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You are now the owner or a new zigzag sewing maciiine, the most
versatile machine of its type you can possess. Buttonholes, monogramming,
darning, overcasting and creative embroidery are done with ease and speed.

To aid you in obtaining the greatest performance from your manhina
this book on its care and use has been written for you. Read the instruc
tions carefully as a thorough understanding will reward you with many
hours of trouble-free creative sewing.

Time-saving attachments such as rufflers, binders, edgestitchers and

cording feet, to complement the accessories furnished are available from

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INDEX

Parts warranty
Service policy

Features and parts

Needle and tJiread chart ........................................ 7

Setting the needle

Winding the bobbin................................................8-9

Threading bobbin case ............................................. 9

Placing bobbin case in shuttle
Upper threading

Straight stitching ..................................................... 12

Changing foot and plate

Setting the stitch length

Stitch length chart ............................................... 13

Sewing in reverse

Adjusting the tensions....................................... 13-14

Adjusting pressure and feed........................... 14-15

General sewing

Light weight fabrics............................................. 15

Preparing to sew ...................................................... I3

Removing the work
Creative embroidery

Satin stitch ............................................................ 17

Adjusting stitch width

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Embroidery patterns

Samples of embroidery .......................................... 17

Embroidering with a hoop
Making buttonholes
Sewing on buttons

How to us accessories

Narrow hemmer

Lace trimmed hem ............................................. 2I

Lace edge.............................................................. 2I

Seam gauge.......................................................... 2I

Care and maintenance............................................ 22

Oiling.................................................................... 23

Cleaning and oiling shuttle

Trouble chart .................................................24-25-26

Accessories
Attachments

Attachment foot
Edgestitcher

Binder.................................................................... 31

Huffier
Cord and zipper foot

Hemmers ............................................................. 34

Darning spring

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FEATURES AND PARTS

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1. Take-up lever

2. Pressure release-damer

3. Arm tiread guides

4. Spool pins

5. Hand wheel '•

6. Bobbin winder

7. Stitch length dial ^^S'0‘^

8. Push button reverse

9. Bobbin winding tension

10. Feed button "UP"

11. Feed button "DOWN"

12. Width lock

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Stitch width knob ^ -2«S’ / ^

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Zigzag width control dial

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Needle plate-seam guide172“2-3

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Cover plate 7 7S~J 4«

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Presser foot

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Attachment and foot thumb screw l4fS/

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Needlf^cimo and scleJ^^

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Thread guides

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Tension regulator )3

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Light switch -- '~/4-3/-^5~

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Thread guide bar

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Needle bar thread guide

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FEATURES ÄND PARTS

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25. Presser bar lifter

26. Thread cutter

Pig- 2

27. Feed

28. Head hinge mounting holes

29. Motor S 7

30. Belt

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Fabric

Extremely heavy
tarpaulin, sacking,

NEEDLE ■ THREAD -

canvas, duck, etc.

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Heavy upholstery
fabric, ticking,
denim, leatherette

Medium heavy drapery

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

Medium broadcloth, percale,
gingham, linen, chintz, taffeta,

sheer wool, shantung, etc.
Sheer voile, lawn,

dimity, crepe,
handkerchief linen,

plastic film, etc.

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Very sheer chiffon,
batiste, lace, organdy,

ninon, net, marquisette, etc.

FABRIC - STITCHING GUIDE

Machine

Needle Stitches

No. Per Inch

6

4

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8
8

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10
10

2

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12

12

1

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14
14

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16

(Plastic him)

8 to 10

16

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20

Cotton

Thread

24
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30

30
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40

40
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60

60
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80

80
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100

100

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150

Mercerized

Thread

Heavy Duty

Heavy Duty

Heavy Duty

SO

SO

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Silk

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Nylon

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SETTING THE NEEDLE

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^ See Fig. 3. Raisa the needle bar A to its highest

point, turning wheel toward you by hand.

Then loosen the needle clamp screw B and the

needle can be inserted into clamp C. Place needle

(flat side to right) in the needle clamp and push it

upward as far as it will go into the needle clamp
hole, tightening the needle clamp screw securely
with a screw driver.

iiiter clianging the needle make one

complete revolution of the balance wheel by

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

Flat surface
ox uesdie
shank

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WINDING THE BOBBIN

Disengage the hand wheel (5,
mechanism by turning the clutch
wise.

Place a spool of thread on one of the spool pins, lead thread

through ^the upper thread guides on the arm, and down through

the tension disc (10, (Fig. 5) at the base of the machine. Run
end of thread through a hole in the bobbin edge and place
bobbin B on spindle of bobbin winder 7, fitting the notch on
bobbin over small pin on spindle. Push bobbin winder pulley
against hand wheel. Hold thread end loosely and start machine

slowly.

Bobbin will stop winding 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 start the winding.

(Fig. 4) from the stitching

toward you or counterclock-

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THREADING THE BOBBIN CASE

Step 1 (illustrated in. Fig. 6). Hold

bobbin case between thumb and fore

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finger of left band, so that the slot in
tbe edge of the bobbin case is on top.
Take tbe 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 bob

bin 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. 5

SLOT

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Fig. 7

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PLACING BOBBIN CASE IN SHUTTLE

i'o cover plate left of the aeedle.
\ bee 16, Fig. 1) Hold the bobbin case latch, (D:,

1 xg. 9, between the thumb and forefinger of the left

hand, with at least three inches of thread running
from the top the bobbin case to the right. Insert
and center the bobbin case on the stud of the
shutJe body, {Qj. Be sure the bobbin case finger,

IS opposite the shuttle race notch, (A). Press
the boobin case (B) into the shuttle as far as pos­sibie until latch, cauches on the center post of the

shuttle.

THEN release the bobbin case latch, fDh
pess bobbin case again after latch has been re
leased to^ make sure the bobbin case is locked

securely in place. Close the cover plate.

THREAD
GUIDES

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1. Turn the balance wheel toward you to raise the

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take-up lever to its highest position.

2. Place a spool of thread on the spool pin.

3. Lead the thread through the upper arm thread
guides.

4. Run the thread through the thread guide bar to
the tension discs, then around and between

them from right to left.

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5. Draw the thread up through the check spring
and with a slight tug into the hook. (See

insert, Fig. 10)

6. P«s a. ar«d under as b.r .„d up arough ae ,7, of as ake-up lever from right to

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