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GUIDE BOOK ON USE AND CARE OF YOUR SEWING MACHINE ZIGZAG MODEL 2131...
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Congratulations on your choice of a zigzag sewing machine. With this versatile White de luxe machine it is possible to progress from the simplest sewing performance to many kinds of artistic needlework. All that is required is a thorough understanding of its functions and familiarity with its operation.
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FEATURES AND PARTS Back View Light Switch Presser Bar Lifter Motor Thread Cutter Pulley Feed Belt Light Housing Light Bulb Button...
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NEEDLE THREAD FABRIC STITCHING GUIDE Machine Silk Needle Stitches Cotton Mercerized Per Inch Thread Thread Nylon Fabric Extremely heavy Heavy Duty tarpaulin, sacking, canvas, duck, etc. Heavy upholstery Heavy Duty fabric, ticking, denim, leatherette Medium heavy drapery Heavy Duty fabric, velveteen, suiting, felt, terry, etc.
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HOW TO THREAD THE MACHINE Single Needle, Fig. 1O Turn hand wheel toward you to raise take-up lever to highest position. Place a spool of thread on spool pin A, lead thread through eyelet in arm thread guide B, pass the thread down and around tension discs C from right to left into check spring D then tug on thread to pull it around and into...
SEWING IN REVERSE When you wish to sew backward to tie the threads at the begin- fling or end of a seam, press in the reverse button B, Fig. 14, as far The machine will sew backward as long as the will go.
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CREATIVE EMBROIDERY Be sure zigzag presser foot and zigzag needle plate are in place. The satin stitch, Fig. 23, which is really just a very short zigzag stitch, and the basis for most embroidery, F. 23 is obtained by setting the stitch length as near 0 as possible without stopping the feeding action.
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‘14, ‘!! .“ /!fr :!f4’ Vii_4 — Fg.25 then snap it back Gradually move lever from 0 to Set locks at 0 and 12. 112, The speed of the machine will govern the length of the triangular quickly to 0. pattern.
EMBROIDERING WITH A HOOP It is easy to follow a stamped design or to work free hand when embroidering or monogramming. Release the pressuro from the foot See Fig. 26 by pressing down the snap lock on the automatic Fig. 26 darner.
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ride on the first stitching line, successive rows will When the bar is attached be an equal distance apart. so that the curved part is to the right of the needle, may also serve as a seam width guide. SEAM GAUGE OR CLOTH GUIDE. Use the seam gauge as a guide for straight seams and even rows of top stitching along edges of fabric.
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Oil at spots indicated in Fig. 39. Use gear lubrican t on gears indicated by white arrows in Figs. 37 and 38. Lubricate only when machine seems to sew more slowly than usual.
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Skipped Stitches Do not use a blunt or bent needle. Insert needle correctly. Use correct needle size for thread. Be sure pressure on foot is sufficient when sewing heavy fabrics. Stitches Loop Make sure tensions are properly balanced and that machine is threaded correctly. Machine Binds Clean thread, dust and lint from hook, shuttle and race.
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