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WHITE SEWING MACHINE

Record in space provided below the Serial No.
and Model No. of this appliance.
The Serial No. is located Rear of arm.
The Model No. is lopated Rear of arm.
Serial No.
Model No. 1066
Retain these numer for future reference.
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1. CONTENTS
1. 1
C ontents
2. Name of parts
3
3. Winding the bobbin
4
4. Threading the bobbin case
5
5. Inserting and removing the bobbin case
6
6. Threading the machine
7
7. Settingthe needle
7
S Preparing to sew
8
9. Starting to sew
8
10. Regulating the thread tension
9
11. Regulating the stitch length
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12. Regulating the drop feed
10
13. Regulating width of zigzag stitch
11
14. Needle and thread sizes
12
15. Some useful sewing hints
13
16. Stretch stitch sewing
14
17. Blind stitch hemming
15
1 8. Automatic buttonholes
16
19. Button sewing
18
20, Zipper sewing
19
21. Cording
19
22. Cloth guide
20
23. Appliques
20
24. Embroidery and monogramming
21
25. Darning
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76’ Oiling
22
27. Cleaning the shuttle race
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28. Case of common difficulties 24
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2. NAME OF PARTS

1 Balance wheel i 5, Presser foot

2. Bobbin winder stopper 16. Slide plate
3. Bobbin winder i 7. Needle plate
4. Automatic buttonhole dial 1 8. Needle clamp
5. Spool pin 1 9. Tension dial
6. Zigzag width knob 20. Drop feed knob
7. Special stitches lever 21. Reverse button
8. Upper thread gnide 22. Stitch dial
9. Thread takeup lever 23. Presser foot lift lever
10. Arm cover 24. Hinge holding screws
1 1. Face cover 25. Motor
1 2. Middle thread guide 26. Belt cover
13. Lower thread guide 27. Stop motion knob
14. Thumb screw

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1. To wind the bobbin the balance wheel must be disconnected from the stitching mechanism. Hold the
balance wheel with your left hand and turn the stop motion knob (Fig. 1) towards you with your right
hand. This will permit the balance 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 spooi pin. Draw thread from the spool through tension guide from back to
ront (Fig. 2)
3. Now wind the end of the thread around empty bobbin seven or eight times and place the threaded bobbin
on the spindle of the bobbin winder.
And push the bobbin winder from left to right.
5. Now manipulate your foot control in the same manner as in sewing and when the bobbin is completely
full it will release automatically and stop turning. Detach bobbin from spindle. Hold balance wheel firmly
with left hand and with the right hand turn stop motion knob away from you until if cannot be moved
any further and the needle bar moves with the turning of the balance wheel.

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4.-THREADING THE BOBBIN CASE

Fig 3 Before threading the bobbin case, study Fig. 3, 4 and 5 to get a general idea
as to how it is done.
1. Hold 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 (Fig. 3). As the bobbin is being inserted in the bobbin case,
the thread flow, you will note, is clockwise (Fig. 4)
2. While holding the bobbin case as before, grasp the thread end with your
right hand and guide it into the cross slot (Fig. 4).
Fig 4 3 Then pull it through under the tension spring of the bobbin case until it
enters the delivery eye (Fig. 5).

Fig 5

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5. INSERTING AND REMOVING THE BOBBIi CASE

1. Raise the presser bar by lifting the presser bar lifter.

2. Raise the needle bar to its highest position by turning the balance wheel towards you.
3. Pull Out slide plate (Fig. 6).
left hand, with its
4. After threading the bobbin case, hold its latch (Fig. 7) between the thumb and forefinger of the
of the shuttle
position finger opposite the notch at the top of the shuttle race and replace it on the center stud
(Fig 7).
near the end of the stud.
5. Theh release the latch and press the bobbin case back until the latch catches the groove
6. Allow the end at the thread to hang free.
7. Push back slide plate. To remove the bobbin case do all the above in reverse order.

Fig 6 Fig 7
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6. THREADING THE MACHINE

Place a spool of thread on spool pin and raise the take-up

lever to its highest point Refer to(Fig. 8)
Pull thread through slot of upper thread guide (1) down
through tension discus(2)up into thread check spring (3) and
i4) and on up into the eye of the takeup lever (5) from right
to left.
Return thread through middle thread guide (6) down through
lower thread guide (7) and into needle bar thread guide (8)
Thread needle from left to right, pulling about four inches
of thread through needle.

