ELNA Plana Star de Luxe CI., Star de Luxe CI., Plana Super CI. User Manual

Greetings,
As

the user of an EL

NA

yo

u ha

ve

chosen one

of

the world's fine

st

precision-made sewing

machines.

It off

ers you new dimensio ns

of

home sewing :

satisfacti

on

- simp

licit

y -

ve

rsatil ity

Depend upon the easy-to-follow

instruct

ions in

this

booklet to us e properly and care f

or

your

wonderful

ELNA.

When you have become well
acquainted with your mac hine you can save
time and money by referring

to

the

handy ind

ex

of

gener

al

subjects on page

2.

I am

the

E

LNA

elf, inviting you

first

of all

to

go

throu gh the

booklet

with

me-page

by page.

Fo

llow

me

closely and find

that

home sewing

can be

relaxing and plea

surable-not

hard work-

also that a good understanding

of

these

instruc-

tio

ns can eliminate costly service calls as time

goes on.

Ready-let's

go .

..

Content

s

and

Us

eful

Hi

nts

Pre

pari

ng y

our ELNA

Giving your m hln Iii
s rves Is y

our

gu r

p rform

In

II d -

p rf cl

Evon th b t wing m Ichlno wil l not
se

w properly with a needle

0'1

poo r
quality. Choose needles of fi rst-class
quality, system

70

5

or

the

Americ

an

style 15

x1.

• Needle and thread

must

be adapted to

the kind

of

work

to

be done.

Pages

3-10

E

LNAgraph

11

Straight

Sewing

12-1

3

• Universal tension 13
Se

wing

with

automatic s

titches

14-16

an

d

23

• Selection dial for use with the buil t-in

ELN A discs 14

• Interchangeable EL

NAdiscs

15 and 23

• Variations of Stitch

Width

16

• Centering the Needle 16
Some Pract ical S ew

ing

17-22

Additional

ELNA Su

per Fe

atures

23

• "

Com

bi " Sti

tch Pattern

s 23

• B u

ttonhole, No-turn

24

•

Practica

l Stitch

es with ELNA

Super

25-26

• First familiarize yourself with the simpler

kinds

of

work. You will t hen take b

ett

er

advantage of

th

e ma

ny other

possibili -

ties provid

ed

by

your

ELNA

.

Other Uses of ELN

Adiscs

27

Assortme

nt of

ELNAdiscs

28

Examp

les

of

..

Com

bi

" Stitch Pattern

s

28

Ex

tra

Accessories

29-

30

Servici

ng

and Disorders

31

• Do

not try to remedy a diso rder

withou

t

fir

st having consulted

our recommenda-

tions.

• Make as much use

of

your EL

NA

ser-

vice as you wish.

In each

ELNA

shop

,

there is a

qualified personnel ready to

help you. Under the

conditions

of

the
guarantee, they are the only ones
competent

to

deal with . technical

matters concerning your machine.

Ta

ble of

Adjustments

32

Alphabetic

Index

33

EL

NA

Star

de

Lu xe CI.

41

EL

NA Pla

na

Star

de

Luxe

CI.

43

ELNA

Su

per

CI.

62

ELNA

Plana

Super

CI.

64

2

Prep

aring

your

ELNA

Openin

g t

he

case

and

Unpacking

• for

the

free-arm

ELNA

.

Fig. 3

Remove

the

4 screws at the bo

ttom;

•

Keep

them

in the accessory box

for

use again,

if

necessary

(impor

tant for sh ippin g).

Fig. 4

o pen

the

fla

p.

Fig. 5 a

Remove

the

cover.

Take

out

the

foot cont

rol.

Fig. 5 b

Take

out

the

machin

e,

the

acce ssory box.

Fig. 6

Sewing

Table

To increase the sewing surface, use

the

cover

as a sewing

tabl e.

3

4

Acc

essories

The

accessory box contains the f

ollow

ing stan-

dard accessories:
1 pr esser

foot

(already on t

he

machine) (

7)

1 darning

foo

t (8)

1 darning

an

d bu

tto

n plat

1 zipper f

oot

(9)

1 embro idery and

buttonholo f

ot

(10)
1 buttonhole kni'l
5 bobbins
1 assortment

of

5 needl s

1

needle threader

6

single

ELNAdi

scs
1 screwdriver
1

cleaning brus h

1 empty

oiler

1 ELNA-oil refill
Ad

ditional

for

ELNA

Super

:

1 bu

ttonhole foot

(11)

1 assortment

of

10

(instead

of

5)

needles

1 single

ELNAdisc

(instead

of

6)

5

double E

LNAdiscs

Ho w

to use

the acce

ssories

is

expl ained from

page

17

onwards.

Fig. 12

Electrical Controls
Check the volta ge on

the

switch plate. Ma

ke

sure that the voltage

is

the

same as

that

indicat

ed

on the

light bu

lbs

in your home.

If

this is not

th~

cas

e,

do

not plug in the machine, but get in

touc h with

the

EL

NA

service. Do n

ot

go by

the

markings on

the

wall plugs.

El

ectric Foot Control

and Cord

Plug these in as shown in fig.

12.

Electronic

Foot

Control

If the fo

ot

control

is

mar-

ked" ele

ctr

onic ",

it

is

also
equipped with a small
switch as s

how

n in

this

sketch. You

then

have

two

ranges

of sewing

speeds,

name ly:
Fast

speed

: W

it

h the switch at "+ "

Sl

ow speed : '

With

the

switch a

t"

-"

Starti

ng

the

Machine

The

more you press

the

foot

control pedal

dow

n,

the faster the machine runs.

Fig. 13

Sewing Light
The swit

ch

is

on

the

switch plate.

To

replace the

bulb:

First

of

all,

pull

out

the

plug .

Press

with the

screwdriver

to

make the lamp

come out.

Bayonet socket : push in, turn and remove the
bulb.

o

12

13

Ma

intenance and

Cle

aning

The

ELNA

will always serve you fa

ithfully

if

it

is cared for properly.

Fig.

14

Remo

ve

the needle and foot. Open the rotary

hook cover. Take off

the

needle plate

(wit

h the

screwdri ver ).

Brush the

rot

ary hook and feed dog with the

cl

ean

ing bru sh , to remove the pieces of thread

and lint.

Oiling

Fig. 15-16

To

oil the machine,

raise the thread take-up

lever

(see arrow).

Use

only good qua

lit

y oil for

your

sewing

machine.
Two dro

ps of ELNA oil will suffice

for

each

oil hole.

The

latter are painted red. Oil occasio n-

all y according

to

use.

In

ca

se of

pro

longed, u

nin

terr

upte

d use,

p

lace

one drop of o

il

on t

he rotary hoo

k

f

rom

tim

e to time.

Fig. 17

Insertion

of

the needle plate.

14

15

16

17

Fig. 18-19

Quick

Change

of

the

Presser

Feet-

wi

thout

a screwdriver .

