User manual SINGER NO. 27

[. . . ] 27 & 28 INSTRUCTIONS FOR USING SINGER* SEWING MACHINE NO. 27 & 28 VIBRATING SHUTTLE, FOR FAMILY USE When requiring Needle, Oil, Parts or Repairs, for your Machine Look for the Red "S" There are Singer Shops in every City THE SINGER MANUFACTURING CO. 27 & 28 The Table of Contents Warning To all whom it may concern Singer Service It's sew easy by electricity The Hand Attachment Stop Motion To Operate the Hand Machine To Ensure Perfect Action of the Machine To Set the Needle To Thread the Needle To Wind the Bobbin To Remove the Shuttle To Thread the Shuttle To Replace the Shuttle To Prepare for Sewing To Commence Sewing To Remove the Work To Regulate the Tension To Alter the Length of Stitch To Change the Pressure on Material To Turn a Corner To Sew Flannel or Bias Seams To Oil Machine Hints Needles Breaking Thread Breaking Skipping Stitches Stitches Looping Material Puckering Instructions for Using Attachments Bias Gauge The Binder - Binding To Bind with Dress Braid To Make French Folds The Adjustment and Operation of the Binder Binding Outside Curves Binding Inside Curves The Quilter The Foot Hemmer - Hemming Hemming and Sewing on Lace in One Operation The Foot Hemmer - Felling The Adjustable Hemmer The Adjsutable Hemmer - Wide Hemming The Under Braider - Braiding 27 & 28 WARNING It is essential that your machine should be kept well oiled, in accordance with the instructions given on pages 13 and 14 of this book. To all whom it may concern: The improper placing or renewal of the trademark "SINGER" or any other of the trademarks of The Singer Manufacturing Company (all of which are duly Registered Trademarks) on any machine that has been repaired, rebuilt, reconditioned, or altered in SINGER Oil, which is specially prepared for any way whatsoever outside a SINGER factosewing machines, is supplied in tins which have the well-known SINGER Red "S" printed ry or an authorised SINGER agency is forbidden. SINGER Needles are stamped with the Trade Mark SIMANCO* and are sold in green packets which also bear the SINGER Red Letter "S. " Needles in Containers marked " For Singer Machines " are not SINGER made needles. [. . . ] 11 To Remove the Work NOTE: Do not try to help the feeding of the work by pulling the material, as Raise the needle bar to its highest, lift the presser foot (7, Fig. 5), at the same time pressing the this may deflect the needle and tension release (10, Fig. 5) with the thumb of the cause it to break. Move the material back and to the feeds without any assistance. left, and sever the threads by passing them over the thread cutter above the presser foot. Leave a few inches of thread under and at the back of the presser foot. 13 27 & 28 To Regulate the Tensions Correct Stitch. For ordinary stitching, the tension on the upper and under threads should be equal, so as to lock both threads in the centre of the work, as above. If either tension is stronger than the other, imperfect stitching will be the result, thus: Needle Thread Tension too strong. FIG. 12 Needle Thread Tension too weak. Lower the presser foot and turn the thumb nut in the direction illustrated by the arrow to increase the tension or in the opposite direction to lessen it. As all machines are correctly adjusted before leaving the factory, the under tension seldom requires to be altered, but if this becomes necessary tighten the screw near the point of the shuttle (see Fig. 7) to increase the tension, or loosen it slightly to lessen the tension. Always use thread with corresponding size of needle as per Table on page 3 of cover. Fine fabrics require a light tension, while heavy materials want more tension to obtain a perfect stitch. The tension on the needle thread should be regulated only when the presser foot is down. A correct stitch can usually be obtained by varying the tension on the needle thread (see Fig. 12). 14 27 & 28 To Alter the Length of Stitch Turn the thumb screw inwards (see Fig. 13) to lengthen the stitch, or turn outwards to shorten it. To Change the Pressure on Material For ordinary family sewing it is seldom necessary to change the pressure on the material. If sewing fine silk or flimsy material, lighten the pressure by giving the thumb screw (1, Fig. To increase the pressure, give the thumb screw a few turns downwards. To Turn a Corner Stop the machine when the needle is rising, but still in the material. Raise the presser foot and turn the work, using the needle as a pivot. To Sew Flannel or Bias Seams Use a short stitch and as light a tension as possible on the needle thread, so that the stitching will be loose enough to allow the material to stretch. FIG. 13 15 27 & 28 To Oil the Machine FIG. [. . . ] Succeeding rows are made straight and at a uniform distance by keeping the previous row steadily under the guide, as shown. 25 27 & 28 The Foot Hemmer -- Hemming Clip off the right hand corner of the material for its edge to curl easily. Then, with the hemmer foot raised, place the material from left to right under the foot and, with its edge slightly raised, insert the corner into the mouth of the hemmer, easing it along until it fills the curl and reaches the needle. Lower the foot and make the first few stitches slowly. Guide the material with the thumb and forefinger of the right hand, so that the edge lies flat over the top of the hemmer, and proceed to sew, taking care to keep the hemmer curl just full. [. . . ]