Deluxe 311-BBS User manual

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SEWNG
MACHIN
OWNER’S
MANUAL
MODEL
31FBBS
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You
are now
Ihe owner
of
a
predson engineered
Sewing
Machine.
øive
your machine
proper
care and
i
will provide
many years
of trouble
free
service.
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CONTENTS
Description
of
machine
.
2
Operating
balance
wheel
and stop motion
3
Winding
the
bobbin
4
Adjusting
to
wind
on
the bobbin
5
Setting
the
needle
5
Opening
or
closing
the
hinge
plate
6
Removing
the bobbin
case
6
Setting
the
bobbin
case
7
Threading
the bobbin case
7
Threading
the
needle
8
Preparing
for
sewing
9
Removing
the
material
10
Adjusting
the
upper thread
tension
10
Adjusting
under
thread
tension
11-
Thread
tension
11
Adjusting
the
drop feed
12
Regulating
pressure
on
material
12
Regulating
the length
of stitch
13
Sewing
in
reverse
13
Regulating
width
of
zigzag
stitch
14
Regulating
length
of
zigzag
stitch
14
Straight stitching
15
Creative embroidery
15
Samples
of
creative
embroidery
16
Sewlight
16
Embroidering
with
a
hoop
17
Darn
or
monogram without
hoop
17
Accessories
18
Making
buttonholes
19
Blind
stitch
20
Stretch
stitch
sewing
21
Button
Sewing
22
Narrow
hemming
23
Hemming
and
inserting
lace
in
one
operation
24
Cloth guide
24
Quilting
guide
Zipper
foot
25
Cleaning
the shuttle
mechanism
26
Oiling
the
machine
27
Hints
on
smooth
sewing
Needle
anti
thread
sizes
30
For
portable
installation
31
Installing
sewing
head
in
cabinet
33
Adjust
the
motor
belt

1
l’r.ssure
regulator
2
Thread
take
up
ever
3
Upper
thread
guide
4
Zigzag
window
5
Top
cover
6
Spool
pin
7
Zigzag
lock
S
Zigzag
lever
9
Bobbin
winder
release
10
Balance
wheel
11
Hohb:n
winder
lever
12
Rubber
ring
13
Stitch length regulator
14
Stitch
length
dial
15
Reverse
feed
push
button
16
Bobbin
winder
tension
bracket
17
Drop
feed
regulator
(push
button
type)
18
Bed
plate
19
Needle
plate
20
Hinged
plate
21
Presser
foot
22
Needle
23 Needle
bar thread
guide
24
Thread
cutter
25
Face plate
26
Needle
clamp
screw
27 Upper
thread
tension
regplator
28
Arm
thread
guide
29
Stretch
lever
2

OPERATING
BALANCE WHEEL
AND
STOP
MOTION
Hold
the
balance
wheel
(A)
firmly with
your
left
hand and
turn
the
stop
motion knob
(B)
toward
you,
thus permitting
the
balance
wheel
to
run
freely,
so
that
the
bobbin
can
be
wound
without
operating
the
stitching
mechanism.
To
lock
balance
wheel,
turn
the
stop motion
knob
away
from
you.
‘p
—
A
3

WINDING
THE
BOBBIN
Place the
spool
of
thread
on
the
spool
pin
(6)
and dn
out
about
12” of
thread
through
tension
bracket.
Wi
thread
on
to
the bobbin
seven
or
eight
times
toward
you.
Tb
set
the
bobbin
on the spindle
(A)
of the
bobbin
winder. Shou
the
bobbin
wind unevenly,
slide
tension
bracket
to
left
or
rip
as
required.
To
set
the
bobbin,
put the
bobbin
on
the
spindle
(A)
shown,
pushing
up
the
stop
latch
(B).
After
setting
the bobbin,
push
the
lever
(C)
down
and
rubber
ring
will
touch
the
balance
wheel.
Then
turn
the
halan
wheel
toward
you
and
run
the
machine
slowly to
wind thc
bc
bin
evenly.
When
the
bobbin
is
full,
it
will automatically
come
to
a
st
Cut the
thread
and
remove
the bobbin
and
retighten
balar
wheel
for
sewing.
In
order
to
sew
and
wind bobbin
simultaneously,
do
i
loosen
the
balance
wheel.
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4