For all accessories,

wh

ther

standard or extra,

rai

se the needle bar and

the

presser

bar. T urn

out

the wings

of the clamping screw and loose n

it.

Fa

sten the f oot.

Tigh

ten the clamping sc rew,

turn in the wing

s.

Fig.

20

N.B.

The

darning foot

is fastened from the

re

ar, the lever

of

the

foot

passing behind the

needle

clamp stud.

Make sure to lo

wer the

presser foot lever before

s

ta

rting

to

darn .

Threads
The

use of good quali

ty dull

or

merceriz

ed

threa

d is preferabl

e.

A

dry

thread becomes brittle.

It

regains its

stre,ngth when

placed near

an

open

window

overnight.

Fig.

21

For darning, use

left

twist

thread (stronger) .

C

hoi

ce of Thre

ads

and

Needles

Sele

ct

the

thread

according

to

the kind

of

work

and materi al used, the needle

according

to

the

thread:

Darn ing, sewing

or

embroidery

thread

accord

ing

to

the

fineness,

durabil

ity and

the

appearance

to

be given to

the

sewing work.

Threads

Needl

es

Sy

stem

Materials

I

I

Synthetic

705

Cotton

Silk

Fibre

s

I5X1

Sheer

120·100·

sewing

sewing

70

10

---

---

---

Used

(darning)

darning

darning

darning

70

120-100·

10

- - -

---

Ordinar

y

100-60·

sewing

sewing

80

12

---

- - -

Medium

and

80

-40·

sewing

sewing

80-90

heavy

weights

12-14

·Sizes

may

change

depending

on

the

country.

---

-

---

--

~~

18

19

20

21

Needle

Fig. 22

Insert

the

needle

into

the

needle clamp,

the

flat

of

the n

eedle against the index

fin

ger. Make

sure

that

the

needle

is pushed

as

far

as

it

will

go.

Tighten the screw

firmly

(witho

ut

scr

ew-

driver).

Bo

bbin

Windi

ng

Fig. 23-24

Oesengage

the

flywheel by unscrewing

the

coup-

ling knob by a q

uarter of a turn

.

Fig. 24 a

Place

the

bobbin

on the

bobbin

winder w i

th

the holes

on

top. The

thread will

the

n wind

and

unwind

automatically

in

the

right

direction.

Push

the

bobbin

winder

to

the

right.

Pull

out

the

spool pin. Place the

spool

on it and

pass the thread

through

the

guide. Wind

the

end of

th

e thread around

the

bobbin

by

hand,

then wind by machine,

wh

ile pressing

lightly

on

the spo

ol

with

the left

hand,

in

order

to

streIch

the

thread and

fill

the

bobbin evenly

(fig . 24). The

bobbin

stops automatically when

it

is full.

Fig. 23

Tighten

the

flywheel coupling knob

firmly

(tu

rn

knob

in

opposite

direction

to

the

arrow),

cut

the

thread and remove

the

bobbin

by

pushing

away

the

bobbin

winder.

22

-----

-

'£,S!;

=

~

g

~

.",.

.....

24

a

24

Fig. 25

The bobbin

sh

ould unwi

nd

in the direction of

the arrow.

Fig. 26

Inserting

the

Bobbin

and Threading the

Lower

Thread

Place the bobbin

into

the rotary hook

with

the

holes

on

the top.

Reta

in the

bobb

in

with the

left

index finge

r and pass the thread

through

the slot. Bring the thre

ad

around

to

the front,

to

the righ

t,

at the angle ill

ustrated.

Fig. 27

Close

the rotary hook cover and draw the

thr

ead

into the sl

ot

with a slight tug . It then snaps in

to

the tension spring auto matically.

Fig. 28

Check
Op

en

the rotary hook cover and check

by pulling

the thread gently to the rear;

it

should

not come

out

of

the slo

t.

If

it does repeat the operation as

ex

plain

ed

above (Fig. 26-2

7).

Pull out about 6 inch

es

of

thread.

Fig. 29

C

hanging the Bobbin

Presser bar raise

d.

Pull the

ext

ractor down

into

the centr

al

hole

of

the bobbin. When

it

is

released, the bobbin

is automatically removed.

Threadi

ng

the

Upp

er T hread

Fig. 30

Needle bar and presser bar up.
Pass

the

thread

through

the

two

thread

guides

the

upper

tension

slot

(hold the spool

bac k

when

inserting

the threa

d,

giving

it

a

slig

ht

tug

upwards)

the

thre

ad take

-up

lever from

left

to

righ t
the

thre

ad guides.

The

needle clamp is to be th readed

exactl

y

as shown in

the drawing

.

Fig. 31-31a

Threa

d the needle from fro

nt

to back.

When

using t he needle

thr

eader, you

must

th

erefo

re

inse

rt

it into

the e

ye

of

the

needle

from

the rear.

Pull

forwar

d about 6

inches

of thread.

T hrea

ding Twin

Need

les

See extra accessories, page 30.

Fig. 32-32 a

Proceed in

the

same way but with

two

thre

ads.

Pass on e

threa

d on either side

of

the

separating

disc

of

the

upper

tension

(fig.

32

a), as well as on

either

si de

of

the

thread guide on

the

needle

clamp.

30

31

32

Drawing

up

the

Lower

Thread

Fig. 33

Hold

the

upper

thread

between

the

left

index

finger

and

the

edge

of

the

needle

plate.

Place your hand on the

top

of

the flywheel,

turn

it

for

one

full

turn-towards

you-so

that

the

thread

take-up

lever

is

lowered

and

then

raised

completely

to

its

highest

position.

The

lower thread is then drawn up

aut

omatically.

Free

it

by hand completely.

Fig.

34

Make sure

that

the lower thread crosses the

bobbin

correctly.

Fig. 35

Close the rotary hook cover, pull both threads
about 6 inches

towar

ds

the rear and under the

presser foot.

Place

the

material beneath the presser

foot

and

lowe r

the

presser foot lever.

Never run

a

threaded

machine

without any

material

under

the

presser

foot.

The

two threads should

be

held

back

while

sewing

the

first

two

or

three

stitches,

every

time you start sewing.

CI!)

33

34

35

ELNAgraph

Fig.

36

The ELNAgraph is

the

automatic st

itc

h control

of the machine.
It

con sists of:

1. Stitch sel ec

tion

dial

2. Ejec

tor for the

ELNA

discs

3. Need

le position wheel

4.

Stitch width lever

5.

St

itch

lengt

h knob.

The following symbols will facilitate the prepara-

tio

n of yo

ur

machine:

~

Selection dial

o

ELNA

disc

~

Sti

tch

width lever

®

Stitc

h length knob

Importa

nt

Characteris

tics

Fig. 37-38-39

• The

stitch

wid

th lever has

var

ious func-

t

ions

and c

an

be turned

to

one of

the

follow ing

positions:

1. for a pre-determi ned stitch width- fig.

