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To the Owner: We wish you many years of satisfying and successful sewing with your new White sewing machine. Because of its functional design and simple controls perfect condition. This book, written to acquaint you with the performance you can expect from your new White should be read carefully and kept with your machine for future reference. Timesaving accessories to
fit it

is easy to handle, easy to use and easy to keep in

this White such as buttonholers, rufflers, automatic decorators and binders

are available from your dealer or the store where you purchased the machine.

WHITE SEWING MACHINE CORPORATION CLEVELAND 11, OHIO White Sewing Machine Products Ltd. Toronto 1, Ontario, Canada

INDEX
Features and Parts Setting the Needle Needle and Thread Chart Winding the Bobbin Threading the Bobbin Case Placing Bobbin Case in Shuttle Upper Threading Adjusting the Tensions Setting the Stitch Length Stitch Length Chart Sewing in Reverse Automatic Darner kdjusting Pressure Drop Feed Adjustment Preparing to Sew Removing the Work Care and Maintenance Oiling Cleaning and Oiling Shuttle Replacing Light Bulb Changing the Belt Check Up for Smooth Sewing Page 3 7 8 9 9 10 11 12 12 12 13 13 14 11 14 15 16 17 17 19 1

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FEATURES AND PARTS YOU SHOULD KNOW (Front View)

1. Telescopic Spool Pin 2. Hand Wheel 3. Clutch
4. Bobbin Winder

14. Foot and Attachment Screw 15. Needle Bar Guide 16. Needle Clamp Screw
17. Thread Guide

5. Stitch Length Dial 6. Reverse Stitch Button

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18. Tension Regulator 19. Face Plate 20. Take-Up Lever 21. Pressure Release 23. Built-in Handle
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Bobbin Winding Tension Bobbin Winding Pin

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Darner

9. Drop Feed Knob 10. Bed 11. Needle Plate 12. Cover Plate 13. Hinged Presser Foot
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Light Bulb Button

25. Light Switch

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SETTING THE NEEDLE

See Fig. 3. Raise the needle bar (A) to its highest point. turning wheel toward you by hand. Then loosen the needle clamp screw (B) and the needle clamp will open itself. Place needle (C), flat side to right, in the needle clamp and push it upward as far as it will go into the needle clamp hole. Fasten the needle clamp screw securely with a screw driver.
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FLATSLRFACED SIDE

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The following table will show the size of needles generally used with various izes of thread. NEEDLE-THREAD-FABRIC-STITCHING GUIDE Needle Machine Stitchec Cotton Mercerized Silk or Fabric io Per Inch Thread Thread Nylon Extremely heavy 6 10 tarpaulin, sacking, 4 to to Heavy Duty canvas, duck. etc 8 30 Heavy upholstery 8 30 fabric, ticking, 3 to to Heavy Duty denim. leatherette 10 40 Medium heavy 10 40 drapery fabric, velveteen. 2 to to Heavy Duty suiting, felt, terry. etc 12 60 Medium broadcloth, 1 60 percale, gingham, linen, 1 to chintz, taffeta, sheer to 0 A wool. shantung. etc 14 80 Sheer voile. lawn., 14 80 dimity. crepe, 0 to to handkerchief linen. 16 160 50 A plastic film. etc (Plastic film 8 to 10) Very sheer chiffon, 16 100 batiste, lace, organdy, 00 to to 50 A ninon. net. marquisette. etc 20 150 When doing embroidery work, finer results will be obtained with machine embroidery thread regardless of the weight of fabric.
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the hand wheel (Fig. 4) toward you Turn the clutch in the center of the ism. Place a spool of thread on to disengage the sewing mechan Pass thread through e (Fig. 5). spool pin on the bed of the machin tension disc A. e of bobbin and place bobbin on Insert thread through a hole on edg the notch in the bobbin fits over spindle (B) of winder. Be sure that ce pulley (C) against hand wheel and the small pin on the spindle. Pla action When the bobbin is fully wound, the rt machine in motion. of the winder stops automatically. Remove from A spindle and cut off loose thread end used to start winding.