ADJUSTING
TO
WIND
ON
THE
BOBBIN
Correct
winding
incorrect
winding
In
order
to ensure
smooth
rotation
of the bobbin
within
its
case,
make
sure
that the
thread is
wound
evenly
on
the
bobbin,
otherwise
it
may
cause
thread
to
break,
irregular
tension,
or
fail
to
produce neat
stitches.
SETTING
THE NEEDLE
Turn
the
balance
wheel toward
you until
the needle bar
rea
ches
its
highest
position.
Loosen
the
needle
clamp
screw.
Insert
the
needle
with
the flat
side
toward the
balance
wheel
and
push
the
needle up into
the
needle clamp
until
it
hits the
stop.
Tighten
the
needle
clamp
securely.
5

Turn
the balance
wheel toward
you
until
the
needIe bar
at
its
highest
position.
Lift
the
hinged
plate
and
insert thumb
and
forefinger
of
le
hand.
Open
the
latch
of
the
bobbin
case
as
shown
and take
out
th
bobbin
case
by
holding
the latch.
Inportant-—The
shuttle
hook
and
bobbin
case can
be
knocke
out
of
position
if
you use
a
bent
needle,
or
try
to
take
o
the
bobbin
case when
the
needle
bar
is
lowered.
OPENING
OR
CLOSING
THE
HINGE
PLATE
Our
new
type
hinge
plate
supersedes
the
slide
plate.
To open, place
finger
in
recess
and
lift.
REMOVING
THE
BOBBIN
CASE
6

SETTING THE
BOBBIN CASE
Turn the balance wheel
toward you until the needle
bar
is
at
its highest position.
Hold the latch of the threaded bobbin case between
the thumb
and forefinger of the left hand, replace the bobbin
case. Make
sure that the bobbin case position finger is
fixed in the notch
at
the
top of the
shuttle
race.
Then
release the bobbin case
latch to make sure
the bobbin case
is
locked in
position.
(I) Position Finger.
(2) Bobbin Case. (3) Shuttle
Race.
(4)
Race Ring.
(5)
Clips.
(6)
Shuttle Hook.
(7)
Latch.
THREADING THE BOBBIN CASE
Hold the
bobbin case between the thumb and forefinger
of
your
left
hand
with the slot
in
the edge facing up.
Hold the wound bobbin between the thumb and two fingers
of
your right hand
with the thread on top leading away
from
you.
Insert
the bobbin into the case,
pull the thread into
the slot,
then down under
the spring until it
enters the delivery
eye.
7

THREADING THE
NEEDLE
(Upper
Thread)
Place
a
spool
of
thread
on
spool
and
raise the
take-up lever
to
its higi
point.
Pull
thread
through
the slot
of
ui
thread guides
(1),(2)
down
through
the
tension discs
(3)
up
into
the
thread
check
spring (4)
under
the
arm
thread
guide
(5)
and
on
up
into
the
eye
of
the
tnkt
lever
(6) from
right to
left.
Return
thread
through
the
arm
thr
guide
(5)
down
through the
lower
guide (7)
ins
the
face plate
and
into
th
needle bar
thread guide
Thread needle
from left
to right, pull.
about four inches of
thread
through
needle.
8

PREPARING
FOR
SEWING
(a) Pull
sufficient
thread
through
the needle
and
with
the
left hand
hold
the end,
leaving
it slack
from
the hand
to
the
needle.
(b)
Turn
the balance wheel
toward
you
until
the
needle
moves
down
and up
again,
thus catching
the
under thread.
(c)
When
the
take-up
lever
is
at its highest
point, pull
the
end
of the
needle
thread
you are
holding
and
the under
thread
will
be brought
up
with
it
through
the needle
hole
in
the
needle
plate.
(d)
Lay both
ends
of
thread
under
and to the
back
of
the
presser
foot,
and having
inserted
the mat€rial to
be
stitch
ed, lower
the presser
bar lifter
and
commence
to sew
by
turning
the balance wheel toward
you.
Do
not try
to
help
the
feeding
of
the
work
by pulling the
material,
as this may
deflect
the
neelle
and
cause
it
to break.
The
machine
feeds
without
any
assistance.
Never
operate
the
machine
without
material
under the
presser
foot.
9

