N S T S RUCTION MODEL 20/21 / 23/1206/1300.
IRDEX Adjusting Bobbin: for Good Stitching ......... Placement 26 Oiling Inserting & Threading Picking up Bobbin Removing - .......... Thread 8 ......... 10 ................. ................ Instructions Overcasting Parts List 6 Presser Foot, 7 Presser Foot Buttonholes .................. 17 Sewing Light 21 Stitch Stitch Cleaning .................. Connecting Corner, .............. 4 ................ ....................
FRONT VIEW ® // @" q,,, 1. Bobbin WinderSpmdle 2. Bobbin Winder Latch 3. Stitch Width Control 4. Stttch Width Limlter 5. 6. 7. Stitch Length Control Reverse Stitch Push Button Light Switch 8. 9. I0. 1 t_ 12. 13. 14, Feed Dog Controi Nomenclature Plate Needle Plate Needle Clamp Screw Feed Dog Hand Hole Cover Plate Presser Foot 15. Presser Foot Screw 16. Thread Guides 17. Upper Thread Tension Control 18. Thread Take-up Lever 19. Upper Thread Guide 20.
BACK VIEW @ 21. 22. Presser Foot Pressure 23. Presser Foot Lever 26. Clutch Release Regulator 24. Thread 27. Thread Face Plate 25. Hand Wheel 28.
INSTALLING AND MACHINE HEAD IN PORTABLE CABINET Loosen the two machine bed (!). hinge screws under holes in the rear edge of the Raise hinge pins in the cabinet cutout (2). Slip machine head onto the pins and tighten hinge screws securely (3). Lower machine head to front flap. Screw spool pins in place. Lay the plastic discs over the spool pins. Discs and pins are packed in the accessory box. SEWING LIGHT (Modets 21, 1300 only) The sewing light is located inside the face plate as shown.
NEEDLE THREAD SIZE _i_-r._EDLE ISIZE Cotton 60-100 11 Synthetic Silk A Cotton 60-80 Mercerized 50 FABRIC Sheer cottons, Fine Laces Medium 14 Synthetic Silk A silks Medium weight synthetics heavy duty Cotton 30-50 Mercerized heavy duty Medium Heavy 18 weight Raise take-up lever to its highest positron by turning hand wheel toward you. Loosen needle clamp screw.
REMOVING BOBBINCASEFROMSHUTTLE lever Take up at its highest position. 1/ Pull out latch. .° Pull bobbin case straight out.
WINDING THE BOBBIN 0 Place post. shown. 0 thread on Draw spool thread as 0 0 Wind thread bobbin a few front to back. Release clutch by turning clutch knob toward you. 8tart machine. around times, 0 Place bobbin onto bobbin winder shaft. Push bobbin winder latch until it clicks. When bobbin ing mechanism is full, windstops. 0 Tighten remove clutch bobbin.
INSERTINGBOBBININTO BOBBINCASE_CASEiNTO SHUTTLE O" _IP @ Guide onto bobbin Pull thread through Pull thread under Holding latch, center pm of bobbin case. slot. tension spring. position case into shuttle, then release latch.
Place UPPERMACHINE THREADING thread Thread Prevent by the the loop thread up can thread _n proper Release machine of end and be tension return between discs of the Control. spool holding wire will as illustrated Tension thread from of the thread past the top slipped into Js released, to posit_on 1;urntng pull hook the and spr_ng unti_ hook. the When the spring as shown with the wire thread loop continue to thread place.
PICKING UPBOBBIN THREAD Rinse presser foot lever. Hold needle thread loosely in left hand and rotate hand wheel toward you one complete turn. Bring bobbin thread up by pulling upper thread (See illustration). Place threads back under presser foot. ADJUSTING THEPRESSURE OFTHEPRESSER FOOT Push down outer ring of presser foot pressure regulator _See illustration). This will release pressure of presser foot. To increase pressure, push down inner pin until suitable pressure is obtained.
SETTINGSTITCHLENGTH Turn knob toany desiredstitchlengthpositionbetween 0 and 5. At No. 5, the longes_stitchis obtained.The sizeof stitchyou selectwilldepend on the fabricyou are sewing. The blindstitchknob must be on the "OFF" position for alloperationsexcept blind stitching.{Models 21, 1300 only) For straightstitchingthe stitch width controlmust be se_ at 0. 7 REVERSE STITCHING To sew in reverse, push the reverse stitch button as far in as possible.
ADJUSTING TENSIONS A perfect stitch wilt have threads locked between of fabric with no loops on top or bottom. Fig. 1 PROBLEM Upper thread too REMEDY tight Decrease Tension ,.._!! li Fig. 2 Upper thread too loose Increase Fig.
INCREASE TENSION When stitching is unsatisfactory as in figures 2 and 3, adjust the upper thread tension. Lower thread tension requires adjustment less frequently tension. than the upper thread Turn When stitch is satisfactory, seam is badly puckered, Clockwise. as in figure I and the cause may be tight tensions and both upper may be adjusted. (See page 26) and lower When adjusting the tension on the bobbin case, make slight adjustments with a screwdriver.
INSERTING ANDREMOVING THE MATERIAL For all kinds of sewing, consult chart page 5. Before placing the material on the machine see that: Place material into the under material the presser by turning foot, insert the hand the needle wheel toward you, lower presser foot and start sewing. • The presser tight. foot and needle clamp screws are both facilitate presser • The sizes of needle to be done. and thread suit the kind of work - The needle and the thread highest position.
