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INSTRUCTIONS
For Operating the
MINNESOTA
Model "E”
SEWING
MACHINE
Model Number 117.48
v
SEARS, ROEBUCK AND Co.
”The World's Largest Store”View original page 1Page 2 · Read text
QIzrtifitate of QBuarantp
This is to Certify that this sewing machine is guar-
anteed to be perfect in material and manufacture. and
to be perfect in operation if properly managed. This
machine has been carefully inspected and adjusted, and
there are no defects in material or workmanship. It has
been delivered to the transportation company in perfect
condition, carefully packed and we guarantee it to
reach your station in good order.
In the event that working parts prove to be defective
in material and workmanship. they will be exchanged
free of charge. Natural wear and tear on any of the
parts is not considered a defect in material or work-
manship.
We guarantee the electrical equipment on this ma-
chine, if any, for one year, in keeping with the general
practice covering electrical goods.
This guarantee does not apply to attachments, or the
breaking of needles, shuttles, bobbins or belts.
When referring to this guarantee please do not fail
to state Model Number of the machine.
SEARS, ROEBUCK AND CO.
”The World’s Largest Store"View original page 2Page 3 · Read text
shown in Figure 2. Figure 3 shows the parts of the stand to Motor Lubrication
be oiled. and applies to treadle machines only. Two cups (one at either end of the motor shaft) provide for
motor lubrication. Unscrew the caps and fill with vaseline
occasionally, depending upon the use of the machine.
Motor
The motor can be used on either direct or alternating cur-
rent, 110 to 115 volts up to 75 cycles.
Control
The desired speed is obtained by ressing downward on foot
pedal of the rheostat, and raising t e foot automatically stops
it. If machine is equipped with knee-lever control, the speed
is regulated by pressing knee against the lever.
Running Machine (If Treadle Operated)
if the machine runs hard it is most likely due to lack of Loosen the friction nut, Figure 3A, so the handwheel will
proper oiling of some beer- turn free. Raise the presser foot and take out the shuttle
(see Figure 5). Place your feet on the treadle with the ings. Should the oil become
instep directl over the center. Draw the belt downward with gummed from long stand- the hand an move the feet up and down on the rocking
ing or use of poor oil, ap- treadle by pressing on the treadle first with the heel and then
ply kerosene or gasoline to with the toes until an easy and steady motion is obtained.
all bearings to remove the When that is accomplished, tighten the friction nutY Figure
8A, and repeat the treadle recess until you can easily start gummed oil. Then run the the machine in the proper 'rection and can make a smooth
machine rapidly and wipe motion. After becoming familiar with the treadle movement
clean, after which oil prop- in this way, put a cloth under the presser foot and lower it,
erly with good machine oil and without threading the machine, practice the treadle mo-
tion until you have complete control of it, when you will be before beginning to sew. ready to sew.
Be sure to use only good Threading the Machine
quality sewing machine oil. (See Figure 1
Place the spool on the spool pin (1), guide the thread
How to Prepare Motor (Electric Machine) through the eyelet (2) in the upper forward corner of the face
late. then between the discs 0 the tension (3). from right to
1. Place pulley on motor shaft (rubber end toward motor). eft between the two tension plates, bringing it up under the
2. Tighten set screw in pulley. thread controller spring (4), then through the ole in the
3. Remove the air felt pad from between motor and the thread take-up lever (5) then through the thread guide (6)
in the face plate, then through the thread guide (7) on thearm of the machine so the spring on motor bracket can force needle bar. then throu h the eye in the needle from left to
the rubber pulley against the hand wheel. right. The thread gui e (6) on the face plate is so arranged
NOTE: Be sure that screws No. 209 (see Figure 8A) are that the thread may easily be inserted by sliding it under the
eyelet from the rear instead of slipping it through the hole intightened securely. the guide. 5
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How to Wind Bobbin stop windin before the thread is wound higher than the brass
on Electric Machine ends of the bbin.
A DROP OF OIL should be applied to places indicated by FlllCTlON "01 1. Swing the bobbin
the arrows marked “oil." winder upward until rod When throu h winding the bobbin, push the bobbin winder A (see Figure 3A) back a ' st e arm of the machine, tighten the friction nut forces motor pulley out on the and wheel and the machine will be ready for sewing. of contact with hand
wheel.
