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.
S
0
1
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G
Fig.
10

UPPER
THREADING
Fig.
10
1)
Place
spool of
thread
on
upper
spool
pin,
2
lead
thread
through
arm
thread
guide
A
3)
down and
around tension
discs
B
from
right
to
left
4
into
the
check
spring C
over
threaded
discs
5
then
pull
thread
under
bar
ID
See
insert,
Fig.
10
6
up
into take-up
lever E
from
right to
left
7
down
into
thread
guide F
on
face
plate
8)
through
the
needle
bar
thread
guide G
9)
and
into
needle
from
left
to
right.
Pull
three or
four
inches
of
thread
through
need)
Hold
the
end
of
upper
thread
loosely
and
turn
hand
wheel toward
you
until
the
need
goes
all the
way
down and
comes
back
up.
A
loop
(Fig.
11)
will
be
formed
over
the
low
thread
which
then
can
be
pulled
out
straight.
Place
both
thread ends under
the
slot
of
ti
presser
foot
and
draw
toward
the
back
of
the
machine,
leaving both
threads
three or
fo
inches long.
Fig.
11

STRAIGHT
STITCHING
For
straight
sewing
on
fine
fabric
or
very
soft
material,
you
may
want
to
use
the
straight
stitch
presser
foot
and
the
straight
stitch
needle
plate
which
are
in
cluded
in
your
accessory
box.
Both
have
narrow
needle
slots.
Changing
the
Foot
and
Plate.
To
change
presser
foot
14,
Fig.
1
loosen
thumb
screw
16,
Fig.
1
and
remove
zigzag
foot.
Replace
with
hinged
narrow
foot
and
tighten
screw
securely.
To
change
needle
plate
13,
Fig.
1
remove
it
with
cover
plate
from
machine.
Turn
assembly
wrong side
up.
Hold
needle
plate
in
left
hand
and
cover
plate
in
right.
Fig.
12-A
Slip
upper
pin
on
cover
plate
out
of
groove
on
needle
plate,
and
pull
upper portion
of
cover
plate
away. Then
lower
pin
can
be
separated
from
groove
as
the
tongue
on
cover
plate
slips
out
of
the
spring
latch
on
needle
plate.
To
attach
cover
plate
to
straight stitch
plate,
again
hold assembly
wrong
side
up.
Holding
cover
plate
in
right
hand
at
a
slight upward
angle,
slide
lower
pin
in
to
groove,
then
lift
cover
plate
to
insert
tongue
into
opening
of
spring
latch.
Upper
pin
will then
slide
easily
into
groove.
Put
plates
on
machine and
fasten
securely
with
needle
plate
screws.
Be
sure
to
set
the stitch
width
at
0or
the needle
will
break
in
striking
the
foot or
plate. Adjust
stops
E
to
hold
zigzag
lever
D
in
0
position.
1
—
I
4
Fig.
12-A
0
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F
4)
E
Fiy.
12-B

11
SETTING
THE
STITCH
LENGTH
The
lengh
of
the
stitch
is
regulated
by
the
dial,
F,
shown
in
Fig.
12B.
Near
0
is
the
shortest
stitch
and
9
is the
longest, but the
dial
may
be
set
at
any
spot
between
markings
for
variety
of
lengths.
Turn
the
dial
to
the
right
to
lengthen
and
to
the
left
to
shorten
the
stiteh.
The
number
of the
stitch
length
you
choose
should
appear
below
the dot
on
the
control
plate.
STITCH
LENGTH
CHART
Approximate)
Figures
on
indicator
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
Number
of
stitches
per
inch
No
Feeding 60
40
20
16
12
10
8
7
6
SEWING
IN REVERSE
When
you
wish
to
sew
in
reverse
to tie
the
threads
at
the
beginning
or
end
of a
seam,
press
in
the
button
G,
Fig.
12-B,
as
far
as
it
will
go.
The
machine
will
sew
backward
as
long
as
the
button
is
held
in.
Only about
4
or
5
stitches
are
needed
to
tie
a
seam.
ADJUSTING
THE
TENSIONS
Always
adjust
the
upper
tension
with
the
presser
foot
down,
as
the
tension
is
automatically
released
when
it
is
raised.
To
increase
the
tension
on
the
upper
thread,
turn
dial
(Fig.
13)
to
the
right,
or
clockwise.
To
decrease,
turn
to
the
left.
The
higher
the
number
on
the
dial
the
tighter
the
tension.
Before
adjusting
lower
tension
be
sure
that the
machine
is
threaded
properly.
When
necessary
to
change
the
bobbin
tension,
turn
small
screw
Fig.
14j
on
side
of
the
bobbin
case
clockwise
to
tighten,
counterclockwise
to
loosen.