37

2. for a varying stitch width- fig .

38

And with

ELNA

Super

:

3. for n

o-t

urn b

utt

onholes-fi

g.

39

•

The Uni

ver

sal

Press

ure

of the

Foot

The ideal pressure has be

en

adjusted at the

factor

y-for

both sheer and heavy material

s-

so that no adj u

stme

nts are req

uir

ed.

37

38

Supermat

ic

01·234

39

Straight Sewing

For the pre

paration

of

your

ELNA

, t

he

feet

to

use and

for

the

adjus

tmen

ts, see c

hart

on

page 32.
Nor

mal Straigh1

Sew

ing

U

se

the pr esser

foo

t (see page 4).

Place

the

materi

al

under

the foot.

Lower the presser

foot

lever.

Ad

justme

nt s

Ne

edle posi tion wheel at the center

ed posi tio n

(red mark).

Stitc h width lever at " 0 ".

S

titc

h le ng

th knob at 1

to

4.

Fi

g.

40

Forward S

tit

chi

ng

Turn the stitch length knob

to

the desired lengt

h,

betwe

en

1 and 4 (black numbers).

Adapt

th

e stitch length

to the kind

of

work and

the thick ness of t

he

material used, i.e.

short

stitc hes f

or

fine material, lon

ger

stitch es

for

hea

vy material.

The

two

threads

sho

uld be

held

back

while

sew

ing

the

fir

st two

or three stitches.

Fig. 41-42

Rev

erse S

titching

a.

For a s

hor

t d

ista

nce,

to

fin

ish

off

or

to

make a sho

rt

seam:

Pus h the lever. When

it is release

d,

the

ELNA

automatically goes back

to

forward s

tit

ching

(fi g.

41).

b. Pro

longed use

:

Turn

the

stitch

length knob between 1-4

re

d numbers (fig. 42).

In pr

inc

iple, straig

ht

sewing does not require

other adjustments.

The tensi

on

of

the

threads

is universal-s

ee

next page.

Fig.

43

Remo

ving

the

Mate

rial

• Tu

rn

the

flywheel towards you

to

raise

the

thread take-up lever

to

its highest position.

• Lift up

the

presser fo

ot

lever.

•

Pullout the

material towards

the

back and cut

the thread with

the

thread

cutter

on the presser

bar.

43

Univers

al

Ten

sio

n

With

the universal

tensio

n, most

of

the usual

sewing jobs can be done wit

ho

ut changing the

ten

sio

n, i.e.:

Fig. 44

Up

per

ten

sio

n : Red

num

ber

"5

H,

fa cing the

guide mar k.

Fig. 45

Lowe

r te

nsion: Red numb

er

"1

H , faci ng the

tip of the

tensio

n lever.

For

cer

tain

jobs

(nylon threads , h

emstitc

hin

g,
special seams, etc.), an adjustme nt can be made
by turn

ing

the

upper tensi

on

regulator knob.

If the lower tensio n h

as

to

be alter

ed

(nylon

wor

k), tu

rn

the gra

duat

ed sc rew

with

the screw-

driver .

The

graduation marks allow you

to

come

back easily

to

the

universal tension.

Fig.

46

Pe

rfe

ct

tension: The

threads are locked

betwe

en

the two layers

of

clot

h.

Fig. 47

Upper

tens

ion

too s

tron

g : The threads are

locked on

top

of

the

material. Decreas e the

tension by turning the knob in

th

e d

irect

ion of

the arrow.

Fig.

48

Upp

er tension too wea k :

The

threads a

re
locked on the underside of

the

material. Increase

the

tension

by turning t he knob in the direct ion

of the arrow.

Sewi

ng

wit

h Auto

ma

tic

S

tit

ches

T

he ELNAg

raph and

the

ELNAdiscs

(both

built-in and interch

an

geable) enable you to sew

a practically un limited variety

of

automatic

stitc

hes.

Fig. 49-50

Selectio

n Dial

a. At

posit

ion

s 1

to

6,

as desired, it allows 6

st

itches

to be selected and sewn with the

built-in

ELNAdiscs:

• Zigzag sti tch

(1)

• Edging sti

tch (2)

• Blind

stit

ch (

3)

• Overcas

ting

(4)

• 2 decorative stitches

(5,

6)

as

are

ill

ustrat

ed

opposit

e,

fig.

50.

T

he

use

of

th ese sti

tches

is

explained

from

page 17 and onwards.

Fig. 49

Adjustments

fo r sewing the automatic stitches 1

to 6 on

the

s

el

ecti on dial :

• Stit

ch width lever at

..

0 n .

• Turn the selecti

on

dial to

the

stitch desire d.

• Needle position wh eel at

the

center posi tion

(red mark).

• Stitch width lever w ith

the

mark

" . "

on

top

on pos

itions 1-4,

as desired.

• S

titc

h length knob on posi

tio

n )4-4,

as desire

d,

Example:

I~

o

2 3 4

~

5

.Fig.

51

. Sele

ction Dial

b.

At posi

tion

II

A

",

you can

sewall

the

st

it

ches

that

are possible with th e in ter-

changeable

ElNAdiscs

(see page 15).

CD

®

m',iM,tffiM'fl11I¥i'i"t,

®

50

51

I,

Interchangeab

le

ELNAdiscs

Fig. 52

i,

, I

The following ELNAdiscs are supplied with the

EL

NA

St

ar de Luxe:

6 single ELNA

discs

(single profile).

The stitch which

will

autom at ically

be

repro-

duc

ed

is

engraved on

the

ELNAd

isc, so that the

use

of

a special ta ble

for

selecting the

stit

ches

is avoided (see assortment

of

ELNA

discs,

p

ag

e 28).

Fig. 53-54 and 55-56

C

hanging

the

ELNAdisc

•

Stitch

length

knob

and

stitch wid

th leve

r

at " 0 " (fig. 53) .

• Remove the

"di

sc "

from

the ELNAgraph

(fi

g. 54) .

• Insert the new "di

sc"

in the

ELNAgrap

h

(fig.

55-

56)

i the wh

it

e circle

must

be placed

over the driving-pin so that the di sc snaps in.

Fig. 57

Visual

Indicato

r

for automa

tic

patterns.

T

he cir

cle on

the ELNAdisc brought

opposite

t

he

whi

te

arrow-b

y turning the flywhe

el-indi-

cat

es

the beginning

of

each automatic stitch

pattern.

It is

not

necessary

to

make use of this f

or

or-

dinary sewing work but

the indicator

is very

useful in order

to

determine t

he beginning and

"t

he

end

of

certain decorative st itch pattern

s.

52

53

54

55

56

57

Fig. 58

Adjustme

nts

for

Sewing

Aut

omatic

Stitches

w

ith

Single

ELNAdiscs

1.