REMOVING
THE MATERIAL
(a)
Stop the
machine
when the needle is at
its highest
poi
(b)
Lift
the
presser bar
lever and draw
the material to
the 1
hand
side
and to
the rear of
the
machine.
(c)
Passing
the
threads
over
the
thread cutter as
shown,
down
lightly and
cut the
threads.
(d)
Always
leave
three
to
four inches
of
thread
for
furti
sewing.
ADJUSTING
THE
UPPER
TI{READ
TENSION
(a)
In
most
cases
the
perfect stitch
can be
obtained
by
regu
ting
the
upper
thread tension.
To
increase
the
upper
thr
tension,
turn
the
tension
dial
clockwise,
and
to decrea
turn it
anti-clockwise.
(b)
The
tension
dial
should
not be
turned
abruptly
but
lit
by little
until
the
desired
tension
is
obtained,
and
alw
make
sure
that
the
presser
foot is
down when
mak
tension
adjustments.
10

ADJUSTING
UNDER
THREAD
TENSiON
All
machines
are
correctly
adjusted
before leaving
the factory,
therefore
it
is
seldom necessary
to alter
the
UNDER
tension.
Should
it
become
necessary
to
do
so,
tighten
the
tension
spring
screw
to
increase
the
tension
and
loosen the
screw
slightly
to lessen the tension,
using
the small
screw
driver.
THREAD
TENSION
B
‘I—
A.
Perfect
Stitch.
B. Tight
Upper
Thread Tension.
C. Tight
Under Thread
Tension.
(a) For
ordinary
stitching,
the
needle
and the bobbin
threads
should
be locked
in
the
center
of
the
thickness
of the
material,
as
illustrated
(A).
(b)
If the tensipn
on the
needle
thread
is
too tight, or
if
that
on the
bobbin
is
too
loose,
the
needle
thread
will
lie
straight
along the
upper
surface
of the
material, as
shown
in
illustration
(B).
(c)
If the
tension
on the
bobbin
thread
is too
tight,
or
if
that
on the
needle
is too
loose,
the bobbin
thread
will
lie
straight
along
under
side
of the
material,
as
shown
in
illustration
(C).
A
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(,.
,
ADJUSTING
THE
DROP
FEED
This
mechanism
drops the feed dog
under
the
needle
p!
when
the
material
is
required
to
be
moved freely
by
hand
embroidering
and
darning.
When
the
left
button
is
pushed
completely
down
(mark
DOWN.),
it
enables
the
material
to
be
moved
freely
under
presser
foot,
which
is
convenient
for
embroidery, darning,
e
For
sewing very light
material,
push
the
center
button
cc
pletely
down
(marked
SILK).
For
ordinary
sewing,
push
the right
button
completely
do
(marked UP),
when the
three buttons are
always
up
and
cv
REGULATING
PRESSURE
ON
MATERIAL
To increase
pressure
for
heavy materials,
press
(A)
downwa
and to
release
pressure
for
light materials,
darning,
etc.,
preSs’
down
when (A)
will
automatically release
the
pressure.
When
darning, lower
the
presser
bar lever
and yon
are
re
to
darn
or
embroider.
“Note:
—When
reverting
to
normal
sewing,
do
not
forget
press “A”
into
position
to
give
the
required
pressure
on
presser
foot,
otherwise
the
machine
will
not
feed
properly.
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REGULATING
THE LENGTH
OF
STITCH
Turn
the dial
to
the right
to lengthen
and to
the left
to
shorten
the
stitch.
Near
0
is
the
shortest
stitch
and
5
is
the
longest.
SEWING
IN
REVERSE
To
sew
backward
for
tying
the
threads
at the
beginning
or
end
of
a
seam,
press
in
the
button
R,
as far
as
it
will go.
The
machine
will
sew
backward
as long
as the
button
is
pressed.
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REGULATING
WIDTH
OF
ZIGZAG
STITCH
The
width
of
zigzag
stitch
is regulated
by
the
zigzag
wk
knob
(A).
By
turning
this
knob
clockwise from
O—5,
the
wid
of
stitch
can
be
varied.
Turning
the
stitch
width
knob
simultaneously activate
the
red
line
marker
and
indicate
wid
of
stitch
selected.
REGULATING
LENGTH
OF
ZIGZAG
STITCH
The
stitch
length
dial
regulates
the length
of
the
zigzag
stitc
for
zigzag
sewing
in the same
manner
as
for
straight
sewing
In
order
to
produce
the
“Satin
Stitch”
which
is
the
closes
zigzag
stitch,
set
the
stitch
length
dial
close
to
0.
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STRAIGHT
STITCHING
For straight
sewing
on
fine
fabric
or
very
soft
material, you
may
want
to
use
the
straight
stitch
presser
foot
included
in
your
accessory
box.
(A)
Loosen
thumb
screw
and
remove
zigzag
presser
foot.
(B)
Replace
with
straight
stitch
presser
foot.
Be
sure
to
Set
the
zigzag
width
knob
at
0,
or
the
needle
will
break
in
striking the
presser
foot.
CREATIVE
EMBROIDERY
lie
sure
zigzag
presser
is
in
place.
The
satin
stitch
which
is
really
just
a
very
short
zigzag
stitch
and
the basis
for
most
embroidery,
is
obtained
by
setting stitch
length
as
near
0
as
possible
without
stoping
the
feeding action
and
zigzag
width
at
5.
To
stitch
continuously
at
one
width
of
zigzag
stitching,
set
zigzag
width
dial
to
chosen
stitch
width number.
With
the
machine
set
for
a
short
stitch
length,
different
designs
can
be
made
by
turning
the
zigzag
width
dial
back
and
forth
between
0
and
5
or
any
other combination
of
widths.
Set
a
rhythm
for
yourself
and then
proceed.
After
awhile
you
will
become quite
skillful,
varying
your
designs
by
the
speed
of
the
machine,
stitch
length,
and
manipulation
of
the
zigzag
width
knob.
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SAMPLES
OF
CREATIVE
EMBROIDERY
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B
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A.
Sew
a
few
stitches
at
5
width,
then
quickly hack
for
a
short
period.
Count,
if necessary,
to
establis
rhythm.
B.
Set
width
at
2 then
move
knob
(A)
slowly
between
r
bers
2
and
5
rather
fast.
C.
Set
width
at 1.
Gradually
move
knob
from
1 to
5,
allo
it
to
snap
back
quickly.
D.
Set zigzag
stitch
width
at
5,
stitch
length
at
1’/..
D
few
zigzag
stitches, push down
drop
feed
“DOWN”
S
or
4
stitches,
then
push
down
drop
feed
‘UP”
raise
the
feeding mechanism.
By
operating
the
drop
rhythmically
it
is
not
necessary
to
count
stitches.
SEWLIGHT
The
lamp housing is
located
at
the
front side
of
the
i
under
the
face
plate.
The
light switch knob
is
located
at
back
side
of
the
face plate.
To
switch
on
or
off
the
light,
push
the
light-switch
knob