TURNINGA CORNER Stop your sewing machine thbric, Raise presser foot. tion. Lower FEED presser and make sure needle is in Turn fabric to desired direc- foot and go on with your stztching. COHTROL This knob is situated on right front of machine bed. When knob is turned to the left, feed dog does not move material Thzs allows the operator freedom of movement of materml. For regular sewing, turn knob to the right.
ZIGZAGCONTROL To produce The indicator a zigzag stitch, on the stitch turn the stitch width control width limiter B upward. knob A points As the knob to the numerical setting. is moved up, the stitch The width becomes knob can be manually wider. turned to a higher number, but the limiter must be rolled downward to produce a narrower zigzag stitch. Zig-zag stitch width Increases from No. I setting to the No. 5 setting. Straight stitching is possible only when the knob Is at thc 0 position.
BUTTONHOLES Stitch length about V__ Stitch width about 2 Feed dog control 1. 2. 3. 4. to right Stitch forward until desired length for buttonhole is obtained. Stop with needle on tlle left side of stitching (A). Drop leed dog, set stitch width control on 2Vz and take one stitch to the right (B). Raise presser foot and turn material with needle in material. Lower presser foot and take one stitch to the left (C). Turn stitch width control to 5 and sew 4 stitches.
HEMS BLIND STITCH (Models 21, 1300 only) The Blind Stitch on the operations _8 "OFF" except Knob position HEM must be for all blind stitching. 1, Prepare the hem with a turned and edgestitched finish, or 2_ Apply seam tape along the raw edge with eitner straight or zig zag stitching, then fold hem as shown.
3. Make second fold as shown. 4_ Turn blind stitch knob (black arrow) to the "ON" position. Set stitch width at 0 and stitch length 2-3 €as desired). Then, blind stitch along fold until hem is completed. 5_ Unfold, exposing right side of material with completed blind stitching. Press hem.
DARHJHG WITH PRES51ER FOOT : 1. Turn feed dog control 2. Press down outer tion mending, to left. ring of presser monogram foot pressure regulator, see page 10. With regulator In this posi- work, etc. may be done. 3. Stretch fabric tightly between two spring embroidery hoops and place under needle. The presser bar can be raised to accommodate the embroidery hoop by pulling up on the presser foot lever. 4. Lower presser bar so thread will have some tension.
SEWINGON BUTTONS 1. Turn feed dog control to left. Place needle into left hole of button, align holes with slot of presser foot and lower presser foot. 2. Set stitch width control at width between holes of button. Test width by turning handwheet slowly. Take several zigzag stitches sew on button, ending with needle on left side. 3. Set stitch width control button to lock threads. Pull threads at 0. Take a few stitches to in left hole of to wrong side.
CLEAHIHG AHDOILiHG ............ Keep the moving parts free from dust and threads for quiet and efficient operation. Cleaning should be done with a small brush, never with a sharp or pointed tool. When machine runs hard or makes excessive noise, place a drop of KENMORE sewing machine oil at the points indicated by arrows.
ShuttleRaceCover ShuttleAssembly It may be necessary to clean the shuttle L Raise the needle bar to its highest 2. Push levers sideways 3. Clean the shuttle 4. Put a drop of oil on the center To reassemble, Slip shuttle Occasionally, of the shuttle point and assembiy remove race cover into place. bobbin and lift shuttle pin of the shuttle by center Shttle Race area occasionally. race of any tint or small particles hold shuttle remove Shuttle of thread case. and shuttlc pro.
WHATTO PROBLEM PROBABLE Incorrect CAUSE s_ze needte. Improper [breading, Loose upper thread trregular Stitches Pulling Light Bunching of Th read tension. on presser toot. foot. wound Tighten not Increase Reset bobbin, Rewind Pulling fabric. Incorrect size needle. upper pull pressure bobbin and fabric (page 5), (page 12). it gently. on presser foot (page 10). fabric; 7). guide it gently. size needle for thread and fabric (page 5). (page 5).
WHATTO PROBLEM PROBABLE tncorrect size needle, Bent or blunt Skipping Stitches Machine Jamming (Knocking Noise) Insert size needle new needle Increase pressure on presser foot. to stitch too fast. Start pressure to stitch Rethread threading. and fabric foot (page 10). speed. (page 9). Tight upper thread tension. Incorrect size needle. Loosen upper thread tension (page 12). Choose correct size needle for thread and fabric Sharp eye in needle. Insert new needle (page 5).
ADJUSTING YOURSEWINGMACHIHE FORGOODSTITCHES When your sewing machine Insert a new needle for needle size. . of.the The upper and bobbin 3. Check threading 4. Check the does not sew a properly thread carefully. thread correct tension locked size for the thread stitch, check the following: and fabric you are using. Consult chart on page five should be the same thread. See page 8-9. balance. Use mercerized thread and a correct size needle for the fabric you are using.
PARTS LIST All parts listed hem may be ordered through mail order house. your nearest When ordering these parts, please be sure to mention Sears or $impsens-Sears the following references: 1. Model & serial numbers of machine shown on the nomenclature 2. Parts number(s) and description(s) here. When ordering by mail, prices will be furnished on request, be billed accordingly. 1 2 5 3 J 6 9 1 plate. See page 2. or parts will be shipped at prevailing prices and you will Ref. No. Parts No.
SEWING MACHINE SEARS; ROEBUCK SIMPSONS-SEARS AND CO., Chicago, IL 60684 U.S.A. and LiMiTED, Toronto, Ontario, Canada Part No. 55053.
