Singer One Instruction Manual 6

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  • Singer One | Instruction Manual 6 - Page 1
    SINGER Sewing Machine 115 THE SINGER COMPANY
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    SINGER* * A Trademark of THE SINGER COMPANY sewing machine model 115
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    new smooth running machine which offers you a new world of sewing enjoyment. SINGER. TO GET THE MOST ENJOYMENT FROM YOUR SINGER ... take advantage of the free sewing lessons to which you are entitled. Skilled, SINGER-trained teachers will give you personal guidance and assistance in the
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    Wherever you go you will find expert, dependable SINGER* Service close at hand. SINGER is interested in helping you keep your SINGER Sewing Machine in top running condition. That is why you should always call your SINGER SEWING CENTRE if your machine ever requires adjustment or repair. Only from
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    4 PRINCIPAL PARTS OF MACHINE 115 TAKE-UP LEVER NEEDLE THREAD TENSION THROAT PLATE d 1; ( 115 20 BOBBIN WINDER HAND WHEEL STITCH LENGTH REGULATOR 1°F SLIDE PLATE BOBBIN WINDER THREAD GUIDE
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    the fabric with too large a puncture, yet heavy enough to pierce the fabric without binding or deflecting. You will obtain best stitching results from your Sewing Machine if it is fitted with a SINGER* Needle.
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    6 NEEDLES AND THREAD This machine uses needle, Catalogue 2020 (15 x 1). Sizes 11, 14, 16, 18, 19 and 21. For perfect stitching, select correct needle and thread to correspond with fabric. Be sure to use like threads for both needle and bobbin. NEEDLE INSERTION • Raise needle bar to highest point by
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    Treadle Drive 7 TO OPERATE THE MACHINE • Raise presser foot. • Loosen hand wheel by turning stop motion screw over toward you. • Place both feet on treadle.
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    8 Treadle Drive (Cont'd) TO OPERATE THE MACHINE (Cont'd) 4 1' • Turn hand wheel over toward you and allow feet to move freely and lightly with motion of treadle. • Practise this motion until you are able to restart machine with hand wheel turning over toward you. .....41RIVRM:
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    lower the presser bar. move belt shifter as shown. • Operate machine (without thread) until • To engage belt, work treadle slowly with you become accustomed to guiding the hand wheel turning over toward you. material. NOTE: Belt tension should be only heavy enough to keep belt from slipping.
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    Place material under presser foot and lower foot. • Operate machine (without thread) by turning handle over from you until you become accustomed to guiding material with left hand. LOCATING BRACKET THUMB NUT • Pull spring stud and position hand lever in socket. • Assemble hand attachment to machine
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    11 REMOVING BOBBIN CASE AND BOBBIN • Raise thread take-up lever to its highest position. • Open slide plate. • Grasp bobbin case latch and withdraw bobbin case. • Release latch and bobbin will drop out. g ar j LATCH r SLIDE PLATE
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    12 WINDING THE BOBBIN • Loosen stop motion screw with right hand. • Press bobbin winder down against hand wheel. • Place empty bobbin on spindle.
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    13 WINDING THE BOBBIN (Cont'd) 1 • Place spool of thread on spool pin. • Thread between tension discs and through bobbin as shown. • Hold end of thread and start machine. (End of thread will break off after a few coils have been wound on bobbin.)
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    14 WINDING THE BOBBIN (Coned) When bobbin is full • Stop machine. • When bobbin is full the bobbin winder will lift away automatically. • Remove bobbin and tighten stop motion screw. If thread doesn't wind evenly O TO CONTROL AMOUNT OF THREAD ON BOBBIN • Loosen screw which holds stop latch to
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    15 THREADING THE BOBBIN CASE 11 K2692 K2693 K2694 • Hold bobbin case and bob- • Place bobbin into bobbin • Pull thread under tension bin so that thread leads off case. Pull thread into spring and into slot at in direction shown above. slot. end of spring, as shown.
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    16 REPLACING THE BOBBIN CASE NOTCH POSITION FINGER STUD • Hold bobbin case by latch and place it on stud with position finger opposite notch at top of shuttle race, having thread draw from top of bobbin case. • Release latch and press bobbin case back uotil latch enters groove in stud. • Allow
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    - .yam y 17 UPPER THREADING • Raise take-up lever to its highest point. • Place spool of thread on spool pin. • Lead thread through threading points shown. • Thread needle from left to right. • Draw sufficient thread through eye of needle with which to start sewing. CM S -4;
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    18 REGULATING LENGHT OF STITCH Numerals on both- sides of indicator represent number of stitches per inch. To set stitch lenght • Release thumb screw on stitch indicator plate and move to bottom slot. • Position lever for desired stitch lenght. ' • Lift the thumb screw until the plate stops
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    19 PRESSURE ADJUSTMENTS • To decrease pressure, turn thumb screw to the right. • To increase pressure, turn thumb screw to the left. Decrease Increase • Smooth, even handling of several thicknesses of fabric results when pressure is correctly regulated. • Surface finish, as well as the weight and
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    20 PREPARING TO SEW w. • • Hold needle thread lightly with left hand. Turn hand wheel so that needle enters plate and brings up bobbin thread. I ''t It • Pull end of bobbin thread up through • Place both needle and bobbin threads throat plate. diagonally under presser foot.
