SINGER 114W110 - Manual (Page 8)

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(S ee F ig . 17 )
Lower the presser foot. With the left hand hold the end of the
needle thread, leaving it slack from the hand to the needle. Turn
To Draw Up the Bobbin Thread
F ig . 17 . D hawing U p the U o i i n m T i i h k a d
the balance wheel over from you until the needle moves down and
up again to its highest point, thus catching the bobbin thread.
Draw up the needle thread and the bobbin thread will come up
with it through the hole in the needle plate as shown in Fig. 17.
Lay both threads back under tbe presser foot.
. To Set tbe Needle
Turn the handle (A, Fig. 5, page 5) toward the front of the
machine, then turn the balance wheel over from you until the
needle set screw is at its highest visible point; loosen the set screw
and put the needle up into the needle bar as far as it will go with
the long groove of the needle toward the right, then tighten the
set screw.
Learning to Operate tbe Machine
( S e e F igs . 18 a n d 19 )
When the machine is set up on table No. 205348 and foot
power stand No. 25267, place the feet securely on the treadle and
with the right hand turn the balance wheel over from you. Con­
tinue the motion by an alternate pressure of heel and toe on the
treadle. This motion should be practiced until the balance wheel
can be kept in continuous rotation by the feet alone.
It is important to acquire the habit of turning the balance
wheel over from you, otherwise the machine will not form stitches.
When the machine is mounted on a power table, care should
be taken to see that the balance wheel on the machine turns over
from the operator.
Having secured a piece of cloth about 12 inches square, mark
upon it a design similar to the one shown in Fig. 18, then place the
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F ig . 18 . D iaokam for P ractice
cloth under the pres.ser foot so that the needle will enter the end of
the line marked 1 and turn the handle (A, Fig. 5, page 5) to the
right. Lower the presser foot, start the balance wheel in motion by
turning it over from you, grasp handle A and pull it downward to
start the machine. The piece of cloth will be fed along towards
the left and when the end of the line at 2 is reached, still depress
the handle and turn it directly towards the front. The piece of
cloth will then be fed towards the back of the machine. When the
point 3 is reached still depress the handle and turn it straight to the
left when the cloth will be fed until the point 4 is reached. This
process should be continued to the point 5, thence to the point 6,
and the diagram will then be completed by manipulating the
handle A without turning the cloth with the hands.
The operator should next practice embroidering designs
similar to those illustrated in Fig. 19 below:
F ig . 19 . D esigns for B eginners
These designs can be sketched on white goods, such as lawn,
and the operator by following them can become proficient in this
way to attempt the embroidering of more intricate designs or
patterns.