White De Luxe ZIG-ZAG 625 Installation instructions

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YOUR’
WHITE
De
Luxe
ZIG-ZAG
sewing
MODEL
625
HOW
TO
USE
AND
CARE
FOR
machine
11

Modern
in appearance
and
functional
in design,
your
new
White
automatic
sewing machine
will
enable
you
to do
zigzag
stitching,
embroidery
and
straight
sewing
with
equal
ease
because
of
its
many improved
and
simplified
features.
To
help
you
become
thoroughly acquainted
with
your
machine
and
to
assure
you
of
mans’
hours
of
trouble-free
sewing,
we
have prepared
this instruction
hook.
Please
read
it
carefully
and
refer
to it
whenever
you
need
information
on thread
ing,
stitch
and
tension
adjustments,
cleaning
or
any
of the
operations
listed on
the
next
page.
WHITE
SEWING
MACHINE
CORPORATION
CLEAVELAND
II,
OHIO
White Sewing
Machine
Products
Ltd
Toronto
1,
Ontario,
Canada.
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Page
Page
CONTENTS
1
NAME
OF
EACH PART
2
SPECIAL
FEATURES
3
1.
TO
WIND THE
BOBBIN
4-.-5
2.
TO
THE
SET
NEEDLE
5
3.
TO
THREAD THE
BOBBIN CASE ...
6
4.
TO
REPLACE AND
REMOVE
THE BOBBIN CASE
7
5.
TO
CLEAN THE
SHUTTLE
RACE
...
8
6.
TO
THREAD
THE
MACHINE
&
NEEDLE
9
7.
TO
PREPARE
FOR SEWING 10
8.
TO
COMMENCE
SEWING
10
9.
TO
REMOVE
THE
WORK
11
10.
TO
REGULATE
1HE THREAD
TENSION
...
11-.-12
11.
TO
REGULATE
THE
STITCH
LENGTH
12
12.
TO
REGULATE
THE PRESSURE
ON
THE PRESSER
FOOT
13.
TO
USE THE DROP
FEED
14.
BUILT-IN
LIGHT
15.
TO
OIL SEWING MACHINE
16.
SOME
USEFUL SEWING HINTS
17.
CAUSES
OF
TROUBLES
18.
ZIG-ZAG
SEWING
19.
SEWING ON BUTTONS
20. MAKING
BUTTONHOLES
21.
DARNING AND
EMBROIDERY
22.
QUILTING
23.
SEWING
BRAIDS
24. NARROW
HEMMER
25.
SEAM GUIDE
&
THUMB SCREW
26.
NEEDLE
&
THREAD SIZES
1
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q
each
Pwd
28\
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26
24.
• Automatic
darner
tpressure
reguiator
2. Pressure release
ever
3. Take-up
lever
4.
Upper
arm thread
guides
5. Arm
6.
Spool
pins
7.
Stitch
length regulating
dial
8. Reverse
stitch button
9.
Balance
wheel
0.
Bobbin
winder
release
I. Bobbin
winder
2. Bobbin
winder
thread guide
3.
Drop
heed
push button
14. Drop
Feed release button
5.
Vertical
arm
16.
Bed-plate
17.
Thread
tension
indicator
18. Check
spring
19.
Thread guide
arm
20.
Needle
clamp
21.
Peed
dog
22.
1-linged pressure
Foot
23.
Needle
24. Slide
plate
25, Presser Foot thumb
screw
26. Needle bar
27. Thread cutter
28. Race plate
thread guides
29.
Lock
screw For stop 3l
30. Lock
screw For stop
33
31.
Stop
For lever 32
32. Zig-zag width
adjusting
lever
33.
Stop For lever 32
5
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Speci
%ahi-es
AUTOMATIC
DARNER
PRESSURE
REGULATOR
-
enables
you
to
select
the
exact
pressure
according
to
the
kind
of
material
you
are
sewing.
STITCH
REGULATOR
-
regulates
the
stitch
length
and
helps
you to
select the
stch
size
with
ease
and accuracy.
AUTOMATIC
REVERSE
STITCH
BUTTON
- enables
you
to sew
in
reverse
automatically.
AUTOMATIC
BOBBIN
WINDER
- winds
your
bobbin
and
stops automatically
when
your
bobbin
is
Pilled.
CALIBRATED
UPPER
THREAD
TENSION
REcULAToR
-
allows
the
tension
of
the
upper
thread
to
be
easily
and accurately
adjusted
according
to thread
and
material
weight
differences.
DROP FEED
PUSI-I
BUTTON
- regulates
the
height
of
your
feed
dog
for
embroidering
or
darning
and
for
different
weights
of
fabrics.
BUILT
IN
LIGHT
- illuminates
your work
for
better
nd
efficient
sewing
without
glare.
Light
bulb is
easily
changed.
SNAP-OUT
RACE
- is
so
constructed
that
cleaning
and
eliminating
tangled threads
are
very
simple
and
quick.
FLOATING
PRESSER
FOOT -
glides
over
pins.
3

