White 951 User manual

INDEX
REFERENCE
GUIDE
FEATURES AND
PARTS.
NEEDLE.ThREADFABRICSTITCHING
GUIDE
SETTING
THE
NEEDLE
WINDING
THE
BOBBIN
TO
REMOVE
OR
REPLACE
BOBBIN CASE
TO
THREAD
THE
BOBBIN CASE
UPPER
THREADING
SETTING
THE
STITCH
LENGTH
STITCH
LENGTH
CHART
(APPROXIMATE)
SEWING
IN
REVERSE
PREPARING TO
SEW
REMOVING THE
WORK
ADJUSTING
THE
TENSIONS
STRAIGHT
STITCHING
ADJUSTING
PRESSURE
AND
FEEDING
OF
FABRIC
SEWING THIN
OR
LIGHT
WEIGHT
FABRICS
DARNING
AND
MENDING
ZIGZAG STITCHING
NEEDLE POSITION
CONTROL
CREATIVE EMBROIDERY
EMBROIDERY
PATTERNS
SAMPLE
EMBROIDERY
PATTERNS
TWIN
NEEDLES-UpPER THREADING
AND
SEWING
BUILT
IN
DECORATIVE
STITCH
DESIGNS
BLIND HEMMING
INDEX
Page
Page
1
BUTTONHOLES
21—22
2—
3
SEWING ON
BUTTONS
23
4
SEAM
GAUGE OR
CLOTH GUIDE
24
5
NARROWHEMMER
25
6
LACE
TRIMMED HEM
26
7
LACE
EDGE
WITH
INVISIBLE STITCHING
26
8FRENCH
SEAM
26
9
HEMMINGACROSSASEAM
26
10
THE
ADJUSTABLE
CORDING
AND
ZIPPER
10
FOOT
27
10
SEWING
IN
A
ZIPPER
27
11
CARE
AND
MAINTENANCE OF
YOUR
MACHINE
28
12
HOWTO
OILYQUR
MACHINE
29
13
HOW TO
REPLACE
THE
LIGHT
BULB
29
HOW
TO
CHANGE
THE
BELT
30
14
ACCESSORIES
31
14
TROUBLECHART
32—34
14
SOME
OF
THE
ATTACHMENTS
AVAI
LABLE
is’
FORYQURMACHINE
36
15
ATTACHMENT FOOT 37
16
EDGESTITCHER
37—38
16
BINDER
39
17
FOLDED
BINDING
39
TWO-TONE BINDING
39
18
HAND-CUT
BIAS
BINDING
39
19
THE
SETOF
HEMMERS
40
20
HEMMER
SET
4041

2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
11.
12.
13.
14.
Spool
Pins
Hand
Wheel
Stop
Motion Knob
Stitch
Length
Dial
Reverse
Push
Button
Zigzag
Width
Lever
Stop
Lock
Fabric
Selector
Bed
Needle
Plate
Slide
Plate
Presser
Foot
Presser
Foot Thumb
Screw
Needle
Bar
Thread
Guide
REFERENCE
GUIDE
FEATURES
AND
PARTS
Fig.
1
—2--

15.
16.
17.
18.
19.
20.
21.
22.
23.
24.
25.
26.
27.
28.
29.
30.
31.
32.
33.
Fig.
2
Features
and
Parts
you
should
know
(Back
View>
—3—
z
N
Needle
Clamp
Screw
Arm
Thread Guide
Thread
Tension
Dial
Face
Plate
Push
Button
Light
Switch
Take-Up
Lever
Darner
Upper
Arm
Thread
Guide
Arm-Top
Cover
Pattern
Indicating
Board
Pattern Selector
Dial
Presser
Bar
Lifter
Tliread
Cutter
Feed
Dog
Hinge
Holes
Hinge
Set
Screws
Needle
Position
Lever
Bobbin
Winder
Cover
Bobbin
Winder
Tension
Disc
—
—--=—
Fig.
2

NEEDLE-THREAD-FABRIC-STITCHING
GUIDE
Fabric
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
brodcloth,
12
60
percale,
gingham,
linen,
1
to
to
50
A
chintz,
taffeta,
sheer
wool,
shantung,
etc.
14
80
Sheer
volie,
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
—4—

SETTING
THE
NEEDLE
See
Fig.
3.
Raise
the
need’e
bar
“A”
to
its
highest
point,
turning
wheel
toward
you
by
hand
(Fig.
4).
Then
loosen
the
needle
clamp
screw
“8”
and
the
needle
can
be
inserted
into
clamp
“C”.
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,
tightening
the
needle
clamp
screw
securely.
After
Changing
the
needle
make
one
complete
revolution
of hand wheel
by hand
to
be
sure
the
needle
is
in
the
correct
position.
If
you
encounter
any
problems
with
your
machine
after
changing
the
needle
such
as
puckering,
skipped
stitches, or
needle
and
thread
breakage,
check
the
following:
(1)
Is
the needle
up
as
far
as
it
will
go
into
the
clamp?
(2)
Is the
flat
side
to
the
back
?
(3)
Is
the
needle
the
right
size
for
the
thread
used?
(4)
Have
you
tightened
the
clamp
securely?
(5)
Is
the
needle
bent
or
the point
blunt?
—5—
I
FLAT
SIDE
OF
NEEDLE
Hf
Fig.5