Selection dial at pos

itio

n " A ".

2.

Needle positi on wheel at the centered po

sition

.

3. Stit

ch width lever on positi on 1-4 as de

sir

ed,

mark

"."

on top.

4. Stitch

length knob on position 1-4 as de

sired.

Example:

~

y.

I

~

0

2 3 4

0

05

1

~-~

~

Tapered Sti

tch

Width

Fig.

59

Th

e width of a

ll

the automatic stitch

es may be

adjuste d

gr

adually, at will by hand.

Pull out and

turn

the

stit

ch width lever

into

th e

horizon

tal

positio

n. It can

then

be moved

fre

el

y from 1-4 and from

4-1

, with your

thumb

.

Fig. 60

Thi s free adjustment of the s

tit

ch width is par-

ticularly suitable

for

making filled-in patterns and

tapered monograms as well as

for

doing fancy

em

broidery, particu larly if based on the zigzag

stitch (selection dial on

1)

.

Centerin

g t he

Needle

Fig.

61

For certain kinds

of

sewing such as

bindings

, zip

fasteners, e

tc. (st

raight stitch) and buttons,

buttonholes, etc. (zigzag), t

he

stitc

h c

an

be dis-

placed towa

rds

the

right

or le

ft

of

the center.

Tu

rn

the need

le

pos

ition wh

eel

to

the l

eft

or

to

the

right

or

to

any

position

between left

and

right.

Example: center (red mark), left, right.

a) Strai

ght

sti

tch;

b) Zigzag s

titch

at stitch wid

th" 2 ";

c)

Zigza g stitch at ' gradually variable st

itc

h

width.

"

58

a ' ·2 3 4

59

60

a

b c

,

,

,

,

I

,

,

,

I
I

,

J

I
I
I

,

,

,

,

,

,

I

Ll

,

,

I

,

,

I

,

I

I

I

So

me Pract

ical

Sew

ing

Y

our instruction

book gives you all

the

necessary

information

abo

ut

how your

ELNA

works, b

ut

it

is

not

a sewing

cour

se! The follo wing pages

serve as a

complet

e guide for

the

efficie

nt

use of

your EL

NA.

Other

practi cal sugg estions can be

given

to

you by

your

ELNA deale

r, and by the

special booklets you can obtain

from

him. Find

out

about these!

Zi

gzag Stitch

~ 1 ~

2-4

~

1-4

Use the presser foot.
Useful

for

overcasting, et c.

Sa

tin S

tit

ch - Fig.

62

~ 1 ~

1-4

~

X-y,

The satin stitch is easy

to

adjust

thanks

to the

larg e distance

which

has been allowed

for

fine

adjustme

nt

s between 0 and 1, on the stitch

leng

th

kno b.

Generally used for decorative patte

rn

s, mono-

grams, etc.
A nice raised effect

is

obtained by covering the

first

row

of stitc

hes, once or twice, using the

same st itch width .

Tapered

Sat

in St

itc

h - Fig.

63

~ 1 ~

1-4

-1

® X

-y,

Turn

the stit

ch width lever

to

its horizontal posi-

tio

n.

The

width

of

the stitch

es

can be chang

ed

while sewing,

to

obtain

a stit

ch with a fuller

or

tapered

effect,

as

des

ired.

It

is used for

m

ak

ing

monog

rams and fancy patt

erns .

Fo

r m

onogrammin

g,

str

etch

the

material on an

em

broidery hoo

p.

Overcasting

- Fig.

64

~ 4 ~

2-4 ® 1,-1

Place the work as in fi

g. 64.

Thi

s overcasting is

pa

rticu larly durable and

wit

hst

ands repeated

washing .

Edge-to-Edge 'Se

win

g - Fig. 65

~ 4 ~

3-4

~

X

-y,

It

is best to

joi

n two selvedges.

1

J

Fig. 66

Patching

~ 4 ~

4 ® X-X

Cover the damaged

part wit

h a patch. Sew wi th

the serpentine

stitc

h around t

he edges

of

the

patch. Then c

ut

out the defective

portion

of

the

original, close

to

the

serpenti

ne sti

tchin

g. With

this

sim ple method the patching is do

ne

in one

operation and extra thickne ss or

fe

ll seams

are avoided.

Fig. 67

Patc

hing Jersey Material

~ 4 ~

4 ®

X-Yo

Proce

ed

in exactly the sa

me way,

but

it

is pre-

ferable to make the patch circular and

to

sew it

on

abo

ut

Yo"

(1 cent

imetre)

from

the

edge.

Then c

ut

off

the loo

se

edges of

the

patch and

the defectiv e p

art

of

the origin

al

material.

Hemming

Jersey

Material

Only one fo

ld

is

made and sewn in

the

same

basic w

ay

as

the patc

h, that

is

to say

Yo

"

(1 cen-

timeter) away from t

he edge

, which is t hen

cut back

clo se

to

the stitching.

Fig. 68

Shell

Stitch

~ 3 ~ 4 ~

1

-2

It

is

mainly sewn on the bias. Every

sixt

h stit

ch
shou ld be made outside t he material. Then sew
or put the bias in

place, depending on the kind

of

work which is being done.

Also

suitable for

sewing on je rsey

material.

Fig. 69

B

lind Stitch

~ 3 ~

1-4

~

1-4

• Form

the

hem: I,

(a

=

wrong side of fabric).

• Fold

it

back, underneath

the fabric:

II.

Ia

lIa

• Pla

ce

it

under the presser

foot as sh own in fig. 6

9.

i---r-

- ----''''

• Sew the hem, making sure

L-

__

"':"':="-

_

-'

that

only the wide stitches

to

the left enter into the

fold.

When the work

is

finished,

unfold

it

and press .

If

you

oft

en

sew

this stitch, th e speci

al

blind

stitch fo

ot

with guide is recommended

-See

extra

accessories page

29.

66

67

68

69

Buttonholes

N

o-t

urn

Buttonhol

es

see

page 24.

It may

be

preferable, first,

to

make a tri

al button-

hole

on

a scrap

of

material.

Buttonhole

3/16"

(4

mm) wide

~ 1 ~

2-4-2-4-0.

~

Yo

Fig.

70

• T urn

the

needle pos ition wheel

to

the extreme

left.

• Set

stitch

width

lever at " 2

",

with mark

".

"

on

top

.

Fig.

71

• Sew

the

first

side of

the

butto nhole.

Lower the needle

into the

material at the

right

side

of

this

row.

Fig.

72

• Raise

the

foot

and pivot the

material

half

a

turn

around

the nee

dle.

Lower the foot.

Raise the needle.

Fig. 73

• Set the

stitch width

lever at " 4 ". Sew a few

st

itches for the bartack. Raise

the

needle.

Fig. 74

• Set

the stit

ch

width

lever at " 2

",

sew

the

othe r

side

of

th e buttonhole, parallel

to

the

first,

but

1/1

6" shorter. Rai se the ne

ed

le.