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    21 SEWING A SEAM • Position needle into fabric about from edge. inch • Lower presser foot. • Raise stitch length regulator as far as it will go. I/ s, .14 C 1 it
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    22 SW7ING A SEAM (Coned) • Back tack to edge of fabric for reinforcement. • Lower stitch length regulator to stitch length required. • Stitch to end of seam. • Raise stitch length regulator. 11 30 7-N kr,
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    23 SEWING A SEAM (Cont'd) I 30, iS. ";2 si 7 • Back tack to reinforce end of seam. • Lower regulator to forward stitching position. • With take-up lever at highest point, raise presser foot, draw the fabric back and to the left. • Sever the threads on thread cutter.
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    FABRIC Os At. ;t.*• • Most fabrics need to be guided only in front of the presser foot. • Fabrics of unusual texture and weave, filmy sheers, crepes, knits, .tricots, etc., require support while being stitched. For such fabrics apply a gentle tension by holding seam in front and hack of the
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    25 NEEDLE THREAD TENSION "•,!•::4iE • Needle thread tension too tight-correct by setting dial to lower number. .*:?a" o- •Y " • Needle thread tension too loose-correct by setting dial to higher number. • • , • • A perfectly locked stitch results with upper and lower tensions balanced so that
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    26 BOBBIN THREAD TENSION t , Fr]AT777. ao- • Bobbin thread tension too tight -correct by turning screw counterclockwise. 47/../b .03 44 WcW; 41 WO:* • Bobbin thread tension too loose -correct by turning screw clockwise. ,ANkm 4V.16 i.r;e) drir-1 MoZh$ "7\.A,„.Vmt$ ewinovl.*, • A perfectly
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    on eye of needle. Stop machine when needle is in this position. Raise presser foot, turn work as desired, lower the presser foot and resume sewing. SEWING BIAS SEAMS Machine basting is firmer, more even and much quicker than hand basting. Use a shorter stitch when
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    28 Instructions for using ATTACHMENTS . . . SINGER Those attachments which are not furnished with your machine are available for purchase at your local SINGER SEWING CENTRE.
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    in place of regular creased fold for several stitches. presser foot. • Hold thread ends in left hand and guide raw edge in front of hemmer evenly into scroll. Sew slowly, still holding thread ends until hem is well started. Feed material evenly into hemmer scroll. APPLICATIONS Fine Hems
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    30 HEMMED SEAMS Hemmed seams are appropriate where a 1 fine narrow seam is desired. ..2 • Allow a scant 1/4" seam allowance. • With right sides of fabric together, place upper layer 1/8" to left of lower layer. • Insert two fabric edges into hemmer and proceed as for plain hem. HEMMING WITH
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    31 THE BINDER SCROLL FOR UNFOLDED BINDING ADJUSTING SCREW SLOT FOR FOLDED BIAS TAPE The binder is used to apply commercial as well as self-fabric bias to an unfinished edge. This colourful trim is attractive when applied to children's wear, aprons and household textiles. It is a practical finish
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    scroll to right or left as necessary. • Tighten adjusting screw. Never pull binding as it feeds through scroll. Allow attachment to do the work. Merely guide edge to be bound into centre of scroll as you stitch.
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    to stretch reinforce edge with a single row of stitching before binding. • Outside curves tend to lead away from centre slot of scroll and should be guided so that a full seam width is taken at needle point. Do not attempt to pull or straighten fabric into full length of scroll.
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    pleating and affects width of pleat. It is disengaged by bringing it out of contact with adjusting SEPARATOR RUFFLING SEPARATOR BLADE BLADE GUIDE screw. 3. Adjusting screw regulates fullness of gathers or pleats. When turned in to its limit with adjusting finger in place, attachThis attachment
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    blade forms gathers or pleats by carrying fabric to needle according to spacing and fullness to which ruttier is adjusted. Separa.tor guide is slotted to guide seam edges evenly and to separate ruffled strip from material to which ruffle is attached. Gathering • Set adjusting lever on Number
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    36 THE RUFFLER (Cont'd) Length of sewing machine stitch also affects ruffle fullness. Since a given a medium length stitch. • Insert material to be gathered between blue blades and through first separator guide. O sa r -• RUFFLING == MATERIAL • Draw to back of needle. • Lower presser bar
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    Attaching ruffle 37 THE RUFFLER (Cont'd) • • row E3 • Place ruffle strip between two • blue blades and through first separator guide. • Place material to which ruffle is to be attached between separator blade and feed of machine. • Proceed as for plain gathering. Right sides of fabrics
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    places pleats more closely together; a long stitch separates the pleats for a greater distance. • Insert fabric to be pleated between blue blades and into first separator guide. • Lower presser bar and stitch.
