SINGER 1021 User Manual

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INSTRUCTION MANUAL AND ACCESSORIES

Full zig-zag sewing machine

free-arm

Model 1022

Flat-bed

Model 1021

SINGER

The machine is intended for household use

IMPORTANT SAFETY

INSTRUCTIONS

When using an electrical appliance, basic safety precautions should always be followed, including the following:

Read all instructions before using the sewing machine.

DANGER

To reduce the risk of electric shock:

1. An applicance should never be left unattended when plugged in. Always unplug this appliance from the electric outlet im mediately after using and before cleaning.

2. Always unplug before relamping. Replace bulb with same type rated max. 15 Watts.

WARNING

To reduce the risk of burns, fire, electric shock, or injury to persons:

1. Do not allow to be used as a toy. Close attention is necessary

	when this appliance is used by or near children.
2.	Use this appliance only for its intended use as described in
	this manual. Use only attachments recommended by the
	manufacturer as contained in this manual.
3.	Never operate this appliance if it has a damaged cord or plug,
	if it is not working properly, if it has been dropped or dama
	ged, or dropped into water. Return the appliance to the nea
	rest authorized dealer or service center for examination, re
	pair, electrical or mechanical adjustment.

4.Never operate the appliance with any air openings blocked. Keep ventilation openings 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 aerosol (spray) products are being used or where oxygen is being administered.

8.To disconnect, turn all controls to the off (”0”) position, then remove plug from outlet.

9.Do not unplug by pulling on cord. To unplug, grasp the plug, not the cord.

10.Keep fingers away from all moving parts. Special care Is required around the sewing machine needle.

11.Always use the proper needle plate. The wrong plate can cause the needle to break.

12.Do not use bent needles.

13.Do not pull or push fabric while stitching. It may deflect the needle causing it to break.

14.Switch the sewing machine off (”0”) when making any

adjustments in the needle area, such as threading needle, changing needle, threading bobbin, or changing presser foot, and the like.

15. Always unplug		sewing	machine	from	the	electrical		outlet
when	removing	covers,	lubricating, or		when		making	any
other	user servicing adjustments			mentioned		in	the instruc

tion manual.

16. Machine has be stored in dry and clean rooms to protect against rust.

SAVE THIS INSTRUCTION

CONTENTS
	p'age
Getting to Know Your Sewing Machine ..................	2
Principal Parts — And What They Do ..................	. 2
Accessories — And When To Use Them	----- 6
Getting Ready to Sew ......................
Preliminary Steps ........................	9
Choosing Needle and Thread ...	¡0
Threading Your Sewing Machine
Straight Stiching ........	16
Adjusting Selectors	17
Sewing a Seam ...	19
Zick-Zack Stitching	22
Satin Stitching ...	24
Twin-Needle Stitching ..	25
Preparation ...............	25
Threading the Needle	26
Buttons and Buttonholes	27
Buttons ......................	27
Buttonholes ...............	28
Sewing the Professional Way ........	31
Lingerie, Seam finishes ..............	31
Hints on Sewing Special Fabrics	32
Construction Details ...................	34
Aplique, Attaching elastic ...........
Free Arm Sewing .......... ............	37
Keeping Up Appearances ..........	41
Caring for Your Machine .................................	44
Cleaning the Machine .................. .	44
Removing Bobbin Case, Face Plate and Bulb	46
Performance Checklist ...................... ........ ..

principal parts

19 Needle Thread 18 Needle Thread 17 Snap-in Thread 16 Spool Holder Tension Discs

15 Bobbin-Winder

1 Bobbin-Winder

Tension Disc

14 Hand

Wheel

2Pressure Dial

3Take-up Lever

4PresserFoot Lifter

5 Thread	13 Sewing
Cutter	Ughi

12 Extension Table

Release Push Button

8 Needle	10 Slide Plate	11 Extension
Plate		Table

and what they do

1.Bobbin-Winder Tension Disc regulates thread tension for bobbin winding.

2.Pressure Dial regulates presser-foot pressure on fabric^ It has an all purpose setting plus settings for extra-light and extra-heavy pressure, and for darning.

3.Take-up Lever controls flow of needle thread.

4.Presser-Foot Lifter, at back of machine, allows you to raise and lower presser foot. High-lift position allows easy placement of bulky fabrics.

5.Thread Cutter is built into presser bar for safety and convenience.

6.Needle Clamp holds single and twin needles and is designed to eliminate the possibility of inserting needle backwards.

7.Presser Foot holds fabric against feed. The foot snaps off for quick removal.

8.Needle Plate lifts out for easy removal. Guidelines on right and left sides extend to slide plate to help you keep seams straight.

9.Feed moves fabric under the presser foot.

10.Slide Plate opens for easy removal and replacement of the bobin, and raises and lowers the pin that holds the needle plate in position.

11. Extension Table lets you convert the machine for either flat or tubular bed sewing.

12. Extension Table Release Push Button unlocks the extension table.

13. Sewing Light illuminates the sewing area.

14. Hand Wheel positions take-up lever and needle. Always turn it toward you.

15. Bobbin-Winder lets you fill the bobbin with thread quickly and easily.

16.Spool Holder with Horizontal Pin holds thread spools of various sizes.

