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Singer 66-1 Manual
Singer 66-1 Manual
F'OR USING
No. 66-l
OSCILLATING HOOK, FOR FAMILY USE
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which has a pin in its shoulcler and turn the bobbin until the hole
To Take Out the Bohbin in its side engages with the pin, then press the bobbin until it
Draw out the slide in the bed plate and press the fort'firlg(rl' reaches the shoulder of the spindle. Put the spool of thread on the
of the right hand upon the bobbin ejector, dsmall roughened Piece
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winder lightly until the rubber ring is in contact with the hub
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To Replace the Bobbin Draw the thread backward between the bobbin case and the
tension spring until it reaches the notch, then pull the thread
Hold the bobbin between the thumb and forefinger of the left toward the right, see Fig. 8.
hand, the thread leading on top from the right toward the left, as
shown in Fig. 6.
over toward you until the needle moves down and up again to
its highest point, thus eatching the under thread; draw up the
needle thread and the under thread will come up with it through
I'lG. l-0" TunrcaDrNG oF Nppnr,u the hole in the throat plate (see Fig" 11). Lay both threads
back under the Presser foot.
the spool pin; Iead the thread into the thread guide at the
left and near the top of the arm, down, under and from right to
left between the tension discs, into the small wire spring at the
. prace the materJ, rl,,Iil';:ffito*., the presserroot
Ieft of the discs, under the thread regulator at the left, noCthrough the upon it and commence to sew, turning the balance wheel over
eye in the thread regulator, up and from right to left through the toward you.
eyelet in the end of the thread take-up lever, down into the
eyelet in front of the face plate, into the lower wire guide, then To Remove the Work
from left to right through the eye of the needle. Enough thread Let the thread take-up lever rest at its highest point, raise
must be drawn through the needle to leave an end about two
the presser foot and clraw the fabric back and to the left about two
inches long with which to commence sewing.
inches ; pass the threads over the thread cutter, and pull down
Instructions for threading the machine for darning and for
lightly to sever them. Leave the ends of the threads under the
embroidery are given on pages 26 and 27 . presser foot.
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Tensions
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If the tension on the under thread is 'To change the Pressure on Material
tne upper thread is too l;*q-;#,h*r; too tight or if that on
the under side of the material, will lie straight along For ordinary family sewing it is seldom necess ary to change
thus: the pressure on the material. If sewing fine silk or flimsy
material,
Iightenthe pressureby giving the thumb screw on the top of the
head of the rrl&t:hine two or three turns to the leit. To
increase
the pressure turn it to the right. The pressure should be only
Flc. 14. Loosp Upppn Teusror.r heavy enough to prevent the material from rising with the needle
and to enable the I'eed to move the work along Jvenly; ; fr.-vier
pressure would mitkc the machine run hard urd
To Regulate the Tensions b. of no benefit.
The upper tension is released and
inoperative when the presser To Sew Flannel or Bias Seams
bar is raised, and restored when it
is let down; having lowered Use a short, st,ifch and as-light a tension as possible so as
presser bar lifter, turn the sma, thumb nut the
(see Fig. 10) in to leave the t,ltrt':ul loose enough to stand the *t*ai1 oi-tt
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to the right to increase the tension, stretching of the gootls.
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The tension on the under thread A Stitch to Ravel
is regulated by the large Easily
-scre\4/ which is nearest the back in the
nonni" ou** tension spring; can be had if tle'sit'ctl, ll., making the upper tension so light
using the small screw driver turn thatthe
over toward you to increase under thread will nol r lr'rrw into the gobO. but lie straight, as
the tension or from you to diminish sliown
it. in Fig. 74.
when the lower tension has been once
seldom necess ary to c-hange it,
properly adjusted it is
as a correct stitch Lan usually
obtained by varying the ,ipp., tension. be
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To OiI the Machine The bobbin wincler spindle should be oiled through the two
oil holes; also nil the worm which drives the cam wheel and the
To ensure easy running and to prevent unnecessary wear of thread guide finger where it bears against the cam.
the parts which are in movable contact, the machine requires oiling
To lubricate the hoo{< mechanism withdraw the slide and
after removing the lint ahd dust which may have accumulated
around the oscillating hook, put a few drops of oil on the lubri-
eator, a small piece of felt at the right of the bobbin ejector.