HOW TO WIND THE BOBBIN

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ion disc st the bobbin winding tens It the bobbin winds unevenly, adju disc is in the screw. When the to the right or left by loosening (A) w. the proper position. tighten scre turning it away from again, tighten clutch by Before starting to sew you. 8
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HOW TO THREAD THE BOBBIN CASE

Refer to Figs 6 7 and 8 to familiarize yourself with the procedure Hold the bobbin case in your left hand with the tongue pointing up Let about two inches of thread hang free from the bobbin, and insert bobbin into case so that thread will be rotating counter clockwise Guide the thread end thiough the slot on the side of the case and under the tension spring until it enters the small notch on the edge of the spring

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HOW TO REMOVE AND REPLACE BOBBIN CASE

Raise the needle bar to its highest position and lift hinged cover plate (2 Fig 1) Grasp the bobbin case Fig 9 by the latch and pull out When the latch is closed, the bobbin falls out of the case readily To replace hold case by latch and place it on spindle B in center of shuttle race Press firmly before closing latch making certain that the tongue of the case fits into notch C on the upper edge of the race cover (See Fig 9) 9

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HOW TO THREAD THE MACHINE

take-up lever to highest Turn hand wheel toward you to raise then: position. Pull up spool pin A, Fig. 10, A 1. Place a spooi of thread on spool pin e B 2. lead thread through arm thread guid tension discs C from right 3. pass the thread down and around to left 4. into check spring D nd and into hook E 5. then tug on thread to pull it arou ding from right to left. 6. lead up to take-up lever F, threa 7. down into thread guide G 8. into needle bar guide H right. 9. and through needle I from left to gh needle. Hold thread Pull about four inches of thread throu the needle goes down end and turn hand wheel toward you .As will be drawn up in a and comes up again, the bobbin thread and pass under presser loop (see Fig. 11). Grasp both threads foot toward back of machine.

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ADJUSTING THE TENSIONS

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on the presser foot down, as the tensi Always adjust the upper tension with the on raised. To increase the tension is automatically released when it is clockwise. To decrease, the right, or upper thread, turn dial (Fig. 12) to tension. number on the dial the tighter the turn to the left. The higher the perly. that the machine is threaded pro Before adjusting lower tension be sure on tension, turn small screw (Fig. 13) When necessary to change the bobbin to loosen. tighten. counter-clockwise side of the bobbin case clockwise to stitch are properly balanced, a perfect When the upper and under tensions interlocking in fabric (Fig. 14). will be formed with both threads the the lower thread is pulled up over When the upper tension is too tight, the fabric. upper thread which is lying flat on the the upper thread forms loops over When the under tension is too tight, lower thread lying flat on the fabric.

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Under thread tension too tight

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SETTING THE STITCH LENGTH

The length of the stitch is regulated by the dial A shown in Fig. 15. Near 0 is the shortest stitch and 6 is the longest. Turn the dial to the left to lengthen and to the right to shorten the stitch.

STITCH LENGTH CHART (Approximate) Figures above dial Number of stitches per inch 0 No Feeding 1 36 2 20 3 12 4 5 7 6 5
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SEWING IN REVERSE
When you wish to sew backward to tie the threads at the beginning or end of a seam, press in the Reverse button B, Fig. 15, as far as it will go. The machine will sew backward as long as the button is held in. 12

RE HOW TO USE THE DARNER, ADJUST PRESSU

material can be moved To release the pressure from the presser foot so the (A, Fig. 16) and cap freely for darning and mending. press down snap lock B will pop up. all the way down again. To return pressure to normal, push darner cap B push darner only part For a slighter pressure when sewing thin materials, of fabric. way down. Test for correct position on a scrap

DROP FEED ADJUSTMENT

fabric or type of work being The height of the feed can be adjusted to suit the tion to sew on thin materials, or done. Turn knob A. Fig. 17. to SILK posi Turn dial to the right to return all the way to DARN position for darning. chart to determine the level feed to REG. or normal. Consult the foHowing sewing. f the feed and darner for various types of Type of Sewing Sewing thin material Darning Sewing thick material Drop Feed SILK DARN REG. Darner Position Partially down All the way up Completely down
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PREPARING TO SEW
threading, NEVER run machine Have take-up lever at highest point before starting to sew. After without material between presser foot and feed. the presser foot. Turn the hand Place material and threads in position under presser foot and lower are now ready to begin sewing. wheel toward you until the needle is at its highest point. You sing the amount of pressure exerted The speed of the machine is regulated by increasing or decrea on the control.

