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Sewing Machine No. 15
(WITH ATTACHMENTS 120603)
OSCILLATING SHUTTLE, FOR FAMILY USE
No. 15 Instruction Manual
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- Page 1 Sewing Machine No. 15 (WITH ATTACHMENTS 120603) OSCILLATING SHUTTLE, FOR FAMILY USE No. 15 Instruction Manual Table of Contents | Next Page...
- Page 2 Sewing Machine No. 15 Table of Contents Instructions for Instructions for Operating the Machine Using the Attachments Main Parts Foot Hemmer -- Hemming To Take out the Bobbin Foot Hemmer -- Hemming and To Wind the Bobbin Sewing on Lace To thread the Bobbin Case Foot Hemmer -- Felling To Replace the Bobbin Case...
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Page 4: Instructions For Operating The Machine
Sewing Machine No. 15 INSTRUCTIONS FOR OPERATING THE MACHINE Raise the presser foot (2, Fig 3) by means of the presser bar lifter (3, Fig. 3) to prevent injury to the foot (2, Fig. 3) and feed (1, Fig. 3). FIG. - Page 5 Sewing Machine No. 15 To release the balance wheel (4, Fig. 3, page 3) turn the stop motion screw (5, Fig. 3, page 3) over toward you. It will be necessary to hold the balance wheel while loosening the stop motion screw.
- Page 6 Sewing Machine No. 15 To Take Out the Bobbin Draw to the left the slide in the bed of the machine Reach down with the thumb and forefinger of the left hand, open the bobbin case latch (2, Fig. 4) and lift out the bobbin case. While the latch remains open, the bobbin is retained in the bobbin case.
- Page 7 Sewing Machine No. 15 To Wind the Bobbin Release the balance wheel (4, Fig. 3) by turning the stop motion screw (5, Fig. 3) over toward you. FIG. 5. MACHINE THREADED FOR WINDING THE BOBBIN Place the bobbin on the bobbin winder spindle (8, Fig. 6) and push it up closely against the shoulder, having the small pin in the spindle enter the slot in the side of the bobbin.
- Page 8 Sewing Machine No. 15 The end of the thread must be held by the hand until a few coils are wound and should then be broken off. When sufficient thread has been wound upon the bobbin, the bobbin winder is automatically released from the balance wheel.
- Page 9 Sewing Machine No. 15 To Thread the Bobbin Case Hold the bobbin between the thumb and forefinger of the right hand, the thread leading on top from the left toward the right (see Fig. 7). FIG. 7 With the left hand hold the bobbin case as shown in Fig.
- Page 10 Sewing Machine No. 15 To Replace the Bobbin Case After threading, take the bobbin case by the latch, holding it between the thumb and forefinger of the left hand. Place the bobbin case on the centre stud (1, Fig. 4) of the shuttle body with the position finger (1, Fig.
- Page 11 Sewing Machine No. 15 To Set the Needle Turn the balance wheel over toward you until the needle bar (9, Fig. 5) moves up to its highest paint, loosen the thumb screw (10, Fig 5) in the needle clamp (11, Fig. 5) and put the needle up into the clamp as far as it will go, with its flat side toward the right, then tighten the thumb screw.
- Page 12 Sewing Machine No. 15 To Prepare for Sewing With the left hand hold the end of the needle thread, leaving it slack from the hand to the needle. FIG. 12 DRAWING UP THE BOBBIN THREAD Turn the balance wheel over toward you until the needle moves down and up again to its highest point, thus catching the bobbin thread;...
- Page 13 Sewing Machine No. 15 Tensions For ordinary stitching, the needle and bobbin threads should be locked in the centre of the thickness of the material, thus: FIG. 13. PERFECT STITCH If the tension on the needle thread is too tight, or if that on the bobbin thread is too loose, the needle thread will lie straight along the upper surface of the material, thus: FIG.
- Page 14 Sewing Machine No. 15 The tension on the bobbin thread is regulated by the screw (1, Fig. 8) in the bobbin case tension spring. To increase the tension, turn the screw over to the right. To decrease the tension, turn the screw over to the left.
- Page 15 Sewing Machine No. 15 HINTS The Belt. See that the belt is not too tight; it should always be tight enough to not slip. If too loose, remove the hook at one end, shorten the belt and rejoin. Machine Working Heavily. If the machine runs hard after standing idle for some time, use a little kerosene in the oiling places.
- Page 16 Sewing Machine No. 15 To Oil the Machine To ensure easy running, the machine and stand require oiling and if used continuously should be oiled each day. With moderate use, an occasional oiling is sufficient. Oil should be applied at each of the places shown by arrows in Figs. 10, 16 and 17. One drop of oil at each point is sufficient.
- Page 17 Sewing Machine No. 15 On the back of the arm is a round plate or cover, fastened by a thumb screw; loosen the screw, turn the plate upward and fasten by tightening the screw; turn the balance wheel slowly and oil the moving parts inside, then turn the cover down and fasten it as before. To reach the parts underneath the bed, the belt must be thrown oil the band wheel on the machine stand.
- Page 18 Sewing Machine No. 15 INSTRUCTIONS FOR USING THE ATTACHMENTS FOOT HEMMER - Hemming Raise the needle to its highest point. Remove the presser foot and attach the foot hem mer in its place (see Fig. 18). Clip off the right hand corner of the cloth, so that it will take the roll easily, turn up the edge about a quarter of an inch, insert it in the mouth of the hemmer and draw or push it along until under the needle.