The slide should then be replaced.
To reach the parts underneath the bed plate the belt must
be thrown off the band wheel which drives the machine. For this
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HINTS
The Belt. See that the belt is not too tight; it should always
be tight enough not to slip. If too loose rernove one end of the
hook, shorten the belt and rejoin.
To Throw Off and Replace the Belt. The belt shifter is on
the stand at the front of the band wheel; if the small lever is
pressed over to the left while the machine is running, the belt will
be thrown off the band wheel. To replace the belt, allow the lever
to spring back to its place and run the machine as in sewing,
with the band wheel turning over toward you.
Machine Working Heavily. If the machine runs hard after ft
standing idle for some time use a little kerosene or ben zine in the
oiling places, run the machine rapidly, then wipe clean and oil.
I INSTRUCTIONS
If it still runs hard it is certain that some bearing has been over- FOR USING
Iooked in cleaning and oiling.
To .{void Breaking Needles. See that the presser foot or
attachments are securely fastened by the thumb screw.. Do not A,TTA CHM E NTS
sew heavy seams or very thick goods with too fine a needle. A
large needle and thread to correspond should be used on heavy
work. See page 28.
See that the needle is riot bent and avoid pulling the material SINGER SEWING MACHINE
when stitchihg, either will cause the needle to strike gn the throat
plate and break. NO, 66-1
Breaking of Upper Thread. If the upper thread breaks
it may be caused by:
Improper threading of machine.
Tension being too tight.
The thread being too coarse for the size of the needle.
The needle being bent, having a blunt point, or being set I
incorrectly.
Breaking of Under Thread. If the under thread breaks
it may be caused by:
Improper threading of bobbin case-
MACHINE NO.66-I
NO. u" s.
\. RETAIL POSTAGE
35920 Set complete
35956 Binder .
b0 0Z
32522 Bobbin (five) .. . . . each 0b 01
25527n Cloth Guide . . 10 0Z
35958 Quilter
0b 01
.. B0 0Z
36bt8 Ruffler..... il on
35960 Ruffier Shirring Flate
35961 Ruffier No. B6b1g with No. Sbg60. .
lb 0Z
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35962 TuckeE
0E 0Z
r. 100 0b
35963 UnderBraider i.. ........ Z0 0Z
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Foot Hemmer-Hemming needle goes down through the lace and hem together. Then let
Raise the needle to the highest point. Substitute the foot down the presser bar and guide the lace ovel the front of the
hemmer for the presser foot (see Fig. L7). Clip off the rieht hand hemmer, keeping it well into the slot. \
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To Bind with Dress Braid Ruffler (No. 36518) Ruffling Between Bands
The braid being stitched on the edge it should fit the binder Place the lower piece of material beloiw the separator p.ate,
without turning in the edges, as is the case with bias binding. the piece of material to be ruffied under the ruffiing biade and over
the separator plate
Ruffler (No. 36518) Ruffling and the upper piece
of material over the
Ruffier No. 36518 can be adjusted to make a gather or plait
ruffiing blade, as
either at every stitch or once in every five stitches as the operator
may choose. Re- shown in Fig. 26.
move the presser
To Ruffle and
foot and attach the
Sew on
ruffier in its place,
connecting the lever Place the band
with the needle below the separator
plate, the piece to be
clamp, &s shown in
Fig. 25. ruffied between the
To make a ruffie separator plate and
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the ruffiing blade;
with a gather or
plait at everY stitch and proceed. Oil the wearing parts of the ruffier before using.
