Singer Students
Manual of Machine
Sewing
Spiral Bound
Book Republication™
Originally
Published - 1939!
Up for bid is another marvelous Dakota Prairie Treasures Spiral Bound Book Republication™ of
the original "Students Manual of Machine Sewing
by Singer" with NO RESERVE!" We scanned and reformatted a scare
original and are pleased to offer you this wonderful vintage Depression Era Sewing Machine Use, Maintenance
and Attachment Instruction Manual for your personal recreation or
professional sewing pleasures!
This item has clear, concise directions to use
and maintain various Singer Featherweight Sewing Machines! These books
frequently sell for $50 to $102.50 each on eBay! So Dakota Prairie Treasures' Spiral Bound
Book Republication™ is a economical option
to obtain this scare sewing
machine manual at a reasonable cost! (Original is not for
sale)
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This item is a great resource for those who are antique Singer and Featherweight collectors and repairmen, sewing enthusiasts, students of historical clothing, fiber and textile arts, etc!
This is
certainly a fine source of historically valuable information, techniques
and inspiration for the creative dress seamstress and fabric artists out
there who love to recreate clothing using the very best sewing machines manufactured in
the Depression Era. I have a half dozen of the various
Featherweight models with all the attachments and this guide ends the confusion
of how to use them! This is the perfect opportunity to purchase your
own version of another wonderful craft instructional revealing our heritage
from an earlier America culture!
An
Excerpt:
"The great aim in education is to
equip the scholar...regarding the care and operation of the Family Sewing
Machine to obtain best results
.
Success in
home sewing depends greatly on the ability to use to the fullest extent the
modern sewing machine and its various attachments...It is our hope the
instruction contained in this booklet will enable you to learn the proper care
and operation of your sewing machine, so that you can obtain the greatest
benefit from its use."
CONTENTS
General Instructions for the Care and Operation of
Family Sewing Machinees
The
Principal Parts of Lock-Stitch Sewing Machines and Their Uses (Class 66
Machines)
Head
Arm
Spool
Pin
Bed
Balance
Wheel
Bobbin
Winder
Stitch
Regulator
Upper
Tension
Thread
Take-up
Needle
Bar
Presser
Bar
Face
Plate
Throat
Plate
Feed
Dog
Bed
Slide
Bobbin
Shuttle or
Bobbin Case
Rotary or
Oscillating Hook
Lower
Tension
Singerlight
Three-pin
Terminal
Special
Features of the 15-91 and 201-2 Machines
Bobbin
Winder
Stitch
Regulating Thumb Screw
Direction
Control Lever
Upper Tension
Indicator
Feed Lowering
Device
Formation of the Lock Stitch
Winding
the Bobbins Evenly
Machines 15-88
to 15-91
Increasing the Pressure on the Bobbin Winder
Proper
Needle and Thread Important
Testing
a Needle
Setting
the Needle Properly
Machines 15-30,
66, etc.
Machines
5-88, 201 and
221
The
Necessity for Proper Tensions
How to
Adjust the Tensions
Testing Upper
and Lower Tensions Together
Preparing to Sew
Pulling Up Under
Thread
Beginning a
Seam
Finishing a
Seam
Hints
for Sewing Various Seams
The
Cloth Guide
Regulating the Length of Stitch
Singer Machines
66, 99 and 127
Singer Machines
15-30 and 115
Singer Machine
66-8
Regulating the Length of Stitch on Reverse Feeding
Machines
Machines 15-88
to 15-91 and 201
Machine
221-1
Reverse
Feeding on Fine Materials
Adjusting the Pressure on the Presser Bar
Cleaning
and Oiling
Oiling
the Machine Head
The Belt
Shifter
Oiling
the Bobbin Winder
Removing
Gummed Oil
Common Causes of Machine Troubles
Causes
of Upper Thread Breaking
Causes
of Lower Thread Breaking
To Avoid
Breaking Needles
Skipping
Stitches
Stitches
Looping
Machine
Not Feeding Properly
Machine
Working Heavily
Puckered
Seams
Noisy
Treadle
Threading Vibrating or Long Shuttle Machine No. 127
Upper
Threading
Under
Threading
Drawing Up the
Under Thread
Threading Oscillating Hook Machine No. 66
Upper
Threading
Under
Threading
Threading Oscillating Shuttle Machine Nos. 15-88 to
15-91
Upper
Threading
Under
Threading
Threading Horizontal Rotary Hook Machine No.
