White 766 - Sewing Thin or Light Weight Fabrics; Preparing to Sew

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SEWING
THIN
OR
LIGHT
WEIGHT
FABRICS.
When
lighter
pressure
is required
to
sew
satisfactorily
on
thin
silk
or
filmy material,
the
pressure
cap
should be
about
halfway
B
clown.
Release
all the
way by
pressing the
snap
lock,
A,
Fig.
20,
nd
then press
cap
B
down again
to halfway
spot.
Lower
the
feed
ightly
by turning
the black
dot on
the
knob
to
“LO”
position.
A
DARNING
AND MONOGRAMM1NG.
In
order
to move
the
fabric
freely
in
any direction
for darning,
mending
and
certain
kinds
of free-hand
embroidery,
release
the
pressure
cap
B
corn
pletely
by pressing
down
on the
snap lock,
A,
Fig.
20.
Turn
the
Fig.
20
knob
to ON
position,
which
drops
the feed
well
below
the
needle
plate.
To
return
feed
to normal,
return
knob to
“HI”.
PREPARING
TO
SEW
Have
take-up
lever at highest
point
before
starting
to
sew.
Do
not
try to
help
the
feeding
by
pulling
the
material
as this may
deflect
the
needle
and
cause it
to break.
NEVER
run machine
without
material
under
presser
foot
Place
material and
threads
in
position
under
the presser
foot
and lower
the
presser
foot.
Turn
the hand
wheel
toward
you
until
the needle
is at its
highest point.
You
are
now
ready
t
begin
sewing.
By
having
the
needle
at its highest
point, it
is not
necessary
to
touch the
L
ad
wheel to
start the
machine.
You merely
press
the
control.
The
speed
of the
machine
I
regulated
by
increasing
or decreasing
the
amount
of pressure
exerted
on the
control.