2. Apply rubber belt To Set the Needle
some to grooved pulley D on Raise the needle bar to its highest point and loosen the
Nun motor and ulley B on needle clamp screw. Hold the needle between the thumb and
» bobbin win er. first finger of the left hand and the shank of the needle
S OP PI . WITH THE FLAT SIDE 0 THE SHANK T0- ‘ “m structions3. Proceedbelowas per forin- u throu h the hole in the n e clam AS FAR AS THE winding bobbin. WARD THE NEEDLE BAR. After setting the needle, turn
the hand wheel until the needle passes part way through the 4. After bobbin is hole in the needle plate and then tighten screw securely. wound, remove belt and Never leave the screw loose, nor the needle partly out of its eusume swing bobbin winder socket. down as far as it will
time 3A go. Never use a needle with the point blunted or turned over. If the needle is blunt, bent, or not set properly it will prob-
ably cause skipped stitches.
How to Wind Bobbin on Treadle Machine
To Take Out the Shuttle Hold handwheel with the left
hand while loosening friction Withdraw the front shuttle slide and turn hand wheel of
nut (Figure 3A) with the right machine until shuttle is at the front end of its swing. This
hand. 's will release the sew- will permit easy removal of the shuttle; lifting it out from
ing mechanism of the machine. back end. Do not take hold of the spring on top of shuttle.
Pull bobbin winder toward you and never use any tools to raise the shuttle when removing it.
until the small pulley wheel (8). Use fingers only.
Figure 4. comes in contact with
the belt. Operate the machine Threading the Shuttle
until the distributor (C) is as Hold the shuttle in the left
far to the ri ht as it will go. hand with the point to the left
Place one en of the bobbin in and tension 8 ring up most.the socket of the spindle (E) Take the bob in in t e right
and the other end of the bobbin r hand and push it into the bar-
in the socket of the step (F), pulling the step nut (G) out to 'm' 5 rel of the shuttle, with theadmit the bobbin and letting it spring back into place. Catch thread drawing toward outhe end of the thread between the brass end of the bobbin and from the inside end and over the up r edge of the bob in.center of the spindle on the right side. carrying the thread Draw the thread through the slot at) at the heel of thethrough slot ( , then to the lower end of the distributor to shuttle and, with the forefin r of the left hand, hold the
the slot (ll). then up over eyelet (2), Figure 1. placing the bobbin in place, drawing the read to the left until it passesspool on the spool pin. Run the machine as ¢Previously in- under point (C) and comes back out through hole at end ofstructed and the bobbin will automatically win . Be sure to slot. Leave about 3 inches of thread hanging from shuttle.
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Regulating the Tension The following table will be found useful as a general guide,
which may be varied as experience and judgment suggest:
Any adjustment of the upper tension must be made with
7 7 7 Materials Cotte- ‘l‘hreajl ‘Sllk Thread lo. stifleedlethe presser foot down, as the automatic release removes all
tension when the presser foot is lifted. To change the upper Fine linens, lawns, etc 000
tension, turn the tension regulator nut (No. 8 in Figure 1). Fine linen underclothing
Whether increasing or decreasing tension. always turn the Muslin or linen
thumb nut only about one-quarter of a turn at a time, then Dressmaking
sew a short distance; repeating the operation until desired Woolen clothing and flannels; 30 to
tension is obtained. The lower tension is regulated by a small Heavy woolen clothing
screw ( B. Figure 5) which can be tightened or loosened—but
only a little bit at a time—to increase or decrease tension on To Prepare for Sewing
the lower thread. After this tension is properly set it is
Before commencing to sew, raise the presser foot and takerarely. if ever. necessary to change it.
hold of the end of the needle thread. leaving it slack from
the end of the needle; turn the balance wheel toward you For ordinary stitching the upper and until the needle moves down, and up again to its highest point. under threads should be locked in the The needle thread has then been carried around the under center of the thickness of the material thread, which can be drawn up through the hole in the throat as shown by Figure 6. plate by the needle thread as shown in the illustration, and
It the upper thread is held too tightly, both should then be laid back under the presser foot.
by its tension, or if the under thread is
too loose, the thread will lie straight
. along the upper surface of the material
;:'_f7'1.‘~:‘ii. ii,"- as shown in Figure 7.
Figure 9 If the under tension is too tight or the
upper tension too loose. the thread will
lie straight along the under side of the material as shown
in Figure 8.
Needles and Thread The best results are obtained when both the upper and under
threads are the same size and quality. Use good needles and thread. First select the thread to
To turn a corner, stop the machine while the needle is stillsuit the goods; then the needle to suit the thread. Remember
in the cloth, raise the presser foot and turn the corner, usingnot to use too large a size of thread for the work, because
the needle as a pivot.the coarser thread will not sink into the material and make
For sewing flannel or bias seams use a short stitch and lightas pretty a stitch as fine thread.
tensions so that there will be sufl‘icent thread in the seam to
allow the goods to stretch, if necessary.