7. SETTING THE NEEDLE

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1. Turn the balance wheel towards you, raising needle bar
to its highest position, and loosen the needle clamp screw. Need’e bar

2. Hold the needle in the left hand with the point down Fiat uraC

and insert the needle up into the needle clamp as for

as it will go with its flat surface to th right ther1retight
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8. PREPARING TO SEW

1. Hold the end of the upper-thread with the left hand, leaving it
slack from the hand to the needle.
2. Turn the balance wheel towards you to raise the needle bar to its
highest position.
3. Pull the thread you are holding, and the lower thread will be brought
up with it through the hole in the needle plate, as shown (Fig. 10)
4. Place both ends of the upper and lower thread under and to the back
of the presser foot (Fig. 11). Fig 10

9. STARTING TO SEW

1. Place the abric to be sewn beneath the presser foot.

2. Lower the presser foot by lowering the presser bar lifter.
3. Start sewing by slowly turning the balance wheel towards you while
gradually working the foot control.

ALWAYS TURN BALANCE WHEEL TOWARDS YOU!

Fig 11

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10. REGULATING THE THREAD TENSION

for ordinary stitching he tension of the upper

and lower threads should be equal so as to lock
both threads in the center of the material (Fig.
Correct Stitch
13). if ore tCflSiOfl 5 stronger than the other,
imperfect stitching will result. Fine materials
require a light tension, while heavy materials Needle Thread Tension too strong

require mere tension to obtain a perfect stitch.

TO INCREASE the tension, turn the thread
tension dial (Fig. 12) clockwise. Needle Thread Tension too weak
TO LESSEN the tension, turn the thread tension Fig 12
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readjusted before the dealer delivers them to you, the lower tension
seldom requires to be altered, but, if this becomes necessary, tighten
the screw holding the tension spring on the outside of the bobbin case loosen
for more tension, or loosen the screw slightly for lesser tension (Fig. 14).
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ii. REGULATING THE STITCH LENGTH

Th length a’ the stitch can.be changed with the stitch length dial (Fig. 1.5). In
order to set machine at a certain length of stitch, turn the stitch length dial until
rhindicatoris facing the selected number on the scale. The length of the stitch is
variable from O—5.The normal stitch lenght is 2.
a. Regulate the length of the stitch as for forward sewing.
b. Push reverse stitch button located in the center of the stitch length dial (Fig.
151 as far as it will go. The machine will remain sewing in reverse while the
reverse stitch button is depressed. When released the machine resumes forward
sewing with the same stitch length.

Fig 15

12. REGULATING THE DROP FEED

The DROP FEED is located on the bed of the machine (Fig 16) It regulates the
height of the feed dog for sewing normal material, for darning and embroidering
1. For darning, embroidering and monogramming, turn the knob at left
“DOWN” place and the feed mechanism will be lowered under the level of
the stitch plate, so that the material can be moved freely.
2. For normal sewing turn to the knob to the right “UP” place.
Fig 16

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13. REGULATING WIDTH OF ZIGZAG STITCH

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zigzag knob to right. th idth of the

The width of zigzag stitch is regulated by the zigzag knob. By moving the
the width of the zijzag stitch will
zigzag stitch will increase accordingly. And by moving the zigzag knob to left,
decrease accordingly. If at “0” position, there will be a straight stitch.
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14. NEEDLE AND THREAD SIZES

Sizes & Grades of Type of Fabric

and SIZE OF THREAD
Needles
•_Work_to_be_Done Cotton Silk Linen
Medium, light-weight and summertime fabrics.
•11 80
For house dresses, children’s dresses, washable cotton 0
to
(Medium-Fine) dresses, aprons, curtains. Twist
100
Dress silks and cottons, light weight woolens, draperies,
14 fabric furnishing. 60
A & 8
(Medium> For general household sewing, fine men’s shirts, smocks, to
Twist
window draperies and fabric decorations, 80
Heavy cretonne, madras, muslin, brocades and quilts. 40
16
For men’s work shirts, sturdy smocks and aprons, heavy C
(Light-Heavy> to
quilting and fabric furnishings. Twist
60
Heavy woven coating, light weight canvas, bed ticking,
18 upholstery and awning materials, slipcover fabrics. 30
(Medium-Heavy) to
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For work or sports uniforms, suits made of strong liner!
Twist
or cottons LricsL nins,sli covers and mattresses, 40
Heavy woven suiting, coating, duck, ticking, drilling, 10
19 60
canvas and sacking. For heavy wash uniforms, bedding E
(Heavy> to to
supplies for hospitals, hotels and camps. Twist
30 80