- Page 19 Sewing Machine No. 15 FOOT HEMMER - Hemming and Sewing on Lace Start the hem as previously explained, and when it is well started, raise the needle to its highest point. Raise the hemmer to relieve its pressure on the hem, pass the end of the lace through the slot in the side of the hemmer, under the back of the hemmer and over the hem, as shown in Fig.
- Page 20 Sewing Machine No. 15 FOOT HEMMER - Felling The two pieces of cloth to be felled should be laid one over the other, rightsides together, the edge of the under piece being a little farther to the right than the upper piece. Stitch them together, using the hemmer as a presser foot, the front end of the hemmer forming a guide for the edges of both pieces, the upper piece being guided by the inside and the under piece by the outside of the projecting front of the foot hemmer (see Fig.
- Page 21 Sewing Machine No. 15 Then open the work out flat, wrong side up, the edges standing up straight, and taking the edges near the beginning of the seam in the right hand and the ends of the threads in the left hand, draw the edges into the hemmer which will turn them as in hemming.
- Page 22 Sewing Machine No. 15 ADJUSTABLE HEMMER - Hemming Remove the presser foot and attach the adjustable hemmer in its place as shown in Fig. 22. This hemmer will turn hems from 3/16 inch to 1 in. wide. The adjustment is made by loosening the thumb screw on the hemmer and moving the slide to the right or left until the hem turned is of the desired width.
- Page 23 Sewing Machine No. 15 ADJUSTABLE HEMMER - Wide Hemming To make a hem more than one inch wide, take out the thumb screw in the hemmer and remove the slide and pointer; fold and crease down a hem of the desired width; pass the fold under the extension at the right of the hemmer, and the edge into the folder as shown in Fig.
- Page 24 Sewing Machine No. 15 BINDER - Binding Remove the presser foot and attach the binder in its place. Pass the binding through the scroll of the binder and draw it back under the needle. Place the edge of the goods to be bound between the scrolls of the binder and draw it under the needle.
- Page 25 Sewing Machine No. 15 TUCKER Remove the presser foot and attach the tucker in its place. The width of the tuck is determined by the scale of figures nearest the needle, which shows in eighths and sixteenths of an inch the distance of the edge of the fold from the line of stitching. The crease or mark for the second and following tucks is determined by the scale nearest the operator and this is set by the line in front of the needle hole in the presser foot.
- Page 26 Sewing Machine No. 15 Having adjusted the scales for tuck and space as desired, fold the material and crease by hand; pass the folded edge between the spring and spur near you, then between the two blades of the second scale, and back under the presser foot; draw to the right against the guide, lower the presser bar;...
- Page 27 Sewing Machine No. 15 Ruffler Lines 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 shown in Fig. 26 indicate where the material is to be placed for various operations, as follows: FIG. 26. THE RUFFLER AND ITS PARTS Table of Contents Previous Page | Next Page...
- Page 28 Sewing Machine No. 15 Line 1 - the correct position for the material F - ADJUSTING FINGER - the part which to which the ruffled material is regulates the width or size of the plaits. applied. Line 2 - material to be willed. G - SEPARATOR GUIDE - the guide on the Line 3 - the facing for the ruffle.
- Page 29 Sewing Machine No. 15 To Attach the Ruffler to the Machine Raise the needle bar to its highest point and remove the presser foot. Attach the presser foot (A, Fig. 26) to the presser bar by means of the thumb screw, at the same time placing the fork arm (B.
- Page 30 Sewing Machine No. 15 Raise the adjusting lever (E, Fig. 27) and move it to the left so that the projection (D, Fig. 27) will enter the slot marked "1" in the adjusting lever (E) when the lever is released. The ruffling blade will then move forward and back once at every stitch.
- Page 31 Sewing Machine No. 15 To Make Ruffle and Sew it to Garment in One Operation Insert the material to be ruffled between the two blue blades, as shown in Fig. 28, following the line 2, in Fig. 26. Place the garment to which the ruffle is to be attached, under the separator blade, following the line 1, in Fig.
- Page 32 Sewing Machine No. 15 To Ruffle and Sew on a Facing in One Operation Insert the material to be ruffled between the two blue blades, following the line 2, in Fig. 26. Place the garment to which the ruffle is to be attached, under the separator blade, following the line 1, in Fig.
- Page 33 Sewing Machine No. 15 Piping a Ruffle Insert the material to be ruffled between the two blue blades, following the line 2, in Fig. 26. T h i s material must not be over 1 1/4 inches wide, it is carried through the ruffler with the finished edge of the ruffle to the right of the attachment as shown in Fig.
- Page 34 Sewing Machine No. 15 To Adjust the Ruffler for Plaiting Raise the adjusting lever (E, Fig. 31) and move it to the right so that the projection (D, Fig. 31) will enter the slot marked "6" in the adjusting lever when the lever is released. The ruffling blade will then move forward and back once at every six stitches.
- Page 35 Sewing Machine No. 15 To Adjust the Ruffler for Group Plaiting and Gathering The ruffler can be adjusted for group plaiting by lifting the adjusting lever (E, Fig. 32) and moving it to the right so that the top of the projection (D, Fig. 32) enters the small slot indicated by the star on the adjusting lever.
- Page 36 Sewing Machine No. 15 To Oil the Ruffler Occasionally apply a drop of oil to the working parts of the ruffler at each of the places indicated by arrows in Fig. 32. After oiling, operate the ruffler on a waste piece of material to prevent the of] soiling the work If the ruffler does not plait evenly, a drop of oil may remedy the trouble.