Singer 201K — User manual

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 SEWING MACHINE 201K
            The SINGER 201K is another in a long line of products
              resulting from the skill and ability of SINGER
               craftsmen.


*A Trade Mark of THE SINGER MANUFACTURING CO.

WHEN YOU OWN A SINGER 201K MACHINE

You own a machine with a tradition of superior
craftsmanship a tradition you will recognise in the
smooth running of this sewing machine which,
operating either forward or backward, forms
perfect lock stitch.




                         TO GET THE MOST ENJOYMENT FROM YOUR
                     SINGER
                          You are entitled to sewing lessons when you
                            become the owner of a new SINGER. A skilled,
                               SINGER-trained teacher personally guides you
                              and assists you in learning the fundamentals of
                            home sewing. Other courses embracing all phases
                                      of home sewing are available at low cost.

SINGER SERVICE† SINGER-
                                  Wherever you go you will find expert, depend-
                                    able SINGER* Service nearby. SINGER is
                                         interested in helping you keep your SINGER
                                 Sewing Machine in top condition. That is why
                                  you should always call your SINGER SEWING
         A SINGER    CENTRE if your machine ever requires adiust-
                               ment or repair. When you call your SINGER
                          SEWING CENTRE you can be sure of obtain-
                                        ing the service of a trained SINGER repair man
                                    and can be assured of warranted SINGER* parts
when needed! Look for the familiar red "S" Trade Mark on your SINGER SEWING
CENTRE and the ever ready SINGER Service Car.

EVERYTHING FOR THE WOMAN WHO SEWS The answer to your sewing needs is at your SINGER    ##
 SEWING CENTRE. There you will find a wide                      SINGER choice of sewing necessities and notions, sewing
instructions and guidance and services for covering
 buttons, hemstitching, making belts and buckles, to
mention a few. Look in your telephone directory
under SINGER SEWING MACHINE COMPANY
for the SINGER SEWING CENTRE nearest you.
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ELECTRICAL INFORMATION


The SINGER* Electrie Motor                  Electrical Connections for Machine
 is located at the back of the machine,                                    Push three-pin safety plug into three-
 and can be supplied for operation on                                          pin terminal block at right of machine alternating or direct current. Orders
 must state the catalogue number of the    and connect plug at other end of cord
motor, or the voltage, and in the case of      to electric supply point.
 alternating currect, the number of cycles.

 Before Inserting Electrie Plug               Speed Controller
 be sure that voltage and number of                                  The speed of machine is regulated bycycles stamped on motor nameplate
 are within range marked on electric    amount of pressure on foot controller
 meter installed by electric power company.     or knee controller.


                          CAUTION
            When you have finished your sewing always dis-
                connect the plug from the electric supply point.

To Remove Bulb

 Grasp light socket so that thumb extends
over switch B. Press shade with thumb              LOCKS
 at A to release shade from two catches,
 and slide it halfway out of shade holder
C. Press bulb into socket and at same                         TUT
                                                                    'D time turn bulb over from machine as far           UNLOCKS
 as it will go to unlock pin D (see Figs. 3                             K.4654
 and 4). Withdraw the bulb.                       Fig. 3. Locking or unlocking bulb pin.



 To Insert New Bulb
                                           D
 Press bulb into socket and turn it over
 toward machine until pin D enters notch

                                                                                                                                     K. 4653 in socket (see Fig. 3). Return shade to
 its normal position as shown in Fig. 1.              Fig. 4. Inserting bulb in socket.

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IF MACHINE IS ELECTRICALLY
   OPERATED

 Raise presser foot G by means of presser bar
  lifter J to prevent injury to the foot G and
feed H.

 Place a piece of material under presser foot
 and let the foot down upon it. Turn on
electric current and, if the combination knee
and foot controller is installed as a knee con-

 troller, press knee lever to the right.                 If
 controller is placed on the floor to be used as
   a foot controller, press down on pedal of
controller.  The speed of the machine is
 controlled entirely by the amount of pressure
 applied to the controller. Operate machine
 in this way, without being threaded, until
 you have become accustomed to guiding the
 material and operating the controller.         H                 K4836
                                                Fig. 5. Front view of machine.

