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CONTENTS

Description Operating Winding

Adjusting Setting Opening Removing Setting Threading

Threading Preparing

Removing Adjusting Adjusting Thread

Adjusting Regulating Regulating

balance

the

to

the

needle

or

the

bobbin

the

for

the the under

tension

the

pressure the

of

bobbin

wind

closing

upper

drop

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Straight

width length

stitching

machine

wheel

on

bobbin

case

bobbin

needle

sewing material

thread

feed

length

of of

.

the

case

thread

tension

on

of

zigzag

and

bobbin

hinge

tension

material

stitch

stop

plate

motion

10 10 11-

11 12 12 13 13 14 14

15

2 3 4 5

5 6 6 7

7

8 9

Creative Samples Sewlight Embroidering Darn

or

monogram Accessories Making

Blind Stretch

Button Narrow

buttonholes

stitch

Sewing

hemming Hemming Cloth

guide

Quilting

Zipper

guide

foot Cleaning Oiling

the

Hints

on

Needle

For

anti

portable

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Adjust

the

embroidery of

creative

with

sewing

and

inserting

the

shuttle

machine

smooth

sewing

thread

installation

sewing

head

motor

embroidery

hoop

a

without

mechanism

sizes

in

belt

lace

cabinet

hoop

in

one

operation

15 16

16 17 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24

24

25 26

27

30 31 33

Needle Hinged Presser Needle Needle Thread Face Needle Upper Arm

Stretch

plate

plate foot

bar

cutter

plate

clamp

thread

lever

thread

screw tension

guide

regplator

1 2 3 4 5 6

7 S

9

10

l’r.ssure Thread Upper

Zigzag

cover

Top

Spool

Zigzag Zigzag

Bobbin

Balance

regulator

take

thread

window

lock

lever

winder

wheel

up

guide

release

ever

16 17 18

11 12 13 14 15

Hohb:n Rubber

Stitch

Reverse Bobbin

Drop Bed

feed

plate

winder

ring length length

feed

winder

tension

regulator

(push

lever

regulator dial push

bracket

button

type)

19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28

29

2

‘p

OPERATING

Hold

the

turn

the

stop balance without

—

A

To

wheel

operating

lock

balance

motion

to

BALANCE

wheel

knob

run

freely,

the

stitching

wheel,

(A)

(B)

turn

WHEEL

firmly

toward

so

that

mechanism.

the

stop

AND

with

you,

the

motion

STOP

your

thus

bobbin

MOTION

left

permitting

can

knob

hand

be

away

and

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wound

from

you.

3

I

BOBBIN

spool

12”

the

to

wind

bobbin,

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will

you

bobbin

thread

sewing.

to

balance

THE

of

bobbin

the

on

unevenly,

up

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touch

and

sew

thread

seven

spindle

put

the

stop

bobbin,

the

run

full,

is

remove

and

wheel.

on

through

or

(A)

slide

the

latch

push

balance

the

will

it

wind

spool

the

tension

eight

the

of

tension

bobbin

(B).

lever

the

wheel.

machine

automatically

bobbin

the

bobbin

(6)

bracket.

toward

times

the

(C)

Then

and

winder.

to

spindle

down

turn

to

come

retighten

bobbin

bracket

on

slowly

simultaneously,

you.

left

wind

the

and

to

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or

(A)

and

halan

thc

a

balar

do

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rip

bc

st

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the

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about

out

on

thread

bobbin

the

set

bobbin

the

required.

as

set

To

After

evenly.

When

Cut

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pushing

setting

ring

toward

the

the for

order

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shown,

rubber wheel bin

0

wheel

loosen

4

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winding

incorrect

winding

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order make

case, otherwise

to

fail

produce

sure

it

to

ensure

may

that

neat

TO

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cause

stitches.

WIND

smooth

thread

ON

THE

rotation

is

wound

to

of

break,

BOBBIN

the

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irregular

bobbin

on

within

the

bobbin,

tension,

its

or

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ches

Loosen

Insert and stop.

Tighten

SETTING

the

its

highest

the

push

the

THE

balance

position.

needle

NEEDLE

wheel

clamp

the

with

into

up

clamp

toward

screw.

flat

the

securely.

you

side

needle

until

the

toward the

clamp

needle

balance

until

bar

rea

wheel

it

hits

the

5

OPENING

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To

open,

new

type

place

OR

hinge

finger

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plate

in

recess

THE

HINGE

supersedes

and

the

lift.

PLATE

slide

plate.

at

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its

Lift

REMOVING

the

highest

the

hinged

balance

position.

THE

plate

BOBBIN

wheel

and

toward

insert

CASE

you

thumb

until

and

needIe

the

forefinger

bar

of

le

hand.

Open

the

latch

bobbin

case

by

Inportant-—The

out

of

position

the

bobbin

of

holding

shuttle

if

case

the

hook

you

when

bobbin

the

latch.

and

useabent

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case

bobbin

needle

as

shown

needle,

bar

case

is

and

can

or

try

lowered.

take

be

to

out

knocke

take

th

o

6

SETTING

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the

its

and sure at

highest

Hold

the

position.

the latchofthe

forefingerofthe

that

the

topofthe

latchtomake

(I)

Position

Race

(4)

THE

BOBBIN CASE

balance wheel

threaded

left

bobbin

case

shuttle

sure

the

Finger.

Ring.

(5)

toward

hand,

position

race.

you until

bobbin replace

finger

Then

case

the

is

release

bobbin caseislocked

(2)

Bobbin

Clips.

(6)

Case.

