SINGER W1776 User Manual

How lo use and care for your

SUPER ZIGZAG SEWING MACHINE MODEL

1776

INDEX

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Accessories-

How to Use

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Hemmers................................................26

Quilting Guide ..............................27

Seam Gauge or Cloth Guide

Attachments-

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Adjustadle Cord and Zipper Foot 41 Attachment Foot

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Binder ....................................................38

Edgestitcher Hemmers

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Rüffler....................................................43

Blind Stitching-

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Bobbin

Placing in Shuttle Threading

Winding

Buttonholes

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Buttons Sew-On

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Charts

Need-Thread-Fabric-Stitching Stitch Length -----

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39-40

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Pages

24 25

7 6 5

17 22

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Pages

Trouble....................................... 31-32-33

Darning and Mending ..................................11

Decorative Stitches........................................19

Embroidery

Creative ................................................ 15

Hoop.......................................................16

Features and Parts (Front View)

(Back View)

Installation-Head in Cabinet

Head in Portable Case

Maintenance and Care -.

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47 28

Cleaning and Oiling the Shuttle ---29

Needle Setting Pressure and Feeding of Fabric

Thin and Light weight Fabrics

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Reverse Sewing ............................................. 9

Selection of Stitch Sewing Preparation Sewing TipsStraight Stitching-

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45-46

Stretch Stitching............................................23

Tension Adjustment .....................................10

Threading-Upper-........................................... 8

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features and parts

(Front View)

® n,., 0

Thread Take-up Lever

Pressure Release Arm Top Thread Guides Decorative Stitch Selector Dail

Zigzag Creative Embroidery Le'

Z.gzag Width & Buttonhole Con

Dobbin Winder Hand Wheel

Clutch Nut

■ Stitch Length Control

• Stretch Stitch Control Push Button Reverse

Bobbin Winder Tension Disc Drop Feed Control

Needle Plate Slide Cover Plate Presser Foot

Presser Foot Clamp Screw

Needle Clamp Tension Regulator

Sew Light Switch

FEATURES AND PARTS

(Back View)

Fig . 2

22. Spool Pins

23. Presser Bar Lifter

24. Thread Cutter

25. Feed Dog

26. Head Hinge Mounting Holes

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needle-thread-fabric-stitching

guide

Fabric

Exfremely heavy tarpaulin, sacking,

—etc.

Heavy upholstery fabric, ticking,

denim, leatherette.

Medium heavy iopei^ fabric, velveteen

_;a'ting, felt, ferry, etc.

Medium broadcloth

percale, gingham, linen chmtz, taffeta, sheer ’ '^ool, shantung, etc.

Sheer voile, lawn,

dimitv, crepe, handkerchief linen.

Plastic film, etc.

Very sheer chiffon

batiste, lace, organdy

-2Z on.net, marquise» ’ etc.

Needle

No.

Machine Stitches

Per Inch

14 to

(plastic film)

8 to 10

Mercerized

Thread

Heavy Duty

Heovy Duty

Heavy Duty

Synthetic

Thread

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Fig. 3

Fig. 4

WINDING THE BOBBIN

D.sengoge the hand wheel (,. Fig 3) fron, the stitch,ng n,echan,sm by turning the clutch

KZ, Fig. 3) toward you or counter clockwise. uiurcn

amie?f3\T°F°' O through the arm top thread

9 es-(3.&4, F,g.5) and the bobbin winder tension disc at the right front of bedplate (5,Fig.5)

Run end of thread through a hole in the left flange of bobbin from inside to outside and

3; , , place bobbin on spindle of bobbin winder

* fitting the notch on bobbin over

FiO- 5 the winding.

small pin on spindle. Press bobbin winder latch (7, Fig. 4) down, and hold thread end

loosely then start machine slowly.

Bobbin will stop winder when it is filled.

Turn clutch away from you until sewing mechanism is again engaged so that needle moves when you turn the hand wheel.

Break off loose thread end used to stort

Fig. 6

setting the needle

See Fig. 6. Ra.se (he needle a

„ ,J J, "••■il« =l™p ond P„.h ,

fiole, tightening the needle clarn'o ° ' * clamp

a screw driver. ^ screw securely with

After changing the neArti.» ,

píete revolution '»eke °"e com-

to be sure ,ho needle is 1^ ,e L ,

position. correct ^

surface of needJe shank

Step 1 (illustrated in Fia 8Í u u l ll ^A5>t

THREADING THE BOBBIN CASE

SLOT

TF.NSION SPRING

SLOT

Fig. 8

Fig. 9

PLACING BOBBIN CASE IN SHUTTLE

Raise needle bar to highest position, and slide cover plate to the left (l6, Fig, l). Hold the bobbin cose latch, (D, Fig, 11) between the thumb and forefinger of the left hand,

with at least three inches of thread running from the top of the bobbin cose to the right. Insert and center the bobbin cose on the stud of the shuttle body, (C). Be sure the bobbin case finger, (E), is opposite the shuttle race notch (A). Press the bobbin case (B) into the shuttle as for as possible until latch catches on the center post of the shuttle. Then

release the bobbin case latch, (D), Press bobbin case again

after latch has been released to make sure the bobbin case

is locked securely in place. Close the cover plate.

Fig . 1 0

UPPER THREADING

1. r„rn ,k,

take-up lever to its highest position.