IF MACHINE IS HAND OPERATED

When the machine is uncovered, the hand attachment will be found to be out of working
position as shown in Fig. 6. Pull the small spring stud 2, and turn the handle back
until the lever I, enters the socket 3. Press back the hinged finger 4, Fig. 7 between the
spokes of the wheel. The machine is now ready for working, as shown in Fig. 7.
                    NOTE. Before replacing the
                        cover or the machine in its
                              case, the lever should be dis-
                          engaged and the handle placed
                                in the position shown in Fig. 6.
                TO OPERATE THE HAND
                      MACHINE
                             Place a piece of material under
                              the presser foot Q, Fig. 5, and
                       lower the latter by means of
                          the lifter R.
                Now turn the handle over
                          from you to work the machine,
                           without being threaded, until
                         you are accustomed to guiding                K 3973
          Fig. 6.             the material with the left hand.          Fig.
                      8

IF MACHINE IS TREADLE OPERATED    BELT SHIFTER
 Loosen the hand wheel by turning stop    This device simplifies throwing off and
 motion screw 17, Fig. 12, over toward you,     replacing the belt. To throw off the
 place both feet upon the treadle and turn      belt, move the belt shifter to the left
 the hand wheel over toward you, at the     (see Fig. 8, working the treadle at the
 same time allowing the feet to move    same time. To replace the belt, work
 freely and lightly with the motion of the     the treadle slowly with the band wheel
 treadle. Continue to do this until a     turning toward you, when a revolution
 regular and easy movement is acquired      or two of the wheel will bring the belt back
 and you are able to work the treadle so      into its place.
 that you can re-start the machine with
 the wheel turning toward you.
When familiar with the working move-
 ment, tighten the hand wheel by turning
 the stop motion screw over from you, and
 place a piece of material under the presser
 foot Q, Fig. 5. Lower the latter by means
of the lifter and again work the machine,
without being threaded, until you are
 accustomed to guiding the material.
 The belt should be only just tight enough
 not to slip. If too loose, shorten and                             K3185
reioin.
                      9                  Fig. 8.

NEEDLES AND THREAD

   This machine uses a 15xl Needle available
   in sizes 9, 11, 14, 16, 18, 19 and 21.

 For perfect stitching, the thread should be selected
 according to the fabric to be stitched and the
 needle must be of the correct size for the thread
 which must pass freely through eye of needle.
 Select the correct needle according to the chart
 on page 11. Be sure that the needle is not blunt
or bent.
                                                       Flat      B                                                                  Side                      FlatTO SET THE NEEDLE                                                               Side
 Raise needle bar to its highest position and loosen
 thumb screw A in needle clamp. Insert needle
 with its fat side to the left up into the needle
 clamp B as far as it will go, then tighten thumb
screw A.                                             Fig. 9.Setting the Needle.
                              10

CHART SHOWING THE RELATIONSHIP OF TYPES OF FABRICS, THREAD
     AND NEEDLE SIZES AND MACHINE STITCHES TO THE INCH

                                                   Needle    Machine Stitches per inch
         Types of Fabrics             Thread Sizes        Sizes
                                                                    Inside Seams  Top Stitching
Ve. y thin Silk, Muslin, Cambric, Light-100 to 150 Cotton,    g       20         25 to 30
  weight Delicate Fabrics, etc.             50 Silk,
                                   80 Mercerised
                                     Darning Cotton
 Fine      Calicoes,               Linens, Shirtings, Fine  80 to                                    100                                                Cotton,             16        20 Silk Goods,               etc.                                 50                                                     Silk,
                                    50 Merce: ised
                                        Darning Cotton
Plastic Materials                       50 to 80         11       10         12
                                      Mercerised Cotton
Shirtings, Sheetings, Bleached Calicoes.   60 to 80 Cotton,     14       12         18Silk and GeneralDomestic Goods.     50 Silk,
  Light Woollen Goods and all classes      50 Sylko
  of general work
 All kinds of heavy Calicoes, Drill, Wool.   40 to 60 Cotton     16      10        12 len Goods, etc.
Tickings, Heavy Woollens, Trousers,  24 to 40 Cotton,  18 or 19    8        10                                 60 to 80 Linen
 Mantles,Boys' Clothing,Heavy Coats,Corsets,andCloaks,Heavy
 Clothing generally

