Singer 237 — User manual

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speed.

                                 machine regulating and fabric guiding

                                 to accustomed become you until thread)
                               (without machine operating Practice 5

                                                      sew. will machine the

                                       faster the press you harder The controller.
                                speed on down pressing by machine Start 4
                                                                foot. presser the
                                lower and foot presser under fabric Place 3

                                                          foot. presser Raise 2

GINGER                                        outlet. electric to plug Connect 1


                       DRIVE ELECTRIC MACHINE THE OPERATING

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                      OPERATING THE MACHINE (Cont'd)

Treadle Drive




                            1 Loosen stop motion screw.
                           2 Place both feet on treadle.

                               3 Turn hand wheel over toward you, allowing feet
                                       to move freely and lightly with motion of treadle.
                         4 Practice this motion until you are able to start
                              and keep machine in operation with hand wheel
                                     turning over toward you.





                            5 Tighten stop motion screw.

handwheel. the from it removing by belt the disengage sewing After - NOTE




                                       fabric.
the guiding to accustomed become vow
until thread) (without machine Operate 7

                  bar. presser the lower

and foot presser under fabric Place 6





                                                                       (cont'd) drive Treadle




                    (Cont'd) MACHINE THE OPERATING

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  REMOVING BOBBIN CASE AND BOBBIN


   • Raise take-up lever to its highest position.
• Open slide plate.
    • Open bobbin case latch and lift out bobbin case.
    • Release latch and bobbin will drop out.





                        LATCH





                             SLIDE PLATE

right. the                                       hand. left
to lever actuating winder bobbin Move •   with wheel hand holding while hand
        spindle. on bobbin empty Place •      right with screw motion stop Loosen •





                       BOBBIN THE WINDING
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                      WINDING THE BOBBIN (Cont'd)





BOBBIN WINDER
TENSION BRACKET




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                                               • Hold end of thread and start machine
                                           (end of thread will snap off after a few
                                                   coils have been wound).

                                      • When required amount of thread has
                                       been wound (winding will stop when
                                         bobbin is full), stop machine and move
                                              bobbin winder lever to left. Cut connecting
• Place spool of thread on spool pin.         thread and remove bobbin.
    • Lead thread from spool, around bobbin       • Tighten stop motion screw with right
   winder tension bracket disc and through     hand while holding hand wheel with
  hole in bobbin as shown.                     left hand.

screw. bracket tension Tighten •              SCREW BRACKET TENSION

          bobbin. of bottom on wound
is thread much too if bracket Raise •

              bobbin. of top on wound
is thread much too if bracket Lower •

         screw. bracket tension Loosen •

EVENLY WIND NOT DOES THREAD IF

                                                        GUIDE THREAD AND
               screw. latch stop Tighten •                          BRAKET TENSION

                             bobbin. on
 thread more for right to latch stop Move •

                             bobbin. on
 thread less for left to latch stop Move •

               screw. latch stop Loosen •

                      BOBBIN ON
 THREAD OF AMOUNT CONTROL TO
                                    LATCH STOP       SCREW LATCH STOP

                           (Cont'd) BOBBIN THE WINDING
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                 THREADING THE BOBBIN CASE





• Hold bobbin case and bobbin so that  • Place bobbin into bobbin case. Pull
thread leads off in direction shown above.     thread into slot.

shown. as thread, the pull you when
direction clockwise a in rotates it when      shown. as spring, of end at slot into
correctly bobbin the threaded have You      and spring tension under thread Pull •





                 (Cont'd) CASE BOBBIN THE THREADING
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                   REPLACING THE BOBBIN CASE


                     NOTCH

                        STUD





POSITION FINGER





                   THREAD


  • Hold bobbin case by latch and place        • Release latch and press bobbin case back
 it on stud with position finger opposite      until it snaps into place.
 notche at top of shuttle race, with thread   • Allow thread to hang free from bobbin
 drawn from top of bobbin case.             case and close slide plate.

screw. clamp needle Tighten •
                          left. to groove long and right to
             needle of side flat with go, will it as far
              as clamp into upward needle new Insert •
                                             needle.
            remove and screw clamp needle Loosen •
                         you. toward wheel hand
            turning by point hichest to needle Raise •
               NEEDLE THE CHANGING

                                            bobbin.
               and needle both for threads like use to sure

              Be fabric. with correspond to thread and

                needle correct select stitching, perfect For


                                      21. and 19
               18. 16, 14, 11, Sizes 1). x (15 2020
               Catalogue needle, uses machine This

THREAD AND NEEDLES
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                  SELECTING NEEDLE AND THREAD

  The selection of thread should be based on the fabric to be stitched. The thread should
blend with the fabric in colour, fibre and size.



   For best results. silk and wool fabrics should be stitched with silk thread; cotton fabrics
 should be stitched with cotton or cotton mercerised thread, ete. The thread must be of
 a size that will imbed itself into the texture of the fabric. Thread that is too heavy for the

 fabric will remain on the surface and become weakened by friction and abrasion when worn.


  The selection of the needle should be based on both the fabric and thread being used. The
 eye of the needle must be large enough for the thread to pass freely through it. The blade
 of the needle must be fine enough not to mar the fabric with too large a puncture, yet heavy

 enough to pierce the fabric without binding or deflecting.


   You will obtain best stitching results from your Sewing Machine if it is fitted with a

SINGER* Needle.

sewing. start to which with
needle of eve through thread sufficient Draw. •
          right. to left from needle Thread •
shown. points threading through thread Lead •
          pin. spool on thread of spool Place •
      point. highest to lever take-up Raise •
                    THREADING UPPER
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                     RAISING THE BOBBIN THREAD





1 Hold needle thread lightly with left hand.2 Turn hand wheel one complete turn so
                                                 that needle enters plate and brings up
                                       bobbin thread.





3 Pull end of bobbin thread up through  4 Place hoth needle thread and bobbin
    throat plate.                               thread diagonally under presser foot.

31. page see stitching, zig-zag for position needle and width stitch setting on instructions For

                      plate. throat the in hole needle the of center the in needle the locates
setting This position. center to it move and lever position needle the on down Press
                              Lever Position Needle

                                                                right. far the to it move
and lever width stitch the on down press stitching, straight for set To
                     Lever Width Stitch

                            plate. throat the above is needle the until you toward
wheel hand the turn stitching, of kind any for machine the setting Before

                                                           Lever Position Need'e
                     Lever Width Stitch





                   NEEDLE THE POSITIONING
                         STITCHING STRAIGHT
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          REGULATING NEEDLE - THREAD TENSION





• Needle thread tension too                   • Needie thread tension too
   tight--correct by setting dial                   loose--correct by setting dial
  to lower number.                               to higher number.




   • A perfectly locked stitch results with upper and lower tensions balanced so
   that needle and bobbin threads are drawn equally into fabric.

fabric. into equall drawn are threads bobbin and needle
 that so balanced tensions lower and upper with results stitch locked perfectly A •




                                wise.                                      terclockwise.
clock- screw turning by -correct             coun screw turning by -correct
loose too tension thread Bobbin ©           tight too tension thread Bobbin




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            TENSION THREAD - BOBBIN REGULATING
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