White 1268 Operation manual

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You
are
now
the
owner
of
a
new
zigzag
sewing
machine,
the
most
versatile
type
of
its
kind you
can
possess.
Buttonholes,
monogramming, overcasting
and
creative
embroidery
are
done
with ease
and
speed.
To
aid
you
in
obtaining
the
greatest
performance
from
your
new
machine 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
so
fc.rth
of
complement
the
accessories
furnished
with
your machine
are
available
from
the store
where
you purchased
your machine.
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OHIO
44111
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MACHINE
COMPANY,
LTD.
Toronto
16,
Ontario,
Canada

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INDEX
Page
Features
and Parts 2-3-4
Needle and
Thread Chart
5
Setting
the Needle
6
Winding
the
Bobbin
6
Threading
Bobbin Case 7
Placing Bobbin
Case in
Shuttle
8
Upper Threading
9
Straight
Stitching 10
Changing
Foot and
Plate
10
Setting
the
Stitch Length 11
Stitch
Length
Chart
11
Sewing
in Reverse
11
Adjusting
the Tensions
11
Adjusting
Pressure
and
Feed
12
General
Sewing
12
Light Weight
Fabrics 13
Darning
and
Monogramming
13
Preparing
to
Sew
13
Removing
the
Work 14
Creative
Embroiderj 14
Satin
Stitch
14
Adjusting
Stitch
Width
15
Embroidery
Patterns
15
Samples
of Embroidery
15
Embroidery
With a Hoop 16
Darning
16
Page
Making
Buttonholes
17
Sewing on
Buttons
18
How
to Use
Accessories
19-20-21
Narrow
Hemmer
19
Lace
Trimmed
Hem
19
Lace
Edge
20
French
Seam
20
Flat Felled
Seam
20
Hand
Rolled
Effect
20
Quilting
Guide
20
Seam
Gauge
21
Care
and
Maintenance
21
Oiling
21-22
Cleaning
and
Oiling Shuttle
23
Accessories 24
Trouble
Charts
25-26-27
Attachments
29-30-31-32-33-34
Attachment
Foot
30
Edgestitcher
30
Ruffler
33
Binder
3].
Hemmers
32
Darning Spring
32
Cording
& Zipper
Foot
34
Sewing
on
Zipper
34
Blind
Stitch
Hem
35

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Fig.
1

FEATURES
AND
PARTS
(Front
View)
1.
Pressure
Release
-
Darner
13.
Drop
Feed
Knob
2.
Arm
Thread
Guide
14.
Needle
Plate
-
Seam
Guide
3.
Zigzag
Width
Stops
15.
Cover
Plate
4.
Zigzag
Stitch
Width
Lever
16.
Presser
Foot
5.
Spool
Pin
17.
Attachment
and
Foot
Clamp
Screw
6.
Hand
Wheel
18.
Needle
Clamp
Screw
7.
Wheel Clutch
19.
Thread
Guide
8.
Bobbin
Winder
20.
Tension
Regulator
9.
Stitch
Length
Stops 21.
Thread
Bar
10.
Forward
and
Reverse
Stitch
22. Light
Switch
Length
Lever
23. Take
Up
Lever
11.
Stitch
Length
Stops
Lock
12.
Bobbin
Winder
Tension

FEATURES AND PARTS
(Back View)
A
j
I t
L*26
27
28
Fig.
2
24.
Motor
26.
Presser Bar
Lifter
25. “V”
Belt
27.
Thread
Cutter
5
28.
Feed
Dog

5
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
40
fabric,
velveteen,
2
to to
Heavy
Duty
suiting,
felt,
terry,
etc.
12
60
Medium
broadcloth,
12
60
percale,
gingham,
linen,
to
t
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

6
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.
HOW
TO
WIND
THE
BOBBIN
Disengage
the
hand
wheel
(4,
Fig.
4)
from
the stitching
mecha
nism
by
turning
the clutch
5
toward
you
or
counterciock-wise.
Place
a
spool
of
thread
on
spool
pin,
lead
thread
through
the
upper
thread
guide
on
the
arm
and
down
through
the
tension
disc
(A
Fig
5)
at
the
base
of
the
machine.
Run
end
of
thread
through
a
hole
in
the
bobbin
edge
and
place
bobbin
B
on
spindle
of
bobbin
winder
C,
fitting
the
notch
on
bobbin
over
small
pin
on
spindle.
Push
bobbin
winder
pulley
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
start
the
winding.
Fig.
3
F
LAT
R
00
V
ED
SI
Fig.
5
Fig. 4