Bags,     Coarse              Cloths,                   Canvas, Duck,                              40 to                                  60 Linen,                                                     or 19 or 21            8Heavy      Goods of              any texture                                       very                                         coarse                                                    cotton

 When ordering needles, always specify 'Class and Variety 15x1" and state the size and guantity required.
 You will obtain the best stitching results from your Sewing Machine if it is fitted with a SINGER* Needle.
                                11

TO REMOVE BOBBIN              TO WIND BOBBIN. See Fig. 12.
 Raise the needle to its highest point.                 1. Place bobbin on spindle with pin of
 Draw to the left the slide (C) in the bed         spindle entering hole in right side of
 of the machine and remove the bobbin        bobbin.
 with the thumb and forefinger of the     2. Lock bobbin in place by pressing bob.
left hand, as shown in Fig. 11.                     bin winder down until latch 15, Fig. 12
                                             engages.
                                                            3. Place spool of thread on spool pin 12.
                                Draw thread under and between
                                           tension discs 13. Lead thread up
                                            through hole in bobbin 14 from the
                                                   inside.
                                          4. Hold hand wheel 16 and loosen
                                             knurled screw 17 by turning it over
                                             toward you.
                                        5. Hold end of thread and operate
                                        machine as for sewing.Continue to
                                            hold end of thread until it breaks off.
                                  Allow tension dises to control fow of
                             KABSO             thread. Do not guide or hold thread
                                    when winding bobbin.
                                      The bobbin winder will stop automatically
       Fig. 11. Removing the Bobbin.         when the bobbin is filled.
                        13

Remove bobbin from spindle and tighten
                                        knurled screw 17.
                                            If pressure of bobbin winder pulley
                                         against hub of hand wheel is insufficient
                                             for winding the bobbin, press down bobbin
                                   winder until latch 15, Fig. 13 drops and
                                   holds it in position. Loosen adjusting
                                   screw 18, Fig. 13. With forefinger, push
                                   back upper end of slotted plate 19 as far
                                        as it will go, as shown in Fig. 13, and at
                                    the same time, press bobbin winder
                                        pulley against hub of hand wheel. Tight-
                                en adjusting screw 18. If thread does
                                        not wind evenly on bobbin, loosen screw
                                 which holds tension bracket 13, Fig. 12
                                       in position. Move bracket to the left if
                             bobbin winds high on right: move
                                        bracket to the right if bobbin winds high
                          on left.  When bracket is properly
                                         centred, thread will wind evenly across
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                                   Bobbins can be wound while machine is
                                     sewing. Follow instructions on page 13
  Fig. 12. Winding the Bobbin.            omitting item 4.
                       14

the bobbin case and the tension spring      in Fig. 16. Close the slide, as shown in
 until it reaches the notch 2, Fig. 16, then    Fig. 17.
 pull the thread toward the right, as shown





       Fig. 16. Bobbin Case Threaded.               Fig. 17. Under Threading Completed.

TO PREPARE FOR SEWING
Have the thread take-up lever at its     hand, hold the end of the needle thread,
highest position, then, with the left     leaving it slack from the hand to the
                                    needle. Turn the hand wheel over
                                        toward you until the needle moves down
                                      and up again to its highest position, thus
                                        catching the bobbin thread. Draw up
                                             the needle thread and the bobbin thread
                                               will come up with it through the hole in
                                             the throat plate as shown in Fig. 18.

                                   Lay both threads back under the presser
                                           foot diagonally across the feed, to the
                                                 right or left, depending upon which side
                                             of the needle the material is to be located
                                         so that when the presser foot is lowered,
                                            the threads will be firmly held between
                                           the feed and the presser foot.                        K4851
  Fig. 18. Drawing Up the Under Thread.

TO START SEWING
See Fig. 19.
 Be sure to have thread take-up lever 5, Fig. 10 in
 its highest position.
 The throat plate has guide lines for seam width gauged
 from centre of needle hole, and cross lines for gauging
square corners.
 Place material beneath the presser foot G, turn the
 hand wheel to bring the point of the needle into the
 material, then lower the presser foot by means of
 presser bar lifter J, and start to sew.
 Some materials, such as soft finished sheers, nylons,
 jerseys, tricots and other elastic and spongy textiles,
 require a slight amount of assistance in feeding during
 sewing operations.
 However, too much pull will stretch the seam, create
irregular stitching and bend the needle. Most
 materials require only guiding for best sewing results.
                                H               K4855
                                 Fig. 19. To Start Sewing.