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To Alter the Length of Stitch DIRECTIONS FOR USING ATTACHMENTS
The stitch regulator is located on the arm of machine (If Furnished With This Machine)
behind the bobbin winder (No. 9, Figure 1). Loosen thumb
screw and move pointer up to lengthen the stitch; down to With the different attachments there is no end to the va-
riety of the work which you can do with your machine. shorten. For most purposes a stitch set at No. 16 on the
regulator gives good results. On heavy work the stitch Remember that the successful operation of the attachments
comes through practice, and you must not expect to make should be lengthened.
anything by means of the attachments without first prac-
To Remove Work ticing their uses and knowing just what they can do. We
To remove the work, raise the needle bar to its highest recommend that you purchase material and practice the
point, raise the presser foot and with the left hand draw the various operations of the different attachments, and as a
fabric back about 8 inches in a straight line with the back guide we suggest that you buy the following materials:
shuttle slide. passing both threads over the thread cutter with One yard of white cambric cut into strips 1 inch wide.
a slight downward pressure, and they will be cut close to These strips are most useful in learning the operation of the
the end of the stitch. rufi’ler.
To Avoid Breaking the Needle One-half yard of lawn or similar material; V4 yard of
Never pull the material while operating the machine. When batiste. Cut these into 10 or 12-inch squares and practice
a needle is broken it is in nearly every case the fault of the tucking and shirring; then after some of this material has
operator, caused by pulling the fabric so that the needle been shirred or different styles of tucks have been made (see
bends and strikes the needle plate. Figures 15 and 16 for tucking and Figure 14 for shirring),
the edges of the squares may be bound by the use of the
Breaking the Upper Thread binder (see Figure 21).
This may be caused by improper threading of the machine. One roll of bias binding ‘is-inch wide will be sufficient to
the upper tension being too tight, needle being too small for learn how to use the binder.
the thread, the needle being set the wrong side out or set
One strip of heavy muslin, ifi-Yard wide, cut crosswise. willcrooked, or by a sharp edge on the shuttle or the needle rub-
give you sufllcient cloth for learning the operation of the setbing against the presser foot, or the point of the needle being
of hemmers.blunted or turned over.
One bunch of cotton soutache braid for learning the use of Breaking the Under Thread the under braider.
This may be caused by the tension being too tight, bobbin
Three or four squares of some heavy and rather stiff ma-being wound too full so it will not revolve freely, by presence
terial, stamped with a design, would, in connection with theof lint or dust in the end of the shuttle which forces the bob-
braid, be suficient for learning the operation of the underbin against the shuttle carrier spring and keeps it from re-
braider.volving, by a sharp place on the edge of the shuttle spring or
on the heel of the shuttle, or by failing to keep the shuttle
race clean.
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The Rufller To make a fine ruffle, shorten the stitch and turn the ad-
justing screw E to the right one-quarter turn at a time until
Remove the presser foot and attach the rufl'ler in its place the ruffle looks satisfactory.
on the presser bar with the fork of the ruffler lever 8 around
the needle clamp screw A, then tighten the attachment holder
thumbscrew C.
Turn the hand wheel slowly and see that the needle passes
down through the center of the round hole in the foot of the
rufl’ler.
To make a full gather, turn the adjusting screw E to the
left and use a short stitch. By regulating the adjustment
The lines 1, 2, 3 and 4 show how to place the diflerent screw E and the length of stitch you can make all variations
pieces of cloth under the mfller. from the very scant to the full ruflle.
Line l—The lower piece or band to which the rulile is Never try to regulate both the adjusting screw E and stitch
sewed. at the same time.
Line 2—The piece to be gathered. If the ruffle is to be sewed on to the band, lace the band
Line 8—The heading, or upper piece, when milling be- under the separating blade. See “Line 1," ‘gure 9.
tween two pieces. NOTE—The rufier should never be used without cloth be-
Line 4—The strip of piping. tween the blades.
The thumbscrew E regulates the fullness of the ruflle. To remove the work, see Page 10.
Ruining Ruiiling and Sewing On
Place the goods to be gathered between the rufller blade Place goods below both blued blades on feed of machine and
and the separator blade and push forward until under the up over first guide. See “Line 1," Figure 9. Place material
foot; lower the presser bar and commence to sew. to be milled as in “plain ruflling," under second guide. See
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the tucks, move the marker Wide Hemmers To regulate the space between
C to the left for Wide s ace and to the right for narrow.
The figures on the sea e B show the width of the tuck and The width of the hem it makes is stamped on each one of
those on scale C the width of space. the hemmers. The wide hammers are set in place by means
By adjusting gauge B and gauge C so that the scale indi- of the bedplate thumbscrew. BEFORE TIGHTENING THE
cators will point to the same figure, it will make the tucks THUMBSCREW see that the hemmer is far enough to thejust meet. When the adjustments have been made be sure
to turn screw A down tight.