7
THREADING
THE
BOBBIN
CASE
RFACI
SID
Step
1
(illustrated
in
Fig.
6).
Hold
bobbin
case between
thumb
and
forefinger
of
left
hand, so
that
the
slot
in
the
edge
of
the
bobbin
Fig.
6
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
rom
hen
of
the
spring
as
shown
in
Fig.
8.
Fig.
8
I

8
PLACING
BOBBIN
CASE
IN
SHUTTLE
A
Open hinged
cover
plate
left
of
the
needle.
(See
15,
Fig.
1)
Hold
the
bobbin
case
latch,
(D),
E
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),
enters
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
Fig.
9
shuttle.
THEN
release
the
bobbin
case
latch,
(D).
Press
bobbin
case
again
after
latch
has
been
re-
F
leased
to
make
sure
the
bobbin
case
is
locked
securely
in
place.
Close
the
cover
plate.
I
I
I
C
Fig.
10

9
UPPER
THREADING
1.
Turn
the
balance
wheel toward
you
to raise the take-
up
and
needle to
their highest position.
2.
Place
spooi
of thread
on spool pin.
3. lead
thread
under arm thread guide
A
and
by a cir
cular
motion
with your left hand
lead thread
through
guide.
4.
down and
around
one set of tension discs
B
from right
to
left.
5.
into
notch
on
the right hand side
of
check
spring
C
Fig
11
over
threaded discs.
6.
under
thread guide bar
and into guide
D.
7.
Up
into
take-up lever from
right to left.
8.
Down
through
guide
in thread
bar
D
again.
9.
Into guide
inside face plate.
10.
Through
needle clamp guide
and into needle
from front
to back
pulling
three to four
inches
of
through needle.
Hold the
end
of upper
thread loosely and
turn hand wheel toward
you
until
the needle goes
all
the way
down and comes back
up. A
loop
(Fig.
11)
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.

10
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
included
in
your
accessory
box.
Both
have
narrow
needle
slots.
Changing
the
Foot
and
Plate.
To
change
presser
foot
(16
Fig.
1)
loosen
thumb
screw
(17,
Fig.
1)
and
remove
zigzag
foot.
Replace
with
hinged
narrow
foot
and
tighten
screw securely.
To
change
needle
plate
(14, 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
into
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 0
or
the
needle
will
break
in
striking
the
foot
or
plate.
Adjust stops
3
to
hold
zigzag
lever
4
in
0
position.
4
1”
Fig.
I
2-A
Fig.
12-B

11
SETTING THE STITCH
LENGTH
Forward and reverse
stitching
are
both
regulated by Lever 10,
Fig.
12-B.
To adjust the stitch length,
loosen screw 11
and move lever 10 downward
to
increase the
stitch length
or
upward to
shorten it.
Tighten screw 11, this will set
the
stops
for
both
forward
and reverse
stitching.
STITCH LENGTH CHART
(Approximate)
Figures
on indicator — 0
1
2 3
4
5
Number of
stitches per inch No Feeding 55 25
13
86
SEWING IN REVERSE
When you
wish
o
sew in reverse to tie the threads
at the beginning
or
the end
of a seam,
raise Levers 10, Fig. 12-B, up as
it will
go.
The
machine
will
sew in reverse until Lever
10 is
returned to its original
position.
ADJUSTING
THE TENSIONS
Always
adjust the upper tension with the presser foot down,
s the tension is released
when it is raised.
To
increase the
tension on the upper
thread, turn dial (Fig. 13)
to
the right, or
(iockwise.
To
decrease, turn to
the
left.
The
higher the number
)fl 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
:crew (Fig. 14) on side of the
bobbin
case clockwise to tighten,
counterclockwise to loosen. Fig. 13