1.
Ta
‘JtIi 1d
i4e
tatI
1. To
wind
the bobbin
the
balance
wheel
must
be
disconnected
from
the
stitching
mechanism.
1-bid
the
balance
wheel
with
your left
hand
and turn
the
ciotch
rig.
1
toward
you
with your
right
hand.
This
will
permit
the
hand
wheel
to
turn
freely
while
the
needle
bar
remains
motionless.
The
balance
wheel
is
now
disconnected
for
the
bobbin
winding
operation.
2. Place
a spool
of
thread
on
the
spool
pin
(Pig.
2).
Draw
thread
from
spool
over
guides,
then
down
ward
across
machine
from
left
to
right.
3.
Pass
the
thread
through
the
tension
discs
at
the
right
corner
of
the
base
of
the
machine.
4.
Now
wind
the
end
of
the
thread
around
an
empty
bobbin
seven
or
eight
times
and
place
the
threaded
bobbin
on the
spindle
of
the
bobbin
winder.
5. By
pressing
on
the bobbin
winder
lever,
the
small
rubber
wheel
is brought
in
contact
with
the
balance
wheel.
To
lock
into
position,
press
bobbin
winder
lever
until
a
clicK
Is
heard.
The
bobbin
winder
release
latch
is
now
touching
the
shaft
of
the
bobbin.
It
holds
the
bobbin
in
place.
—4—
Fig.
1

6.
Operate
the foot
control or
knee
conrol
in
the same manner
as
far
sewing and
when
the
pobbin
is
completely Full
it
wil 1
stop turning
automatically.
Remove
bobbin
from
spindle.
Hold
balance
wheel
Firmly
with the
left
hand
and with
the right
hand
turn
clutch
away
From
you until
it
can
not
be
moved
any
Farther.
The
needle
bar
now
moves
with
the
tuning
of
the
balance
wheel.
BAR
-——NEEOLE
,NEEDLE
NEEDLE
-FLAT
TI4PEAD
GUARD SCREW
‘NEEOLE
SURFACE
CLAMP
-NEEDLE
NEEOLEZTHREA0
HOLE
ih-’-—.
Fig.
3
2.
To
ihe
Sd
IVeedle
1.
Turn
the
balance
wheel
toward
you,
raising
needle
ber
to
its
highest
position,
and
loosen
the
needle
clamp
screw.
2.
Hold
the needle
in
the
left
hand
with
the
point
down,
and
insert
the
needle
up
into
the
needle
clamp
as
far
as
it
will
go, with
its
flat
surface to
the
right
then
retighten
the
clamp
screw
(Pig.
3.
P.
2
—5—

3.
To
Th’tead
the
&ilt&
e
Before
threading
the
bobbin
case, study
Pig. 4,
5,
and
6
to
get
a general
idea as
to
how
it
is done.
1.
F-told
the
bobbin
case
with your
left hand and
put the bobbin
into
the
bobbin case
with
your
right hand,
leaving
about two
inches
of the thread
end unwound
(Pig.
4).
As
the bobbin
is being
inserted in
the bobbin
case
the thread flow
is
clockwise.
as
before, grasp
the
thread
end
with
your right
hand,
and
guide
it into
the cross
slot
(Pig.
5.
3.
Then
pull it through
under
the
tension
spring of
the
bobbin
case “Pig.
5’
until
it enters
the
delivery
eye (Pig.
6.
Fig.
6
2.
While holding
the
bobbin
case
Fig.
5
Fig.
—6—

