Domestic 711 User manual

Domestic
SEWING
MACHINES
SINCE
1868

INDEX
Pages Pages
Accessories
18
Darning and
Mending
11
How
to
Use
19
Embroidery
Hemmers
333
Creative
14
Seam
Gauge
or
Cloth
Guide
21
Hoop
15
Quilting
Guide
21
Features and
Parts
(Front
View)
2
Attachments
28
(Back
View)
3
Adjustable
Cord and
Zipper
Foot
Installation - Head
in
Cabinet
45
Attachment
Foot
Binder
32
Head
in Portable case
43
Edgestitcher
30
Maintenance and Care
22
Hemmers
29
Cleaning
and
Oiling
the
Shuttle
23
Ruffler
37
Needle
Setting
6
Bobbin
Pressure
and
Feeding of
abric
11
Placing
in Shuttle
7
Threading
6
Thin
and
Lightweight
Fabrics
11
Winding
5
Reverse
Sewing
9
Buttonholes
16
Sewing
Preparation
12
Bound
42
Buttons
Sew-On
17
Sewing
Tips
39-40-41
Charts
Straight Stitching
13
Needle-Thread-Fabric-Stitching
4
Tension
Adjustment
10
Stitch
Length
9
Trouble
25-26-27
Threading-Upper
8

FEATURES AND
PARTS
(Front
View)
1.
Thread
Take-up
Lever
2.
Pressure
Release
(Darning)
3.
Arm
Thread
Guides
4.
Zigzag
Stitch
Width
Dial
5,
Zigzag
Stitch
Width
Lock
6.
Stitch
Width
Control
Knob
7.
Bobbin
Winder
Cover
8.
Hand
Wheel
9.
Clutch
10.
Cover
Release
Button
11.
Stitch
Length
Control
12.
Push
Button
Reverse
13.
Bobbin
Winding
Tension
14.
Drop
Feed
Buttons
15.
Needle
Plate
16.
Cover
Plate
17.
Presser
Foot
18.
Presser
Foot
Thumb
Screw
19.
Needle Clamp
20.
Tension
Regulator
21.
Thread
Bar
and
Guide
22.
Sew Lite
Switch
Fig.
1

FEATURES AND
PARTS
(Back
View)
\
—i
23.
Presser
Bar
Lifter
24.
Thread Cutter
26.
Head Hinge
Mounting
Holes
__
Fig.
2

4
NEEDLE
.
THREAD
FABRIC
-
STITCHING GUIDE
Machine
Needle
Stitches
No.
Per
Inch
Cotton
Mercerized
Thread
Thread
Silk
or
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.
14
80
Sheer
voile,
lawn,
to
to
50
A
dimity,
crepe,
016
100
handkerchief
linen,
(Plastic
film)
plastic
film.
etc.
8
to 10
Very
sheer
chiffon,
16
100
batiste,
lace,
organdy,
00
to
to
50
A
ninon,
net,
marquisett
etc.
20
150
Fabric

WINDING
THE
BBIN
Fig.
4
Disengage
hand
wheel
5,
Fig.
3,
from
the
stitching mechanism
by
turnino
clutch
6
toward
you or
counterclockwise.
Push
latch
4
(Fig.
4)
to
spring open cover
3of
the recessed
winder
Place
a
spool
of
thread
on
one
of
the
spool
pins.
Lead thread
through
the
upper
thread
guide
on
arm
and
down
through
tension
disc 9,
Fig. 5,
at
base of
machine. Run
end
of
thread
through a
hole
in
bobbin
edge
(left
flange
and
from inside
out( and
place
bobbin
B
on
spindle
of
bobbin
winder
7,
Fig.
4,
fitting
the
notch bobbin
over
small
pin
on
spin
dle.
Push
bobbin
winder
against
hand
wheel.
Hold
thread
end
loosely
and
start
machine
slowly.
Bobbin
will
stop
winding
when
it
is
filled.
Turn
clutch
away
from
you
until
sewing
mechanism
is
again engaged
so
that needle
moves
when
you
turn
the
hand
wheel.
Break
off
loose
thread
end
used
to
Fig.
5
start
the
winding
and
thread
bobbin
as
stated
on
Page
6.
Fig.
3