Shuttle

the

needle

between bobbin

case.

fixedinthe

the

bobbin

in

position.

(3)

Shuttle

Hook.

barisat

the

thumb

Latch.

(7)

Make notch

case

Race.

your

Hold

of you.

Insert

then

Hold

your

THREADING

bobbin

the

left

the

hand

wound

with

right hand

the

bobbin

down

under

THE

case

the

bobbin

with

into the

the

BOBBIN

between

slotinthe

between

the

spring

CASE

thread

case,

until

the

pull

it

edge the

on

enters

thumb

and

facing

thumb

top leading

the

thread

the

forefinger

up.

and

two

into

delivery

away

fingers

the

eye.

of

from

slot,

7

Place

and

point.

Pull thread down

into

up under

and lever

Return

guide down the

face

and

Thread about needle.

THREADING

(Upper

a

spool

raise

the

thread guides

through

the

thread

the

arm

up

on

(6)

into

from

thread (5) through

plate

th

into

needle

four

inches

Thread)

of

take-up

through (1),(2)

the

tension

thread

the

right

through

the

lower

from

of

THE

NEEDLE

thread

lever

the

check

guide

eyeofthe

left.

to

the

guide

bar

thread

left

to

thread

on to

slot

discs

spring

(5)

arm

right,

through

spool

its

of

(3)

(4)

tnkt

(7)

guide

pull.

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ui

thr

ins

8

(a)

(b)

(c)

(d)

PREPARING

Pull

sufficient hand needle.

the balance

down

the

of

the

will

the

needle

both

foot,

lower

the

hold

left the

Turn moves

When end thread in

Lay presser ed, turning

FOR

and

take-up

needle be

ends

and

the

balance

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thread

the end,

up

thread

brought

plate.

thread

of

having

presser

through

wheel

again,

lever

bar

wheel

leaving

toward thus

is

you are

with

up

under

inserted

lifter

toward

at

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it

catching

its

it

needle

from

slack

you

highest

holding

through

andtothe

the

mat€rial

commence

and

you.

until

the

point,

the

and

under

and

the

needle

back

to

with

hand

thread.

pull

be

the

needle

the

under

hole

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of

stitch

sew

to

by

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material,

machine

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foot.

not

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this

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to

feeds

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machine

feeding

the

any

without

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of

neelle

and

assistance.

material

work

by

cause

under

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it

to

the

break.

presser

9

REMOVING

THE

MATERIAL

(a)

(b)

(c)

(d)

(a)

(b)

the

Stop

presser

the

Lift

side

hand Passing

down Always

the

lightly

leave

sewing.

ADJUSTING

cases

most

In

upper

the

ting tension, turn

The by make tension

turn

anti-clockwise.

it

tension

little

sure

adjustments.

machine

and

threads

and

three

THE

the

thread

the

dial

the

until

that

bar

to

the

when

lever

the

rear

over

cut the

to

UPPER

perfect

tension.

tension

should

desired

presser

the

needleisat

and

of

the

threads.

four

TI{READ

stitch

dial

not

tension

draw

the

thread

inches

can

increase

To

clockwise,

turned

be

foot

its

the

material

machine.

cutter

of

thread

TENSION

obtained

be

abruptly

obtained,

is

down

is

as

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highest

to

shown,

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to

and

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machines

it

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become screw to

to

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are

increase

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UNDER

correctly

necessary

tension,

THREAD

adjusted

to

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tension

using

the

TENSiON

before

alter

do

so,

small

the

tighten

and

screw

leaving

UNDER

loosen the

driver.

the

factory,

tension.

tension

screw

A

B

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A. B.

C.

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Tight

Stitch.

Upper

Thread

Under Thread

Tension. Tension.

(a)

(b)

(c)

THREAD

For

ordinary should material,

If

the

tensipn on the straight in

illustration

If

the

tension on the straight illustration

TENSION

be

locked

as

illustrated

bobbin along

needle

along

(C).

stitching,

in

on

the

is

too

the

upper

(B). on

the

is

too

under

the

(A).

needle

loose,

surface

bobbin

loose,

side

needle

center

thread

the

of

the

and

of

is

needle

of the

bobbin

material,

the

too

material,

is

too

bobbin

thickness

tight,

thread

tight,

thread

as

threads

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or

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shown

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shown

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that

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11

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the

is

pushed

material

material,

three

FEED

feed

dog

tobemoved

completely

be

to for

embroidery,

push

right

the

buttons

are

under

moved

the

button

always

the

freely

down

freely

center

completely

needle

hand

by

(mark

under

darning,

button

and

up

p!

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cc

do

cv

and

left enables which

very

(marked

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when

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drops

required

is

darning.

button

the

is

convenient

light

the

SILK).

push

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mechanism

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when embroidering

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foot,

sewing

down

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pletely

(marked

material

it

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12

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and

down

When

darn

to

“Note: press presser

to

REGULATING

release

darning,

or

—When

foot,

pressure

(A)

embroider.

into

otherwise

increase

when

“A”

pressure

will

lower

reverting

position

PRESSURE

for

heavy

light

for

automatically

presser

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to

give

the

machine

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materials,

release

bar

normal

the

MATERIAL

press

darning,

the

and

lever

sewing,

required

feed

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(A)

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the

dial

shorten

longest.

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the

stitch.

THE

LENGTH

to

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right

to

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is

0

the

STITCH

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lengthen

shortest

and

stitch

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and

left

to

5

the

is

to

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of

end machine

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sew

backward

a

seam,

will

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IN

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press

backward

for

in

tying the

the

button

as

long

threads

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far

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is

pressed.

or

The

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