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Page 1: ...3 N 1 H D V O N I M 3 S 8 O W f l N V I N N O 1 1 3 1 V9 ae i L Ie 3 ...

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Page 3: ...liance to the nearest authorized dealer or service center for examination repair electrical or mechanical adjustment Never operate the appliance with any air openings blocked Keep ventilation open ngs of the sewing machine and foot controller free from the accumulation of lint dust and loose cloth 5 Never drop or insert any object into any opening 6 Do not use outdoors 7 Do not operate where aeros...

Page 4: ...ewing directions Adiusting thread tension 1 2 Regulating the presser foot pressure 13 Drop feed Chaigirg needle 14 Fabric Thread Needle table 15 Sewing pattern selector and operation table 16 To start sewing 17 To finish seam 18 Straight ititch 19 Zigzag sewing 19 Overcasting 20 Stretch stitch 20 Blind stitch 21 22 Button sewing 23 Binding 23 Zipper sewing 24 Button hole sewing 25 Hemming 26 Twin ...

Page 5: ...ttern selector dial 2 Take up lever 3 Tread tension dial 4 Tread guide for upper threading 5 Presser foot 6 Shuttle cover 7 Zigzag WI rith Dial S Spoolpin 9 Top cover 10 Stitch length dial 11 Reverse button 12 Face cover 13 Handle ...

Page 6: ... REAR VIEW Stop Motion knob Hand wheel Bobbin winder spindle Upper thread guide Thumb screw Needle plate Bobbin winder stopper Presser foot lever Accessories Box 2 ...

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Page 8: ...ection of arrow 2 Remove bulb by unscrew ing it counter clockwise 3 Install a new bulb by screwing It in clockwise 4 Use a screw type bulb with i2W I 5W Max IMPORTANT When leaving the sowing machine unattended the plug must be removed from the socket outlet When servicIng the sewing machine or when removing covers or changing lamps the machine must be disconnected from the supply by removing the p...

Page 9: ...x tension table as shown 1 Especially useful when sewing sleeves pants leg tubular fabrics etc more easily 2 To sew tubular just slip the sleeve or pants leg on the free arm as shown above 3 This sewing machine can be used as a flat bed machine but easily converts to free arm machine by removing the extension table 5 ...

Page 10: ...in winder sPindle 1 4 Push bobbin winder indle against stopper in direction of arrow and depress foot pedal 5 When bobbin winding is com pleted return spindle to its original position 0 x __ __ Note If the bobbin winding should be uneven it is factory set the thread guide can be raised or lowered to achieve the correct winding Remove the top cover and adjust with a suitable tool Inside se 1 Tighte...

Page 11: ...e and pull bob bin case out of machine INSERTING BOBBIN INTO BOBBIN CASE 2 Guide the arid of thread into slot 3 Pull into slot and under tension spring and draw out about 10 cm of thread LL r 3 Release the latch and bob bin will fall out easily 1 Pull off 5cm of thread from bobbin and insert it into bobbin case as shown Tension spring 7 ...

Page 12: ...HUTTLE RACE Hinged latch t Ensure needle is at its highest position Pulling thread to the front open the latch of bobbin case and hold it Insert 2 Holding latch open place bobbin case onto centre pin in shuttle and release latch 8 ...

Page 13: ...de 8 Between the tension discs C Up and into the tension spring 0 Into the thread takeup lever from right to left E Down behind the thread guide F Behind the needle clamp thread guide G Through the need e from front to backFig 1 2 also illustrates threading for twin needle sewing see page 27 9 ...

Page 14: ...wly towards you until the needle goes down and comes up Then stop the hand wheel when the takeup lever is at its highest position Lightly draw up the upper thread will be brought up in a loop 2 Pull out both threads and place them together under presser foot to the rear of machine 10 ...

Page 15: ...CHANGING SEWING DIRECTIONS 1 Lower needle down into fabric and raise presser foot pivot the fabric arourd the needle to change direction as desired 2 Put down presser foot and start to sew DZ 11 ...

Page 16: ... Anti clockwise to the left to decrease tension As a general guide only the user can achieve the correct tension for normal sewing by carefully suspending the wound bobbin in its case by the thread If the bobbin and case immediately fall to the ground the tension is too loose and should be increased The correct tension is obtained when a slight jerk of the thread causes the bobbin to drop a short ...

Page 17: ...ay cause poor feeding skipped stitches or difllculty in guiding the fabric 3 No pressure adjustment is required when darning or sewing freehand embroidery DROP FEED wer eed dog by push ng eve down n direction of arrow iNo feeding of fabric Used when sewing on buttons free hand embroidery etc or general sewing a se heght of feed dog by Iiftng ever in direction of arrow 13 ...

