Sears Minnesota Model A Sewing Machine Instructions — User manual

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‘TO USE THE UNCER BRAIDER.

Remove the front race cover and sfiggehe braider in its place, as shown
2 ee Ao a ease orcrccr fooaiRel put on the special foot with two
apove comme. Draw tie braid through tie raider tube, as shown in illustra-
Short pron ie presser foot and.see that-Fgyneedle passes through the center
Hon itcid. Use a No. 4 needle and aboke 16 length of stitch, The pattern
Should be marked or stamped on. the wrong side of the material [sce the

tou pder the presser foot, with the pattern side up, and so the needle

Eon be directly over the point where ou desire to commence braiding.
Fine oe tare ryscer bar aid sew as ggiel, guiding the materia so the
TOMie will follow the pattern. ‘The bray will be stitched on the under side
Of the goods, as shown in illustration above.

“To make a square or sharp angle, sew. to the point, of turning; stop the
machine while the needle is on its first rise and before it is out of the cloth;
Tiacttly raise the presser foot and swing the cloth round on the needle.
slightly rare in eorning the eloth not to pull the needle, thereby causing it
{o strike the plate and bend oF break.

‘Note—All the attention that need be given to the braid is to have it pass
freeh tnd smoothly through the braider. The bunch or spool of braid may
Jay in the lap of the operator.

TO APPLIQUE WITH BRAID.

Baste the goods to be appliqued on the" background. Have pattern on
'Gecign 3 abover ent out the upper goods
WTOnE AAS esian. eThis leaves the des-sepopliqued on the background.

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STARS, ROEBUCK & CO, CHICAGO.

Before we go into detail regarding any particular operation or part of the
machine, we wish to review some cf the most important things to remember a8
well as a number of “Don'ts” with eference to sewing machines.

Every machine, before leaving the factory, has been earefully adjusted, ine
spected and its sewing qualities have been tested on every.class of work and
found perfect in every respect.

Before the machine is used care should be taken to clean and oil it thor
oughly, according to the instructions found on pages 2 and 3 of this book.

Don’t tamper with the adjustment of the machine until you thoroughly
understand how to handle it.

Don’t allow repairers, or others, to attempt to repair your machine unless
you are sure they are capable.

Don’t try to use the attachments until you are thoroughly familiar with
plain sewing and can handle the machine easily.

Don't run the machine when it is threaded up unless there is cloth under

the presser foot. If you do the thread will snarl and tangle and may break /
the needle,

Don't run the machine with the presser foot resting on the feed and 110
cloth between or the sharp teeth of the feed will injure the foot and the feed ©
teeth will be dulled.

Don’t run the machine with either of the shuttle slides open, os
turn the wheel very slowly by hand, or the shuttle may strike the needle plate
and cause serious damage,

Don't try to help the feed by pulling the work or holding it back lest you
bend or break the needle. The machine will feed without assistance.

Don't allow lint or dust td accumulate inside the shuttle, nor under the
shuttle tension spring. Any sybstance inside of the shuttle will prevent the
bobbin operating easily and anything under the spring will interfere with a
perfect tension. After using a machine always clean it well before putting it
away.

When ordering needles, shuttles, or parts of any kind, always give the
name of your machine as well as the head number, which you will find stamped
on the front slide, directly in front of the needle. See page 32.