SINGER W610 User Manual

How To Use and Care For Your

Zigzag Sewing Machine

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MODEL 609

You are now the owner of a White zigzag stitching machine which is acclaimed for its advanced design and sewing performance.

Its exclusive built-in features include such things as buttonholes produced by just moving a lever, and many beautiful and practical stitch designs which will inspire you to do creative works.

To aid you in obtaining the greatest performance from your new White, this book on Its care and use has been written for you. Read the instructions carefully, as a thorough understanding of your machine will reward you with

many hours of trouble-free creative sewing.

Time-saving attachments such as rufflers, binders, edgestitchers and others to complement the accessories furnished with your White are available

from the store where you purchased your machine.

White Sewing Machine Company

11750 Berea Road

Cleveland, Ohio 44111

White Consolidated Industries, Ltd.

1470 Birchmount Road

Scarborough 733, Ontario, Canada

INDEX

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Needle-Thread-Fabric-Stitching Guide .................................... 5

Setting the Needle ...................................................................... 6

Winding the Bobbin ................................................................... g

Threading the Bobbin Case

Placing Bobbin Case in Shuttle................................................. 8

Upper Threading ........................................................................ g

Straight Stitching

Setting the Stitch Length........................................................... H

Stitch Length Chart................................................................ H

Sewing in Reverse Adjusting the Tensions

Adjusting Pressure and Feeding of Fabric

General Sewing ..................................................................... 12

Sewing Thin or Light Weight Fabrics Darning and Monogramming

Preparing to Sew ...................................................................... 13

Removing the Work Adjusting the Stitch Width

Creative Embroidery ................................................................ 14

Samples of Creative Embroidery

Embroidering with a Hoop ...................................................... 16

Darn or Monogram without Hoop Decorative Stitch Design Patterns 17

Multiple Zigzag Stitches .......................................................... 17

Blind Stitch Hem ...................................................................... 18

Buttonholes ............................................................................... ig

Sewing on Buttons .................................................................. 21

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How to Use Accessories.......................................................... 22

Narrow Hemmer.................................................................... 22

Lace Trimmed Hem .............................................................. 22

Lace Edge with Invisible Stitching ......................... \ 22

French Seam

Flat Felled Seam................................................................. 23

Hand Rolled Effect ............................................................... 23

QuiltingGuide Seam Gauge or Cloth Guide

The Adjustable Cording and Zipper Foot 23 Cording

Sewing in Zipper

Care and Maintenance of Your Machine ............................... 26

How to Oil Your Machine How to Replace Light Bulb

Adjusting and Changing “V” Belt ...................................... 26

Cleaning and Oiling the Shuttle

Accessories .............................................................................. 29

Trouble Chart ........................................................................... gg

Some of the Attachments Available

Attachment Foot

Edgestitcher........................................................................ 35

Binder

The Set of Hemmers ................................................................ 33

Ruffier

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Folded Binding ..................................................................... 37

Two-Tone Binding................................................................. 37

Hand-Cut Bias Binding ........................................................ 37

Hemmer Set........................................................................... 3g

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FEATURES AND PARTS

(Front View)

0 Take-up Lever (2) Pressure Release-Darner

(D Arm Thread Guides

0 Bobbin Winding Tension ® Pattern Selector Dial

® Pattern Selector Dial Release Lever 0 Zigzag Width Lock

(D Zigzag Width Control (D Spool Pins

@ Buttonhole Lever (0) Bobbin Winder

(§) Clutch Nut

@ Stitch Length Control @ Push Button Reverse @ Drop Feed Buttons

@ Needle Plate with Seam Guide

@ Cover Plate

@ Presser Foot @) Attachment and Foot Thumb Screw

Needle Clamp and Screw

@ Tension Regulator

(g) Thread Guide

@ Hand Wheel

Sew Lite Switch

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@ Presser Bar Lifter

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@ Thread Cutter

® Head Hinae Mountina Holes

needle-thread-fabric-stitching guide

Fabric

Extremely heavy tarpaulin, sacking, canvas, duck, etc.

Heavy upholstery fabric,

ticking, denim, leatherette

Medium heavy drapery

fabric, velveteen, suiting, felt, terry, etc.

Medium broadcloth, percale, gingham, linen, chintz,

taffeta, sheer, wool, shantung, etc.

Needle

1 Machine

1 Stitches

Per Inch

Cotton

Thread

Mercerized

Thread

1 Silk or 1 Nylon

6 to 8

8 to 10

10 to 12

12 to 14

10 to 30

30 to 40

40 to 60

60 to 80

Heavy Duty

Sheer voile, lawn, dimity,

crepe, handkerchief linen, plastic film, etc.

Very sheer chiffon, batiste, lace, organdy, ninon, net, marquisette, etc.

14 to 16

(Plastic film)

8 to 10

16 to 20

80 to 100

100 to 150

SETTING THE NEEDLE

See Fig. 3. Raise the needle bar (A) to its highest point, turning Hand wheel toward you by hand. Then loosen needle clamp screw (B) and needle can be removed or replaced. When re

placing needle (Flat Side to Right) in needle clamp (C) push it upward as far as it will go into needle clamp hole, tightening the needle clamp screw (B) securely with a screw driver.

After changing the needle make one complete revolution of the Hand

wheel by hand to be sure the needle is in the correct position.

