SINGER W811 User Manual

MODEL 811

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

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USING THE FOOT CONTROL

TO 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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TO 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

3 ATTACH AND REMOVE THE

remove the extension plate.

LEVELING THE MACHINE ^

Level your sewing machine when you use it on the table or install it into the cabinet.

UP: Counter Clockwise DOWN; Clockwise

FREE ARM FEATURES

TUBULAR SEWING , . . ^

• The free arm design simplifies the sewing of tubular items such as pant cuffs, shirt and blouse cuffs and socks.

Simply position these items over the tubular bed of the machine and sew.

Al IlfcD SEWING

/viti'ii (he uxtension plate is attached ,..u ii.ive.ill the advantages of aflat

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HANGING THE PRESSER FOOT

bed

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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O REMOVE THE PRESSER FOOT: ■

■ Pri.'ss button on back of presser foot shank and foot will drop from shank

as shown above.

' It (s not necessary to loosen the thumb

screw to change presser foot.

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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.

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CHANGING THE NEEDLE

Flat side

Always make sure needle is straight. To check straightness of needle, lay needle on a flat surface and see thafneedle is straight and parallel as shown in above diagram.

. Needle

Clamp Screw

- Flat side towards

back of machine

Turn hand wheel toward you to raise needle bar to its highest posi tion.

Loosen needle clamp screw and insert needle upward as far as it wif

go, making sure flat side of needle is towards back of machine as 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 hant wheel toward you and see that needle comes down through thi center of the needle hole in the needle plate as shown in the abovi

diagram. . .

Stitch selector dial must be set in straight stitch needle positioi when checking needle alignment.

If skipped stitches occur, needle may be incorrectly inserted.

WINDING THE BOBBIN

3 DISENGAGE THE HAND WHEEL:

Hold the hand wheel 11) 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.

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CHANGING THE BOBBIN

TO REMOVE THE BOBBIN FROM BOBBIN CASE:

• Raise needle bar to its highest position. Bobbin case cannot be

removed when needle bar is at low position.

• Open shuttle race cover, pull bobbin case latch with two fingers and

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 page) 7 ).

• Making sure that needle bar is at its highest position, insert bobbin case into shuttle race by holding bobbin case latch. Make sure bob bin case finger is inside shuttle notch. Press bobbin case into shuttle as far as possible until latch catches on center post of the shuttle.

THREADING THE BOBBIN CASE

Pull |[ire;i(l at least 3 inches from bobbin, hu.uti bobbin in bobbin case so that

ihtu.id will unravel clockwise.

Pull thread into slot of bobbin case as shown in Fig. 2.

Draw thread under the tension spring and

into the fork'Shaped opening of the spring

• IS sliown in Fig. 3.

Pull thread through hole in bobbin case finger as sliown in Fig. 4.

(Recommended for /ig/ag sewing only)

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INCORRECT TOP TENSION TIGHT BOTTOM TENSION LOOSE

INCORRECT

TOP TENSION LOOSE

BOTTOM TENSION TIGHT

TO ADJUST BOBBIN TENSION.

• Turn screw Oft side of Itobbin case clockwise to increase!

tension.

• Turn screw on side of bobbin case counterclockwist! to decreast! tension.

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UPPER THREADING

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Raise needle bar to its highest position^

SthrSd'through top plate thread guide (1 ) and between tensiot

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Pull thread down through needle elamp gui ^ needle hole from front to rear (7),

Always use the same type of thread on top and bottom as differet sizes or types of thread will cause tension problems. ,

Example Polyester thread on the bobbin and cotton thread on to

will result in poor tension quality.

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TWIN 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

ilireads 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 "O" and "3," if you set

ImI higher than 3, the needle will hit the needle plate and break.

STITCH LENGTH; Set at desired stitch length.

