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New Home Series R — User manual

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Brand: New Home
Model / document: New Home Series R
Document type: User manual
Language: English
Pages: 11
File size: 3.9 MB
Category: Sewing machines
Document date: Not specified in catalog

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Winding the bobbin correctly has a very left; to the right. to give more tension; to the
important part in forming a perfect stitch. left, to give las tension.
Practice this and learn to do it well.
It will not generally be necessary to change Caution—Never begin windin a bobbin
the tension of shuttle for ordinary kinds of over one that is partly ﬁlled with di erent kind
of thread. sewing.

Take the shuttle in the left hand, with the
point toward you; draw off about two inches of
T0 THREAD tamad iron:l the bolb‘binl.)tl&read hmgnti’rig from Withdraw the front shuttle slideand place T0 REPLACE t eu persi e,(see ' . : ropt e o ininto the shuttle in the basket, point ﬁrst. toward THE SHUTTLE the siiuttle as far as it will go: then draw the
thread into the open slot of shuttle. at the the operator; then close the slider SHUTTLE
same time putting a little ressure with the
ﬁnger on the end of the bo bin; by drawing
the thread toward you it will be forced under
the point of shuttle spring, (see Fig. 2): then With the left hand pull the end of the TO
draw it back until it passes over the point; needle thread leaving it slack. turn the balance PREPARE
wheel over toward you until the needle moves FOR
down and up again to its highest point, thus SEWING
catching the bobbin thread and the bobbin
thread will come up with it through the hole
in the throat plate. then pull both threads
back under the preeser foot.

Place the material upon the presser foot, TO
lower the presser foot and commence to sew. COMMENCE
turning the balance wheel over toward you. SEWING

Turn the hand wheel toward you until the T0
needle bar has reached its highest point. then REMOVE
raise the presser foot, place the foreﬁnger of
the right hand on the tension release and draw THE WORK
(see Fig. 3): shuttle is ready for sewing. Fig. the work away from the needle and cut the
4 shows shuttle properly threaded, ready for two threads on the thread cutter. leaving about eewmg.
four inches with which to commence sewing The tension is regulated by turning the again. screw in point of shutt e to the right or to the
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Tension means presmre on the thread. For ordinary family sewing it tsseldom
which prevents the machine from drawing oti necessary to change the pressure on the material. MISC. TENSIONS more thread than necessary to form a stitch. If sewing fine silk or ﬂimsy material, lighten
The tension upon both threads should be as the pressure by turning the thumb screw (see REGULA-
nearly alike as possible. and tight enough only page 2) on the top of the machine to the left TIONS
to make a smooth, ﬁrm seam. For ordinary To increase the pressure turn the screw to the
stitching the needle and shuttle threads should 'right. The pressure should be only heavy be locked in the center of the thickness of the l enough to prevent the material from rising
material, thus: See Fig A. If the upper ten- with the needle and to enable the feed to move
sion is too tight (or the shuttle tension too J the work along evenly; a heavier pressure will
loose, the upper thread will lie straight on the make the machine run hard.
upper side of the goods, as shown in ﬁg. 8. If
the upper tension is too loose (or the lower one THE BELT. See that the belt is not
too tight) the lower thread will lie straight too tight; it should always be tight enough not HINTS
along the under side of the goods, as shown in to slip. if too loose remove the hook at one
Fig. C. end, shorten the belt and rejoin. To put the
belt on, place it in the groove of the balance Note—Do not regulate both upper and
wheel. then turn the balance wheel toward you. lower tensions at the same time. Always regu-
late the tension by adjusting the upper tension BREAKING NEEDLES. Is generally
if possible. due to the operator pulling on the work, in
their eliort to assist the feed or make the
machine sew faster. This must not be done.
it is bound to pull the needle out of line, causing
it to strike the needle plate and break. This
may also be due to the presser foot or attach-
T0 Upper tension is adjusted by the tension ments not being pushed clear back on the bar
REGULATE screw, turning to the right to tighten. and to the and securely clamped. When the attachments
left to loosen. The under tension is regulated or foot are placed. a test should be made afterTENSIONS
by turning the screw in the point of the shuttle the attachment is clamped. to see that the
Turn to the right to tighten. left to loosen. needle passes through the attachment without
interfering. It the needle does not interfere
REGULATB On the left side of the stitch regulator scale on its downward course, or is not pulled out of
STITCH will be found marks of different lengths. The line by the operator through carelemness in
numbers give the number of stitches to the pulling on the work, the needle will seldom
inch. To shorten stitch loosen the thumb break. (Needles are frequently broken by
screw and move to the left. To lengthen stitch forcing cheap. coarse thread through a needle
move the thumb screw to the right. that is too small).
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BREAKING THE UPPER THREAD may be
caused by—HINTS
The machine not being properly threaded
An im riect needle
A eroo ed needle
Upper tension being too tight
Needle eye too small for the thread
Needle rubbing against attachment or-
presser foot.
BREAKING THE LOWER THREAD
May be caused by—
The shuttle being incorrectly threaded
The tension being too tight
The bobbin being wound too full, so that
it will not revolve freely
The hole in the needle Elate becoming
rough, caused by the needle stri ing the plate Oil as indicated by arrows An accumulation of lint and dirt at the T0 OIL
bottom of shuttle cavit. would prevent the One of the most essential features of the MACHINE
bobbin from turning free y. proper working and wearing qualities of this
machine is Good Oil. Poor oil makes the
MISSING STITCHES. Should there at machine run hard. Avoid using oil which
an time be skipped or long stitches at inter- resembles caster or sweet oil in appearance or
va a, it is owing to the needle being set toolow that looks thick and rancid. The oils should
or its having become bent away from the be Clear and of Best Quality. about as thick as
shuttle, or its being too small for the thread in kerosene.
use. and sometimes to the point of the shuttle
becoming accidentally blunted. To oil the parts inside of the head. raise
the needle bar to its hi hest point put one drop
IF STITCHES ARE NOT EVEN It of oil on each side of t e needle bar. and one
may be caused by the presser foot not resteigg drop in each of the holes indicated in the above
evenly upon the fabric sewed. or by the i‘ cuts. After the machine has been oiled. run
not being high enough. or by the stitch being it (with presser foot up and shuttle out) for a
too short. or by pulling the cloth or by using minute. and then wipe oi! the superﬂuous oil.
tgo ﬁéle a needle with too coarse or uneven Oil the bobbin winder in places where there is
t rea . any friction.
“IF THE MACHINE DOES NOT FEED
FAST AND STRONG Examine the feed.
1! too high it will not clear the goods when com-
ing back and simply jerk the goods back and
forward. Set the feed so that the bottom of
notches are just even with top of throat plate.
Do not run the machine backwards or with
both threads in without sewing.
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Loosen the circular thumb nut directly hemmer a little to the Right. If, on the con-
over the presser foot by turning it from you trary, the stitch does not catch the edge of the
TO USE to the left. Then remove the presser foot hem. turn the hemmer a little to the Left.
THE from its holder by drawing it toward you
ATTACH- and insert in its place the attachment desired. Sew the two edges of the cloth together,
Push the attachment back far enough to the under one of one-fourth projecting an inch M ENTS FELLING allow needle to pass clearly the into the needle beyond the upper; work then open and out the
hole in the throat plate underneath. Then crease the seam down, the wide edge over the
tighten the thumb nut ﬁrmly by turning it narrow edge. Draw the wide folded edge into
over from you to the left. the hemmer, the same as if it were a hem. and
drop the foot. Then guide the fold edge. and
Raise the needle to its highest point and work the machine the same as in ordinary
raise the presser foot to its ﬁrst lift by turning hemming. A wider fell requires a wider seam,
HEM MING the lifter to the right. Loosen the nut A. take which is turned the same as a wider hem.
off the presser foot and replace with the Hem-
mer. Set same to its right place and fasten nut
A by turning to the left. Raise the presser
bar by turning the presser foot lifter to the