WINDING THE BOBBIN

Disengage the hand wheel (A, Fig. 4-) from the stitching mecha nism by turning the clutch nut (B, Fig. 4) toward you or

counterclockwise. Place a spool of thread on one of the spool

pins (A, Fig. 5) and lead thread through the bobbin winding

tension disc (B, Fig. 5). Run end of thread through a hole in

the bobbin edge and place bobbin (C, Fig. 5) on spindle of bobbin winder fitting the notch on bobbin over small pin on spindle. Push bobbin winder to the right. Hold thread end

loosely and start machine slowly. Bobbin winder will stop

when it is filled. Push bobbin winder to the left, and remove the bobbin.

Turn clutch nut away from you until sewing mechanism is again

engaged so that needle moves when you turn the hand wheel.

Fig. 3

Fig. 4

Fig. 5

THREADING THE BOBBIN

Step 1 (illustrated in Fig. 6). Hold bobbin case between thumb and forefinger of left hand so that the slot in the edge of the bobbin case is on top. Take the bobbin between thumb and forefinger of right hand so that the thread on top leads from left to right. Step 2 Insert bobbin Into bobbin case, pull the thread into the slot of the bobbin case as shown in Fig. 7 and draw it under the tension spring and into

the fork-shaped opening of the spring as shown in Fig. 8.

Fig. 6

SLOT

Fig. 7

^TENSION SPRING

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Fig. 8

PLACING BOBBIN

Open hinged cover plate left of the needle (See 18, Fig. 1). Hold the bobbin case latch (D, Fig.

9), between the thumb and forefinger of the left hand, with at least three inches of thread running from the top of the bobbin case to the

right. Insert and center the bobbin case 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 far as possible until latch catches on the center post of the shuttle. THEN re lease the bobbin case latch (D). Press bobbin case again after latch has been released to make sure the bobbin case is hooked securely in place. Close the cover plate.

IN SHUTTLE

Fig. 9

Fig. 10

UPPER THREADING (Fig. 10)

Turn the hand wheel toward you to raise the take-

up lever and needle to their highest position.

Place spool of thread on the spool pin near the

needle.

Lead thread through rear and front arm thread guides (A).

Down and between tension discs (B)from right to left.

Up and around into the notch on check spring (C)

over tension discs.

6. Down under thread guide bar and into guide (D).

7. Up into take-up lever from right to left (E).

8. Down through guide (D) in thread bar again

9. into thread guide (F).

10. Through needle clamp guide (Q) and into needle from left to right pulling three to four

inches of thread through needle.

Hold the end of upper thread loosely and turn hand wheel toward you until the needle goes all the way down and comes back up. A loop will be formed over the upper thread which

then can be pulled out straight (Fig. 11). Place both thread ends under the slot of the presser foot and toward the back of the machine, leaving both threads three or four inches long.

Fig. 11

STRAIGHT STITCHING

For straight sewing on fine fabric or very soft material, it is advisable to use the straight stitch presser foot and the straight stitch needle plate which are included in your accessory box. Both have narrow needle slots. Changing the foot and plate. To change presser foot

(19, Fig. 1) loosen thumb screw and remove zigzag foot.

Replace with hinged straight foot and tighten screw

securely (Fig. 13).

To change needle plate (17, Fig. 1) remove screw and lift off with cover plate attached. Hold needle plate

with right hand and cover plate with the left (Fig. 12).

Press the right end of cover plate down gently until two pins of needle plate slip off grooves in cover plate. Avoid using too much pressure. When the pins are released the two plates will separate.

Attach cover plate to straight stitch needle plate by

reversing the above procedure. Put plates on machine and fasten securely with needle plate fix screws.

Set machine as follows;

(1) Buttonhole lever (10, Fig. 1) at “M” position. (2) Pattern selector dial (5, Fig. 1) at “MANUAL” position. (3) Zigzag width control (8, Fig. 1) at “O”. (4) Stitch length control (14, Fig. 1) to suit material being sewn.

Fig. 12

Fig. 13

SETTING THE STITCH LENGTH

The length of the stitch is regulated by the dial 14, shown in Fig. 1. Near O is shortest stitch and 4 is longest, but the dial may be set at any spot between markings for a variety of lengths. Turn the dial to the left to lengthen and to the right to shorten the stitch. The number of the stitch length you choose should appear under the dot.

STITCH LENGTH CHART (Approximate)

Figures on indicator Number of stitches per inch

No Feeding

0.5 39 21

3 4 7

SEWING IN REVERSE

When you wish to sew backward to tie the threads at the beginning or the end of a seam, press the R button (15, Fig. 1) in as far as it will go. The machine will sew backward as long as the button is held down.

ADJUSTING THE TENSIONS

Always adjust the upper tension with the presser foot down, as the tension is released when it is raised. To increase tension on the upper thread, turn dial (Fig. 14) to the right, or clockwise. To de crease, turn to the left. The higher the number on the dial, the tighter the tension. Before adjusting lower tension be sure that the machine is threaded properly. When necessary to change the bobbin tension, turn small screw

(Fig. 15) on side of the bobbin case clockwise to tighten, counter

clockwise to loosen.

When the upper and under tensions are properly balanced, a perfect stitch will be formed with both threads interlocking in fabric (Fig. 16). When the upper tension is too tight, the

lower thread is pulled up over the upper thread which is lying flat on the fabric (Fig. 17).

When the upper tension is too loose, the upper thread forms loops over the lower thread

lying flat on the fabric (Fig. 18),

Fig. 16

Fig. 15

ADJUSTING PRESSURE AND FEEDING OF FABRIC

GENERAL SEWING

Usually for straight sewing and zigzag stitching the pressure bar cap or darner release (2, Fig. 19), is at its lowest posi tion and the “UP” button is pushed down,

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