User manual SINGER NO. 66

[. . . ] 66 Oscillating Hook, For Family Use INSTRUCTION MANUAL Table of Contents | Next Page 82387 No. 66 Table of Contents Main Parts Parts of the Machine Stand Instructions for Operating the Machine To Ensure Perfect Action of the Machine To Take Out the Bobbin To Wind the Bobbin To Replace the Bobbin To Set the Needle To Thread the Needle To Prepare for Sewing To Commence Sewing To Remove the Work Tensions To Regulate Tensions To Turn a Corner To Regulate the Length of Stitch To Regulate the Pressure on the Material To Sew Flannel or Bias Seams A Stitch to Ravel Easily To Oil the Machine Hints The Belt Machine WOrking Heavily To Avoid Breaking Needles Breaking of Needle Thread Breaking of Bobbin Thread Skipping of Stitches Attachments with the Machine Instructions for Using the Attachments Foot Hemmer -- Hemming -- Hemming and Sewing on Lace -- Felling Adjustable Hemmer -- Hemming -- Wide Hemming Binder -- Binding Bias Gauge -- To Bind with Dress Braid Ruffling Ruffler -- Ruffling Between Bands To Ruffle and Sew On -- Five Stitch Ruffling or Paiting Ruffler with Shirring Plate -- Shirring Quilter Tucker Under Braider Embroidary and Darning Relative Sizes of Needles and Thread Previous Page | Next Page 82387 No. DRESS GUARD Table of Contents 3 Previous Page | Next Page 82387 No. 3) can be released when required, thus enabling the operator to become proficient in the use of the treadle and permitting the winding of bobbins without running the stitching mechanism. [. . . ] 17) near the lower end of the face plate, raise the plate and slip it off over the head of the screw near the upper end of the plate; put one drop of oil into each of the oil holes and joints. FIG. FRONT VIEW, SHOWING OILING POINTS Table of Contents 13 Previous Page | Next Page 82387 No. They are the only satisfactory needles on the market and are sold in the Singer Green Needle Packet with the famous red letter "S" upon it. Singer Needles can be obtained from any Singer Shop or Singer Salesman. Table of Contents 15 Previous Page | Next Page 82387 No. 66 ATTACHMENTS WITH THE MACHINE Table of Contents 16 Previous Page | Next Page 82387 No. 66 INSTRUCTIONS FOR USING THE ATTACHMENTS FOOT HEMMER - Hemming Raise the needle to its highest point. Remove the presser foot and attach the toot hemmer in its place (see Fig. Clip off the right hand corner of the cloth, so that it will take the roll easily, turn up the edge about a quarter of an inch, insert it in the mouth of the hemmer and draw or push it along with the stiletto until under the needle. Then let down the presser bar and after taking two or three stitches, draw gently on the ends of the threads to help the work along till the feed catches it. In order to produce a smooth even hem the mouth of the hemmer must be kept just full. Fig 21. Fig. 21 shows also what is known as a bag seam or fell, made by passing two pieces of fabric through the hemmer together and hemming them down. Table of Contents 17 Previous Page | Next Page 82387 No. 66 FOOT HEMMER Hemming and Sewing on Lace Start the hem as previously explained, and when it is well started raise the needle to its highest point. Raise the hemmer to relieve its pressure on tile hem, pass the end of the lace through the slot in the side of the hemmer, under the back of tile hemmer and over the hem, as shown in Fig. Take care that the hem is not displaced in the hemmer and that the needle goes down through the lace and hem together. Then let down tile presser bar and guide the lace over the front of the hemmer, keeping it well into the slot. FIG. 66 FOOT HEMMER Felling The two pieces of cloth to he felled should be laid one over the other, right sides together, the edge of the under piece being a little farther to tile right than the upper piece. Stitch them together using the hemmer as a presser foot, the front end of the hemmer forming a guide for tile edges of both pieces, the upper piece being guided by the inside and the under piece by the outside of the projecting front of the foot hemmer (see Fig. Then open the work out flat, wrong side up, the edges straight, and taking the edges near the beginning of the seam in the right hand, and the ends of the threads in the left hand, draw the edges into the hemmer which will ill turn them as in hemming. Guide the second row of stitching by following the first row with the inside of the projecting front of the foot hemmer (see Fig. 66 ADJUSTABLE HEMMER Hemming Remove the presser foot and attach the adjustable hemmer in its place as shown in Fig. The adjustment is made by loosening the thumb screw on the hemmer and moving the slide to the right or left until the hem turned is of the desired width. Enter the edge of the cloth into the hemmer under the scale and draw it back and forth until the hem is formed, stopping with the end under the needle. [. . . ] For blind tucks without spaces set both scales at the same figure; to make spaces between the tucks move the front scale farther to the left until the desired space is obtained. Having adjusted the scales for tuck and space as desired, fold the material and crease by hand; pass the folded edge between the spring and spur near you, then between the two blades of the second scale, and back under the presser foot; draw to the right against the guide, lower the presser bar; see that the lever for the needle clamp to strike is in its backward position so as to form a crease for the next tuck, then proceed with the first tuck. FIG. 34 For the second tuck fold carefully at the crease made by the spur and place the edge of the first tuck underneath and against the spur at the left. The spur will serve as a guide and will also make a distinct crease for the next tuck. [. . . ]