4.
Ta
/?eztace
azd
/emo.ie
g’he
J2O1LILÜi
eQALe
1.
Raise
the
presser
foot
by
lifting
the
presser
bar
lifter.
2.
Raise
the
needle
bar
to
its
highest
point, by
turning
the
balance
wheel toward
you.
3.
Pull
out
slide
plate
‘Pig.
7
4.
After
threading
the
bobbin
case,
hold
it
by
the
latch
with
its
position
finger
opposite
the
notch
at
the
top
of
the
shuttle
race.
Replace
it
on
the
center stud
of
the
shuttle
(Pig.
8).
5.
Then release
the
latch
and
press the
bob
bin case
in
until
the
latch
catches
the
groove
near
the
end
of
the
stud
with
a
click
that
can be heard.
6.
Allow the
end
of
the
thread
to
hang
free about
2
to
3
inches.
7.
Pull
back
slide
plate.
To
remove
the
bobbin
case do
all
the
above in
reverse order.
Fig.
7
Fig.
8

5.
Ta
eIea.
Sh4lle
IZ’ace
When
the
thread
is
tangled
in
the
race
or
dust
gets
into
the
space
between
the
shuttle
and
shuttle
race, follow
this
procedure
1.
Raise
the needle
bar
to
its highest
position
and
take
bobbin
case
out.
Fig.
9
2. Release
the
KNOBS
A
pulling
them
sidewise,
and
the
shuttle.
Pig.
9,
10
3. After
shuttle
race
and
bobbin
case
have
been
cleaned,
put
all of
them
back
in
reverse
order.
4. Snap
knobs
into
place
as
seen
in
Pig.
9.
II
Fig.
10
on
both
sides
of
shuttle
race
by
then
take
out
the
race cover
“B”
—8—

6.
To
Thead i4e
iWachiwie
g
J1’eedle
1.
Turn
the
balance
wheel
toward
you to
raise
the
take-up
lever
to
its
highest
position.
2.
Place
a
spool
of
thread
on
the
spool
pin.
3.
Lead
the
thread
through
the
arm
thread-guides
(lig.
1).
4.
Pun
the thread
down
through
the
thread-guide
to
the
tension
discs
and
around
them
From
right to
left
and
up.
Draw
the
thread
up
through
the
check
spring
and
thread
guide
arm.
5.
Then
pass
the
thread through
the
eye
of
the
thread
take-up
lever
from
right
to
left.
6.
Now
run
the
thread
down
through the
face
plate guides
and
then
through the
loop
of
the needle
bar
guide
from
the
back.
7.
Finally,
run
the
end
of
the
thread through
the
eye
of
the
needle
FROM
LEFT
TO
RlGl-lT,
drawing
it
through
aboui
3
or
4
inches.
Fg.
11
—9-.--

7.
Ta
/‘ejzae
ja.
Sewui
1.
l-old
the
end
of the
upper
thread
with
the
left
hand,
leaving
it
slack
from
the
hand
to
the needle.
2.
Turn
the
balance
wheel toward
you
as
the
needle
goes
down
and
rises
to
its
highest
position.
3. Pull
the
thread
you
are
holding,
and
lower-thread
will
be
brought
up
with
it
through
the
hole
in
the needle-plate,
as
shown
(Fig.
12.
4.
Place both
ends
of
the
upper
and
lower
thread
behind
the
presser
foot
Fig.
13
8.
Ta
eie
Seui#z 9
1.
Place
the
fabric
to be
sewn
beneath
the
presser
foot.
2.
Lower
the
presser
fcot,
by
lowering
the presser
bar
lifter
Fig.
11).
3.
Commence
sewing
by
slowly
turning
the
balance
wheel
towards
you
while
gradually
pressing
the
lever
of
the
foot
or
knee
control.
Always
turn
balance
wheel
toward
you
and
not
away from
you.
Fig.
12
Fig.
13
10
—

9.
Ta
/emaue
he
‘k/a’zh
1 Raise
the
needle
bar
to
its
highest
position by
turning the balance
wheel toward you.
2. Raise
the
pressere foot
by
lifting
the
presser
bar
lifter.
3. Move
the fabric
back
to
the left
and
cut
off the thread
by
passing
it over
the
thread-cutter
above
the
presser
foot.
4.
Leave both ends
of the
thread
a
few
inches long,
under
and
to
the
back
of
the
presser
foot.
For
ordinary
stitching
the
tension
of the
upper
and
lower
threads
should
be
equal
so
as
to lock
both
threads
in
the
center
of the
material
Pig.
1
4 .
If one
tension
is
stronger
than
the other, imperfect
stitching
will
result.
Fine
materials require
a
light
tension,
while heavy
materials
require
more
tension
to
obtain
a
perfect
stitch.
To
INCREASE
the
tension,
turn
the thread tension
indecator
‘Fig.
15 clockwise.
TO
LESSEN
the
tension,
turn
the
thread
tension
indicator in the
opposite
direction.
When
regulating
tension always
have
the
presser
foot
down/.
Fig.
4
Correct
Stich
10.
Ta
/e9uIate
4e
Th’iead
Tesa.
Needle
Thread
Tensicn
too
strong
Needle
Thread
Tension too
weak
Fig.
15
—11—

