SINGER W1220 User Manual
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MODEL 1220
WHITE SEWING MACHINE
Record in space provided below the Serial No.
and Model No. of this appliance.
The Serial No. is located on Base plate
The Model No. is located on Base plate
Serial No..^
Model No.
Retain these numbers for future reference.
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MODEL 1260:
SUGGESTED RETAIL .
MODEL 1240:
SUGGESTED RETAIL .
MODEL 1220:
SUGGESTED RETAIL .
. DLR 399.00
. DLR 349.00
. DLR 299.00
USING THE FOOT CONTROL
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ro CONNECT THE FOOT CONTROL WIRES:
' Connect special plug to block on machine as shown in diagram
above.
' Connect outlet plug to electrical outlet.
• When sewing, keep children's hands away from foot control and
wiring.
' After sewing, disconnect plug from electrical outlet.
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0 USE THE FOOT PEDAL:
Begin sewing by turning the hand wheel toward you and apply
gradually increasing pressure to foot pedal.
Sewing at a constant speed will give best results.
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USING THE EXTENSION PLATE
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By sliding extension plate on tubular bed as shown ,n
fittings on plate with pin on tubular bed, and pull to the lef
remove the extension plate.
LEVELING THE MACHINE
• Level your sewing machine when you use it on the table or instal
into the cabinet.
UP: Counter-Clockwise
DOWN: Clockwise
FREE ARM FEATURES
TUBULAR SEWING
• The free arm design simplifies the sewing of tubular items such
pant cuffs, shirt and blouse cuffs and socks.
Simply position these items over the tubular bed of the machine a
sew.
FLAT BED SEWING
• When the extension plate is attached,
you have all the advantages of a flat
machine for sewing flat items,
and for sewing large tubular
items such as flared pant legs.
CHANGING THE PRESSER FOOT
Raise needle bar to highest
position and raise presser
foot as shown.
The extra lift for heavy fabric
makes it easier to place fabric
under the presser foot.
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TO REMOVE THE PRESSER FOOT: ■
• Press button on back of presser foot
shank and foot will drop from shank
as shown above.
• It is not necessary to loosen the thumb
screw to change presser foot.
BarasratsEs:
TO ATTACH THE PRESSER FOOT;
• Align desired presser foot to shank as shown above.
• Lower presser foot lever and shank will automatically attach to foot
as shown above.
CHANGING THE NEEDLE
Flat side
Always make sure needle is straight.
To check straightness of needle, lay needle on a flat surface and se
that needle is straight and parallel as shown in above diagram.
Turn hand wheel toward you to raise needle bar to its highest po:
tion.
Loosen needle clamp screw and insert needle upward as far as it w
go, making sure flat side of needle is towards back of machine :
shown in the above diagram.
Tighten needle clamp screw with screwdriver.
Follow the same procedure for insertion of twin needle.
To make sure that needle has been inserted correctly, turn har
wheel toward you and see that needle comes down through tf
center of the needle hole in the needle plate as shown in the abo\
diagram.
Stitch selector dial must be set in straight stitch needle positic
when checking needle alignment.
If skipped stitches occur, needle may be incorrectly inserted.
WINDING THE BOBBIN
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TO DISENGAGE THE HAND WHEEL:
• Hold the hand wheel (1) with left hand, turn clutch
counterclockwise with right hand to disengage as shown.
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TO WIND THREAD ONTO BOBBIN:
• Lead thread through spring thread guide (4) and through the hole in
your bobbin from the inside out.
• Place the bobbin onto the bobbin winder shaft (3).
• Push the bobbin winder to the right.
• Hold loose end of thread firmly and turn hand wheel to make thread
tight. Apply gradual pressure on foot pedal until automatic shut off
disengage bobbin winder.
« Cut off loose end of thread.
CHANGING THE BOBBIN
TO REMOVE THE BOBBIN FROM BOBBIN CASE:
^°RaiL needle bar to its highest position. Bobbin case cannot b
removed when needle bar is at low position.
Open shuttle race cover, pull bobbin case latch with two fingers an
remove bobbin case as shown above.
Remove bobbin from bobbin case by releasing latch.
TO ATTACH THE BOBBIN CASE:
• Pull thread at least 3 inches from bobbin.
• Thread bobbin as shown on pagef 7 ). u uu
. Making sure that needle bar is at its highest position insert bobb
case into shuttle race by holding bobbin case latch. Make sore bo
bin case finger is inside shuttle notch. Press bobbin case into shuti
as far as possible until latch catches on center post of the shuttk
¡READING THE BOBBIN CASE
,11 thread at least 3 inches from bobbin.
,ert bobbin in bobbin case so that
u;ad will unravel clockwise.
as shown in Fig. 2.
),aw thread under the tension spring and
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IS shown in Fig. 3.
Pull thread through hole in bobbin case
finger as shown in Fig. 4.
(Recommended for zigzag sewing only)
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TO ADJUST BOBBIN TENSION
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TOP TENSION TIGHT
BOTTOM TENSION LOOSE
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TOP TENSION LOOSE
BOTTOM TENSION TIGHT
• Turn screw on side of bobbin
Turn screw on side of bobbin
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case clockwise to increase
tension.
case counterclockwise to
decrease tension.
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UPPER THREADING
Raise needle bar to its highest position.
Raise presser foot.
Lead thread through top plate thread guide (1) and between te
discs (2).
Pull thread down around arm thread guide (3) and up to ta
lever 14).
Lead thread through eyelet on take-up lever from right to lei
down through face plate guide (5), hooking thread into guide
Pull thread down through needle clamp guide (6) and th
needle hole from front to rear 17).
Always use the same type of thread on top and bottom as dif
sizes or types of thread will cause tension problems.
Example: Polyester thread on the bobbin and cotton thread o
will result in poor tension quality.
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1 WIN NEEDLE UPPER THREADING
• Follow threading instruction for single needle with these exception.
• Place thread, matching or contrasting in color, on both spool pins.
• Draw threads through thread guides as normal, but separate the
threads at the tension.
• Pass on thread through the left disc and one thread through the right
disc.
• Now treat both threads as one until you reach the needle eyes.
ZIGZAG DIAL: Set at desired width between "0“ and "3," if you set
dial higher than 3, the needle will hit the needle plate and break.
STITCH LENGTH: Set at desired stitch length.
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ADJUSTING FEED DOG HEIGHT
Upper position of feed dog is used for normal sewing. To raise feed
dog.
Press drop feed button located under shuttle cover to upper
position.
Lower position is used for Embroidering, Mending or Sewing on
Button. Press drop feed button “IS'" to lower position.
PICKIIMG-UP LOWER BOBBIN THREAD
Raise presser foot.
Holding upper thread, turn
hand wheel toward you
one rotation.
When take up lever is at its
highest position, pull thread
to pick up loop of lower
bobbin thread.
Pull both upper and lower three
"to the left of" presser foot ap
proximately 6 inches.
This will prevent jamming.
REGULATING PRESSURE
Fig. 1
The amount of pressure that is applied to the fabric by the pn
foot is adjusted by the pressure cap (1). The upper position give
least amount of pressure while the lowest position gives maxii
pressure.
To increase the pressure, push down on the pressure cap to o
the desired setting. To decrease the pressure, press down ot
snap lock ring (2) to allow the pressure cap to return to its maxn
height. Then reset to the proper pressure.
Normally the pressure cap will be in the lowest position. If th<
layer of fabric tends to push out further than the bottom lay
fabric, Pressure should be decreased. This often happens on 1
fabrics, such as wools, and on knits.
Fig. 2
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