corneredtear Stretch stitching Threadinguppermachine Winding the bobbin Writing and monogramming Zigzagand straight stitching plate 1 1 30 This booklet has been written for you to help you use and ...

Page 3: ...readguide Needle clamP Presser foot thumb screw Presser foot Needle plate Feeddog Shuttlecover Changeahle needle plate stitchselector Threadspoolpins Bobbinwindermechanism Stitchwidth lock Handwheel Stitchwidth controllever Needlepositioncontrol Stitchlengthcontrol Reverse stitchpush button Feeddog controlknob ...

Page 4: ...h the letter N or colouredblack The wire which is colouredbrown must be connectedto the terminal which is markedwith the letterL or colouredred Needle and thread table UseSystem 705 needles The sizeof the needleshouldconform to the size of the threadand both shouldbe suitableto the material The same sizethreadshouldbe usedin the bobbinas on the upperpart of the machine for ordinarysewing ThreadSiz...

Page 5: ...lyf illed releaseend of thread 5 When bobbinis full winding machanismstops 6 Pushin handwheelto returnto stitchingposition Removebobbin 6 Removing bobbincasefrom shuttle 1 Raiseneedleto its highestposition 2 Open shuttle cover 3 Pullout latchof bobbincase 4 Pullbobbincasestraightout Insertingbobbininto bobbincase case 1 Guidebobbinonto center pin of bobbincase 2 Pull threadthroughslot 3 Pull threa...

Page 6: ...hread 3 Placethreadsback under oresser foot Pressure adjustment Pushdown outer ring of presserfoot knob Seeillustration This will releasepressureof presserfoot To increasepressure pushdown inner pin until suitablepressureis obtain6d For ordinarysewing the inner pin shouldbe about half way down When sewing multiplethicknessor heavy material reducethe pressure Increaseit when sewing sheerfabrics nsu...

Page 7: ...uttle coveropen 3 Pusha springunderthe plateas shown to releasethe needleplate insert 4 Removeneedleplate insert by placingthumbunderedgeof plate 5 Replace the needleplate insert positioning as shownin Fig 3 6 Pushneedleplate insert down to lock into place Repositionthe shuttle cover When upperthread is too tight decrease tension When upperthread is too loose increase tension qFJ Adjusting bobbin ...

Page 8: ...oth tight The sizesof the needleand thread suit the kind of work to be done The needleis at its highestposition The endsof threadshavebeendrawn about4 inchesto the rearof the machine The feed dogsare up Placematerialunderthe presserfoot insert the needleinto the materialby turning the handwheeltoward you lower presserfoot and start sewing Experimentby sewing of the fabric to be usedto determineten...

Page 9: ...tened Fastening a seam Be sure both threadsare drawn back underthe presserfoot Lower needle into fabric about rl inch from beginningof seam Pushreversepushbutton for reverse stitching Stitch in reverseuntil needlereachesbeginningof seam Releasebutton for forward stitching and completeseam When you reach the end pushreversebutton and sew back over inch of completed seam Needlepositioncontrol Move n...

Page 10: ...tch width control any number O to 4 MendingStitch You can achievefine mendingstitches by setting as follows SpecialStitch Selector r StitchLengthControl neai0 5 stitch width control 4 Blind Hem You can makeblind hemmingby setting as follows SpecialStitch Selector Stitch LengthControl 1 5t o 2 Sritch Width Control 1 5 t o 2 ButtonholeMaking FancyHem You can make fancy hemmingby setting as follows S...

Page 11: ... pieces of fabric decoratingpocketcover and so on as shown As you become familiarwith your machine you will be able to find out new usesof this stitch Setting SpecialStitchSelector Stitch LengthControl 0 5 to l Stitch Width Controli 2 to 4 NeedlePositionControl M Combiningfabrics i Design on pocket Design on euff You can stretch stitch by setting as follows SpecialStitch Selector nl trl Stitch Len...