12
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
ioops
over
the
lower
thread
lying
flat
on
the
fabric
(Fig.
17).
ADJUSTING
PRESSURE
Fig. 14
AND
FEEDING
OF
FABLIC
GENERAL
SEWING.
Usually for
straight
sewing
and
zigzag
stitching,
the
pressure
bar
cap
or darner
release,
21,
Fig.
18,
is
at
its
lowest
position
and
the
drop
feed
knob
is turned
to
NORM.
position,
Fig. 19.
Fig.
15
__
___
___
___
Fig.
16
__
__
__
21
Fig.
17
fl<Jj
1.
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.
nd
then
press cap
B
down
again
to
halfway
spot.
Lower
the
feed
lightly by
turning
the
red
arrow on
the
knob
to EMBR.
Position
DARNING
AND MONOGRAMM1NG.
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
cap
needle
plate. To
return
feed
to
normal, return
knob
to
“HIGH”
to
PREPARING
TO
SF’W
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.
The
satin
such,
Fig.
22,
which
is
really
just a
very
short
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.
F
--
--------‘
Fig.
21-B

15
Adjusting
the
Stitch width
To
stitch
continuously
at
one width
of
zigzag
stitching,
lock
stops
3
(Fig.
12B)
EO
that
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 4or
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
quite
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
lever
back
to
0
for
a
short
period.
Count,
if
necessary,
to
A
establish
a
rhythm.
B.
Set
stops
at
2
and
4,
then
move
lever
slowly
between
B
settings,
operating
machine
rather
fast.
C.
Set
stops
at
1
and
4.
Gradually
move
lever
from 1
to
C
4,
then
snap it
back quickly
to
L
AAMAAAAA
D.
Set
th
stops
at
4,
stitch
length
at
4.
Do
a
few
zigzag
D
vvvvvv
F
stitches,
drop
feed
for
3
or 4
stitches,
then
raise it
Fig.
23
again.
By
operating
the
feed
knob rhythmically
it
is
not
necessary
to
count
stitches.

16
EMBROIDERING
WITH
A
HOOP
It
is easy
to
follow
a
stamped
design
or
to
work
free
hand
when
embroidering
or
monogramming.
(See
Fig.
24).
Release
the
pressure
from
the
foot
by
pressing
down
the
snap
lock
on
the
darner.
Turn
the
drop
feed
knob
to
EMBR.
position
(see
Fig.
19).
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.
Word
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
stitching
in
fabric.
Fig.
24

17
MAKING BUTTONHOLES
First,
mark the
beginning
and end
of the
buttonhole on
fabric
with
a basting line or
tailor’s chalk. Make
one on
scrap fabric
(following
directions below) to
be
sure
machine
adjustments
are
‘orrect.
1. Replace presser
foot with buttonhole
foot
which
is grooved
deeply underneath to
prevent
piling
up of thread.
(See
Fig.
25).
2. Lock the
stitch width
at 2
and
set the stitch
length
near
0.
3.
Lower needle
carefully into
the mark on
fabric indicating
the
beginning of buttonhole.
Stitch to the
mark for
the
end
of
the
buttonhole,
step
1,
Fig.
26,
stopping
machine with
needle
in
fabric at right
side
of stitching.
4. Lift the presser
foot and using the
needle
as
a
pivot,
turn the fabric end
for end.
5.
Lower
presser
foot and
turn
hand
wheel
just enough
to raise
needle
out
of
fabric.
6. Drop feed all the
way down and move
zigzag lever
to 4.
While holding
the lever
at
4
width, take
five
or
six
stitches
to from
bar
tack,
step 2, Fig.
26.
7. Raise needle
out of fabric and return
feed
to
“HIGH”
position and return
stitch width lever to
2.
8. Stitch second
side of buttonhole, step
3.
9.
Make
bar
tack by repeating
5 and 6 above
(step 4).
10.
Return stitch width
to
0
and take two
or three stitches
Fig. 25
riI
q
C
ravelling.
Cut the buttonhole
opening
with a seam
ripper, being careful not
to
cut the
stitchig.
Fig.
26
to fasten
bar
threads and prevent