21 401
For bags, canvas coarse cloths and heavy goods.
(Extra-Heavy> to
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j 60

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15. SOME USEFUL SEWING HINTS

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 cloths etc., it is advisable
to sew them with reduced upper
thread tension otherwise the thread will break when the sewn materials are stretch
ed.
TO SEW VERY THEN 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.
BASTING:
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. Do
not over-oil machine.
2. Always turn handwheel toward you.
3. Do not run machine without cloth.
4. When sewing, do not pull the material otherwise you will
bend the needle. The machine is designnd to feed
the materfar automatically.
5. Do net operate machine when the presser bar lifter is raised.
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16. STRETCH STITCH SEWING

ng, by moving special
Adjusting your machine for stretch stitchi
the lever is against
stitch control lever to the right position until
the SS. (Fig. 1 8)
stitch on both
This machine is capable of producing stretch
straight and zigzag seams.
(A) Straight Stretch Stitch
When the special stitch control lever is in the position as
is at ‘o’. The stitch
described above and the stitch width knob
the thickness of
length can be adjusted as desired according
the material being sewn.

(8) ZIGZAG STRETCH STITCH

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straigh t stretch sewing. Fig 18
the same manner as described above for
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to the left
1. Moving the special stitch control lever fully over
against BS. (Fig. 19)
2. Moving the zigzag width knob at ‘0’. V

3. Loosen presser foot thumb screw and attach blind hem 55 M SB

guide. (Fig. 20)
6. Fold matarial as shown (Fig. 211 and place it under foot.
hem
5. Sewing carefully so that straight stitches are made on Fig 19
edge, and slantina stitches pierce only one or two threads of

fold. (Fig. 22)

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(B) For Stretch Material

The same manner as above except the zigzag width knob must
be moved to between ‘1’ and ‘2’.
You may have to vary the setting according to the material.
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A) DTErM:’:E CUTTONHOLE LENGTH

0.3cm(1/8)
.e darneter and thickness of button and add 0.3 Cm (1 /8’)

or r tacks. Mark buttonhole size on material. (Fig. 23)

thickness
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e the r.eedie to its highest position by turning the balance
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wheel towat ds you and replace the presser foot in use the
buttonhole .jot (Fig. 24)

Set the zigzag width control to 0’.

3. Lead thread passes through the slot in the buttonhole foot.
and then to the rear as for normal sewing.
t. Completely push back sliding part (a) (Fig. 25)
of buttonhole foot.
5. Place material under foot so that marking of buttonhole passes
through center of foot and arrow (b) (Fig. 25) of foot indicates

beginning line of marking.

Fig 24 Fig 25
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(C) MAKINt3 BUTTONHOLES

Ensuring that the needle is still raised to its highest position,
lower the foot onto the material.
1, Turn the automatic buttonhole dial to (1,J) and sew the lower
bar tack by making 5 or 6 stitches (Fig. 26), stopping with
needle raised.
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2. Turn the same dial to (2]) and sew the right hand side of
buttonhole, stopping at the upper bar tack mark with the
needle raised. (Fig. 27)
3. Turn the same dial to (3fl) and sew the upper bar tack Fig 26
making 5 or 6 stitches (Fig. 28) as for the lower bar tack,
stopping again with the needle raised.
4. Turn the same dial to (41) and sew the left hand side (Fig. 29),
stopping with the needle raised.
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5. Return the dial to OFF position and make 3 or 5 stitches to
fasten.
6. Cut buttonhole along center with buttonhole.

NOTE: FOR ALL NORMAL SEWING LEAVE THE AUTOMATIC

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19. BUTTON SEWING

Turn balance wheel towards you to get needle to its highest position.

Raise presser bar nd replace regular presser foot, with button sewing

foot as shown in Fig. 3Q Drop the feed dog as required for darning

and embroidering. Upper and lower thread tensions remain the same

as for ordinary sewing.

Place material or garment together with button under the presser

foot so that holes in button line up with oblong hole in presser foot,

Adjust width of zigzag stitch to permit needle to pass through center Fig 30

or holes in button.

Before sewing with power, turn the balance wheel by hand towards you to make sure that needle will stitch in

the center of the holes in button.lf the needle hit the button it will break.

Then sew five to six stitches to attach button.

When attaching four-hole buttons first sew one set of two holes, then stitch into second set of two holes and

lock thread with two or three plain stitches in last hole.