Fig. 75

• Set

the sti

tch

width

lever a

t"

4 " and sew a few

stitches f

or the bartack, then finishing

the

but-

tonhole. Raise the needle.

Fig. 76

• Set

the

stitch width lever at "

0"

and fast

en

the threads

with a

few

stitches,

holding

the

mate rial back

by

hand so

that

it

will

not

be fed.

Fig. 77

Reinforced Bu

tt

onhole

Insert a so

ft

embroide

ry

cord under the le

ft

groo

ve

of

the foot. Proce

ed

in

the same

manner

as for ordi na

ry butt

onholes.

To

finish the butto

n-

hole, pull the protruding ends

of

the cord and c

ut

them off close to the buttonhole.

Fig.

78

Cutting

the Buttonho

le

Proceed as illustrated .

Fig. 79

Repairing

Buttonholes

Sew over the worn

-out

sides

of

the bu

tto

nhole

wi

th a satin sti tch (or with the Selection Dial at

"2

",

stit

ch

width " 4 "

).

Fig.

80

Bu

tto

ns

~ 1 ~

2-4 ® 0

Decenter

the

needl e

to

the left.

Adju

st

the stitch widt h

so

that

the needle will

descend in the center

of

the

holes

of

the button.

Sew about 6

to

8 stitche

s.

W hen sewing-on

4-hole button

s, move

the button afte r having

se

wn the

fir

st two holes and sew t

he

second pair

of hol

es in exactly the same manner.

Raise the

needle, set

the stitch

width lever at

p

osition"

0 " and fasten the threads by sewing

a few stitches in the s

am

e hol

e.

Snap bu

tto

ns as well as hooks an d eyes, rollers

for

cur

tains etc.,

are sewn-on in

the

same way.

If

you often sew-on butto ns, the help given

by

the button f

oot

(see extra accessorie

s,

page 29)

and butt

on plate will

be

appreciated.

W

77

78

79

80

Further Practical

Sew

ing

Fig. 81-84

Normal

Darning

• Attach

the

darn ing plate and

darning foot.

The darn

ing

plate

avoids the u

se

of a

d

rop-feed

mechanism

and

mak

es

darning

easier

(wit

hout

a darning hoop) by coveri ng

up t he openings in

the nee

dle plate.

• Place

the

material beneath

the

darning f

oot

and make sure to lower

the

presser foot

lever

before

starting

to darn.

•

Str

etch the material

tightl

y and place the fin-

gers as

close

to

the

darning

foo

t as possibl e.

•

To

darn a

hol

e, sew a screen of closely woven

stitches: going

fro

m right to l

eft

and vic e versa.

• Finish the da

rn

by sewing parallel serpentines

for

wa

rd

and reverse.

To reinfor

ce

a wo

rn-out

spot,

it

is n

ot

necessary

to sew a scr

ee

n fi rst.

For parti cularly fine darning, we recommend
using t he

darni

ng plate with round

hole (see

ex

tra access ori es, page 2

9).

For darn

ing with a

utomatic st it c

hes

see

pa

ge 25.

Fig. 85

Worn-out Edg

es

Darn in

the

usual manner,

but

when the edge of

the

material is reached,

turn

back

quickly

to

avoid

forming knot

s. Can

also be done very neatly by

darning with

automatic

stitches (see page 25).

81

82

83

84

85

(\ n I I

:--

",

n

I : " I I ( ' I I

",

1 : r \ I I

II

II,

I I I I I 1 ' 1 I

~

I :

, I

I I

I

~

I

: I

I I

I I

I I I

\ 1

tJ

: I l) I I

L'

I I '.) I

~

I

:...:

U

~)

tJ

\)

Fig. 86 a

Wool

Tricot

,Q;o,

~3®3

Use the button plate.
Place

the wool as in fig. 86 a and fasten

it

with

a few stitches.

Fig. 86 b

Cover the hole with the wool

by

sewing from

left

to

right

and vice versa, starting from

the

front

and going backwards.

Fig. 87

Cut

the

wool and fasten

it

off

in the usual way.

Fig. 88

Zip Fasteners

~

0

(£)

1-4

Use the zipper

foot

which can be moved

to

the

left

or righ t

of

the

needle, after

the

screw

has b

een

loosened.

This

screw

must

be ti gh-

tened again afterw ard

s.

The

foot

allows you to

sew in the zip fastener

without

having

to

turn

the

work. It

is

also

suit

able

for

sewing-in

cords,

and

fo

r sew ing right at th e edge

of

a piece of

cloth, etc.

86

a

86

b

87

88

Additional EL

NA

Super Features

Fig. 89

Interchangeab

le ELNAdiscs supplied

the sewing

machine:

1

single

ELNAdisc

(single profi

le);

5

double ELNAdiscs

(do uble profile).

Fig .

90

Sewing

with

Double

ELNAdis

cs

• Selection dial

at

position" A ".

with

• Needle

position whee

l at

the

centered

positi

on

(red mark).

•

Stitch

width

lever:

mark"

I" on top, on position

1-4

as

desired.

• Stitch length knob at

position

" A ".

Example:

~

A

0

107

Fig. 91-92

S

tit

ch

Tuner

~

0 2

3

4

.

.

""

""

:I.

'\. ,

~

»7)~71

In

principle

all

the

stitches

are perfec

tly

shaped.

However,

for

certain very intricate stitches (true

hemstitching,

etc.) sewn with

the double ELNA-

disc

s,

it may be desirable

to

lengthen or shorten

the

patte

rn

to

ada

pt

it

better

to

the material and

thr

ead used.

•

To

lengthen

or

shorten

the

stit

ch, turn

the

knob

to

"+ " (to the left) or to "

-"

(to the

right),

respectively.

"

Comb

i "

Stitch Patte

rns

These are obtained when using

the

built-in

and

the

double

interchan

geable

ELN

Adisc

s at

the

same

tim

e.

Fig. 93

S

imply

put

• the stitch selection dial on the

cor

responding

number;

• a d

ouble

ELNA

disc, as desired,

into

the

ELNA

graph;

• needle pos i

tion

wheel at

the

center

positio

n

(r

ed mark).

•

the

stitch

width

lever with

the

mark " I" on

to

p:

at position 1-4 as de

sir

ed;

• the stitch length knob at " A";

Ex

ample:

o

2 3 4

~

60

141

1

See page

28

for examples of " Com bi "

Stit

ch

Patterns.

89

90

93

No-turn

Buttonholes

Au

toma

tic Buttonholes

3/16" (4

mm)

Wide,

Without

Turning

the

Material

Remo

ve

any

int

erchangeab

le

ELNAdisc tha

t

may

be

in t

he

ELNAgraph.

