Riccar SUPER STRETCH 888 User manual

model 888
INSTRUCTION MANUAL
FREE ARM ZIG ZAG

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J'rjridjKil I'jrls of sMoJcS 8H.S ...
Cyrryiui; Olsu smU VVurk Tabk - -.-.
(IJ OpL:ju[ii; iicKl Cl(>‘;iii}^ liic Cov^ir ..
I^2J llti: Sriap-oji .Si:vvirig 2 ’jjIjIc ^ -.
Siiwintj I'^jcpaniiiui] ■ — ' ... —
{ I) Selection und Insertion of Moeiilc"............
(2) Wniiliiig ihc Uobbni.- ..- ■
(3) 1 hre:jil5ng the Eiohbin Case
Ch Ijiserlitig tlie LSolhJn Case hilo iJie Hook.
(5> Upper'I'iireaditig ■ ^ -.. ■ ■ ..*
(6) I'rcjssure AdjusilineiU.
C7] Atljijsl iiieiH ol l)ro|i riri:[,l - .. . .... . . . . . .
(H) AiijUiSUucEtl of Slilch Leiiglli [Jiid Kcvcjiic Sewing
StmiglK Slileh Sewing . ^ ,
f I) krcpjjrulioiT Tor SlraigliE Scwiiig -.. ■ ■
(2j Start Sewing , ^ ..-.
{,3J AdjusLcncnt of Thread 'I’eiision .- '..
ManuEEi Zigzag Sewing ■ - - .- * . . .. . -
(1J Preparation for Manual Zigzag l^alteri] Sewing
(2) AdjuislJiieirl oJ'Zigzag...
(3} Adjustnienl ol'MeeJIc Position ..
(4} Manual Zigz.ag I'alEeruTs and Dial Settings . — ----
(5) linibroidery SLilch Sewing '...
Auloinutic Zigzag i Ail tern Sewing- —
[ I) Preparal itm lor Zig/ag JUtlern Sewjng — ..... .
SZJ /.igzag I'atlei Ji Ctrai I ■ ....
(3) iTaclical Sewing ol Zigzag lAiLienis ----- — - - -
liutLonJiole Sewing * ■ ... ...’
Twiji-Meedic Sewing ._. . -... — . -
ScwLtrg on button ^ -.. ■
Zipper Sewing ------ — —.- -
Cordj ng ■ ■ .... . . --
Using the Iieimoer -..
Using the liUnd SUteh Tool - .."
Automatic Variation.'; of Btnbroulery Motlls ..
OILING AND Ct.L-ANING.. ■
OILING TIIH AKM..... -
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2 . CARRYING CASE AND WCJJUC
(I)OPKNING AND CLOSING HIL COVLU
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rhii; csu cyicii; is desLEUEi:l for lioLisIng
vj^iiiiiiiS UL'Trossin te;; lor your dtiily
scwinj' wockw its wtll iis iJitrwihg uryiiinut;.
( t - i j '. I)
To o|]Liu UiL' liovtTn (uru \hii io\iks, of LolEi
. ■ iKlL; eiHiuf \v\iY -JihI l>Lisli locks j|] Ihe
w;iy iiu llicii lifl (lie taver.
'[o Goski liiu: tJoVLT, |,)lLLct: I lie lool cojilroJ
heli'nd Ihc JYee Lrnii Mid lire; siiap-on
serving LiiDt: iiiUi lUt: grouve uf (lie bot-
(0111 lueLiled in front ns sEiuwn in. (Tig. 5 )
PLiei; the cover wiUi the pocket cover
liwny frotti you over (he ninciiuie care-
iLilly. Then the covci locks auloinaticaMy.
MliLc certntii iilwnys Lo luru the knob
cillicr Way j'or Joe Lie luckiirg for your
safety [L'i;^ 4 j
Fig. 5

{21 FITTING THE SNAF-ON SEWING TADLE
Sioppei nj
To unlock
Wrony srde of
siTap-an sewing Esble
:To unl o c k 3
lock
Concave
Siopper (?)
