Singer 15-91 - For Sewing; To Turna Corner; To Remove the Work

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TO PREPARE FOR SEWING
Hold the end of the
needle thread with the
left hand and turn
the balance wheel
over toward you
until the needle goes
down and up again and
the thread take-up
lever 5, Fig. 16 is at its
highest point. Pull up
the needle thread and
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bobbin thread will come
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with it, as shown in Temas
Fig. 14.
Lay both threads back
under the presser foot diag-
onally across the feed, as
shown in Fig. 15, 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
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THREADS IN PosITION TO
Commence Sewina
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TO COMMENCE SEWING
Be sure to have the
thread take-up lever *
5 at its highest point.
Place the material
beneath the presser
foot B, lower the foot
by means of the presser
bar lifter C and com-
mence to sew, turning
the balance wheel over
toward you.
Never pull the ma-
terial along when
stitching. This is liable
to bend the needle.
Guide the material only.
Never operate the
machine without cloth;
under presser foot.
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The slide over the bobbin case should be kept
closed when the machine is in operation,
The balance wheel must always turn over toward
the operator.
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TO TURN A CORNER
Stop
the
machine
when
the
needle
is
commencing
its
upward
stroke.
Raise
the
presser
foot
and
turn
the
work
as
desired,
using
the
needle
as
a
pivot,
then
lower
the
presser
foot.
BASTING
Adjust
the
stitch
regulator
X,
Fig.
17
to
make
the
longest
stitch
and
loosen
the
needle
thread
ten-
sion
A,
Fig.
21,
so
that
the
stitches
may
be
easily
removed,
Machine
basting
is
firmer,
more
even
and
much
quicker
than
hand
basting.
TO
SEW
FLANNEL
OR
BIAS
SEAMS
Use
a
short
stitch
and
as
light
tension
as
possible
on
the
needle
thread
so
as
to
leave
the
thread
loose
enough
in
the
seam
to
allow
the
material
to
stretch
if
necessary.
TO REMOVE THE WORK
Stop
the
machine
with
the
thread
take-up
lever
5,
Fig.
16
at
its
highest
position,
Raise
the
presser
foot,
draw
the
fabric
back
and
to
the
left,
and
sever
the
threads
on
the
thread
cutter
U,
Fig.
16.
Place
the
ends
of
the
threads
under
the
presser
foot,
as
shown
in
Fig.
15.