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Weed Family Favorite — User manual
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- Weed
- Model / document
- Weed Family Favorite
- Document type
- User manual
- Language
- English
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- 13
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- 8.7 MB
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- Sewing machines
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rests upon the rod, at each end. of the
wheels in the grooves; and, with > (3 pitman, and at the hole in the hub of
presser-foot raised from the feed, l the Wheel; then
Prepare to run the Machinl Oil the Machine
by seating yourself in front. and phte
in the fulcrum of the vibrating arm, the the feet on the treadle, with the boil
two supports of the needle-bar, the as nearly over the rod as possible (
joints and bearings of the take-up,“ ‘ iifiws‘mrnthe wheel toward you). '.
maedlebar connections. % the feet steadily up and down by :
Now turn the machine up, and oil ankle-Joint motion, Without Jcrkll (,
the under parts, as follows, viz.: the keeping the heel and toes firmly on t j
main shaft at the two holes in its bear- tremlle. vi ,
12115“, tilieehniigrgnwe and cam-roll stud, ‘ Continue this motionuntil it b‘eu‘fn’itr
the feed connection-bar at both ends natural, easy, find uniform. Next,
(especially where it bears on the ec- Fill a Bobbin
v' {mime , the grooves in which the shut- thLLthread from spool placed-on spool- " tle-driver moves, both ends of the piece pin at the right and top of machine; which connects the shuttle-driver arm to do which you ivill plaice bobbin in With the crank, the rocker—shaft at both spooler by putting one end into the con- its bearings, both feed lever bearings, cave cup at right—hand side of spooler, the feed—cam (this last is the most 177? then pull the plunger in opposite side
portant place on the machine). of spooler to the left, and the bobbin And remember, whenever the ma— will come to place and be held firmly. ehine runs hard, it is probably because l’htee end of thread between end of bob-
it needs oil or cleaning. bin and cup of spooler. Start machine, Next, place the belt around the pressing the rubber ring gently against
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Holding end of upper thread loosely Soft and thin goods require but
by left hand, turn fly—wheel toward you little tension; but on thick and heavy
once around, when the two threads will goods the tension should be taut.
have become locked, and can be drawn Proper adjustment of the tension is
through the hole in needleplate by one of the most important things to
drawing thread in left hand upward. comprehend.
Pass the two thread ends away to left.
Put the slides into their placesmentlie ~cetrequired length ofStitbh i
shuttle. Turn the fiy-wheel until the by turning; the nut under back side of
needle is raised to the highest point, machine, to the right or upward for a
then put the goods underillgpresser- longer, and to the left or downward for
A? foot, and /drop it down. a shorter stitch; but it nifty 35a turned-hf .3. ,¢\V:
Regulate Tension so inuch to the left or down (unscrewed) W
of upper thread by turning the tension as to stop the motion of the feed alto-
thumb—screw to the right, until the gether; should this happen. turn it
thread seems'to draw through it with again to the right (or screw it up) to
about the same tenacity as it did from set the feed in operation.
the shuttle, for the purpose of making You can now proceed to sew, re-
a stitch alike on both sides. membering} that practice is necessary
if the under thread lies straight, or for performing these instructions prop—
is not drawn sufficiently into the goods, crly.
turn the tension-screw more to the Remove the Work
right. If such is the ease with the 11p- when the needle is out of the goods,
per thread, turn to the left, or increase and the presser-foot raised, drawing it
shuttle tension, as directed on pages from ‘you after pulling the upper thread
out two or thrce inches.View original page 6Page 7 · Read text
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HEMMING. FELLING.