Hold Die Btiap-ori sewiiiE table on
lilt sbnt as sJiowii and set Uie
CO] leave lo the c Oil vex of niachine
pulling die stopper (1).
(Filjs. (,Sl7}
Set the stopper (1) to the stopper
hole (1) and Id your Riiscr go off
for looktug.
l.ower Uic sTiEtp-oii sewuig table
down lo horiioittal position puUling
the stopper (2) toward left. Set the
stopper (2) to the stopper hole (2)
and Jet your finger go off.
(Figs.
Wlieii you change the bobbin, pull
llie stopper (2) only toward left and
push the left side of snap-ijii sewing
table upward. You do not have tO
remove it completely.

S1£W1HC PJ-^bPr\ i.tA "l ii.iiv
(Ij SELECTION AND INSER'JTON OF NFO!;].-J.,F
It IS very importani Lq select a currect Neecsle and Uiread in order to get
a fme stitch, Sctect tliem rrCerEonij to llso rhn''L l.u-iLotv.
A bent needle will not pruducc rinc worl:
its flat side against a. flaL pJaLe,
1 ' I LI,'' i: I-
i^M j'cct ijtie by placing
If a needle is bent oj" a sharp point lias bcei’, irniiM’
cause - (a) thread breakage (b) excessive noji'^c
motion (c) damage to a needle pLato (d) sJjf.]jr'il n
n faulty needle can
while the machine is in
niching ur so.
Mi't.'^cjlo I I ' V I
1 ] ha JSC ucci'h' bar to iLs InghesL posi-
I ion by LUi niiig liaiid \vtieeL over lu^
ward you.
2 } Lotjsen iteeiscrew arsd in-
seri a new jTeedle into the clamp as
lar ;is it will go^ facing a flat side of
needle lo the back.
3) 'I'ightcEi iicerlle clamp gcrei.v with a
s crew d r ] v c j a {9)
NEEDLE, FABRIC AND bTiREAD C Li ART
Size of
Needles
Cloth
r’lZL of Thr^ead
No. 9
Thin calico, silk, serge aiid
mu si ill
Mu, hi;-] 00 cotton thread
ur i'inc silk thread
No. il
Thin calico, coLton clolh, crepe
tie Chine, hosiery and silk
No, i.'O-inU cotton thread
or ordinary silk [iiread
No, 14
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Ordinary cotton chjth, buck silk.
Lhln woolen goods, low els ajid
shirting 1
Nok^LI-'o-O cotton thread
Cl" oi'dmary silk thread
Thick cotton clothe serge and ,
thin woolen goods
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No. dO-tSd cotton thread or
tjj-diuary silk lltr'ead
No, la
Ordinary woolen goods,
trousers, overcoals, Ihick
calico and children's clothes
No, ^O-GO cotton thread ur
ordinary silk thread
Note; Use a good uualily mercerized coiton ihre;-idj if available,
avoid shrinking wheJi laundered.
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(2) winding tfte bobbin
liji 1 '
To wind die: hoiThin^ ilr^! turn Eht: slop inolioii
Irirgc scr[:w counterclockwise lo dJsconnecl u
sewing, mccfuinit, (Fig. I 0)
Place a 3pool on the spool pin and lead
thread through each threading point as
illustrated in the sketch, ( Pip ]])
To posilion a bobbin on the bobbin
winder spindle. Til it t^ugaging the notch
of a bobbin v/jih the projection on the
iipindle. fPjg 12)
hush llic iHjbbtn pies.ser towiuLl tlic bobbin arnl
tlueaJ llirooEh a buk- uf upper J'bnge of a bobbin
rrE'>iii inside. Moiding (hretid end, :icLivijte maciiEne.