I,
When
the
upper
and
under
tensions
are properly
balanced,
a
perfect stitch
will
be
formed
with
both
threads
interlocking
in
fabric
“Fig.
15).
When
the
upper
tension
is
too
tight, the
lower
thread
is
pulled
up
over
the
upper
thread
which
is
lying
flat
on
the
fabric
(Fig.
16).
When
the
upper
tension
is
too
loose
the
upper
thread
forms
loops
over
the
lower
thread lying
flat on
the
fabric
(Fig.
17).
ADJUSTING
PRESSURE
AND
FEEDING
OF FABRIC
GENERAL
SEWING.
Usually
for straight
sewing
and
zigzag stitching,
the
pressure
bar
cap
or
darner
release,
22,
Fig.
18,
is
at
its
lowest position
and the
drop
feed
knob
is
turned
to
HIGH.
position,
Fig.
19.
Fig.
14
Fig.
15
EEEEEEfI
Fig.
16
Fig.
17
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Fig.
18
Fig.
19

13
SEWING
THIN
OR LIGHT
WEIGHT
FABRICS.
When
lighter
pressure
is
required
to
sew
satisfactorily
on
thin
silk
or
filmy
material,
the pressure
cap
should
be
about halfway
down.
Release all
the
way
by
pressing
the
snap lock,
A,
Fig.
20,
and
then
press cap
B
down
again to
halfway
spot. Lower
the
feed
slightly
by
turning
the
red arrow
on
the
knob
to
“LOW”
position.
DARNING
AND
MONOGRAMMING.
In
order
to
move
the
fabric freely
in
any
direction
for
darning, mending
and
certain
kinds
of
free-hand
embroidery,
release the
pressure cap
B
com
pletely
by
pressing
down
on
the
snap
lock, A,
Fig.
20.
Turn
the
knob
to
“DOWN”
position,
which drops
the
feed
well
below
the
needle
plate.
To
return
feed
to
normal,
return
knob
to
“HIGH”.
PREPARING
TO
SEW
Have
take-up
lever at
highest
point
before
starting
to
sew.
Do
not
try
to
help the feeding
by
pulling
the
material
as
this
may
deflect
the
needle
and
cause
it to
break.
NEVER
run
machine
without
material under presser
foot.
Place
material
and
threads
in
position
under
the
presser
foot
and
lower
the
presser
foot.
Turn
the
hand
wheel toward
you
until the
needle
is
at
its
highest
point.
You
are
now
ready
to
begin
sewing.
By
having
the
needle
at
its
highest
point,
it
is
not
necessary
to
touch
the
hand
wheel
to
start
the
machine,
You
merely
press
the
control.
The
speed
of
the
machine
is
regulated by
increasing
or
decreasing
the
amount
of
pressure
exerted
on
the
control.
Fig.
20

14
REMOVING
THE
WORK
Be
sure
to
stop the
machine
when the
thread
take-up
lever and
needle
bar are
located
at
the
highest
position.
Now
raise the presser
foot
and
draw
the
fabric
back
and
to
the
left,
Fig.
21-A
and
B,
and
pass
the
threads
over
the
thread
cutter.
Pull
down
slightly,
holding
thread
in
both
hands,
so
as
not
to
bend
the
needle.
Leave
the
ends
of
thread
under
the presser
foot.
CREATIVE
EMBROIDERY
Be
sure
zigzag presser
foot
and
zigzag needle plate
are
in
place
and control
lever “25”
Fig.
1
is
in
the
M
Position.
which
zigzag
stitch,
and
the
basis
for
Fig.
22
most
embroidery,
is
obtained
by
setting
the
stitch
length
as
near
0
as
possible
without
stopping
the
feeding
action.
The
width
may
be
set
anywhere
from
just
past
0
to
the
widest,
4.
Fig.
21-A
Fig.
21-B

