User manual SINGER NO. 66

[. . . ] 66 Oscillating Hook, For Family Use INSTRUCTION MANUAL Table of Contents | Next Page 82387 No. 66 Table of Contents Main Parts Parts of the Machine Stand Instructions for Operating the Machine To Ensure Perfect Action of the Machine To Take Out the Bobbin To Wind the Bobbin To Replace the Bobbin To Set the Needle To Thread the Needle To Prepare for Sewing To Commence Sewing To Remove the Work Tensions To Regulate Tensions To Turn a Corner To Regulate the Length of Stitch To Regulate the Pressure on the Material To Sew Flannel or Bias Seams A Stitch to Ravel Easily To Oil the Machine Hints The Belt Machine WOrking Heavily To Avoid Breaking Needles Breaking of Needle Thread Breaking of Bobbin Thread Skipping of Stitches Attachments with the Machine Instructions for Using the Attachments Foot Hemmer -- Hemming -- Hemming and Sewing on Lace -- Felling Adjustable Hemmer -- Hemming -- Wide Hemming Binder -- Binding Bias Gauge -- To Bind with Dress Braid Ruffling Ruffler -- Ruffling Between Bands To Ruffle and Sew On -- Five Stitch Ruffling or Paiting Ruffler with Shirring Plate -- Shirring Quilter Tucker Under Braider Embroidary and Darning Relative Sizes of Needles and Thread Previous Page | Next Page 82387 No. 66 Main Parts Parts of the Machine Stand A. DRESS GUARD Table of Contents 3 Previous Page | Next Page 82387 No. [. . . ] To Sew Flannel or Bias Seams Use a short stitch and as light a tension as possible on the needle thread so as to leave the thread loose enough in the seam to allow the goods to stretch if necessary. A Stitch to Ravel Easily can be made if desired, by having the tension on the needle thread so light that the bobbin thread will not draw into the goods but lie straight, as shown in Fig. 15. Table of Contents 12 Previous Page | Next Page 82387 No. 66 To Oil the Machine To ensure easy running the machine and stand requires oiling and if used continuously it should be oiled each day. With moderate use an occasional oiling is sufficient. Oil should be applied at each of the places shown by arrows in Figs. One drop of oil at each point is sufficient. Oil holes are provided in the machine for bearings which cannot be directly reached. To oil the mechanism under the slide, draw the slide (see Fig. 17) to the left and after removing the lint and dust which may have accumulated put a few drops of oil on the small piece of felt at the right of the bobbin ejector. 17) near the lower end of the face plate, raise the plate and slip it off over the head of the screw near the upper end of the plate; put one drop of oil into each of the oil holes and joints. FIG. FRONT VIEW, SHOWING OILING POINTS Table of Contents 13 Previous Page | Next Page 82387 No. They are the only satisfactory needles on the market and are sold in the Singer Green Needle Packet with the famous red letter "S" upon it. Singer Needles can be obtained from any Singer Shop or Singer Salesman. Table of Contents 15 Previous Page | Next Page 82387 No. 66 ATTACHMENTS WITH THE MACHINE Table of Contents 16 Previous Page | Next Page 82387 No. 66 INSTRUCTIONS FOR USING THE ATTACHMENTS FOOT HEMMER - Hemming Raise the needle to its highest point. Remove the presser foot and attach the toot hemmer in its place (see Fig. Clip off the right hand corner of the cloth, so that it will take the roll easily, turn up the edge about a quarter of an inch, insert it in the mouth of the hemmer and draw or push it along with the stiletto until under the needle. Then let down the presser bar and after taking two or three stitches, draw gently on the ends of the threads to help the work along till the feed catches it. In order to produce a smooth even hem the mouth of the hemmer must be kept just full. Fig 21. Fig. 21 shows also what is known as a bag seam or fell, made by passing two pieces of fabric through the hemmer together and hemming them down. Table of Contents 17 Previous Page | Next Page 82387 No. 66 FOOT HEMMER Hemming and Sewing on Lace Start the hem as previously explained, and when it is well started raise the needle to its highest point. [. . . ] When making the last tuck the lever upon which the needle clamp strikes while tucking should he raised to its highest point; while the lever is in this position no crease for a succeeding tuck is made upon the goods. Table of Contents 26 Previous Page | Next Page 82387 No. 66 UNDER BRAIDER Remove the presser foot and attach the quilter foot in its place. 20) as directed for the shirring plate (see page 30). The design to be braided must be stamped or traced on the wrong side of the goods. [. . . ]