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Fitting
the
needle"
Choosing suitable thread and
needle.
des
'when
the
needle
works
up
and down
ch
rough
che
ma-
terial.
On the
opposite
side
of
the
needle,
where
the
butt
is
ground
flat,
the
groove
is
shorter, and
on
this
side
the
thread
forms the loop through which the
shuttle
is
to
pass"
Fitting the
needle"
Vhen
fitting
the
needle, place
the
needle
bar
in
its
highesr
position.
Loosen
the
clamp screw
and
push
rhe
needle as
far into
the
needle
bar
slot
as
it will go.
See
that
the
flat,
ground shank
of
the
needle
is
placed against
the
bottom
of the
slot,
rrhus
with
the
long
groove
in
the
,reedle
facing
the
person
who
is
sewing.
Then
tighten
the
screw"
One
essential
factor
for
rhe
formation
of
stitches
is,
thar the
needle
should be
correctly
fitted
in
the
machine. Never
use
a
bent
needle
or
one with
point
throw
away
damaged
needles
inrmediately"
Choose
thread to suit the material and
&
needle
to suit the
thread.
A
seam
se{/n
by
machine should,
as
far
as
possible,
blend
in wirh
the
weave
of
rhe
n.raterial
arad
the
thread
should
therefore
nor
be so
coarse
so
as
to
prevent the
stirches
being
concealed
in
the
fabric.
The
under thread should
prefcr-
ably be one number
finer
than the upper, and should
in
anv
case
not
be thicker.
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Desc;iption
of
,material
i
No.
a'd ki*d
of
thread
Ncedle
ano narure
or
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;
Fine
work on very
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sewing cotron
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and
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Thread and
needle
guide
table.
The
electric
motor
and
knee-contr,ol"
Table of materials, needles and
threads"
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darning
thread
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nainsook,
muslin,
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sewing
corcon
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and silk
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sewrng
corcorl
32
machine
silk
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embroiderr-
and
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darnins
rhread
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Silk
stockinerre,
table
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corron
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finer
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a blunt
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thread
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woven
rnadapolams,
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24-26
machine
and
spool
woollens
and
coarse
silk
'l'lrc
clectric rnotor and
knee-control.
Make
sut'('
rltlt tlre
vo[Tage
o[
rthe
nloror ls rhe
sanlc
,r.
rhat of thc
lis,lrr
ing circuic to which
rir
will be
conncc(t.tl
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The
tickness
of the
needle
must
be
thread;
it
must
not
be so
coarse
as
to
materia[,
rlor
so
fiire that the
thread
rhrough the
eye
of
the
needle.
A
soft, fine,
even
thread is
suirable
f'or
6
determined
by
t
lr,'
leave rnarks
irr
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l',
Canlnot
easiIv
Ir.r,
use ira thc tlt.tr
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darning
thread
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sheering,
wool-
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cotton
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corron
18-22
machine
silk
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embroidery
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darning
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embroidery
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