201
Upper
Threading
Under
Threading
The
Binder and Its Many Uses Applied to Family Sewing
Binding
Without Basting
How to
Cut Material for Use with the Binder
The Bias
Cutting Gauge
Attaching the Binder to the Machine
Inserting the
Binding in the Binder
Cutting Point on
Binding
Binding May be
Purchased Cut and Folded for Use with the Binder
Inserting Folded
Binding in Outside Slot
The
Adjustment and Operation of the Binder
Adjusting the
Binder
Plain Bound
Seams
Open Bound
Seams
Binding Outside
Curves
Binding Inside
Curves
Applying a
French Fold to a Curve
Binding
Plackets
Bound
Scallops
Applying
Military Braid with the Binder
Binding
and Applying Rick-Rack Braid to the Edge of a Garment at One
Stitching
Making Button
Loops with the Binder
Bound
Buttonholes Made with the Binder
Starting Bound
Buttonholes
Binding Pieces
Together
New Uses
for the Foot Hemmer and the Adjustable Hemmer
The Foot
Hemmer
How to Start the
Hem at the Very Edge
Making a Hem
with the Foot Hemmer
Making a Hemmed
Seam with the Foot Hemmer
Hemming and
Sewing on Lace as One Operation
Hemming Fine
Materials with the Foot Hemmer
The
Adjustable Hemmer
How to Adjust
the Hemmer for Hems of Various Widths
How to Insert
the Material in the Adjustable Hemmer
Hemming Soft
Material
How to Prepare a
Hem on Table Linen
Making a Wide
Hem with the Adjustable Hemmer
The
Practical Use of the Tucker
The
Parts of the Tucker and Their Uses
The Tuck
Guide
The Tuck
Scale
The Tuck Guide
Adjusting Screw
The Space Scale
Adjusting Screw
The Marking
Lever
The
Tucker
Where to
Oil the Tucker
To Attach the
Tucker to the Machine
How to Adjust
the Scales on the Tucker
Where to Insert
the Material to be Tucked
How to Tuck Silk
or Chiffon
How to Make Fine
Tucks and Cross Tucking
Cross
Tucking
The
Ruffler
The Many
Practical Uses of the Ruffler
The
Parts of the Ruffler and Their Uses
Foot
Fork
Arm
Adjusting
Screw
Projection
Adjusting
Lever
Adjusting
Finger
Separator
Guide
Ruffling
Blade
Separator
Blade
Oiling
the Ruffler
Attaching the Ruffler to the Machine
To
Adjust the Ruffler for Gathering
Inserting the Material in the Ruffler and Making a Plain
Gather
Making a
Ruffle and Sewing It to the Garment at One Operation
A Facing
May be Added at the Same Time the Ruffle is Made
Applying
Rows of Ruffles to a Garment
Adjusting the Ruffler for Plaiting
To
Adjust the Ruffler for Group Plaiting and Gathering
How to Test the
Ruffle for Fullness
How to Slide the
Gathers on the Thread
Finishing a
Ruffled Seam with Binding
Finishing a
Ruffle with a French Seam
Plaited Lace or
Ribbon
The
Electric Sewing Machine
Types of
Electric Sewing Machines
Featherweight Portable Electric Machines
Singer
221-1
Portable
Electric Chain Stitch Machine
Class
24-80
Electric
Cabinet Machines
Machine
2-1-2
Cabinet
48
Queen Anne
Cabinet
Cabinet
47
Cabinet
50
Machine
15-87
Cabinet
41
Machine
66-8
Cabinet
49
Machine
99-13
The
Sewing Stool
Electric Lights for Sewing Machines
The
Singerlight
Singer
No. 20 Machines
Fashion Aids
That
Every Student Can Use
Other
Singer Fashion Aids
Cloth
Guide
Embroiderers
Tubular
Trimmer
Darner
Underbraider
Bottonholer
Pinker
Edge-Stitcher
Gauge Presser
Foot
Hand
Pinker
Zig-Zagger
Ripper and
Threader and Material Gripper
Quilter
Hemstitcher
Braider
Fagoter
Cording
Foot
Singercraft
Guide
Gathering
Foot
Accessories for the Sewing Room
Singer Electric
Scissors
Singer Electric
Iron
Singer Cord
Control
Relative Sizes of Needles and Thread
(Class and
Variety of Needles Used)
Size of
Needles
Classes of
Work
Sizes of Cotton,
Silk or Linen Thread
What a historically educational and delightful sewing machine instructional this
is!
The antique and vintage Singer
Featherlight attachments, etc., can be found on eBay quite readily. You
just have to hunt a little bit! :)
The Spiral Bound Book Republication™ you will receive is representative of the types of handicraft expertise of earlier genteel and feminine American and European culture! If you're into nostalgia like I am you will have many hours of enjoyment recreating antique needlework items for yourself or others dear to your heart just the way your great-grandmothers did!
You will appreciate the attention taken in providing a TOP QUALITY PRODUCT that you will use for many years to come. This information has been scanned at a high resolution and electronically revamped to provide you with the very best hardcopy reproduction. Unlike other reproduction sellers this is NOT a cheap, grainy photocopy! Our Spiral Bound Republication™ has so many more advantages over the original book.
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