Domestic 1762 User manual

HOW TO
USE
AND
CARE
FOR
YOUR
MODEL
1762

Yuu
are
now
the
owner
of
a
new
DOMESTIC
automatic
zigzag
sewing
machine
with
built
m
blind
hem
stitching
device,
the
most
versatile
machine
of
its
type
you
can possess.
lleautiful
decorative
patterns
are automatically
made
just
by using
design discs
pro
vl(ied
with
this
machine.
By
the
movement
of
one
lever
your
machine
is
converted
into
a
blind
hem
stitcher.
Buttonholes, monogram:ning,
overcasting
and
creative embroidery
are
done
with
ease
and
speed.
To
aid
you in
obtaining
the
greatest
performance
from
your
new
DOMESTIC
this
book
on
its
care
and
use
has
been
written
for
you.
Read
the
instructions
carefully
as
a
thorough
understanding
of
your
machine
will
reward
you
with many
hours
of
trouble-free,
creative
sewing.
Time-saving
attachments
such
as
rufflers,
binders,
edgestitchers, cording
feet
and
soforth
to
complement the
accessories
furnished
with your
DOMESTIC
are
available
from
the
store
where
you
purchased
your
machine.
DOMESTIC
SEWING
MACHINE
CO.,
INC.
CLEVELAND
11,
OHIO
DOMESTIC
SEWING
MACHINES
111
BERMONDSEY
ROAD
Toronto
16,
Ontario,
Canada

INDEX
Page
Page
Features
and
Parts
2
3
4Darning 18
Needle and
Thread
Chart
5
Making
Buttonholes
19
Setting
the
Needle
6
Sewing
on
Buttons
20
Winding
the
Bobbin
6
How
to Use
Accessories 21
22
23
Threading
Bobbin
Case
7
Narrow
Hemmer
21
Placing
Bobbin
Case
in
Shuttle 8
Lace
Trimmed
Hem
21
Upper Threading
9
Lace
Edge 22
Straight
Stitching
10
French
Seam
22
Changing
Foot
and
Plate
10
Flat
Felled
Seam
22
Setting
the
Stitch
Length
11
Hand
Rolled
Effect
22
Stitch
Length
Chart
11
Quilting
Guide
22
Sewing
in Reverse
11
Adjusting
the
Tensions
11
Seam
Gauge
23
Adjusting
Pressure
and
Feed
12
Care
and Maintenance
23
General
Sewing
12
Oiling
24
Light
Weight
Fabrics
13
Cleaning
and
Oiling
Shuttle
25
Darning
and
Monogramming
13
Accessories
26
Preparing
to
Sew
13
Trouble
Charts
27
28 29
Removing
the
Work
14
Attachments 31 32 33
34 35
36
Creative
Embroidery
14
Attachment
Foot
32
Satin
Stitch
14
Edgestitcher
32
Adjusting Stitch Width
15
Ruffler
35
Embroidery
Patterns
15
Binder
33
Samples
of
Embroidery
15
Hemmers
34
Automatic
Embroidery
16
Darning
Spring
34
Blind
Hems
17
Cording
&
Zipper
Foot
36
Embroidery
with
a Hoop
18
Sewing
on
Zipper
36

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FEATURES AND
PARTS
Front
View
1
Spool
Pins
13.
Needle
Plate
-
Seam
Guide
2.
Stitch Width
Window
14.
Presser
Foot
3.
Stitch
Width
Lever
15.
Needle
Clamp
and
Screw
4.
Zigzag Stop
Knobs
16.
Attachment and
Foot
Thumb
Screw
5.
Hand
Wheel
17.
Needle
Bar
Thread
Guide
-
18.
Thread
Guides
6.
Wheel
Clutch
19.
Tension Regulator
7.
Bobbin
Winder
20.
Light
Switch
8.
Stitch
Length
Dial
21.
Take-up
Lever
9.
Push Button Reverse
22.
Pressure
Release
-
Darner
10.
Bobbin
Winding
Tension 23.
Arm
Thread
Guide
11.
Drop
Feed
Knob
24.
Cam
Cover
Chamber
12.
Cover
Plate
25.
Control
Lever