Caution. The ruffier should never, under any circumstances,
see that the adjust-
ing lever (A) of the be operated without cloth between the blades.
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ruffiing attaehment
the material to Five Stitch Ruffling or Plaiting
is at its lowest point as shown in Fig. 25. Place
be rufflec between the lower or *uprrutor plate and the ruffling
back of the To make a five
blade, push backward until the material is slightly stitch ruffie or plait,
needle, lo*.r the presser bar and proceed to sew'
raise the adjusting
To make a finer gather shoiten the stroke of the ruffling lever (A) to its high-
blade by turning the regulating thumb screw on the lever
to the
est point, as shown
left and shorten the r1it h. To make a fuller gather or plait
thumb
in Fig. 27, the ruf-
Iengthen the stroke of the lever by turning the regulating fling blade will then
*.rJ* to the right and lengthen the stitch. By varying these move forward and
adjustments many pleasing varieties of work can be accom- back once every
plished with the ruffi.er' fifth stitch. Varied
styles of work can
be accomplished.
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Ruffler with Shirring plate (No. 3596l) Shirring
To Quilt
To attach the shirring plate draw the slide that covers the
bobbin case to the left, insert the downwardly projecting hooks
Let the quilter guide follow the edge of the good,s, a straight
on chalk line, as the case may be, for the first low of stitch-
crease , oY a
the shirring plate ing. All succeeding rows are made straight and at a uniform
(No. 35960) under distance b5r keeping the last row steadily under the guide.
the edge of t h e
throat plate, push
as far as possible t
Fasren the .k..T;;ffi,S:; #,',:?race or thepresserroot.
to the right and The width of the tuck is determined by sea'le of figures nearest
press the pin into the operator, which
the hole at the shows in eighths of
right of the throat an inch the distance
plate; close the of the edge of the
slide covering the fold from the line
bobbin case. of stitches.
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the mark for the
the ruffier is fastened by ascrew; Ioosen the S.,fi::filJ:#ifj next tuck is deter-
separator plate and attach the ruffier to the presserbar as already mined by the scale
instructed farthest from the
To shirr operator; for blind
Place the cloth between the ruffiing blade and the shirring tucks without
plate, lower the ruffier 6n the goods and operate as in ruffiing. Frc. 30
spaces set the same
figure on this scale as is used on the other scale opposite the
Quilter (No. 35958) line back of the needle hole in the presser foot; to make spaces
Substitute the quilter foot for the presser foot and let it down between the tucks move the back scale farther to the left rintil
upon the work; the quilter guide can be used on either the right the desired space is obtained. 'When making the last tuck the
or left side of the lever upon which the needle clamp strikes while tucking should
needle and the dis- be turned up and back; while it is in this position no mark for a
tance of the guide succeeding tuck is made upon the goods.
from the needle de- To Operate the Tucker. Crease down the first fold by
termines the width hand; pass the folded edge between the spring and marker nearest
of space between you and back under the scale and presser foot; draw to the right
the rows of stitch- against the guide; lower the presser foot; see that the lever for
ing. Slide the wire the needle clamp to strike is in its forward position, then proceed
of the guide into with the first tuck. For subsequent tucks fold down on the
the holder prepared
for it on the foot crease made by the tucker and proceed as before.
and set it to the
width desired.
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Under Braider (No. 35963) push to the right. After bringing the hole at the right of the cover
plate in line with the hole in the throat plate, press the cover into
Substitute the quilter foot for the regular presser foot. Attach position, and close the slide covering the bobbin case. See Fig. 32.
the under braider as directed for the shirring plate; see page 24.
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Needles
for Machine No. 66-1 are of Class and Variety
Needles
15 x 1 and are made in sizes suitable for the different sizes of
thread commonly used.
When ordering needles give the quant'ity and s'ize requir€d,
also the class and aariety nurnbers separated by x ; an order for a
dozcn No. % lt[eedles should read:
"One Doz. No . % Needles, 15 x 1."