REMOVING THE WORK

needle bar are located at the highest Be sure to stop the machine when the thread take-up lever and and to the left, and pass the threads position. Now raise the presser foot and draw the fabric back in both hands, so as not to bend the over the thread cutter. Pull down slightly, holding thread needle. Leave the ends of thread under the presser foot.

CARE AND MAINTENANCE OF YOUR MACHINE

How to Oil Your Machine how often depends on ng smoothly Your machine should be oiled occasionally to keep it operati the amount of sewing you do. indicated by arrov%s in Fig. 18. turn hand Before oiling the upper part of the sewing unit at points Avoid over-oilingonly a drop is wheel toward you until the take-up lever is at its lowest point.

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To oil parts under the bed of the machine, tip the unit back on its hinges and apply a drop of oil at each point indicated in Fig. 19. To oil moving parts inside the face plate. which only rarely require oiling, remove plate by taking out the screws located at the top and bottom of the face plate. Oil at spots indicated in Fig. 20.
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CLEANING AND OILING THE SHUTTLE

The stitch forming mechanism occasionally becomes clogged with loose threads and lint. This will interfere with the ethcient operation of the machine. Cleaning and removal of the lint will safeguard the performance. To remove shuttle: 1 Turn the balance wheel until the needle reaches its highest po Tilt head back on its hinges. 2. Remove bobbin case (A), Fig. 2L 3. Loosen screw B and remove the shuttle race cover, C, and shuttle D. 4. Clean the shuttle race. the shuttle, and shuttle race cover by removing all threads, lint, etc. 5. Apply a drop of oil with finger tip to outer edge of shuttle.

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When the cleaning has been completed. proceed as follows to replace the shuttle assembly: 1. Turn the balance wheel until the needle reaches its highest position. 2. Place shuttle D, Fig. 21, against shuttle driver and adjust into position. 3. Replace shuttle race cover. C. fitting holes on sides over pins, and lock into position by tightening screw B. 4. Put bobbin into bobbin case A. 5. Put the bobbin case into shuttle race, fitting tongue into notch E of race cover. 16

How to Replace Light Bulb Grasp light bulb button (24. Fig. 1) and pull light bracket downward. Unscrew bulb and replace with bulb of same size, which is available from your sewing machine dealer. How to Change the Belt If it should ever become necessary to replace the belt on your machine, the hand wheel must first be loosened and moved out. To do this, follow these instructions: 1. Remove clutch nut A in center of wheel by taking out the small screw B near 2. the edge. Fig. 22. Turn nut counter-clockwise until it can be lifted off. Before moving the hand wheel, note the position of the washer, C, Fig. 23, which fits under the clutch nut. It may fall out when you are changing the belt. Pull hand wheel away from machine carefully, Fig. 24. Pull it just far enough to make the grooved section which holds the belt accessible. Slide old belt over hand wheel and pulley on the end of motor. Slide new belt into grooved section and over motor pulley. Push hand wheel back against the machine. If washer C has fallen off, replace so that the lips D are pointing toward the clutch nut. Replace nut and tighten screw securely.

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After doing this, turn the clutch toward you to disengage the sewing mechanism. If the needle still moves up and down as you turn the hand wheel, again remove the clutch nut. Give the washer a half turn and replace the nut.

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CHECK UP FOR SMOOTH SEWING

Although your sewing machine is designed for maximum efficiency, should any of the following difficulties occur they can be remedied with minor adjustments. Upper Thread Breaks Be sure needle is inserted properly. Check on correct way to thread machine. Use correct needle size for thread. Do not have upper tension too tight. Lower Thread Breaks Check correct method of threading bobbin case. Be sure lower tension is not too tight. Needle Breaks Do not tug or pull on the fabric while sewing as this will bend and eventually break the needle. Be sure presser foot is firmly attached to bar. 19

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Skipped Stitches Do not use a blunt or bent needle. Insert needle correctly. Use correct needle size for thread. Be sure pressure on foot is sufficient when sewing heavy fabrics. Stitches Loop Make sure tensions are properly balanced and that machine is threaded correctly. Machine Binds Clean thread, dust and lint from hook, shuttle and race. If condition continues, it may be that the machine is gummy with oil. holes, run rapidly for a while, and wipe dry. oil. Apply kerosene to oil

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