SINGER 404K User Manual
A manual of ng family ines
Table of contents
Document Outline
- SINGER
- GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS FOR THE CARE AND OPERATION OF FAMILY SEWING MACHINES
- The Principal Parts of Lock Stitch Sewing Machines
- and Their Uses.
- BELT GUIDE
- BAND
- WHEEL
- BELT
- SHIFTER
- DRESS
- GUARD
- PITMAN
- Formation of the Lock Stitch.
- PRACTICE for BEGINNERS
- Practise Straight Stitching with Paper.
- PREPARING THE MACHINE FOR SEWING
- Adjusting the Stop Motion Screw for Winding Bobbins.
- To Increase Pressure of
- Rubber Ring against hand
- wheel—
- To Wind the Bobbin—Machines 15K80, 15K110 and 201K.
- To Wind the Bobbin—Machines 185K and 327K
- When Bobbin is Full
- To Wind the Bobbin—Machine 404.
- The Importance of using Correct Needles and Thread.
- Needle Threaders.
- To Set the Needle in Machines 15K, 66K, 99K and
- To Set the Needle in Machines 327K, 328K, 329K and 404
- The Necessity for Proper Tensions.
- To Regulate the Tensions.
- To Prepare for Sewing.
- Finishing a Seam.
- Hints for Sewing Various Seams.
- The Cloth Guide.
- To Regulate the Length of Stitch.
- To Regulate the Length of Stitch and Direction of Feed on Machines 99K (New Style) and 185K. (See Fig. 44).
- To set stitch length —
- To Regulate the Length of Stitch and the Direction of Feed on
- To set stitch length—
- To reverse stitching—
- To Regulate the Length of Stitch and Direction of Feed on
- To set stitch length—
- To Regulate the Length of Stitch and the Direction of Feed on , / Machines 328K, 329K and 404. (See Fig. 47).
- TO TIGHTEN
- PRESSURE ADJUSTMENTS
- To Glean the Stitch-Forming Mechanism of Machines 66K, 99K and 185K.
- To Remove Bobbin Gase.
- To Replace Bobbin Gase.
- To Clean Stitch-Forming Mechanism of Machine 20IK
- To Remove Bobbin Case
- To Replace Bobbin Case
- To Glean the Stitch-Forming Mechanism on Machines 327K,
- To Remove the Bobbin Gase
- Remove throat plate as follows
- To Oil the Bobbin Winder.
- To Remove Gummed Oil.
- COMMON CAUSES OF MACHINE TROUBLES.
- Stitches Looping.
- Machine Not Feeding Correctly.
- Puckered Seams.
- Machine Working Heavily.
- Noisy Treadle.
- BINDING WITHOUT BASTING.
- How to Cut Material for Use with the Binder.
- Joining Bias Strips.
- To Attach the Binder to the Machine.
- To Insert the Binding in the Binder.
- The Adjustment and Operation of the Binder.
- Binding Inside Curves.
- Binding a Square Corner.
- Bound Scallops.
- Applying Military Braid with the Binder.
- Making Button Loops with the Binder.
- Bound Buttonholes Made with the Binder.
- THE BLIND STITCHER.
- THE FOOT HEMMER AND THE ADJUSTABLE HEMMER.
- The Foot Hemmer.
- How to Start the Hem at the Very Edge.
- Making a Hem with the Foot Hemmer.
- Making a Hemmed Seam with the Foot Hemmer.
- Hemming and Sewing On Lace at One Operation.
- Hemming a Curved or Bias Edge.
- The Adjustable Hemmer.
- How to Adjust the Hemmer for Hems of Various Widths.
- How to Insert the Material in the Adjustable Hemmer,
- How to Prepare a Hem on Table Linen.
- THE PRACTICAL USE OF THE TUCKER.
- The Parts of the Tucker and Their Uses.
- To Attach the Tucker to the Machine.
- How to Adjust the Scales on the Tucker.
- Where to Insert the Material to be Tucked.
- How to Tuck Silk or Chiffon.
- How to Make Fine Tucks and Gross Tucking.
- THE MANY PRACTICAL USES OF THE RUFFLER.
- ADJUSTING LEVER
- ADJUSTING
- FINGER
- ADJUSTING 5 SCREW
- SEPARATOR RUFFLING ^SEPARATOR BLADE BLADE GUIDE
- Oiling the Rüffler.
- To Attach the Ruffler to the Machine.
- How to Adjust the Ruffler for a Plain Gather.
- Making a Ruffle and
- Sewing it to the Garment at One Operation.
- A Facing May be Added while the Ruffle is being Made.
- To Adjust the Ruffler for Plaiting.
- Group Plaiting and Gathering.
- To Attach the Shirring Plate to Machines 15K, 66K,
- 99K, 185K and 201K.
- To Shirr.
- The Quilter.
- The Underbraider.
- How to Braifl.
- How to Fasten the Ends of Braid.
- To Braid on Net or Fine Material.
- Ornamental Stitching.
- Applications.
- Preparation
- Skirt Zipper.
- Corded Welting.
- Corded Seams.
- Applications.
- Shirring
- A COMBINED EDGE-STITCHING, LACE-JOINING AND PIPING ATTACHMENT.
- Adjusting the Edge-Stitcher.
- Sewing Lace Together with the Edge-Stitcher.
- Piping with the Edge-Stitcher.
- Applying Bias Folds with the Edge-Stitcher.
- Stitching a Wide Hem with the Edge-Stitcher.
- Making a French Seam.
- Tucking with the Edge-Stitcher.
- THE SEAM GUIDE
- Application
- SEAMS
- Attachments supplied with 401 and 404 Slant Needle
- Multi-slotted Binder
- Darning.
- To Prepare Singer 327K, 328K and 329K Machines
- Procedure—
- To Prepare Singer 15K110 and 201K Machines for Darning.
- The following instructions for manipulating the work apply to darning on all Singer Domestic Sewing Machines.
- Darning Table Linen, Towels, etc.
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