SINGER 177 User Manual

Instructions

SINGER

Zig-Zag Sewing Machine

Model 177

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Congratulations... You are about to discover the wonderful pleas

ure of sewing with your new SINGER sewing machine. We know you are eager to get started on a sewing project... but we urge you to be come familiar with this book before you begin. It is designed to help you get the benefit of all the capabilities of this machine. Especially, we recommend that you keep the following points in mind:

DO choose the correct needle and thread for

your fabric — if either is the wrong size or type, you may encounter broken or knotted thread, or faulty stitching. The Fabric, Thread and Needle Table on page 9 Wift help you make a perfect choice. - .

DON’T sew with a bent or blunt needle. If the

needle is damaged — or improperly inserted in the machine — It can cause skipped stitches. See page 8 for instructions.

DO folio# the instructions on page 16 for

threading the machine. Note particularly the directions for threading the tension discs.

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DON’T forget to hold the bobbin properly

when you thread the bobbin case. Page 14 tells you how to do this correctly.

DO become familiar with the instructions for

regulating stitch length (page 22), presser-foot

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pressure (page 22), and thread tension (page

24). Take advantage of the capability of your sewing machine!

DONT allow lint or thread ends to accumu

late in the lower thread area — they can cause

jamming or excessive noise. Clean and lubricate

machine regularly, as instructed on page 52.

DO remember that expert, dependable SINGER

Service is always available. If your sewing ma

chine should require maintenance or repair, be sure to call your Singer Sewing Center or Au thorized Singer Dealer. You will find the number

listed under “Singer Company” in your tele

phone book. Above all, do enjoy sewing!

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Contents

Page

1. Getting to Know Your Machine

Principal Parts

Getting Ready to Sew

Preliminary Steps

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Choosing Needle and Thread........................................ 8

Threading the Machine................................................ 10

The Bobbin Thread

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The Needle Thread.................................................. 16

3. Straight Stitching.......................................................... 20

Preparation.................................................................. 20

Starting to Sew

Adjusting Selectors for Your Fabric

Sewing a Seam

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4. Zig-Zag Stitching.......................................................... 32

Adjusting Selectors...................................................... 32

Adjusting Needle-Thread Tension

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Adjusting Presser-Foot Pressure................................. 34

5. Sewing the Professional Way Construction Details

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Lingerie Seams........................................................ 36

Seams in Knit Fabrics.............................................. 36

Flat-Felled Seams

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Seam Finishes......................................................... 38

Darts........................................................................ 40

Buttonholes

Keeping Up Appearances

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Mending................................................................... 48

Blanket Binding........................................................ 50

Darning.................................................................... 50

6. Caring for Your Machine.............................................. 52

Cleaning and Lubricating............................................. 52

Adjusting Motor Belt Tension....................................... 58

Replacing Slide Plate Removing Machine from Cabinet

7. Fashion* Aids

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58 60

Index.............................................................................. 63

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4. Presser Foot holds fabric against feed.

Presser-foot lifter at rear of machine (not

shown] raises and lowers the presser foot.

6. Slide Plate opens easily, provides access

to bobbin case latch for removal and re

placement of the bobbin.

6. Feed moves fabric under the presser foot.

7. Needle Plate provides working surface

around the needle. Guidelines on plate help you keep seams straight.

8. Needle Clamp holds needle and is designed

to eliminate the possibility of inserting the

needle backwards.

9. Electric Motor supplies power to machine

through a belt to the hand wheel. Motor is activated by a speed controller.

10. Bobbin-Winder Tension Discs regulate

thread tension for winding bobbins.

11. Stitch Length Selector allows you to

choose from a variety of stitch lengths, in cluding fine adjustments for close zig-zag stitching. Raising the lever permits reverse stitching.

12. Bobbin Winder Spindle lets you wind the

bobbin quickly and easily.

13. Hand Wheel controls movement of take-up

lever and needle. Always turn it toward you.

14. Stitch Width Selector controls the width of

zig-zag stitching and positions the needle for straight stitching.

15. Spool Pin and Felt. Pin holds thread spools

of various sizes. Felt helps thread unwind smoothly.

2. Getting Ready to Sew

preliminary steps

CONNECTING MACHINE

Before plugging in your machine, be sure that the electrical information on the motor bracket

conforms to your electrical power supply.

To connect the machine, insert the power-line

plug into your electrical outlet.

OPERATING MACHINE AND CONTROLLER

The speed controller controls the speed of the

machine.

