White 2137 Manual

GUIDE BOOK
ON
USE
AND CARE
OF
YOUR
ZIGZAG
SEWING
MACHINE
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MODEL
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Congratulations
on your choice of a zigzag
sewing machine. With
this
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versatile White de luxe machine it is
possible to progress
from the
simplest
sewing performance to
many kinds
of artistic needlework. All that is
required
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is a
thorough understanding of its functions and familiarity with its operation.
This book
was writlen
to aid you in obtaining
the
greatest achievement
from
your new White zigzag.
Read the
instructions carefully
and keep
them
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for ready reference
as you
change from one type of work to another.
Your
reward
will be many hours
of trouble-free sewing,
resulting
in clothes
and
furnishings
for your home
that reflect your own personality.
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Time-saving attachmenls such
as rufflers, binders, edgestitchers
and cording
feet, to
complement
the accessories furnished with your
machine,
are
available
from franchised dealers and
department stores.
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WHITE
SEWING
MACHINE CORPORATION
CLEVELAND 11, OHIO
White Sewing Machine
Products
Ltd.
Toronto 16,
Ontario, Canada
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INDEX
Features
and
Parts
Needle
and
Thread
Chart
Setting
the
Needle
Winding
the
Bobbin
Threading the
Bobbin
Case
Placing
Bobbin
Case
in
Shuttle
How
to
Thread
the
Machine
Single Needle
Twin
Needles
Straight Stitching
Changing
Foot
and
Plate.
Setting
Stitch
Width
at
0
Setting
the
Stitch Length
Stitch
Length
Chart
Sewing
in
Reverse
Adjusting the
Tensions
Adjusting
the
Pressure
and
Feed.
General
Sewing
Light Weight
Fabrics
Darning and
Monogramrning
Preparing
to
Sew
Removing
the Work
Zigzag
Stitching
Creative Embroil
ery
Sample
Embroidery
Patterns
Twin
Needle
Embroidery
Embroidering
with a
Hoop
Making Buttonholes
Sewing
on
Buttons
Hemming
with
the
Zigzag
Stitch
How
to Use
Accessories
Narrow
Hemmer
Lace
Trimmed
Hem
French
Seam
Flat
Felled
Seam
Hand
Rolled
Effect
14
Quilting
Guide
Seam
Gauge
Care
and
Maintenance
Oiling
..
.
Replacing
Light
Bulb
Changing
the
Belt
Page
18
19
20-21
21-22
23
23-25
25-26
27
28-30
28
28
29
29
29
29
30
30-33
30
32
32-33
Page
2-5
6
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7-8
8
9
10-11
10-11
11
12-13
12
13
13
13
14-15
15-16
15
15
16
16-17
17
Cleaning
and
Oiling
the
Shuttle
..
33-34
Check
Up
for
Smooth
Sewing
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FEATURES
AND
PARTS
Front
View
1.
Spool Pins
14.
Needle
Plate Seam
Guide
2.
Hand
Wheel
15.
Hinged
Cover Plate
3. Wheel
Clutch
16.
Presser
Foot
Zigzag
4.
Bobbin
Winder
17. Foot
and
Attachment
Screw
5.
Stitch
Width
Indicator
18.
Needle Clamp
6.
Stitch
Width
Locks
19.
Needle
Bar
Thread Guide
7.
Stitch
Width
Lever
20.
Face Plate
Thread
Guide
8.
Stitch
Length Dial
21. Tension
Regulator
9.
Reverse
Stitch
Button
22,
Face
Plate
10.
Stitch
Length
Indicator
23.
Arm
Thread
Guide
11.
Bobbin
Winding
Tension
24.
Take-up
Lever
12.
Drop Feed
Knob
25.
Pressure
Release
— Darner
13.
Bed
26.
Built-in
Handle
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FEATURES
AND PARTS
Back
View
27.
Presser
Bar
Lifter 32.
Light
Switch
28.
Thread
Cutter
33. Motor
29.
Feed
34.
Pulley
30
Light
Housing
35.
Belt
31.
Light
Bulb
Button
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Fabric
NEEDLE
- THREAD - FABRIC - STITCHING GUIDE
Machine
Silk
Needle
Stitches Cotton
Mercerized
or
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,
percale, 12 60
gingham,
linen, chintz, taf[eta, 1 to to
50
A
sheer
wool,
shantung, etc. 14 80
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
When
doing embroidery work,
finer
results will be obtained
with machine
embroidery thread regardless of the weight of
fabric.
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SETTING
THE
NEEDLE
See
Fig,
3.
Raise
the
needle
bar
A
to
its
highest
point,
turn
ing
wheel
toward
you
by
hand. Then
loosen
the
needle
clamp
screw
B
and
the
needle
clamp
C
will
open.
Place
needle
flat
side
to
back
in
the
needle
clamp
and
push
it
upward
as
far
as
it
will go
into
the
needle
clamp
hole,
fastening
the
needle
clamp
securely
with
a
screw
driver.
WINDING
THE
BOBBIN•
Disengage
the
hand
wheel
Fig.
4
from
the stitching
mechanism
by
turning the
clutch
toward
you
or
counterclock
wise.
Place
a
spool
of
thread
on
one
of
the
spool
pins,
lead
thread
under
the
handle
and through
the
upper
thread guide
on
the
arm,
and
down
through
the
tension
disc
11,
Fig. 5
at
the
base
of
the
machine.
Run
end
of
thread
through
a
hole
in
the
bobbin
edge
and
place
bobbin
on spindle
B
of
winder
4,
fitting
the
notch
on
bobbin
over
small
pin
on
spindle.
Push
Fig.
3
Fig.
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bobbin
winder
pulley
against
hand
wheel.
Hold
thread
end
loosely
and
start
machine
slowly.
Bob
bin
will be
released
automatically
when
it
is
filled.
Break
oil
loose
thread
end
used to
start
the
winding.
Turn
clutch
away
from
you
until
sewing
mech
anism
is
again
engaged
so
that needle
moves
when
you
turn the
hand
wheel.
If
the
bobbin
winds
unevenly,
adjust
bobbin
winding
tension
disc
to
the
right
or
left by
loosen
ing the
screw.
When
disc
is
in proper
position,
tighten
screw.
THREADING
THE BOBBIN
CASE
Refer to
Figs.
6, 7
and 8
to
familiarize
yourself
with
the
procedure.
Hold
the bobbin
case
in
your
left hand.
Let
about
two
inches
of
thread
hang
free
from
the
bobbin,
and insert
bobbin
into
case
so
that
thread
will
be
rotating
counterclockwise.
Guide
the
thread
end through
the
slot on
the
side
of
the
case
and
under
the tension
spring
until it
enters
the
small
notch
on
the
edge
of
the spring.
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FIg.
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Fig.
6
8