17.Snap-in Thread Guide Post provides smooth flow of thread from spool holderto tension discs.

18.Needle-Thread Tension Dial lets you select the appropriate tension for your stitch, thread, and fabric. The numbers eliminate guesswork in duplicating settings.

19.Needle-Thread Tension Discs, controlled by the tension dial, regulate thre amount of tension on your needle thread.

PRINaPAL PARTS (Contmued)

20. Siiteli Width Selector controls the width of zig-zag stitching and pcsilions needle for straight stitching. Use ! setting for straight si^tch^ng.

21V PJeecMe-Fositiion Selector places needle I n either left center or rtchl stitching position. Use center position for straight stitching.

22.Stitch Coritroi Dial allows for a variety of stitch lengths, including 0-

1for zig zag satin stitching.

23.Reverse-Stitch Push Bottoni lets ycu reverse stitching direction.

20 Stiich Widin Selector

2 Hceóìe- Pesiti on Selector

22 SrHcrf Centro'D'ol

23Reverse-Stitch^" Push Bovion

24. Hand Wheel Disc automatically disen gages clutch for easy bobbin winding.

25. Transparent Bobbin shows thread supply... is easily removed for bobbin winding.

26. Power and Light Switch turns on the power and the sewing ligh? simultaneously.

27. Electrical Connections and Speed Controller are designed for con venience and safety.

See instructions for connecting and ope rating machine and controller on page 9.

\26 Power

'^ i / and

'" / Light Switch

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accessories... and when to use them

General Purpose	General Purpose
Foot	Needle Plate

GENERAL PURPOSE FOOT

AND NEEDLE PLATE

The general purpose foot and the general purpose needle plate are in place on the machine. Use them for all utility sewing, with either straight or zig-zag stitching.

ZIPPER FOOT

The zipper foot is used to place stitching dose to a raised edge. It can be fitted to the presser-foot shank for use on either right or left side of the needle.

SPECIAL PURPOSE FOOT

The special purpose foot is used for a!! kinds of decorative zig-zag stitching. Use this foot for:

» Zig-zag satin stitching

®Appliqué

®Buttonholes

®Twin-needle stitching

Special Purpose Foot

FEED-COVER PLATE

The feed-cover plate which allows free fabric movement is used for darning (page 43), embroidery and button sew

ing (page 27). By	covering	the feed
with the feed-cover	plate the	fabric is
not moveable.

CHANGING NEEDLE PLATE

•Raise presser foot. (You do not need to remove the foot.)

•Turn hand wheel toward you until needle is in its highest position.

•Open slide plate with downward finger pressure.

•Place thumb under needle plate and draw plate to the right to remove.

•Insert new needle plate under locking pin and over positioning pin.

•Close slide plate.

CHANGING PRESSER FEET

The presser feet that are supplied with your machine snap on and off a common shank. To change the foot:

9 Raise presser-foot lifter and turn hand wheel toward you to raise needle to Its highest position.

» Press toe of presser foot upward (as far as it will go) and then snap down to remove the foot.

•Center the new presser foot under the shank and lower the presser-foot lifter so that shank fits over the presser-foot pin.

•Press down on presser-foot screw until foot snaps into place.

Changing Needle Plate

Changing Presser Foot

ACCESSORIES (Continued)

Transparent

Bobbin

Regular Needle

Twin Needle

Ball-point

(Yellow Band) Needle

Small and Large	Detaohable
Spool Holders	Spool Fin

BOBBINS

Transparent, drop-in bobbin, shows thread supply at a glance.

NEEDLES

• Type 705 H needles for all-purpose sewing

^ Type 705 HS ball-point (yellow band) needles, for sewing knits and stretch fabrics.

Type 705 H twin needle for decora- •tive twin-needle stitching.

ATTACHING FEED-COVER PLATE

1. Raise presser foot. (You do not need to remove the foot).

2.Turn hand wheel toward you until Is at Its habest position.

3.Slide feed-cover plate under the presser foot, until securing pins are located directly over holes in needle plate. Then snap down.

CHANGING THE NEEDLE

The needle clamp is designed so that the needle can only be inserted with the flat side of the needle to the back. To change the needle:

1.Raise needle bar to its highest position, loosen needle-clamp screw, and re move needle.

2.Insert new needle in clamp, with thé flat side of the needle to the back; push it up as far as it will go.

3.Tighten needle-clamp screw.

SPOOL HOLDERS

The spool holders hold spools of various sizes in position on the horizontal spool pin. Because spool does not turn, thread unwinds smoothly.

DETACHABLE SPOOL PIN

The secondary detachable spool pin is used for twin-needle sewing.

preliminary steps

CONNECTING THE MACHINE

Before plugging in your machine, be sure that the voltage and number of cycles indicated on the plate under the hand wheel conform to your electrical power supply.