2. Ploce o spool of threod on the spool pin

4 hIw- ^ top threod guides

pull Z d 'Ti -‘»h 'he right hond.' pull the end of threod between the tension discs

from right to left. ’

5. Pull the spring wire loop up until the threod posses beyond the beok of hook to the righf Aen pul the threod bock to the left, the threod

will be slipped into the hook ond the spring wire loop will return to position. See Fig. I2-B

6. Up ond through the eye of the toke-up lever from right to left.

7. Leod threod down through threod guide ot the lower end of threod guide plate in the slot

the dl 'trough

fhe needle bor guide from the bock

thrl K drowing it

hrough obout 3 or 4 inches. Hold the end of he upper thread loosely and turn the hand wheel

toward you until the needle goes all the way

S forced '°°P (Pig- '3) wii be formed over the upper threod which then con

be pulled out straight. Place both threod ends to dZ -d "ow

toward the back of the machine, leaving both

threods three or four inches long.

f^tg- 12

Fig. 12-B

Fig, 13

SETTING THE STITCH LENGTH

The length of the stitch is regulated by the dial (lO, FiS-T^)- Near 0 is the shortest stitch

and 5 IS the longest, but the dial may be set at any spot between the markings for a variety

of lengths. Turn the dial to the left to lengthen and to the right to shorten the stitch. The

number stitch length you choose is indicated by the pointer.

STITCH LENGTH CHART (APPROXIMATE)

Fig. 14

Figures on indicator Number of stitches per inch

No Feeding

SEWING IN REVERSE

when you wish to sew backward to tie the threads at the beginning or end of a seam, press

in the button (12, Fig. 14) as far as it will go. The machine will sew backward as long as the

button is held in.

adjusting the tensions

’•> lension i. whir«

tension on the upper threod i L «ncreose

To decrease, turn to the left’ ^Before

be sure that the machine .k j j °d|usting lower tension

screw (Fig. 17) on side of'"theTobbin co°^^'"| stnoll

countencbclcwise to loosen dtxrkw.se to tighten,

Fig. 16-A

Fig. 16“B

When the upper tensions ore properly bol j

o perfect stitch will be formed whh bo,h th 7 ’

-nterlockmg in fabric (Fig. I6-A) . ^

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'Vn. fbt on the fo^ric ;F;.^6T^

on the fabric (Fig. I6-C) flat

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the

F»g. 15

Fig. 16-C

ADJUSTING PRESSURE AND FEEDING OF FABRIC

General Sewing. Usually for normal sewing the pressure bar cap or darner release

(Fig. 19) is at its lowest position and the drop feed knob is turned to "HIGH” position(Fig. 18)

Sewing regular weight fabrics. When lighter pressure is required to sew satisfactorily on bulky, heavy material, the pressure cap should be about halfway down. Release all the way by pressing the snap lock (A, Fig. 20) , and then press cap(B) down again to halfway spot. To sew thin, lightweight fabrics lower the feed slightly by turning the knob to "low” position.

DARNING AND MENDING

In order to move the fabric freely in any direction for darning and mending, release the pressure cap (B) completely by pressing down on the snap lock (A, Fig. 20) . Turn knob to

‘DOWN” position, which drops the feed well below the needle plate. To the return feed to

Fig. 19

normal, return knob to "HIGH”position (Fig. 18)

Fig. 20

Fig. 18

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Have take-up lever c k- L v.

by pulling the material as th^^"' »o sew n

preparing to sew

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r,;„:r zz'lrLr,^- *• p—

p.... c'.7: ztr *-i:

P™"“’-« •««. on th, „n„

removing the work

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:r* ”'•»' "S

left (Fig. 21, A and B) r,J

°7'- 'be thread Tuner

in 11 kZ '’““'"P "■ .Pd

Fig . 2 1- A

Leave the ends of thread under

the presser foot.

Fig . 2 1- B

'ii)

Fig. 22

SELECTION OF STITCH

In addition to ordinary straight and zigzag stitches, five automatic garment-make stitches of blind

hem stitching, straight and Rick-Rack stretch stitches, overcast stretch hem stitches, also, eight kinds

of automatic decorative stitches are availadle with setting the pattern selector dial at your desired stitch position.

For ordinary straight and zigzag stitches, set the selector dial (4. Fig. 22) at M with stretch stitch

control (1 1, Fig. 22) at M.

For straight and R.ck-Rock stretch stitches, set the selector dial at M with the stretch control at S. For bind hem stitching set the selector dial at with the stretch control at M, end for

rcos stretch hem stitch, some selector dial position, but with the stretch control at S, be applied.

For other automatic decorative stitches, be the pattern selector dial at the position of symbolized

make of decorative stitch pattern you desire.

For further detail, please refer to each relative, page for every different kind of stitch.

STRAIGHT STITCHING

For straight sewing on fine fabric or very soft material

you may wont to use the straight stitch presser foot and ’

•he stra.gh, stitch needle pbte which ore included in your

accessory box. Both have narrow needle slots.

Changing the Presser Foot and Needle Plate:

(1) Presser Foot

(A) Loosen presser foot clamp screw (18, Fig. 24)

and remove zigzag presser foot.

straight stitch presser foot (Fig.

(2) Needle Plate

(A)

Slide cover plate (l6, Fig. 24) 'o the left as for

as possible.

(B)

Remove screws hoWing needle plate (|5 pia 2 4) to bed plate. ’

(C)

Remove zigzag needle plate.

(D)

Rephce with straight stitch needle plate (Fig 23-B) ■

Fig. 23-A

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fVo 24) M decorative stitch selector diol (4.

buttonhole controle

o piote

'16 f|;

Fig. 24

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