Tucking
After attaching the tucker to the presser bar and adjusting
it so that the width of the tuck, as well as the distance be-
tween the tucks, will be made the size desired, proceed to
make the first fold by hand and crease it carefully for its en-
tire len . After creasing the first fold, insert it into the
tucker mm the left, with the cloth to be tucked uppermost,
as shown in Figure 16. Lower the presser bar and proceed to
sew, keeping the crease against the guide D, Figure 15. When
the tuck is finished flatten it way from the crease so that it
lies in the roper direction, and proceed in like manner for
the next tuc . creasin it along the line made by the marker,
always placing the ge of the last tuck under the hook in
front of the marker (see letter B in Figure 15). This is done
by moving the goods just a little to the right and back again
without raising or lifting the material.
left so that the needle will pass through the cloth as it leaves
the hemmer. Fold the goods by hand the width of hem re-
quired, turning one fold only, adding about 56 inch, which
will be turned under by the hemmer. Then insert the goods
in the hemmer, forcing it back until the needle will catch the
edge of the goods. Lower the presser foot and sew as usual.
Slightly press on the goods with two fingers of the left hand.
if more goods are required to fill the hemmer and turn the
edge properly, slightly carry the goods to the right; if too
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To Attach the Binder any description can be used, “Ts-inch wide and uniform in width, if very light, sleazy material is used the binding should
Raise the needle to its highest oint; attach the binder, he cut a litt e wider than ia-inch in order to have the edges
fastenin it securely with the thum screw. Fold the binding properly turned in.
length in the middle for a distance of about 4 inches
from the end, creasiniothe fold. Insert the crease into the To Do Dress Binding
opening of the binder, lding the binding as the cloth is held
in starting a hem. Draw the binding through the binder with Ordinary dress binding can be used in the binder by the
the the left hand until it fills the scrolls of the binder, as same method as described above. When such binding is used
shown in Figure 21. If the binding cannot be forced into the the edge of the binding will not be turned under.
scrolls use a pin or the small shuttle screwdriver, by means
of which it can be drawn into the scrolls far enough so that Underbraiding
the needle can pass through the binding. Lower the presser Use the short prong braiderbar, insert the edge of the cloth to be bound into the opening foot in place of the regular pres-of the binder and proceed to sew, guiding the binding with
the right hand and the cloth with the left, keeping the edges scr foot. The underbraider is
well within the opening of the binder, as shown in Figure 21. placed in position by removing _ the front shuttle slide and put
“3°“ ‘3 ting in the s ial slide with the
underbraider attached (Figure 2). Be ore pushing it into
place be careful to put the braid into the channel of the at-
tachment with enough projecting from the end to insure its
coming under the needle and presser foot. Use a No. 1 needle
and about 16 length of stitch. The pattern should be marked
or stamped on the wrong side of the material Place the goods
To Do Bias Binding
Pass the binding through the scrolls of the binder and draw
it back under the needle. Place the edge of the material to be
bound between the upper and lower scrolls, then lower the
must bar and sew as usual. Guide the cloth with the left
d and let the binding glide easily through the fingers of
the right hand to keep it straight. For bias binding, goods ofView original page 10Page 11 · Read text
under the pressor foot, with the PATTERN SIDE UP (See
Figure 23), and so the needle will be directly over the point
where (you desire to commence braiding. Lower the resser
bar an sew as usual. guiding the material so the it Is will
follow the pattern. The braid will be stitched on the under
side of the goods. as shown in Figure 28.
To make a square or sharp angle, sew to the point of turn-
ing; stop the machine while the needle is still in the cloth,
slightly raise the presser foot and swing the cloth around on
the needle. Care must be taken in turning the cloth not to
pull) thel‘needle, therby causing it to strike the plate and bend
or rea
NOTE—All the attention that need be given to the braid is
to have it pass freely and smoothly through the braider. The
bunch or spool of braid may lie in the lap of the operator.
To Applique With Braid
Baste the goods to be appliqued on the background. Have
pattern on wrong side of background. Braid desigln as above
and cut out the upper goods around the design. his leaves
the design appliqued on the background.
Quilting
Loosen the quilter screw enough to allow the insertion of
the quiltcr through the presser bar from the right, fastening
it the desired distance from the needle by means of the quilter
screw. Fold a crease in the cloth to be quilted as a guide for
the first line of stitching. thereafter guiding each succeeding
line by holding the cloth so that the last line of stitchin
made is run directly under the guide. as shown in Figure .
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