To run the machine, press the speed controller.

The harder you press, the faster the machine

will sew.

CAUTION: IVe recommend that you unplug

your machine from the electrical outlet before changing needles, removing presser foot or needle plate and when leaving the machine un attended. This eliminates the possibility of start ing the machine by accidentally pressing the speed controller.

choosing needle

and thread

The needle and thread you choose will depend

upon the fabric being stitched. The table on the following page is a practical guide to thread and needle selection. Refer to it before starting a

sewing project. Be sure to use the same size thread in both the needle and bobbin.

CHANGING THE NEEDLE

The needle clamp has been designed so that the needle can only be inserted with the flat side of the shank toward the left.

1. Raise needle bar to its highest position,

loosen needle-clamp screw, and remove needle.

2. Insert new needle in clamp, with flat side to the left, and push it up as far as it will go.

3. Tighten needle-clamp screw.

Changing the Needle

FABRIC, THREAD AND NEEDLE TABLE

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batiste, organdy, jersey, voile, taffeta, crepe, chiffon

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gingham, percale, pique, linen, chintz, faille, satin, fine :

: corduroy, velvet, suitings, knits, deep-pile fabrics, vinyl

gabardine, tweed, sail-cloth, denim, coatings, drapery fabrics, vinyl, deep-pile fabrics

overcoatings, dungaree, upholstery fabrics, canvas

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threading the machine

THE BOBBIN THREAD Winding the Bobbin

Removing bobbin case

1. Raise the presser foot and turn hand wheel

toward you until needle is at its highest

position.

2. Open the slide plate.

3. Reach down with your left hand and open the bobbin case latch.

4. Withdraw bobbin case from machine.

5. Release the latch and bobbin will drop from bobbin case.

Latch

Bobbin

Case

Bobbin

Removing Bobbin Case

Winding steps

1. Hold hand wheel with left hand and loosen hand wheel knob by turning it toward you.

2. Place spool of thread on spool pin over the felt. Pass thread from spool through thread guide, between bobbin-winder tension discs and through hole in bobbin {from inside

out).

Winding steps (continued)

3. Place bobbin on spindle and slide bobbin and spindle to the right.

4. Hold thread end and start the machine. (Thread end will break off after a few coils

have been wound.)

5. When bobbin is slightly less than full, stop the machine and slide bobbin and spindle to the left. Cut thread about four inches from the bobbin and remove bobbin from spindle.

6. Hold the hand wheel from turning and tighten

hand wheel knob.

The bobbin-winding tension has been pre-set at the factory and should need no adjusting.

However, if adjustment is required, loosen the screw that holds the bobbin-winder tension bracket to the machine and slide the bracket forward if bobbin winds high to the rear; slide bracket back if bobbin winds high to the front.

Bracket Screw

Bobbin-Winding Tension Discs

Threading bobbin case

1. Hold the bobbin so that the thread will

unwind in the direction shown.

2. Place bobbin into the bobbin case.

3. Pull thread into notch, under the tension spring and into the slot at the end of the tension spring. Allow about three or four inches of thread to hang from the bobbin case.

Replacing bobbin case

1. Raise needle to its highest position.

2. Hold bobbin case by latch and place it on the stud of the shuttle allowing position finger to enter notch at top of shuttle body.

3. Release latch and press bobbin case in until

it clicks into place. Then close slide plate.

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Threading Bobbin Case

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Beplacihg Bobbin Case

THE NEEDLE THREAD

1. Turn hand wheel toward you to raise needle to its highest position.

2. Raise the presser foot.

3. Place spool of thread on the spool pin over the spool pin felt.

4. Lead thread from spool through upper thread guide, down around and between tension discs, over tension thread guide,

under spring and up through eyelet in takeup lever.

5. Continue to lead thread through all other threading points shown.

6. Thread the needle from right to left drawing

about four inches of thread through eye of

needle.

Threading the Needle

Thread Needle

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RAISING THE BOBBIN THREAD

Now that you have wound the bobbin and

threaded the needle, you will need to raise the

bobbin thread through the hole in the needle

plate.

1. Hold needle thread lightly with left hand and turn hand wheel slowly toward you so that

needle enters needle plate.

2. Continue turning hand wheel and holding needle thread until needle rises and brings up bobbin thread in a loop.

3. Undo the loop with your fingers.

4. Place both needle and bobbin threads under

the presser foot, and draw them diagonally to the back of the machine.

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