Page 18: ... Flat face side away from you 1 Raise needle to its hiies position 2 Loosen nedne clamp screw and remove old needle 3 With the flat side of the needle facing away from you insert needle as far up as it will go 4 Tghten the needle clamp screw securely 14 ...

Page 19: ... 1 1 Medium 60 80 Gingham Cotton I hin Jerse 60 S Fibe 0 5 4 0 5 4 Gabardine 50 Silk Heavy Denim 50 cotton 14 cE Jersey 0 S Fiber 14 J 3 1 4 0 5 4 Tweed 50 Silk 14 As a general rule use shorter stitch lengths on finer fabrics and longer stitch lengths with heavier fabrics finer thread and needlas with finer fabrics and heavier thread and needles with heavier fabrics Use special ball point or stret...

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Page 21: ...e placed under needle before lowering presser font 4 Depress footlSpeed control and start to sew 5 Test the machine stitches on a scrap of fabric you plan to use adjusting the machine for the length of stitch and tension suitable to your fabric Attention 1 When turrwig the hand wheel manualPj always turn it toward you 2 Guide the cloth gently with your hand 3 To preent breaking needle always stop ...

Page 22: ...he e9e Of seam 2PuSh the re erse button an saw in reverse tor about 34 cms 3 aiSe needle tO its highest postiOfl 4Litt presser loot and puWout the fabric to rea of machineS 5 Cut threads as shown on the thread cutter Thread cg ...

Page 23: ...t and zig zag sewing 3 For sewing Iit fabric use smaller stitch size and Teft needle position Refer to page i for dial setting ZIGZAG SEWING Pattern selector position E Zig zag stitching is a general purpose stitch Satin stitching is a closed up very short stitch length and can be used for sewing initials patterns applique etc ...

Page 24: ...e these stitches for oversewing rough edges Use this stitch with knitted tricot or other stretchy fabrics The stitch enables your seam to stretch with out breaking the thread It Is also a very strong straight stitch for areas under stress 20 ...

Page 25: ... 1JMO4S PI0z L NLliS ONfl8 UMO4 R WES 4SU O 7 ...

Page 26: ...Adtwkd needle position Needle is not piercing Needle is pierces edge edge of fold at of fold too much A B Correct seam 22 ...

Page 27: ...tween presser foot and fabric and lower presser foot 4 Manualty turn hand wheel towards you ensuring that the needle enters into both holes of button without obstruction Increase or decrease width setting 5 Sew about 7 stitches 6PulI both threads to the underside and tie together BINDING I I I To sew fabrics edge to edge select 23 ...

Page 28: ...er foot 2 Zipper loot is designed to sew close to a raised edge preventing sewing on Zpper I 1 To sew the left side of the zipper set the zipper foot on the left side of the needle 2 To sew the right side of the zipper bring the toot to the right side of the needle sew as illustrated 24 ...

Page 29: ...on 2 Sew left side 3 Raise the needle 4 Set dial to 2 position F 6 Raise the needle 5 Sew 5 6 stitches 7 Set dial to 3 position 8 Sew right side 9 Raise the needle 10 Set dial to 4 position L 12 Raise the needle 11 SewS 6 stitches Before sewing fit button hole foot Cut buttonhole along centre with as shown cutter as shown 25 ...

Page 30: ... the hem into the hemmer foot by pulling the threads S 3 Lower the foot and sew the hem 4 During sewing fold the fabric to the left a lttle and allow it to run into the hammer foot 5 Make re that the fabric does not move under the ght half of the foot The fabric must be fed into the scroll of the hemmer uticiently so that the work piece edge runs freely through the groove under the foot Only suita...

Page 31: ... the same procedure NB Sewing width should not exceed the third widest stitch width exceeding this will result in breaking of needles EMBROIDERY TWIN NEEDLE option Use droc feed see page 13 Lower feed dog and move hooped fabric slowly to form the desired effect 27 ...

Page 32: ...tance SEAM GUIDE 1 Use seam guide when sewing a long seam of regular distance from edge of material 2 Set guide in hole on bed at right of needle plate and adjust distance 3 Run machine with edge of material touching guide Position cloth guide at an angle to rew a curved seam 28 ...

Page 33: ...3 Turn latch knob A as illustrated 4 Take off shuttle race cover 6 Clean and oil shuttle race and hook 5 Take out shuttle hook then replace in the reverse order C Cleaning snuttle race A Latch knob 18 Shuttle race cover C Shuttle hook Open face cover and oil points indicated Cleaning feed dog 29 ...

Page 34: ...ut on an optional applique presser foot or optional twin needle pin tuck foot Stitch rows of straight stitch twin needle sewing on a lightweight fabric 15 Reverse Sewing To sew backwards with a straight stitch or a zigzag push in on the reverse butlon marked with R As long as the button is held in the machine will sew in reverse 16 Applique Stitch applique designs in place with a zigzag satin stit...

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