24
Thread
Cutter
25. Presser
Bar
Lifter
FEATURES
AND
PARTS
(Back
View)
0
27
—25
Fig.
2
26.
Feed
28.
Belt
27.
Motor

NEEDLE
- THREAD
-
FABRIC -
STITCHING
GUIDE
Machine Silk
Needle Stitches
Cotton Mercerized
or
Fabric
No.
Per
Inch Thread Thread Nylon
Extremely
heavy
6
10
tarpaulin,
sacking,
4
to
to
Heavy
Duty
canvas,
duck,
etc.
8
30
Heavy
upholstery
8
30
fabric,
ticking,
3
to to
Heavy Duty
denim,
leatherette 10
40
Medium
heavy
drapery
10
40
fabric,
velveteen,
2
to
to
Heavy
Duty
suiting,
felt,
terry,
etc.
12
60
Medium
broadcloth,
12
60
percale,
gingham,
linen,
1
to
to
50
A
chintz,
taffeta,
sheer
14
80
wool, shantung,
etc.
Sheer
voile,
lawn,
14
80
dimity,
crepe,
0
to to
50
A
handkerchief
linen, 16
100
plastic
film,
etc.
Plastic
film)
8
to
10
Very sheer
chiffon,
16
100
batiste,
lace,
organdy,
00
to to
50
A
ninon,
net,
marquisette,
etc.
20
150

SETTING
THE
NEEDLE
See
Fig.
3.
Raise
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.
After
changing
needle
make
one
complete
revolution
of
balance
wheel
by
hand
to
be
sure
the
needle
is
in
the correct
position.
Turn
the
clutch
in
the
center
of
the
hand wheel
Fig.
4
toward
you
to
disengage
the
sewing
mechanism.
Place
a
spooi
of
thread
on
the
spool
pin
on
the
bed
of
the
machine
Fig.
5
.
Pass
thread through
tension disc
A.
Insert
thread
through
a
hole
on
edge
of
bobbin
and
place
bobbin
on
spindle
B’
of
winder.
Be
sure
that
the
notch
in
the
bobbin
fits
over
the
small
pin
on
the
spindle.
Place
pulley
C
against
hand
wheel
by
press
ing
lever
D
and
set
machine
in
mo
tion.
When
the
bobbin
is
fully
wound,
the
action
of
the
winder
stops
auto
maticaily.
Remove
from
spindle
and
\
cut
off
loose
thread
end
used
to
start
Fig.
5
winding.
Before
starting
to
sew
again,
I
tighten clutch by
turning
it
away
from you.
If
the
bobbin
winds
unevenly,
adjust
the
bobbin
winding
tension
Fig.
4
disc
Ai
to
the
right
or
left
by loosening
the
screw.
When
the
disc
is
in
the
proper
position,
tighten
screw.
Fig.
3
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HOW
TO WIND
THE
BOBBIN

THREADING
THE
BOBBIN
CASE
Step
1
illustrated
in Fig.
6).
Hold
bobbin
case
between
thumb
and
forefinger
of
left hand,
so
that
Fig.
6
the
slot
in
the
edge
of
the
bobbin
case
is
on
top.
Take the
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
Fig.
7
bobbin
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.
8

PLACING
BOBBIN
CASE
IN
SHUTTLE
Open
hinged
cover
plate
left
of
the
needle.
(See
12,
Fig.
L
Hold
the
bobbin
case
latch,
D,
Fig.
9,
between
the
thumb
and
forefinger
of
the
left
hand,
with
at
least
three
inches
of
thread
running
from
the
top
of
the
bobbin
case
to
the
right.
Insert
and
center
the
bobbin
case
on
the
stud
of
the shuttle
body,
C
.
Be
sure
the
bobbin
case
finger,
E,
is
will
enter
the
shuttle
race
notch,
AL
Press
the
bobbin
case
B
into
the
shuttle
as
far
as
pos
sible
until
latch
catches
on
the
center
post
of
the
Fig,
9
shuttle.
THEN
release
the
bobbin
case
latch,
D
Press
bobbin
case
again after
latch
has
been
re
leased
to make
sure
the
bobbin
case
is
locked
securely
in place.
Close
the cover
plate.
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Fig.
10