Preparation

Fig. 94

Perform t he follow

ing operations

in

the

order

given

:

• Set t

he

selection di

al

at posit

ion"

1 ", zigzag

stit

ch;

• Tu

rn

the needle posi

tio

n wheel all the w

ay

to

the

left;

• With the stitch width lever at position "

0",

pull

it

out a

bit

and tu

rn

it, so

the" buttonhole"

mark

is

on

top,

and then set it at pos

ition"

2 " ;

•

Tu

rn

the

stitch

length knob

to

position" A ";

• Make sure once more that the stitch width lever
is properly set at position "

2"

.

Sewi

ng

the

Buttonhole

Fig. 95

Sew

the

first

side

of

the buttonhol

e.

Raise the

needle.

Fig. 96

Set the

stitch width lever at posi

tion" 4 ".

Sew

a few stitches for

the

bartack. Raise

the

needle.

Fig. 97

Set

the

stitch width lever at posi

tion"

2 ", a

nd

se

w the seco nd side

of

the buttonhole, but make

this

slightly

shorter

than the first side.

Rai

se the

needl

e.

Fig. 98

Se

t the stitch wid th lever

at

posi

tion "4" and

finish the

butt

onhole by sewing a few more

stitches. Raise

the nee

dle.

Fig. 99

Set the stitch width lever at position " 0

",

and

fasten the

thr

eads with a few stitches, whilst

holdi ng back the material by

ha

nd.

Fine

Ad

jus

tment

Fig. 100

Depending on t

he

material

or

thread used, the

zigzag stitch ing

of

th e

first

row

may happen to

be

too tight

or

too

loo

se.

This

can easily be cor-

rected with

the

stitch

tuner

as

follows

:

If

the zigzag stitch

of

the

first

row

is:

- too tight, turn to "+ " (t o

the

left);

- too loose,

turn

to " - " (to

the

right).

Pra

ctical

St

itches

wit

h the ELNA Super

Fig.

101

and

102

S

trai

ght -St

it ch - Ov

ercasting

wit

h the

" H

ousehold Overloc

k"

Stitch.

~

A 0

14

9

~

2-4 ® A

Th e

ELNAdi

sc 149 mak

es

it

possible to sew and

to

overcast at the same time.

This

stitching re-

mains suppl e and can

be stre

tched.

It

is

suitabl e

for many dressma king purpos

es

, partic ularly for

sewin g jersey

material, hems, pu

tti

ng

in elastics,

etc.

Fig. 103

Ela

stic

T r

iple Seam

~

A 0

149

~

0

(0

A

The seam

is

supple, elast ic and not li able

to

break.

It

is sui table

for

trico

t, seams on the bias,

putting-in

lin ings (armholes), etc.

Fig. 1

04

. D

arning

with A

utomatic

Stitches

~

A 0 1

51

~

0

(£)

A

See asso rtment of ELNAdiscs, page 28.

The

forward and backward movement s

of

the

material are

pr

oduc

ed

automatically. Pull the

material g

en

tly

to

the left. This darning is chiefly

suit

able

for

reinforci

ng

thin part s of material,

worn-ou t thickness

es

and edges. The width

of

the rei nforcement can be doubl

ed

by

making a

second row of work

parallel

to

the first.

For s

tr

onger darns,

first

proceed in one directi

on

and th

en turn

the material and sew again at righ t

angl

es

.

101

102

103

104

105

Fig. 1

05

S

uperstret

ch S

tit

ch

106

~

A 0

15

2

~

4 ® A

The

Superstretch stitch sews and overcas

ts

in

a single opera

tion

. It is us

ed

for

the

new stretch

materials, made either

of

wool, cotton, silk

or

synthetics.

It

makes them hold t heir shape

too

.

Fig. 106

and

107

Edging

or

Setting a Collar

in

Jersey

Fabri

cs

~

A 0 152

~

4

®A

The Superstretch stitch is ideal

for this kind of

sewing.

Sew on the edging material

or

the

collar

,

right side

to

right side (fig. 106) then

turn

it out

(fig.

107).

This

stitch

is

also very practical

for

sewing bath-

ing suits, necklines, leg openings and

for

repair-

ing underwear,

cuffs

and

other

worn-out

edg e

s.

107

So

me Other

Uses of

the

Interchangeable

ELNAdiscs

Su

per-Zi

gzag

or

Ric

k-Rack

-Fig

. 109

This

is

the

zigzag stitched 9-fold

formin

g a rick-

rack,

for

trimming

apron pockets, decorating

ski rts, etc.

Pearl

Stitch

- Fig. 110

Made

without

pearl cotton. For small

mono-

grams, napkins, etc.

Turkish

Hemstitch-Fig.

111

Genuine art-embroidery

for

table sets,

trou

s-

seaux.

Scallops-Fig.

112

Edges of organdie flounces, evening dresses

etc. Embroideries on

children's

clothes.

Poin

t de P

aris

- Fig.

11

3

Delicate embroidery on bodices, lace

applique

work,

insertions

of

lace in petticoats. Fringes.

Light

inlaid

work

on silk, nylon,

muslin

.

Emb

roidery

Sti

tch

- Fig. 114

For

tablecloths,

cushions,

couc h covers.

V

enetian

Hem

stit

ch-

Fig. 115

.

Finishing off

hems,flounces.

Embroidering

underclothes, dusters. Jumpers.

Daisi

es-Fig.

116

Elegant

tiny

flowers

on boleros, summer

dre

sses,

capes.

Necklines and armholes.

Wadding,

dress-

ing gowns, quilted blankets .

See

assortment

of

ELNAdi

scs pa

ge

28.

Sewing

with

Twin

Needles
See extra accessories, page 30.
Place

the

needle

position

wheel at

the

cent

ered

position.

If

ELNAdiscs

are used,

the

stitch

wi d

th

lever

should

not

be

set beyond

positi

on " 3 ".

C

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Work

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Twin

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and

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07

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I I I I

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xtr

a Accessories

Button Foot-200

(see page

20)

For buttons and

hoo

ks, curtain rin gs, et

c.

Da

rning

Pla

te with rou

nd

hole

-224

(see page 21)
For

particularly fine darning.

B

utto

n Fo

ot

with Adjustable

Guide-202

(see page

20)

For sewing

buttons

with a stem on woollens,

collars, heavy

materials, etc .

Blind

Stitch Foot

with Guide-203

Highly

appreciated

for

making hems on sheer

and medium fabrics,

linen, curtains, et

c.

Quilt

ing

foo

t-204

For sewing parallel rows of

stitches

at equal

distances,

which

can

be adjusted

(quilt

ing),

for

guiding edges and

for

sewing-in cords.

Multipl

e Cord Foot

- 205

As

many as five cords can

be

inserted into

this

foot. By coveri ng them

with

decor

ative

stitc

hes,

very attractive designs can

be

obtained.

Hemm

er

Fee

t,

1/16", 1/8",

Yo"

(2,

4,

6 mm)-

20

6

For hems of various

widths.