Push the machine plug into the receptacle at the right end of the machine bed. Then connect the power-line plug to your efectrical outlet.

OPERATING MACHINE AND

CONTROLLER

To turn on both machine and sewing light, press power and light swith to ON position. To turn off machine and light, press switch at „0” to OFF position.

\A^ARNINGl Turn off the po wer and light switch before changing needles, presser feet, and needle plates and when leaving the machine unatten ded. This eliminates the possibility of starting the machine by accidentally pus hing the speed controller.

To start the machine, press the speed controller. The harder you press, the fas ter the machine will sew.

To stop the machine from sewing, remove pressure from speed controller.

Power and Light

Speed Controller

choosing needle and thread

The needle and thread you choose will depend upon the fabric being stitched. The table below is a practical guide to needle and thread selection. Refer to it before startirjg a sewing project. Be sure to use the same size and type of thread in both needle and bobbin.

FABRIC, THREAD AND NEEDLE TABLE

FABRIC	THREAD		NEEDLES
		Type	Size
DELICATE—tulle, chiffon,	Fine polyester, nylon,	705 H	70
fine lace, organza	and cotton thread
LIG HTWEIG HT—batiste,	50 mercerized cotton	705 H	80
organdy, jersey, voile, taffeta,	"A" silk
crepe, chiffon, velvet, plastic film	Polyester thread
	Cotton-wrapped polyester
MEDIUM WEIGHT—gingham,	50 mercerized cotton	705 H	90
percale, piqué, linen, chintz,	60 cotton
faille, satin, fine corduroy, velvet,	"A" silk
suitings, deep-pile fabrics, vinyl	Polyester thread
	Cotton-wrapped polyester
MEDIUM HEAVY—gabardine,	Heavy-duty	705 H	100
tweed, sailcloth, denim, coatings,	mercerized cotton
drapery fabrics, vinyl, deep-pile	40 to 60 cotton
fabrics	Polyester thread
H EAVY—overcoatings,	Heavy-duty	705 H	110
denim, upholstery fabrics,	mercerized cotton
canvas	24 to 40 cotton
	Polyester thread

ALL WEIGHTS—decorative straight stitch topstitching in woven fabrics

KNIT, WOVEN, STRETCH and ELASTIC FABRICS—

polyester doubleknit, spandex, nylon, tricot, ciré tricot, jersey, pan né velvet

LEATHER—suede, kidskin, capeskin, lambskin, lined leathers

"D"silkt	705 H	100
(Buttonhole twist)		or
		110
"A" nylon	705 HS	90
50 mercerized cotton	Ball-Point
"A" silk	(Yellow Band)
Cotton-wrapped
polyester
50 mercerized cotton	705 H	80
Polyester thread		90
"A" silk		100

Cotton-wrapped polyester

LIGHT and MEDIUM	50 mercerized cotton	705 H	90
WEIGHTS—decorative		(twin)

twin-needle stitching in woven fabrics

t Use with 50 mercerized cotton or "A" silk in bobbin.

threading your sewing machine

Like all sewing machines that produce what is called a "lockstitch", your se wing machine sews with two threads. The upper thread comes from the spool and is threaded through the eye of the needle. The lower thread comes from bobbin, the small transparent spool that you wind using the machine. It is best to wind the bobbin before the needle.

Spool Holders

THE SPOOL HOLDER

•Remove spool holder from spindle by sliding it to the left.

•Place spool of thread on horizontal spool pin. If spool being used has a retaining slit, this should be placed against the spool cushion on the right.

•Select correct spool holder according to type and diameter of the end of the spool being used. The diameter of the end of the spool holder should always be larger than that of the spool itself.

•Press spool holder firmly against spool.

THE BOBBIN THREAD

Winding the Bobbin

•Raise the presser foot and turn the hand wheel toward you until needle is at its highest position.

•To disengage clutch, place your thumb directly on bobbin symbol located In side hand wheel disc and press down.

•Open slide plate to make bobbin accessible.

•Lift out bobbin and close slide plate to make sure needle plate is secure while winding.

THE BOBBIN THREAD (Continued)

Press Here for Sewing

• Place spool of thread on spool pin. Snap thread in the thread guide post then lead thread around bobbin winder tension disc, as illustrated above.

• Pass thread, from the inside, through hole in bobbin and place bobbin on spindle.

•push bobbin and spindle to the right to engage the bobbin winder. Hold thread end as shown and start the machine, winding at moderate speed.

•Cut off thread end after a few coils have been wound on the bobbin.

•When required amount of thread has been wound (winding will stop when bobbin is full), stop machine. Cut con necting thread

•Push bobbin and spindle toward the left to disengage bobbin winder. Re move bobbin.

•Release hand wheel disc for sewing.

THREADING THE BOBBIN CASE

1. Open slide plate. Hold bobbin so that thread unwinds in direction shown, and put bobbin in bobbin case.

2. Pull thread into notch, draw it under tension spring and back into slot.

3. Draw about three inches of thread diagonally across the bobbin.

4. Ciose slide plate allowing thread to enter slot between the needle plate and the slide plate.

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