WJien u bobbin is htlK the bobbin will be dis¬
engaged aLibJiiialkiiEty Tlifti luni I he stop [notion
large screw clockwise lo ligJilen it. j
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( 3 ) THREADING TFFE BOBBIN CASE
FCiV*
Loosen ouL a few inches of thread frorn
the bobbin, (Fme^ 14)
Put it icito the bobbin case and hook
thread in Ibe slot. Then lead thread
Ihrongh under the tension spring plate
and make it slide into the opening at the
end of the spring plate as illustrated in
the sketch* (Fse. 1 5)
(4) INSEKTING THE BOEBIN CASE INTO THE HOOK
Pig. \ 6
'[’o plane l.he bobbin case on the spindle^
raise Ihe needle bar to its highest point
by turning hand wlieel over toward you*
Pull thread from the bobbin case for a
few inches*
Holding the bobbin case latch, [dace ihe
bobbin case on Liie spindle. (PiK* 16}

( 5 ) UPP 1 £R TLIKEADINC
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1-1]'. ! W
Raiiie jicoiJle hiii lo ils hi^liesl ]>osiLioti
by Lyrtiirig liriJid v/heel uver Loward you.
Plucu Li sijcjol y.iu3 )cu,[l lliroad I'roin
|>oiiil O) IIm'oij^Ii {!>) as iniLliL:Li1.c?U bellow*
(1) A r'EM Ihrt^aU gindo A
(2) Ai tu Llii'catJ E
{3) Uiai Letisluti
{4) Dial leiisiou llirunti guide
ib] ThreEiJ lakL'-u^j sfji Eng
(G) 'j’luuad lake-uiJ Icvet'
f7) Ai'jii l.Sireuil gujdi.'
(li) Needle bar Llu’ead guide
(M) Needle
iidti 17, IK)
Aider LI i read lug Llie needle eye, drai-v
suiricieNl diread h^aiu eye lu prevent lL
td'oiEi sli|>[Jiiig OU.I. i.>l Llie eye ivhen start-
iiig tde luarhiite.
Place both needle and bobbin threads
diagijnally undet' presi^er foot.
(G) PRESSURE ADJUSTMENT
Pressure iiiiouiU be adjusted consider-
Lug llu' ihicSuiess oi' uialej'ial Lo be sewn
Lit order Lo make l ine and even seams
and ie uxeeule a jn?gLdui- lee ding of ina-
Lerta Is.
Genei'allyH a ]u>avy pressure Is re¬
quired for thick uiaLerials and light
pi'cssure lor fijie nial.erials.
For sewing llnek luaterials, set the
diaion ot aboul 6 and for sewing fine
ones set die dial on or aboul 2. fFij;. 19)
lit sewing average malerials^r sew under
rnoderaie pressure by setting the dial
on or aljonl 4. {Fig. 20)
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7) ADJUSTMENT OF DROP
is adjitsletJ by
buLLuri located
Hr DO U/IJon
WdeCL die Uiv.o ij;
Ll I'unczUoiis lu leed j:
ill Lower i
loi^iais ill itli.
For gencra]_ sewirifJ, sel.
huUon at L
I'ur enibruider
1 sewing or
ceding niutioii
VFHSli SEWING
^ULch ten gill can be adjusted
or stitch dial. The riurTteral
dial rLpj es0j11 Hit! s11LcJi Ienj
lower Liie rju moral, ihe sitf
si.itch iength.
For reverse sewing push the
button* Reverse sewing will
as long as the button is piishe
the but ton is released, the mac
return to forward sewinL^.

STRAIGHT STITCH SEWING
(1) PREPARATION EOR STRjMGiri SEWING
Lite maehiae
|.^n- i^uwiiig
;,is im!keyL l 'lI IseLaw.
1) iJiul ticLLiJiiiS
Take oul
NPiSler CTJ-ii'
{Catn Nis. L)
VV - L>ia I . . ^ ■
r/.ijltcr
U (Eoru)
DosirotJ pus 1 Lion
ewirtgh R floes not
ise 7^Lg?-a-g sewing
a fine and perfect
15 i-equu-ed, a IS favorable
il lo straigln sewing foot.
{Tag. 21]
Lhal caiii door has been
vou will start to
Even in stralgiit ■
[iiaLter at all to
I'tjol, but in case
stitching
Lu replace
1^1 iLDJtMJ
j-c wiry
(2) START SEWING
;) Hold uppoi- thread llghRy
hand.