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TO TURN A CORNER              TO SEW BIAS SEAMS
Stop the machine when the needle eye,    Use a short stitch and as light a tension
 making its upward stroke, is still in the     as possible on the needle thread so that
 fabric. Raise the presser foot and turn     the thread is loose enough in the seam
 the work as desired, using the needle as      to allow the goods to stretch if necessary.
   a pivot, then lower the presser foot.



BASTING

 The longest stitch, No. 6 on the stitch
 indicator, is satisfactory for basting and
 is easily removed by clipping every sixth
 stitch and withdrawing the long continuous
thread.                                                                                                                    ~608 1

 Machine basting is firmer and more               B
 even than that done by hand in addition
 to being much quicker.                               Fig. 20. To Regulate Stitch Length.

TO REMOVE THE WORK            TO REGULATE LENGTH OF
                                   STITCH AND DIRECTION OF
Stop the machine with the thread take-      FEED. See Fig. 20.
 up lever 5, Fig. 10 at its highest point.
 Raise the presser foot by means of presser    The machine can be adjusted to make
 bar lifter J, Fig. 19, draw the fabrie back    from 6 to 30 stitches to the inch, as
 and to the left and sever the threads on     indicated by the numerals on the stitch
thread cutter F, Fig. 19 Place ends of     indicator plate.
 threads under presser foot. When the
 machine is not in use, raise the presser    Loosen screw A and lower it to the
 foot by means of presser bar lifter to    bottom of the slot, then move lever B
                                                  until its top edge is level with the figureprevent injury to the presser foot G and                                          denoting the number of stitches desired the feed H, Fig. 19.
                                            per inch. Raise screw A as far as possible,
                                   and tighten it. Thus set, the machine
                                         will make the indicated number of
                                              stitches in a forward direction. If it is
CAUTION:                               desired to reverse the direction of the
 When the machine is not in use, raise      stitching, raise lever B as far as possible,
 the presser foot by means of presser bar    and the machine will make the same                              number of stitches in a backward lifter J to prevent injury to the presser
 foot and the feed H, Fig. 19.                  direction.

                              20

TO REGULATE PRESSURE ON
  MATERIAL
 For ordinary sewing, the pressure of      the feed to move the work along evenly.
 the presser foot on the material seldom    To increase the pressure, turn the thumb
 requires changing. Heavy materials re-     screw W, Fig. 21 clockwise or downward.
 quire more pressure than light weight    To lighten the pressure, turn the thumb
materials. The pressure should be only     screw upward.
heavy enough to prevent the material
from rising with the needle and to enable

                              THREAD TENSIONS
                                    For perfect stitching, the tension on
    W-                             the needle and bobbin threads must
                                   be heavy enough to pull the threads
                                         to the centre of the thickness of the
                                      material and make a firm stitch, as
                                      shown in Fig. 22.




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                                                            Fig. 22. Perfect Stitching.
  Fig. 21. Thumb Screw for Regulating           If the needle thread lies straight along
          Pressure on Presser Foot.              the top side of the material, the tension
                              21

TO REGULATE NEEDLE
                             THREAD TENSION
                                        See Fig 25.
       Fig. 23. Imperfect Stitching.
                                 The tension on the needle thread canon the needle thread is too heavy or the                                      be tested only when the presser foot is tension on the bobbin thread is too light,                                     down.as shown in Fig. 23.
 If the bobbin thread lies straight along    The numerals "0" to *9? on dial B,
the underside of the material, the tension     indicate the different degrees of tension
on the needle thread is too light or the      that can be obtained.
 tension on the bobbin thread is too                            When the tension has been correctly
 heavy, as shown in Fig. 24.                  set note the number at the indicator
                                                     line C. so that this setting may be regained
                                          should the tension be altered for special
                                       work.
       Fig. 24. Imperfect Stitching.          To increase tension, turn the thumb nut
                       A gradually to the right (clockwise)
                                                  until the required tension is obtained.
                                   Each higher number denotes increased
                                             tension.