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.
WHITE
SEWING
MACHINE
COMPANY.
CLEVELAND
OHIO
44111
WHITE
SEWING
MACHINE
COMPANY,
LTD.
Toronto
16,
Ontario,
Canada

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OHIO
44111

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
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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
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