2 ) h uini hand wheel over toward yon
u'ith right hand lintil needle enters
Into needle hole to catch lower
thread and comes up again bringing
it up through needle hole.
(Tig. 28)

■ i ) Pick lj[, ,.,ais ,.r
t'clhcf ;jnd ilr-aw Lliem tlu-nugh under-
[Jrcaser loot Hip ijack of machine.
'D Place malerial under ijresser foot
and fJoailion needle n, ihe iiiatci-ial.
S) Lower pre.aser font and slarl to sev;.
Nate: Net-e,- jjush or pull tlie material
by hand. Lead it carefully iti the
desirE?(J direciion.
adjustment op^
thread tension
UpfMK rKHiKit]-
Pis. -ID
A correctly locked stitch results when
tlie upper- and lower tensions arc bal¬
anced so (hat II,e needle anrl bobbin
tlireads are drawn er]ually mio tlie fab-
ric.
StLlch {AJ FAruws corj-et:t Jutzking.
StUch (B) shows Ihcii Lire fieedle thread
lensJEoti is loo strong.
Stitch (C) shows IhaL the bobbin thread
terision is too sli'ong..
(big, 3U)
Stitch (B) can be correctecJ by turning
the dial tension lo a lower [Lumber;
Stitch (C) can be corrected by tnrnuig;
it to a higher number.
The highej ihe nimerai. the stronger
the rjeedl% tiiread tension. (bj|. 3 [ j
1'or usual sewing, it is sulTictent lu
a-djust only the dial tension as explained
fi% 3h
Sometimes, however, it comes to be
[lecessai'y to adjust tiie bobbin llu’ead
tension by turning the bobbin case
Kcrew. i Fig. 32)
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I'AANVA L ZIGZAG SEWING
{!) PREPARATION FOR MANUAL ZIGZAG PATTERN SEWING
To sew zigzag pattertis manna
set the machine as follows^
PaUerji Cam
W-Dial.
Zigzag Dial »
SLitch Dial , ,
Drop Feed , .
Pressor fool
Master Cam {No. 1)
Desired position
^tiways oe sure to open Ihe cam
door toward left as far as it v/ill
go so lliaL the cams may easily be
put in or taken ooL
(C) When inserting a cam on Ihe cam
spindle, engage a small hole of the
cam with the pin on the cam spindle
dis k.
A-Lfrsiicjr
(D) Attacli Lite accessory lever Lo zig¬
zag dial lo make the operation easy
C^} ADJUSTMENT OF ZIGZAG
T!ie width of zigzag stitch can be ad¬
justed by means o! tiie zigzag dial.
NumE als from 0 to 5 on the zigzag dial
indicate the width of zigzag sewnng.
The lower the numeral, the narrower
the stitcii width.
35)

36
The zigzag pattern skelcii illustrated
here shows the width obtained with each
zigzag dial seUing from G to 5.
(Fig. 36)
t3) ADJUSTMENT OF NEEDLE POSITION
L M f|
Eig. 3 7
L M H
Fig. 3B
Fig. 3y
'“Needle
position
to sew.
position^' shows the starting
or line wiiere the needle starts
tl'ig. 37)
E In sketch {!). the needle zigzags
toward the right only starting [roni
the Iclt position.
M - In sketch {2), the needle zigzags
toward both right and left starling
from the central position.
R ' In sketch (3J, the needle zigzags
toward the leJ't only starting froni
the right position.
(Fig. 3K)
To change the needle position, turn W-
Dial to the desired position. iFii^. 39)
Note; Be .sure Uiat cam door has been
closed before you will star I to
sew»
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(4) MANUAL ZIGZAG PATTERNS AND DIAL SETTINGS
For zigzag pattern sewing Lurning the zigzag knob iiianually, fnllo^^ing
procedure should be rollowed.
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) EMEROiDERY STLTCH SEWING
4{)
To make embroider^/ stitches, sel the
machine as indicated below.