EMBRO[DERING
WITH
A HOOP
It is easy to follow
a stamped design or
to
work free hand
when
embroidering or monogramming.
Release the pressure
from the
foot
by
pressing down the snap lock
on
the
automatic
darner.
Drop the feed completely.
Stretch
the fabric in an embroidery hoop, and place
under
the
needle
after
removing the
presser foot, Set the stitch width
at
the
size you prefer and lower the presser bar
lifter. Then
operate the machine
at
a
rather
high speed while
moving
the
hoop
slowly with both hands.
Work
carefully
and
be sure to
keep
fingers
out of
the path of the
needle.
Should
you
encounter skip
stitches, the fabric
is not stretched
tight enough
or
a
darning
spring
is needed.
DARN OR
MONOGRAM
WITHOUT HOOP
• If you
wish
to
darn or
monogram
without
embroidery
hoop,
leave zigzag
presser foot in
place,
release
all
pressure on
presser
foot,
set stitch
length at 0,
set
zigzag stitch
width to
suit, and
leave
feed
in
sewing position.
When
darning
or
monogramming
in this
manner
the fabric
must be
held
taut or skipped
stitches
will be
encountered.
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ACCESSORIES
1.
Accessory
Box
2.
Plastic
Oiler
(Sealed
anc
3.
Package
of
Needles (5)
4.
Large
Screw Driver
5.
Small
Screw
Driver
6. Bobbns
(4)
7. Felt
Washers
(2)
(for
spo
8.
Quilter
Guide
9.
Cloth Guide
with
Thurnl.
10.
Button
Sewing
Foot
11.
Buttonhole
Foot
12.
Presser
Foot
for
Straight
13.
Narrow Hemmer
14.
Zipper
Foot
15.
Bulb
16.
Seam
Ripper
17.
Darning
Spring
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