ADJUSTING FEED DOG HEIGHT

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U|)per position of feed dog is used for normal sewing. To raise feed

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I’ress drop feed button " 4A " located under shuttle cover to upper

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ihitton. Press drop feed button "HT" to lower position.

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PICKING-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 thread "to the left of" presser foot ap

proximately 6 inches.

This will prevent jamming.

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REGULATING PRESSURE

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The amount of pressure that is applied to the fabric by the press(

foot is adjusted by the pressure cap (1). The upper position gives th

least amount of pressure while the lowest position gives maximui

pressure.

To increase the pressure, push down on the pressure cap to obta

the desired setting. To decrease the pressure, press down on tf snap lock ring (2) to allow the pressure cap to return to its maximu height. Then reset to the proper pressure.

Normally the pressure cap will be in the lowest position. If the tc

layer of fabric tends to push out further than the bottom layer

fabric. Pressure should be decreased. This often happens on bull

fabrics, such as wools, and on knits.

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ADJUSTING UPPER TENSION

To increase upper tension, turn upper tension regulator to higher

number.

To decrease upper tension, turn upper tension regulator to a lo

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Turning tension regulator from ”0" to "9" will increase tension. Nor mal sewing is performed between "4" and "5".

Note: Normal stitches will be performed on the red zone at 4, 5 and

6 for regular cotton threads.

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A perfect straight stitch will be formed with both threads interlock ing in fabric as shown in Fig. 1, When using the zig zag stitch for embroidery (satin stitching), decrease upper tension so that top surface will look smooth at the expense of the bottom surface.

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FABRIC, THREAD AND NEEDLE CHART

FABRIC

DELICATE - tulle, chiffon, voile, fine lace, organdy, lawn, crepe, taffeta

Knits — sheer tricot

LIGHTWEIGHT - batiste, organdy, voile, taffeta, silk, crepe, chiffon, velvet

KNITS - tricot, brushed tricot, jerseys, synthetic leathers, power net

LEATHERS — plastic film, vinyls MEDIUM WEIGHT - gingham, percale, linen, chintz,faille, satin, corduroy, velvet, suitings, wools,

pique, terry _

KNITS - jersey, double knit power net, bathing suits

LEATHERS - vinyls, plastic film

MEDIUM HEAVY ^ gabardine, tweed sailcloth, denim, duck, coatings, wools, drapery. 16

KNITS - double knit, power net

LEATHER — vinyl, rubber backed drapery fabric

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KNITS - fake furs, velours, sweater

LEATHERS - vinyls, plastics

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ADJUSTING UPPER TENSION

To increase upper tension, turn upper tension regulator to higher number.

To decrease upper tension, turn upper tension regulator to a lo

wer number.

Turning tension regulator from “0" to "9" will increase tension. Nor mal sewing is performed between "4" and "5".

Note: Normal stitches will be performed on the red zone at 4, 5 and

6 for regular cotton threads.

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KNITS — tricot, brushed tricot, jerseys, synthetic leathers, power net

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KNITS - jersey, double knit power net, bathing suits

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FUNCTIONS OF CONTROLS

NEEDLE POSITION AND PATTERN SELECTOR DIAL

• Raise needle bar to highest position b'

turning hand wheel toward you.

• Select desired pattern and needle

position.

• Selector dial can be turned either

clockwise or counterclockwise.

ZIGZAG WIDTH CONTROL DIAL

• For wider zigzag stitch, select a higher

number.

• When twin needle is used, zigzag must be limited between positions "0" and "3" on the dial (use of twin needle in position higher than "3" will result in needle striking needle plate).

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STITCH LENGTH CONTROL DIAL

• Numbers on dial denote length of stitches.

• To increase length of stitch, turn dial to higher number.

STITCH LENGTH GUIDE

Numbers on dial

Stitches per inch

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REVERSE STITCH BUTTON.

• Use for reverse stitching or tacking.

• Keeping button pressed in will allow you to sew reverse stitch

same length as forward stitch.

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