Raltern Cam . . . , JVl asl e r C-i 1 11 (N:j. IJ
W - D ia 1 . M
Zigzag Dial ujred jiosiLiuti
Drop Feed .iM "
( 1 ) P cesser foot
Any kind ot' presser ['uot is not neces¬
sary l'i>r enibmiidery sewing,
lake il olT Jruin Use pressei' bar loos¬
ening I he pxessei' loot ihuinb scj^ew.
nig. 4d)
{ 2 } W-Dial
lie sure to set I he zigzag diiil on "m”,
41)
(Aecessoi'y Je^ei*
Altach tile accessory lever Ilj t]ie zig¬
zag dial lor ease ol uperalioii,
[3'it-. 4 I ]
Note: Ee siii'c thal cans doOr has L>een
closed be!ore you wUi Start to
sewn
J'lg. 42
Wild] j 3 I [jrepLU‘a l jtJTis 1'iji islieiJ.
start sewing.
To make line enibroidory, it is [‘econt-
m ended that the ['alnlc be lightly
stretched in an embroidery (tuop,
{lnj^.42)
N01"E: VVlien einbroidei-u Ig iisiisg llie
Lwin-needle, be an r e to use llie
zigzag dial within I lie limit ol'
zigzag wsdlli Jj’LjjTi I to d-
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6, AUTOT\'lATiC ZIGZAG PATTERN SEWING
(1) PREPARATION FOR ZIGZAG PATTERN SEWING
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'Wi sew zL|^ 2 ;a.g paLLen^ sLiLcttes, set the
mactdiie as follows.
No, I-in No, I 1-24
Palleri-i Cam No. lU-Ht. No, 21 5-2.1 J
W-Dial,..*- M M
Zig/.ag Etal . , , . 5 5
Stilch Dial . ., . , 0,2-1. 5 [1
Drop Feed , , , ,, I '
Note: Always open llie cam docsr toward
left as far as it w^ill go and in¬
sert the desired cam on the cam
spEnd le.
ti'it;- -I-It
Stitch Dial
Stilclii lerigth for Cams
No. 10 and from No, il
quite different.
No.
No,
1-10
I I 1^
['roirr No, 1 to
to No, 24 are
No, I N24
Ih No, 215-231
Stitch Dial
0,2-1, 5
Pay special attention not to make a
wrong setting. jf-ig. ■ Ml
Note: When, opening the cam door,
make il sure that the [leedJe is
not sticking in the matcriaL
Note; Be .sure that cam door tias been
closed before you will start Lo
sew.
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^ ZIGZAG PATTERN CHART
ilh this sewing machine, variotis wonderful picture patterns shown below
n be produced v^ry easily only by changing cams-
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P^iUern
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113 <-i^'^''''yf^^\^ ! 223 SSS^KSSHSGt
JJjJdLLLLLljUJjl
114 jj 2 2 b i /\i \J \X \/\j
11B AAATUIAAJIXU
215
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^w
I Cant^ oElitr tiuii jti{irkt:(J ' istii ^v^sil^ibrc
' al exULj cu^t.
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3} PRACTICAL SEWlHG OF ZIGZAG PATTERNS
H ifi, 46
Vfi rial ion of patterns
(M Wliui you dcMii: [v v;iry ihe fj[ti[(,TiiEi witfy \i%
wiJLli, [III' diisirf lls lulJosviL.
Zii^zag Dial . . , . Dei;ifed; j^usitioji
{From li! to 5)
StLtcIi Dial , . . . 0. 2 - 1. 5
(2) When you desire to vary Llieni with
its sLiLdi leiL^di, adjust Llie dials as
I [jIIows*
Z Lgzag Dia 1 . ... S
SlilcliUsal .... Desired position
(Fi'om 1 to 5)
(log, 45)
(3) W hen you desire io very the patterns
%viUi its width, adjust dials as follows.
Zigzag Dial .... Desired position
(From 2 to 4)
Stitch DiaJ .... 5
thig.46)
{Note)
These vynatioas cyji only be perforiiied
with (hi; single ciims wliicEi are Jistiii'^
giiished hy the blue-LoloreJ muLir ois tlia
- IB -
riini.