C
SETTING
THE NEEDLE
See
Fig.
6,
Ratse
the
needle bar
A
to
htohes:
point,
turning
wneei
toward
you
by
nanc
Then
loosen
the
needle
clamp
screw
S
cod
the
needle
can
be
inserted
into
clamp
C.
Pijo
eedi
(flat
side
to
riaht
in
the
needle clamp
ach
nush
iard
as
tar
as
it
will
go
anto
the
neede
clamp
hole,
tightening
the needle clamp
screw
secireiv
with
a
screw
drvei.
After
changing
the
needle
make
one
com
plete
revolution
of
the
balance
wheel
by
hand
to
be
sure
the
needle
is
in
the
correct
position.
Step
1
illustrated
in
Fig.
8.
Hold
bobbin
case
between thumb
and
forefinger
of
left
hand,
so
that
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 bobbin
case
as
shown
in
Fig. 9,
and
draw
it
under tension
spring
and into
the
fork-shaped
opening
of
the
spring
as
shown
in
Fig.
10.
Fig.
6
p
Ftc.
7
THREADING
THE
BOBBIN
CASE

race
le
SLOI
TENSION
—
Fig.
S
Fig.
10
PLACING
BOBBIN
CASE
IN
SHUTTLE
Raise
needle
bar
to
highest
position,
and
slide
cover
plate
to
the
left.
(See
16,
Fig,
11
Hold
the
bobbin
case
latch,
(D,
Fig.
11
between
the thumb
and
forefinger
of the
left hand,
with
at
least
three
inches
of
thread
running
from
the
lop
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,
(F’.
is
opposite the shuttle
race notch
(A’.
Press
the bobbin case
(B)
into
the shuttle
as far as
possible
until
latch
catches
on
the
center
post
of
the
shuttle.
THEN
release
the
bobbin
case
latch,
(D).
Press
bobbin
case again
after latch
has
been
released
to
make
sure
the
bobbin
case
is locked securely
in
place.
Close
the
cover
plate.
Fig. 9
A
Fig.
11

8
UPPER
THREADING
1.
Turn
the
balance
wheel
toward
you
to
raise
the
take-up
lever
to
its
highest
position.
2.
Place
a
spool
of
thread
on
the
Spool
pin.
3.
Lead
the
thread
through
the
upper
arm
thread
guides.
4.
Run
the
thread
through
the
thread
guide bar
to
the
tension
discs,
then
around
and
be
tween
them
from
right
to
left.
5.
Draw
the
thread
up
through
the
check
spring
and
with
a
slight
tug
into
the
hook.
3
(See
insert,
Fig. 12)
6.
Pass
the
thread under
the
bar
and
up
through
the
eye
of
the
take-up
lever
from
right
to
left.
7.
Lead
thread
down
under
bar,
through
the
face
plate quides and
then
through
the
needle
bar
guide
from
the
back.
8.
Thread
needle
FROM
LEFT
TO
RIGHT,
drawing
it
through
about
3
or
4
inches.
Hold
the
end
of
the
upper
thread
loosely
and
turn
the
hand
wheel
toward
you
until
the
needle
goes
all
the
way
down
and
comes back
up.
A
loop
(Fig.
13)
will
be
formed
over
the
upper thread
which
then
can
be
pulled
out
straight.
Place
both
thread
ends
under
the
slot
of
the
presser
foot
and
draw
toward
the
back
of
the
machine,
leaving both
threads
three
or
four
inches
long.
0
THREAD
GUID€S
Fig.
12

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.—
—
Fig. 14
SETTING
THE
STITCH
LENGTH
The
length
of
the
stitch
is
reoua:ed
by
the
dial,
shown
n
Fig.
14.
Near
0
is
the shortest
stitch
and
5
:s
the
longest, but
toe
dial
may
be
set
at any
spot
between
the
markings
for
a
variety
of
lengths.
Turn the
dial
to
toe
rght
to
lengtnen
and
to
the
left
to
shorten
the stitch.
IK
The
number
stitch
lenoth
you
choose
is
snoicated
by
the
pointer.
RtNG
STITCH
LENGTH
CHART
(APPROXIMATE
Fi
gur
es
or
nd
ca
or
0
1
2
-
3
4
Number
of
stitches
per
inch
No
Feeding
30 25
15
8
6
SEWING
IN
REVERSE
When
you
wish
to
sew
backward
to
tie
the
threads
at
the
beginning
or
end
of a
seam,
press
in
the
button
F,
Fig.
14,
as
far
as
it
will
go.
The
machine will
sew backward
as
long
as the
button
is
held
in.
Fig.
13