Put the edge of the fabric into the hemmer.
When the hem is well started. raise hemmer foot TO HEM
by means of the presser lifter and also raise the AND SEW
needle. Then pass the lace through slot in the
left, and pass the edge of the cloth into the side of the hemmer. carrying it back under the ON LACE
hemmer in the manner shown in the illustration. hemmer on top of the hem. Proceed as in
drawin it through the hemmer as far as the ordinary hemmlng, keeping lace well in the side.
needle ole. in order that the feed may at once
catch the cloth. Then let the hemmer down Insert the quilter through the small hole
upon the feed surface, and operate the machine in the presser bar, and fasten with the screw in
as usual. Should the goods begin to run out the back of presser bar. movin it to the right or QUILTING
of the hemmer, carry them to the Right; should left to the required width of t e rows of stitch-
too much run into the hemmer. carry the goods in . Raise or lower the quilter according to the to the Left. About one-fourth of an inch in thickness of the goods. Having made the
width is as much of the oods as is usually first row the desired distance from the edge
required to form a perfect em. If the stitcx place the work so that this row will be under
takes the hem too far from the edge. turn the and in line with the lower edge of the quilter.
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Before connecting your sewing machine
M OTOR with the electric outlet be sure that the voltage in your household wiring system is within 10
volts of that listed on the motor.

Connect the T-shaped plug on the cord to
the short cord attached to the motor on the
back side of the head. Screw the plug on the
end of the cord into a lamp socket of any elec-
T0 trical outlet. Make certain that the rubber
gulley on the motor comes in contact with theCONNECT alance wheel but not too tightly. If the
THE pulley ﬁts too loosely a inst the hand wheel
it will spin rapidly an should be tightenedMACHINE
slightly by taking up the screw at the base of the
clamp. Be sure that the pulley does not ﬁt too
tightly against the hand wheel, because if it
does it may cause the motor to burn out. The
little rubber pulley can be made to fit against
the hand wheel by loosening the set screw and
movin the. pulley a ong the arbor into a posi-
tion w ere it does ﬁt and tightening the screw.
if there should be any unusual vibration of
the motor make certain that the two screws
which hold the motor to the bracket are tight
and that the large screw at the bottom of the
bracket is tight. When ready to sew press
lightly on the Rheostat until the machine
starts. If the machine does not start readily
and smoothly when sewing on heavy goods
turn the hand wheel forward and the motor will
then keep the machine running smoothly. The
machine will gain or lose speed as moreor less
pressure is applied to the ltheostat.

OILING This motor is a sturdy piece of mechanism.
and if kept properly oiled. should occasion no THE trouble whatsoever. At each end of the arbor
MOTOR of the motor will be found two little holes for
oiling. Oil should be dropped into these holes
very sEaringly at. fairly long intervals. one drop
in eac hole is plenty. If the machine is used
only occmaionally an occasional application of
oil will suffice. Only the best quality of oil
should be used on this motor.
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