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    39 THE RUFFLER (Cont'd) Crisp fabrics cut on the crosswise grain form the sharpest pleats. Glazed fabrics handle best if the glazed side is downward and the soft backing is next to the miller blade. Group Pleating By using star setting (straight stitching) alternately with 6 or 12 space setting,
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    to be placed at any distance between 1/8" to 1-3/8" from edge of fabric. For straight seams. Align guide with preF---r foot. Pin seam edges and baste if nee3ssary. Guide fabric edges lightly against guide while stitching. For curved seams: Set attachment at an angle so that end closest to needle
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    41 THE ZIPPER FOOT This foot is designed to facilitate the placement of stitching close 0 to a raised edge. The hinged feature of this foot insures even feeding over pins, heavy layers of fabric or cross seams. It is attached to the machine in place of the regular presser foot, and may be
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    Zipper Insertion 42 THE ZIPPER FOOT (Cont'd) Corded Seams • • jt 10 4 '''AV lY ',4 Several methods are used to insert a zipper and in any method used, the zipper foot enables you to form an even line of stitching close to the zipper. • When raised edge is placed to right- adjust foot to left of
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    Darning 43 FREE MOTION WORK Household linens, children's clothes and knitwear of all kinds can be repaired with the darning stitch. Procedure • Trim ragged edges from area to be darned. Centre worn section in embroidery hoops. • Turn pointer of feed throw-out clockwise to "darn" position as shown.
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    many launderings. When you have finished darning or embroidering:- • Raise presser bar lifter. • Turn pointer of feed throw-out counterclockwise to "sew" position. • Return stitch regulating lever to its original position. • Assemble presser foot. The machine is now ready for regular stitching.
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    Gate and clean stitch-forming mechanism. After each cleaning, oil the machine as instructed on pages 46 to 48. If the machine is to be stored for an fluff, then swab all exposed parts with a lint free brush saturated with SINGER* oil to protect against rust damage. The area in head of machine that
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    46 OILING THE MACHINE To keep your machine in top running condition, SINGER Oil, especially prepared for sewing machines, should always be used in the care of your 115 60 0 GI 11 '.1,' Ad .\\\ , 05 • Clean machine periodically as instructed on page 45. • Apply a drop of oil to each of the
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    47 OILING THE MACHINE (Cont'd) • If the machine is used continuously, it should be oiled daily. If moderately used, an occasional oiling is sufficient. • Apply one drop of oil at each of the places indicated. ,I0 Le) ▪ 4., :•;•?.
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    48 OILING THE MACHINE (Coned) SON'S S 000 • Remove cover plate from back of machine. • Turn hand wheel over toward you until connecting rod is at its highest position. *Then apply oil through hole in top of machine to the cap of connecting rod. Also oil the other moving parts inside. Replace cover
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    49 OILING THE STAND To oil stand, apply a drop of oil to the points indicated. 1 1'1 V
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    50 ELECTRICAL INFORMATION ii 1. O O :/* ............ The SINGER* Electric Motor is located at the back of the machine and can be supplied for operation on alternating or direct current. Before Inserting Electric Plug,
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    51 LIGHT B To Turn Light "on" reach over machine arm and turn switch A clockwise. To Turn Light "off" turn switch A anticlockwise. In this position the mark B on switch is in line with mark C on light. To Remove Bulb Hold light with right hand. Bring left hand up under machine arm and press bulb
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    Motion Work 43-44 Guiding and Supporting Fabric O O. . . 24 Length of Stitch, Regulating Needle and Thread Selection Needle Insertion Oiling and Lubricating Oiling the Stand Preparing to Sew Pressure Adjustments Principal Parts of Machine Seams, Straight SINGER Service Tension Adjustments Bobbin
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    renewal of the trademark "SINGER" or any other of the trademarks of The Singer Company (all of which are duly Registered Trademarks) on any machine that has been repaired, rebuilt, reconditioned, or altered in any way whatsoever outside a SINGER factory or an authorised SINGER agency is forbidden.
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    protection SINGER Sewing Machines are sold and serviced wherever you see the famous SINGER and Red "S" Trademarks. When your machine needs servicing call your SINGER SEWING CENTRE to be sure of warranted SINGER parts and service. See address in the classified telephone directory. SINGER SEWING
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SINGER
Sewing Machine
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