Adjusting
the
Stitch
width
To
stitch
continuously
at
one
width
of
zigzag
stitching
lock
stops
E
Fig.
12B,
so
that
red
pointers
meet
on
width
chosen.
Should
you
wish to
move
freely
between any
two
widths,
such
as
2
and
4,
in
doing
free
hand
embroidery
or
buttonholes,
slide
stops
to 0
and 4,
then
move
zigzag width
lever to
the
right.
Set
left stop
at
desired
width.
Then
move
lever
to
the
left and
set
the right
stop
at
width
desired.
To
move stops,
turn
knob
to
left
to
loosen
and
to
right
to
tighten.
Embroidery
Patterns
With
the
machine
set
for a
short
stitch
length,
different
designs
can
be
made
by
swinging
the
stitch width
or
zigzag
lever
back
and
forth
between
0
and
4
or
any
other
combination
of
widths.
Try
setting
the
locks at
1
and
4,
2
and
3,
etc.
Set a
rhythm
for
yourself
and then
proceed.
After
a
while
you will
become
guite
skillful,
varying
your
designs
by
the
speed
of
the
machine,
stitch
length
and
width
and
the
manipulation
of
the lever.
SAMPLES
OF CREATIVE
EMBROIDERY
A.
Sew
a
few
stitches
at
4
width,
then
quickly
move
A
lever
back
to
0
for
a
short
period.
Count,
if
neces
B
sary,
to
establish
a
rhythm.
.
‘
B.
Set
stops
at
2
and
4,
then
move
lever slowly
between
C
settings,
operating
machine
rather
fast.
C.
Set
stops
at
1
and 4.
Gradually
move
lever
from
1
D
to
4,
then
snap
it
back
quickly
to
1.
D.
Set
both
stops
at
4,
stitch
length
at
4.
Do a
few
E
zigzag
stitches,
drop
feed
for
3or
4
stitches,
then
raise
it
again.
By
operating
the
feed
knob
rhyth-
Fig.
23
mically
it
is
not
necessary
to
count
stitches.

16
E
Drop
feed,
lock
stitch width
at
4,
take
3
or
4
stitches,
leave
needle
in
fabric
left
of
stitches.
Pivot
fabric
on
needle
to
make
next
daisy
petal.
Continue
until
flower
design
in
complate.
Lock
threads
by
setting
stitch
width
at 0
and
taking
3or
4
stitches
in
center
of
design.
A
0
I
.-‘
/
B
.—,
—,
Fig.
24
Fig.
25
AUTOMATIC
EMBROIDERY
Your
machine
will
produce embroidery
patterns
automatically
by
inserting
anyone
of
its
cams
Fig.
24
in
the
chamber
on
top
of
the
machine.
Be
sure
the
zigzag needle
plate
and
zigzag presser
foot
are
on
the
machine,
control
lever,
“A”
Fig.
25
is
in
the
“C”
position
and the
zigzag
stitch
width
stops
“ID”
are
in
the
off
positions.
With
zigzag stitch
width
lever
“B”
Fig.
25
in
its
extreme
right
hand
position,
place
cam
on
spindle,
apply
slight
pressure
while
turning
cam
until
it
slips
down into
place.

Move
zigzag
stich width
lever
“B”
to
its
extreme
left
hand
position and
set
the
stitch
lengt
where you
prefer
it,
but
remember
that
most
embroidery
designs
require
a
stitch
length
of
1
c
less
for
best
appearance.
To
remove
cam,
open
door
covering
cam
chamber,
move
lever
“B”
to
the
right
as
for
as
will
go
and
lift cam
off
the
spindle.
BLIND
HEMS
Blind
hems
are
one
of
the
most
helpful
things
your
machine
will
make,
they
are
used
oi
dresses,
skirts,
mens trousers,
drapes
and
any other
item
when
an
inconspicuos
hem
is
required.
Place
control
lever
A
Fig.
25
in
the
B
position,
the
zigzag
lever
to
the
extreme
left
anc
set
stitch
length at
approximately
number 5.
Prepare
the
garment
in
the
same manner
as
for
hand
hemming.
Step
1.
Fig.
26
If
hem
with folded
edge
is
used
make
first fold
3
8”
deep.
Step
2.
Turn
hem
the
depth
desired
and
baste
E 1
4”
from
upper
edge.
Press
into
place.
Step
3.
Fold
hem
back
toward
right
side
of
garment
leaving
1
4”
extended.
Step 4.
Place material
under
presser
foot
and
sew
blind
hem
automatically.
Blind
hem
completed.
‘ ITI’
coN11’LET1i)
STEP
4
Fig.
26

18
EMBROIDERING
WITH
A
HOOP
It
is
easy
to
follow
a
stamped
design
or
to
work
free
hand
when
embroidering
or
monogramming.
See
Fig.
27
Release
the
pressure
from
the
foot
by
pressing
down
the
snap
lock
on
the
automatic
darner.
Turn
the
drop
feed
knob
to
DOWN
position
see
Fig.
19.
Stretch
the
fabric
in
an
embroidery
hoop,
and
Fig.
27
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.
DARNING
Release
pressure
from
foot
and
drop
feed
as
directed
above.
Place
fabric
to
be
mended under
foot,
and stitch
around
hole,
moving
the
fabric
firmly
and
slowly
in
any
direction.
To
fill
in
the
hole,
stitch
from
center
outward,
completing
and
stitch
ing
in
fablic.