WINDING
THE BOBBIN
Disengage
the
hand
wheel
(Fig.
6)
from
the
stitching
mechanism
by
turning
the
stop
motion
knob
toward
you
or counterclockwise.
Place
a
spool
of thread
on
one
of the
spool
pins,
lead
thread
through
the
upper
thread
guides
on
the
arm,
and
down
through
the
tension disc
11
(Fig.
7)
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
in
bobbin
over
small
pin on spindle.
Push
bobbin
winder
pulley
against hand wheel.
Hold
thread
end
loosely
and
start
machine
slowly.
Bobbin
will
be
released
automatically
when
it
is
filled.
Break
off
loose
thread
end
used
to
start
the
winding.
Turn
stop
motion
knob
away
from
you
until
sewing
mechanism
is
again engaged
so
that
needle
moves
when
you
turn
the
hand
wheel.
If
the bobbin
winds
unevenly,
adjust
bobbin
winding
tension
disc
11.
(Fig.
7)
to
the
right
or
left
by
loosening
the
screw.
When
disc
is
in
proper
position,
tighten
screw.
—6—

TO
REMOVE
OR
REPLACE
BOBBIN
CASE
Raise
needle
to
its
highest
position.
The
bobbin
case
cannot
be
removed
unless
the
needle
is
above
the
needle
plate.
Open
slide
plate
II
(Fig.
1)
by sliding
it
toward
you.
Grasp
the
bobbin
case
hinge
latch
‘A”
(Fig.
9)
between
thumb
and
forefinger.
To
remove,
pull
toward
you.
To replace with
full bobbin,
leave
at
least
three
inches
of
thread
extending
from
the
top
of
the
case
to
the
right.
Insert
the
bobbin
case
in the
shuttle
being
sure
to
center
it
on
Stud
D
and
that
Finger
B
fits
into
Notch
C
(Fig.
9).
Press
bobbin
case
into
shuttle
as
far
as possible
until
latch
catches
on
notch
in
Stud
D.
Then
release
bobbin
case
latch
A
and
press
bobbin
case
again
after
releasing latch
to be
sure
it is
locked securely
in
place.
Slide
cover
plate
II
(Fig.
1)
into
position.
Fig.
8
FINGER
©NOTCH
I’—
®
LATCH
—7—
Fiq.9

TO
THREAD
THE
BOBBIN
CASE
Hold
bobbin
case
between
thumb
and
forefinger
of
left
hand
so
that the
slot
in
the
edge
of the bobbin
case
is
on
top
(Fig.
11).
Take
the
bobbin between
thumb
and
forefinger
of
the
right hand
so
that
the
thread
on
the
bobbin
leads
from
left
to
right
and
extends
about
four
inches
from
the
bobbin
(Fig.
11).
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llllllll
Fig.
10
For
best
sewing
results
use
only
evenly
wound
bobbin
“A”
(Fig.
10).
Do
not
use
bobbins
as
illustrated
by
“B”
or
“C”.
TENSION
SCREW
Insert
bobbin
into
the
bobbin
case.
Pull
thread
into
slot
in
edge
of
case
(Fig.
13).
and
draw
it
under
the
tension
screw
(Fig.
12).
—8—
Fig.
13

UPPER
THREADING
(1)
Turn
hand
wheel
toward
you to
raise the
take-up
lever
“E”
(Fig.
14)
and needle
to
their
highest
positions.
(2)
Place
spool
of
thread
on
spool pin.
(3)
Lead
thread through
rear and
front
arm
thread
guides
“A”
(4)
Down and
between
tension
discs “B” from
right to
left
and up
and
over
hook
“D”.
(5)
Lead
thread
up
and
through take-up
eye from
right
to left.
(6)
Down
and between
thread
guide
“F”.
(7)
Into needle
bar
thread
guide
“C”
and through the
needle
from
front-to
back.
Hold
the
end
of
the
upper
thread
loosely,
and
turn hand wheel
toward
you
until
the
needle
goes
all
the
way
down
and
comes
back
up.
Loop
(Fig.
15) will be
formed
over
the
upper thread
which
can be
pulled
out
straight.
Place
both thread
ends
under
the
presser
foot
and
draw
toward
the
bacK
of the
machine,
leaving
both threads
about
three
or
four
inches
to.
Fig.
14
—9—