Page 12: ... left and pushdown outer ring of presserfoot knob therebythe pressureon the presserfoot is released Then proceedas above stretchingfabric tightly between hands Blindstitching Follow the instructionsbelow 1 Foldmaterialandbaste 2 Makesecondfold overlapping basting 3 Insertthe blindstitch guideinto the right sideof the presserfoot thumb screw as shown Set your machineas shown so that one zigzagstitc...

Page 13: ...kingof Yourbuttonhole Stop sewing at the left stitch and then raiseneedleat its highest positionby turninghandwheel toward you manuallY 2 Set specialstitch selectorto E and bartackseveraltimes StoP sewingat the right stitch Raiseneedleat its highestposition as in step 1 3 Set specialstitch selectorat llt andcontinue sewinguntil needle reachesbeginningof your buttonhole Stop sewing at the right sti...

Page 14: ...edlePositionControl M 24 2 5 Smockingstretchstitching With a narrowstrip of fabricdirectly underthe lineof gathering stitch over the gathers The designwill be a seriesof smalldiamonds Makethe designmore interestingby usingtwo different colorsof threac Elasticstretchstitching This is a goodstitch to use in making or repairing lingerie The stitch is decorativeas well as useful lt has a lot of stretc...

Page 15: ...pplique Specialstitch selector r Bastecutout appliqueto fabric Set stitch width 2 to 4 Set stitch length atb to 1 Zigzagstitch around apitique completelycoveringthe raw edge Writing and monogramming Specialstitch selector o Drop feed dogs Draw initialsor words to be sewn on fabric and f it fabric into embroideryhoops Writing is done with either zigzagor straight stitching Removepresserfoot Set sti...

Page 16: ...eel manuallyonceto be sure needlewill clear the presser foot Pick up bobbinthreadas for singleneedlesewing Pullthreads to back of foot and start to sew 28 29 Usingthe doubleneedle You may f ind that Youwould like to use the doubleneedlefor designs WheneverYouusethe doubleneedie evenfor straight stitching remember the followingthings Usea zigzagPresserfoot and needlePlateslot Always makea Practiced...

Page 17: ...0 3 1 t Zipper sewlng Thisfoot is usedto inserta ziPPer or to covercording Attach the ZipperFoot Re gu la r zlP Per This foot is reversibleso Youcan stitch to the right or to the left of a zipperor a cord To sew on the left olacethe foot to the left of the needleso that the needlePasses throughthe opening on the right sideof the foot SeeFig 1 To sew on the right adiust the foot so that it is to th...

Page 18: ...ic tighten upperthreadtension and repeattest Seepage10 c lf the top thread layson the fabric loosenupperthreadtension and repeattest Seepage 1O Graspthe stitchingand pull with a snapto makethreadsbreak a lf both threadsbreak tensions are balanced b lf neitherthreadbreaks both tensionsare too loose c lf upperthread breaks loosen uppertension d lf lower threadbreaks tighten uppertension Both threads...

Page 19: ...movethe coverto oil ooints indicatedat end of machine 34 3 5 and cleaning Removearm cover plate to oil points indicatedat top of machinehead To removecover plate lift cover Removefree arm cover to oil points indicatedinsidefree arm To remove cover loosenscrews raiseneedlebar and presserfoot and lift cover ...

Page 20: ...CORRECTION Choosecorrectsize needlefor threadand fabric page5 Rethreadmachine Page8 Tightenupperthreadtension page10 Do not pull fabric guideit gentlY Increase pressure on presserfoot page9 Reset presserfoot Page12 Rewindbobbin Page6 Do not pull fabric guideit gently Choosecorrect size needlefor thread and fabric page5 Reset needle page4 Reset presserfoot page 12 Draw both threads back under press...

Page 21: ...e r Lig htb ul b Brush Driver small Driver large Buttonholeopener Motorbelt large Motorbelt small Partslist All parts listed here may be ordered throughour nearestagent When orderingtheseparts pleasebe sure to mentionthe following references 1 Model serialnumbersof machine shown on the nomenclature Plate 2 Parts number s and description s shown below When orderingby mail priceswill be furnishedon ...

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