Selection of needle – SINGER W1563 User Manual
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Selection of Needle
A high proportion of home sewing is done with No. 1 size needle.
' For best results on all fabrics from sheer chiffon to canvas, see page 6 chart.
Putting Needle In Machine
Turn machine wheel until needle bar
(A) is at top position. Loosen needle
clamp (B) with screw driver. When
old needle drops out new one can be
inserted. Find the one flat side on
needle SHANK and hold that FLAT
SIDE TO RIGHT as you push needle
upward into clamp (C) as far as pos
sible. While holding needle up there
tighten screw (B) with screw driver.
Threading Machine (Top Thread) and Needle —
Place thread spool on spool pin closest to needle. Lead thread
through back, then front thread guides (A) - -then down BETWEEN
tension discs (B) from RIGHT to LEFT - - and around to RIGHT
again until thread enters check spring arm notch (C). Then pull
thread leftward and down slightly UNDER large bar (D) - - then
immediately upward, and thread will enter rectangular opening
in bar (DL Continue pulling thread upward and into take-up
lever eye E) From RIGHT to LEFT. Now down into bar (D)
rectangle opening again-continuing down into needle bar thread
guide (F) and then into needle eye from LEFT to RIGHT - - pull
ing three to four inches of thread through eye of needle.