Tension
regulating
screw
As
all machines
are correctly
adjusted
before
leaving
the
factory
the
lower
tension
seldom
needs to
be
altered,
but,
if
this
be
comes
necessary,
tighten the
screw
in
the
tension
spring
on
the
outside
of
the
bobbin
case for
more
tension,
or
loosen
the
screw slightly
for
lesser
tension
ig
16
NOTE
:
Do
not
turn
screw
in
either
direction
more
than
about
one-quarter
turn
at
a
time.
Then
check
for
results.
If.
Ta
/e 9 uIcde
ifhe
Süich
.J?e#i94
The length of
the
stitch can
be changed
by
turning
the
stitch
length
regulating
dial “L”.
pig. 1 7
When
the number
0,
appears
under the pointer
the
material
is
not
being
fed through
the machine.
To
change
stitch
turn
the dial
clcckwise
gradually
to
feed material
forward and
to lengthen
stitch.
The
longest stitch
is
at
5,
the
shortest
near
0.
To
sew backward,
push
the Button
R”,
and material
will
be
fed
backward
automatically.
When
you
take
your finger
off
the button,
the
machine
will
again
sew
forward.
Pig.
16
—
12
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Ia
I?e€1a1e
he
P’i&isu’ze
o
44e
P’sesse-
42&
To
regulate the
pressure
for
darning
and
embroidering,
press
latch down
thereby
releasing pressure
Pig.
18
Place
a
finger on
the
DARNER
to
cushion
the
sudden
rise of
this
cap
when
it
is
released
*
Allow the
DARNER
to rise
all
the
way
siowly
‘Pig.
19
Por
ordinary
sewing,
push
automatic
darner back
down
‘Pig.
18.
When
little
pressure
is
required
for
thin
fabrics,
push
darner
only
pert
way
down.
4
DARNER
ia
Fig.
18
13

13.
To
‘Use
he
o71z
4leed
By
using
the
drop feed
buttons
you
may
adjust
the
feed dog
for
sewing different
types of
materials
and
for
embroidering
or
darning Pig.
20
1.
or
sewing
very
light
fabrics,
push
the
drop Feed
button “DOWN”
half-way;
for
heavier cloth
push
the
button
marked
“UP”
to
return
feed to
highest
level.
2.
When
the
drop Feed button “DOWN”
is
pushed down completely,
the
feed
will
be
lowered
below
the surface
of
the
needle plate.
This is
for embroidering
and darn
ing,
and you
wili
be
able
to
move
_____________
your work
freely
about
in
any
direction
ycu
choose.
3.
Por
embroidering
and
darning,
first
remove
pressure
on
presser foot
(Page
19).
DROP
FEED
PUSH BUTTON
DROP FEED
RELEASE
BUITON
p
—
14
—

14.
i2ad1- &çhi’
The
lamp
housing
is enclosed
in
the lower
side
of
the
arm Pig.
21 .
Turn
switch right
Knob
clockwise
to light,
and
do
the
same
to
turn
it
off.
Pull
down
left
knob
to replace
n
burned
out bulb
with
a
new
one.
To
have
your
mchino
aways
in
smocth
running
condition
you must
keep
it
oiled
at
all
times.
No
grease
is
necessary.
Just
a
drop
of
oil is
sufficient
at each
time.
Oiling
points are
iliustrated
in
Pig. 22.
Tilt
the
machine
over
to get
oiling
points
underneath
the
bed.
After
oiling,
run
the
machine
at high
speed
for
a
few
minutes
to
get oil
to
penetrate
to
all
parts.
Lu
Fig.
21
Fig.
22
/5•
To I
4e
Sew
jWach.#ze
—
15