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20.ZIPPER SEWING
1. Release thc thumb screw on rear side of foot. Lower needle into the
side notch of the foot an& check position of the foot to avoide needle
strike the foot. Fasten thumb screw to the. lock make sure that the foot
into position.
2. Fold edge of the materialby %“ and place zipper under the folded portion
of the material where you wish to attach the zipper
3. Stretch close to the edge of the zipper foot along zipper teeth.
4. To sew on the opposite side of the zipper, loosen thumb screw and slide
the foot over and sew the same way.

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Using the Zipper Foot as above, fold a bias strip over a length of cord
(Fig. 32). and adjust the position of the Foot as above so that the Needle
will sew close to the corded fabric. You can then use the finished ‘welting’
to sew between plies of material to produce a ‘piping’ effect on the edge
of your work.
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22. CLOTH GUIDE

The c’oth guide (Fig. 33) serves as a gu ide for straight stitching
when making wide hems, deep tucks or seam widths which are
greater h3n esser foot allows.
It s atache’ . machine as illustrated.

Fig 33

23. APPLIQUES

Appliques are cut-out desings of one fabric stitched to another. Use Normal
Presser Foot. and close Zig-Zag Stitch (Satin Stitch) but not too wide
(aprpx. 2nd Diagram).

Lightly tack your design into position and then, with your Machine set as
above, carefully overstitch the edge of the design onto your work(Fig. 34).

Fig. 34
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It is quite easy to follow a design or to work freehand when Embroidering
or Monogramming (see Fig. 35). Remove the Presser Foot completely
and turn the DropFeed Control to the LEFT to ‘DOWN’ so that the
FeedTeeth are fully lowered (see Page 10).
Stretch fabric tightly in an Embroidery Hoop and place under the Needle.
Set the Stitch width to the size you prefer or, set at ‘0’ and create your
own widths by movenerit of the Hoop to suit your pattern. Operate the
Machine rather fast whilst moving the Hoop with both hands. Work care
fully and be sure to keep fingers out of the path of the Needle.

Fig. 35

25. DARNING

Remove Presser Foot and lower Drop Feed as for Embroidery above.
Prepare fabric to be mended as above and place under foot. Using a fine
thread and thick Needle, stitch once around hole to incorporate all the
frayed ends.

Next cover hole with vertical lines of Stitching as close together as possible,
covering hole (Fig. 36). Then repeat the operation from side to side until
the hole has again been covered. Once the Machine is in motion, the cloth
must not stand still.

Fig. 36
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To see that your machine is always in smooth running condition,

yov must keep it oiled at all times.
No grease is required, just a drop of oil is sufficient at each time of
oiling. Points to be oiled are il
lustrated in Fig. 37 & 38 by arrow marks. To oil your machine thoroughly,
open arm cover and turn
the machine over to get to parts underneath the bed.
After oiling, run the machine at high speed for a few minutes
to let the oil penetrate to all parts.

ziL ±)J Fig. 37 Fig. 38

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27. CLEANING THE SHUTTLE RACE

When the thread is tangled in the race or lint gets into the
space between the shuttle and shuttle-race, this will cause
abrupt heavy running or complete stoppage of the machine.
When this occurs
1. Raise the needle bar to its highest position and take the
bobbin case out.

Fig. 39

2. Pull the KNOBS (A) on both Side of shuttle race (Fig. 39

& 40). aside, then take out the outside rm, and the shuttle
body with your fingers.
3. After shuttle race and bobbin case have been cleaned, put
all of them back in reverse order.
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28. CASE OF COMMON DIFFICULTIES

BREAKING OF THE UPPER THREAD:

1. Incorrect threading 2. Upper thread tension too tight
3. Faulty needle or needle set incorrectly
4. Needle brushing against presser foot or other attachments
5. Needle eye too small for thread used 6. Starting the machine suddenly or with a jerk
7. Starting the machine with the take-up lever at its highest position
BREAKING OF THE LOWER THREAD:
1. Incorrect threading of the bobbin case 2. Lower thread tension too tight
3. Bobbin being wound too fully
4. Rough edge of hole in needle plate caused by improper needle action
BREAKING OF THE NEEDLE:

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1. Pulling the fabric while machine is running, thus causing, the needle to strike the
needle plate
2. Using bent needle
SKIPPING STITCHES:

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1. Using bent or blunt needles 2. Needle inserted incorrectly
3. Needle threaded incorrectly 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. Feed dog not being high enough
3. Using too short a stitch 4. Pulling the cloth while the machine is running
5. Using too fine a needle with to coarse a thread
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