Let one edge of the cloth project
Lift the prcsser-bnr to its highest about one—fourth of an inch beyond the
point with the left hand, then raise the other (or place the edges together, and
lifter as high as it will go with the right
stitch about one-fourth of an inch from
hand, to support the bar in this posi-
the edge, then trim off the under edge
tion; turn the small screw that holds {1&2}: toithcmscam), open the work and ,the foot in its place toward you oeee turn the wide edge over the narrow around, and slip the foot of downward ; oné~then slip this edge into the hem— put-the hemmer on in place of foot mer, which turns the raw edge under, (being sure that the needle will pass and will operate as in hemining.
through centre of hole in hemmer) and in addition to the hem“ whieht tigiteh‘ivith the screw. Clip of the accompanies every machine, there are
right-hand corner of the cloth, so that a great variety, some of which may be
it will get the roll more naturally; turn worthy of attention for facilitating
' up the edge of the elotlr about one— vheni‘niing various widths and heavy
forli‘th of an inch, and push it into the goods, and over seams. The particular
scroll or mouth of the hemmer, and adaptabilities of these “wide hemmers ”
draw it along with any pointed instru- can be explained by any one selling the
ment until the needle will enter it. Weed Machine.
Now let down the presser~bar, and
take the edge of the goods between the CORDING.
thumb and forefinger of the left hand; This is done by expert operators
keep the scroll of the henimer just full, without the aid of an extra attach-
as it will leave a raw edge if there is ment, but most. persons prefer using a
too much or not enough turned in. “ Cordon” ,
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The following style is attached to guide, then let down the foot, and
the presser—bar in the same place and stitch as usual, keeping the goods well
manner as the foot. (See directions to the left while stitching. Should the
for putting on the hemmer, page 12.) needle pass through the cord, or too far
from it, change the position of cordcr
as may be necessary, to right or left.
To Gathei' or Ruffle without the
Use of an Extra Attachment.
Let the stitch be quite long, and
icgulate the fullness ofgathers by hav-
ing the 11ppe1 tensimi more 01“ less tight
Run the machine Withm it it 5“,
preterablemto regulate the fullness by»
gathering on one of the threads, leave
_ ~_ 7 Directions for using. the tension on one side very light in.
w' Put the Corde1 on in place of pieSsei- order that the thiead may lie stiaight;
' foot. Thread the cowl through small then draw it as in gathering by hand.
hole in left end of Corder, thence
through tube or cord—guide, letting two TO GATHER AND SEW ON AT
or three inches remain out. After the THE SAME TIME.
cloth has been prepared, either by Place the cloth to be rufiied on the
creasing,r or stitching a seam, place the under side, make a long stitch, and
cloth one thickness over and the other have the tension same as in ordinary
' under the cord—guide, and the whole sewing. Hold the upper cloth firmly
under corder—foot. Carry the cloth to between the thumb and fingers of the
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If you wish to sew with a view to or bent away from the shuttle race, or
by the accumulation of lint or oil in the ravel easily, leave the upper tension so
holes through which the needle passes, light that the under thread will not be
so as to prevent its throwing a regular drawn into the goods, but lie straight.
and perfect loop. Pay especial atten-
tion to final directions for setting the The treadle in the stand may wear needle on page 9. Jesse so as to rattle. In such a case,
. v, loosen the conéfim the right hand of
Loop stitches sometimes occur from the treadlew drive it up close 430, the
. using needlesioo fine for the thread: treadle, and 133qume if thistbrings
~ but generally from the thread feeding the pitman out of perpendicular, loosen‘f‘l'rswrrtoevso ; freely, which is remedied by re- the left instead of the right 09W
lymding the thread“ If the sppertlrread machine—runs easiei“vs"hen the pitm;L ,
‘oops, increase the upper tension ; if the is perpendicular.
*‘ \T\)Wel‘, increase the shuttle tension.
The belt may become stretched, and
If- you have too much tension on slip on the wheels, in which case out a
both threads, it will be shown by the piece off one end, and make a new hole,
constant breaking of the upper thread, for theuhOQk.‘
or the gathering of the work.
The needles Furnished with the Weed
If you prefer to use a size finer Sewing Machines are manufactured by
thread for the under one, there is no the “Excelsior _Needle Co.,” by a pat—
objection. ented swaying process, consequently are,
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