Roll

er

Foot-207

For various typ es of sewing and decorativ

e work,

especially on

plastics,

the

edges of

thi

ck mate-

rials, and for sewing pieces

of

elast

ic

or

slipper

y

materials

of d

iffer

ent

thick

nesses together

.

Fe

lling

Foot-

20B

For sew ing two pieces of material together with

a felled hem.

Gather

ing

Foot-2

09

F

or gathering

materials

or

for

sew

ing-on

gath-

ered

valances.

Tucker Foot-2

10

For making tucks. A

twin

needle is used

for

this

work.
Ro

lled

Hem Fo

ot-211

For making rolled hems in

combi

nati on with the

zigzag stitch or

other

decorative stitches.

Mainly used

for

making

fine

handkerchiefs,

chiffon

scarves, etc .

Emb

roide

ry Foot-223

Metal presser

foot

for

sewing

cor

ded stitch

patterns,

hemstitches

and

ornament

al stitches

in quantity.

200

202

204

20

6

211

208

210

223

224

203

209

Braiding

Foot-212

For sewing braids, soutaches and cords.

Eyelet

Plates

1/16"

and

1/8" (2

and 4 rnm)-Awl

- 2

13

Make

it

possible

to

embroider eyelets with a

diameter of

1/16" and 1/8".

The

awl is us

ed

for

piercing

the

material to make the holes .

Twin

Needles

2 and 2.7 mm- 216

For sewing tucks, reinforce d seam

s,

decorative

patterns, etc.
N

eed

le

Plate for

Marking with Tailor

Tac

ks

a

nd

for Bastin

g a

nd Tacking-218

For marking

the

materi

al

with

tailor

tac

ks

con-

siste

nt

with the pattern.

Also used

for

making long, loose stit

ches which

are easily rem oved after sewing and makes

it

possible

to

sew long stitches

or

apparent

seams with embroidery cotton or coarse sewing

thread.

Ne

edle

Plat e wit h Rou

nd Hole-219

Very handy for professio nals who mainly do
straight sewing (on sheer

or

soft

material, net-

ting , etc .).

Spool a

nd

Bob

bin

Case - 2

20

For arranging reels

of cott

on, bobbins, th reads,

needles, etc., in an orderly way.
ELNAdisc

Case-

221

Available

for

10

discs

. Makes

it

easier

for

you to

select the disc you require.
Circular

Sewing

Device-222

For all kinds

of

circular

patterns, large scallops,

various

combinations

, etc. (Obtai nable with a

scale in centimeters or inches).

Monogram

Attachment-2

26

For embroidering perfect monograms on sheets,

towels, table cloth s, napkins, etc.

0>

212

213

216

218

219

220

221

222

226

Minor

Disord e

rs

Consult the

instruct

ion book

on

the

pages given be

low

.

The

r

hre

ad

Breaks:

6

~

h

~

read does

nothavea

left tw

ist

~

not

!lJreaded correctly; the

a

~

~

lpoor

quality

· 9,6

The ss

of

the

thread is not suitable

fo

r he

ki d of

material

Th needle s

not

of

the syst

em

705

(or

style

15

X 1

);

it

is

of

poor qualit

y, bent, has

not been

inserted

correctly (the wrong

way round

or

at

the wrong height) ;

it

is

not

suitable f

or

the kind of material
The machine needs cleaning
The

upp

er

tension

is

too

tight

T he L

owe

r T hread

Breaks

:

The thread has

not

been

wound

evenly on

the

bobbin or it has

not

been brought up

correctly

(it

does

not

pass

correctly

over

the bob bin)

The

lower

tension is too tig

ht

T he Machine Ski

ps St

itches:

6

6-7

5

13

10,7

13

The machin e is not threaded co rrect ly 8 to

10

The needle

is not

of

the

system 705 (or

style

15

x

1); it

is

of

poor qu

alit

y, bent,has

not

been inserted correc

tly

(the wrong

way round or at

the

wrong height),

it

is

not

suitable f

or

the kind of material

The thread is too t hick

for

the

size

of

the

6-7

needle or

it

is n

ot

flexible enough

7,

6

The needle plate

fo

r basting and

tuckin

g

has n

ot been replaced by the normal

ne

ed

le pla te

The Stit

ches are Un

even:

5

The mach ine

is

not threaded corre ctly 8

to

10

The thread has

not

been

wound even

ly on

th

e bob bin

or

the bobbin has been

placed upside down

The n

ee

dle is

not

suitable for the si

ze

of

th

e thread or the type of material

The thread is of

poor

quality or of uneven

th

ick

ness

The tension de

vi

ces are clo gged

or

the

y

ha

ve

not been set

corr

ectly

The Mat

erial

Puck

ers U

p:

The upper a

nd/

or lower ten sions are

too

tig

ht

- The

stit

ch is too long

- T he th

re

ad is

too

thick

The

Material

is

Fed Unevenly

or

In-

sufficiently:

The needle pla

te

has not been inserted

pr

operly

The feed dog is clogged with d

irt

Thefoot o

rthe stitch length is

not

sui table

fo

r the type of material

The

Needle

Breaks:

The

material has

been pull

ed

during

sew

ing and the needle bends and hits

against

the

foot, or the needle plate

The needle is not

of

the

syst

em

705

(or

style

1

5x1

); it is

of

poor qu a

lit

y, bent,

has not be

en inse

rted correc tly (the

wr

ong way round or

atth

ewron g fteigh t) ;

it

is

not

suitable f or the kind of material

7-8

6

6

13

13

.12

6

5
5

32

6-7

6-

7

"

and their

Remedie

s

The needle

is

poorly centred and strik

es

again

st

the

darning plate

The upper

te

nsion is too

tight

T he

Mac

hine

Runs

S l

owl

y :

Th e machine has

not

been oiled for some

time

or ELNA oil has not been used

The

electronic f

oot

con

trol switch is

at

..

-";

set

it

to

..