/6.
So.ne ‘Us44’
Sewu
A 1 üds
TO
TURN
CORNERS:
1.
Stop
the
machine
while
the
needle
is
still
in
the
material.
2.
Raise
the
presser
foot
and
turn
the
fabric
using
the
needle
as
a
pivot.
3.
Lower
the
presser
foot
and
resume
sewing.
TO
SEW
ELASTIC
FABRICS:
In
sewing
such
elastic
materials
as
jerseys,
bias
Cut
cloth,
etc.,
it
is
advisable to
sew
them
with
reduced
upper
thread
tension.
otherwise the
thread
will
break
when
the
sewn
materials
are
stretched.
TO
SEW
VERY
THIN
CLOTH:
When
sewing very
thin
cloth
which
tends
to
gather
as you
sew,
place
a
sheet
of
newspaper
or
any
other
thin
paper
underneath
the
material
and
sew with
the
shortest
stitch
possible.
This
will
keep
your work
from
gathering.
BASTIN&:
1.
Reduce
the
tension
of
the
upper
thread
and
employ
the
longest stitch
possible.
2.
The
stitches
may
then
be
easily removed
by
pulling
the
lower
thread.
TO
KEEP
YOUR
MACHINE
IN
PERFECT
CONDITION:
1.
Keep
all
moving
parts of
the
machine
constantly
oiled
and
clean.
2.
Always
turn
balance
wheel
toward
you,
even when
by
hand.
3. Do
not
run
machine
without
fabric
under
the
presser
foot.
4.
When
sewing,
do
not
pull
the
material
because
you
will
bend
the needle.
The
machine
is
designed
to
feed
the
material
automatically.
5.
Do
not
operate
machine when
the
presser
bar
lifter
is
raised.
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BREAKING
OF THE
UPPER
THREAD:
1.
Incorrect
threading.
2. Upper
thread tension
too
tight.
3.
Defective
needle,
or needle
set incorrectly.
4.
Needle
rubbing against
presser
foot
or
other attachments.
5.
Needle
eye too
small
for thread
used.
6. Imperfections
in sewing
thread.
7.
1-lole in
needle plate
damaged
and rough.
BREAKING
OF THE LOWER
THREAD:
1.
Incorrect
threading
of the
bobbin
case.
2.
Lower thread
tension too
tight.
3.
Bobbin
being
wound
too
fully.
BREAKING
OF THE
NEEDLE:
1. Pulling
the
fabric
while
machine
is
sewing thus
causing
the
needle
to
strike the
needle plate.
2. Using
bent
needle.
SKIPPING
STITCHES:
1. Using bent
or
blunt needles.
2.
Needle
inserted incorrectly.
3. Needle
threaded
improperly.
4.
Using
wrong size
needle.
5.
Pressure
on presser
foot
insufficient,
especially
when sewing
heavy material.
UNEVEN
STITCHES:
1. Presser foot
not
resting evenly
on material.
2.
Peed
dog
not adjusted
high enough.
3. Too short
stitches used.
4.
Pulling the
cloth while
the
machine
is
sewing.
5.
Needle
too
fine
for material
or thread too
coarse.
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Sewu 9
Your
zig-zag
sewing
machine,
by
virtue of
its
deiign,
permits
you
to
do
many kinds
of
work.
The
Controls
for
the
zigzag
stitch
are
located
on
the
arm
of
the
machine,
as
may be
seen
on
Fig. 23.
Notice
lever
“B” which
adjusts
the
width
of
the
zigzag
seam. For
ordinary
straight
sewing this
lever
must be
set
to
the
left,
at
‘0’
on
the
indicator.
By
moving
this
lever
gradually
to
the
right
toward
“5” the
machine
will
sew
a
zigzag
seam of
increasing
width,
depending
on
the
position of
the
ever.
To
return
to
a
previously
used
width
of
zigzag
stitch
after
having
done
some
straight
sewing,
or
for
special
types
of
work
such
as
sewing
buttons
or
making
bar
tacks,
stop
“A”
will
be
found useful.
This
serves
as
a
stop
for
lever
“B”.
To
set
stop
“A”,
loosen
lock
screw
“D”,
turning
it
to the
left.
You
then
will
be
able to
slide
it
sideways
which,
moves
stop
“A”
to the
desired
marking.
Tighten
lock screw “D”
by
turning
it
to
the
right.
The
lock
screw
also
tightens
stop
“E”.
The
purpose
of
this
stop
is
to
make
possible
a
second
setting
of zig-zag
width.
Thus,
when
you
want
to
alternate
between
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