+ "

T he Machi

ne

is Noisy:

Th

e rotary ho ok has n

ot

been oiled or

it

is

clogge d (with remains of thread

or lint

)

T he M

ot

or Runs b

utthe Mac

hin

e D oes

No

t :

Tighte n the

coupling knob

Rem

ai

ns of Thread

or

Lint

in

the

Rotary

Ho

ok :

Re

move

the

needle, the sewing

foo

t, the

bobbin and

the nee

dle plate

T i

ghten the

fly

wheel coupling knob

firml

y, turn the flywheel back and f orth,

a num

ber

of

times,

unt

il

the

thread

tangle has been cut. Clean

out

the

• remains

of

thread . Oil the rotary

hoo

k

and run t he machine with

out

thre

ad

for a few seconds

T

he ELNAdisc

Cannot

be Inse

rted

or

Removed:

Set

the stitch

width lever and the st

itch

leng

th

knob at pos

itio

n"

0"

T he

Ordinary

Buttonhole

Does

Not

W

ork:

The selection dial is

not

at po

sition

" 1 "

Th e needle is

not

set at the lett

The

stitch

width

lever is

not

at the

nor

mal

zigzag

position

The

Automatic

Device

for

Button-

holes

Does

Not

Work:

The

selection dial is

not

at pos

ition"

1 "

Double ELNAdi

sc in the

ELNAgr

aph

Th e needle is not

se

t at the le

ft

The

stitch w

idth

lever is

not

set

at " but-

ton

hol e "

Set s

tit

ch width lever at posi

tion

" 2 ",

be

for

e so

tting stit

ch length knob at

po

si

tion " A "

The s

tit

ch length knob is not at pas. "

A"

An

Interchangeable

Singl

e Disc

Does

Not

Work:

Tho sel c

tion

dial is

not

at posi

tio

n " A "

The s

titch widt

h lever

is

not at the normal

zigzag

positio

n

The

stitch

length knob is at positi on " A "

A

Double

Disc

Does Not

Wor

k :

The selection dia l is not at pos

it

ion " A "

The stitch width lever

is

not at the normal

zigzag po sition

The stitch l

en

gth knob is

not

at po

s.

" A "

The

Selection

Dial

Cannot

be

Turne

d:

The st

itc

h width lever is

not

at position "0"

The Sti

tch

Width

Lever Does

Not

Cl

ick

into

Place:

The

stitch width lever is

not

at the normal

zigz ag positi on

The

Stitch

Width Lever

Cannot

be

Turned

into

the Buttonhole

Position

:

The

stitch width lever is n

ot

at

position "0"

16

13

5

4

5

7

5

15

19
19

19

24
24
24

24

24
24

14

23
23

14

23
23

14

11

24

e

Sewing

Thread

0

Feet and

~

®/ De-

Table

of

Adjustments

~

Plates *

P scribed

on pages

S

traight Sewing

I

- Normal sewi

ng

sewing

-

presser 0 1-4

• decentered sewi

ng

sewing

or

as desired presser or 0

1-4

darning embroidery

- Normal darning

darning

-

darning * 0

0

•

on knitwear darning 1 darning

~

/

\l~

r.R

.

'"'"~

....

~

'!~

A

button pl.* 3

0

-

Zip fastener

sewing

-

zipper

foot

0

1-4

Needle

position

Sewing with Aut

omatic

Stitches

~

.

For

buttons

and

button-

- Buttons

sew

ing or

1

embroid

ery or accor ding

0

,

holes

decenter

to

the

left

darning special

foot

to

button

I

- Buttonhole, No-turn

sewing 1 bu

ttonhole

---

---->

- Buttonhole, ordinary

darning 1 embroidery

2-4-2-4-0

X

- Zigzag stitch

sewing or

1 presser 2-4 1-4

darning

- Satin stitch

1 embroidery 1-4

X-j<

- Taper

ed

satin stitch

1 embroidery 1-

4-1

X-

j<

- Overcasti

ng

4 presser 2-4

Yo

-l

- Edge-to-edge sewing 4 presser

3-4

X-

j<

- Patch ing 4

presser 4

X-

j<

I

"

Tensio

n

- Patchi

ng

jersey

4 presser

4

X-

Yo

18

•

All

the ordinary types of work

-

Shel l stit

ch

3

embroidery

4 1-2

18

can be sewn atthe

Universal·

- Blind stitch

3

presser

1-4

1-4

18

Tension

- Darni

ng

darni

ng

A

151

presser 0 A

25

• If necessary,

increase or de-

- Super-zigzag

or

rickrack

embroidery A

1

41

embroidery 2-4 A

27

crease th e upper tension

- Pearl stitch

embroidery A 141 embroidery

0

A

27

- Point de Paris

darning A

1

26

embroidery

2-4

A 27

Needle 120

- Turkish hemstitch

darning A

1

01

embroidery

2-3

A

27

- Venetian hemstitch

darning A

140

embroidery 2-3 A

27

- Scallops

embroidery A

05

embroidery

2-4

X-Yo

27

- Sewing with twin needle

embroidery as desired embroidery

0-3

as

dB-

27

Sewing

Stretch

Fab

rics

sired

(Stretch, jersey,

tri

cot, etc.)

- M

ul

tiple stit ch zig

zag

4

presser 4

X-

Yo

18

- " Over

loc

k-ty p

e"

straight

s

titc

h overcast ing

A 149 presser

4

A

25

- Superstre

tch

stitch

A

15

2 presser

4

A

26

-

Triple

seam

A 149

embroidery

0

A

25

• For nylon, g

old

or silver

Sewing

on

Nylo

n

thread

:

- Ordi nary

sewing

nylon

-

presser 0

1-3

-

upper tension: 0-3

-

Darni

ng

darning nylon

- darni

ng

*

0 0

-

lower tension : 0

-1.

..

Combi"

Stitc

h P

atte

rn s

- Decorative

st

itches

as desired

as desi

red

embroidery 1-4

A 23,

28

Al

ph

abetic Index

Accessories
Adjustments-see

Table

of

Adjustments

Automat

ic darni ng

Pages

4

32
25

Bobbin
Bobbin

Winding

Bu

ttonh

oles, No-tu rn

Butt

onholes, ordinary

Carrying Case
Centering

the

Needle

Cleaning
Disorders
Electricity

Electronic

foo

t control

Elnadiscs,

Single
Elnadiscs, Double
Elnadiscs ,

Assortmen

t of

Elnadiscs, Use

of
Elnagraph
Extra

Accessories

Feet
Flywheel
Foot Contro l and Cord

Lig

ht

Lubri

cation

Mainten

an

ce
Needle
Practical

Sewing

Rotary Hook

Select ion Dial
Serv icing
S

ewing"

Strai

ght Stitches"

"

Automa

tic

Sti

tche

s "

"C

ombi-Stitches

"

"P

ractical Sewing

"

Sewing Surface
Starting the Mach i

ne
Stitch Length
S

titch

Leng th Knob

St

it

ch

Tuner

S

titc

h Width

St

itc

h Width Lever

Table of

Adjustm

ents

Taper

ed

Stitch

Width
Thread
Threading
Thread Tensi on s

7,

8,

10

7

24

19

3

16

5

31

4

4

15,

28

15,28

28

27

11

29,

30

4,6,29,3

0

7

4

4

5

5

6, 7

17,22

,24,25,26

5

11

, 14

2,31

12

See

also 1

4,

23

to 27

Table of Ad- 28

justments

pa

ge

32

17

to 2

2,

24-2

6

3

4

11,

12
11
23

11,24

11

32

16

6,

9

8,9,10

13

Universal Pressure

of

the Foot

Unpacking

11

3

13

Upper Tension Knob
Vi

sual Indicator

15

L - 10.

71 -Anglai

s - U.S.A . - No. 10403

5-1