White 1515 manual

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WHITE SEWING MACHINE COMPANY Record in space provided below the Serial No arid Model No. of this appliance. The Serial No. is located Ofl Bed Plate. The Model No. is located on Rating Plate. Serial No. Model No. Retain these numbers for future reference.[...]

IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS When using an electrical appliance, basic safety precautions should always be folowed, including the following: - Read all instructions before usiAg (this appliance) DANGER To reduce the risk of electric shock: An appliance should never be left unattended when plugged in. Always unplug this appliance from the electric [...]

WARNING 1. Keep fingers away from all moving parts. Special care is required around the sewing machine needle. 2. Always use the proper needle plate. The wrong plate can cause the needle to break. 3. Do not use bent needles. 4. Do not pull or push fabric while stitching. It may deflect the needle causing it to break. 5. Unplug the sewing machine wh[...]

CONTENTS Name of Parts . 1 & 2 Accessories 3 Before sewing (Power supply and Sewing lamp) 4 Take out extension table, free arm sewing 5 Winding the bobbin 6 Removing bobbin case and bobbin 7 Inserting bobbin into bobbin case 7 Inserting bobbin case nto shuttle race 8 Threading upper thread & Twin needle threading 9 Drawing up bobbin thread [...]

NAME OF PARTS (FRONT VIEW) 1 Pattern selector dial 7 Spool pins 2 Take up lever 8 Top cover 3 Thread tension dial 9 Stitch length dial 4 Presser foot 10 Reverse button 5 Shuttle cover 11 Thread guide for upper threading 6 Extension table[...]

Bobbin winder Presser foot lever —2— eedle clamp screw (REAR VIEW) Bobbin winder spindle Stop Face cover plate[...]

ACCESSOR I ES Felt Zigzag foot (On machine) F Button hole cutter Screw driver Needle i1 #14 0 Bobbin Button hole foot Button foot Machine Oil Zipper foot —3—.[...]

BEFORE SEWING 1. Remove or install bulb from inside of face cover. 2. Open face cover in direction of arrow. 3. Remove bulb by unscrewing it counter clockwise. 4. Install a new bulb by screw ing it in clockwise. 5. Use a screw type bulb with 120V/15W. (Max) 1. Fit the machine plug into the machine. 2. Plug the machine to the power supply. 3. Sewing[...]

REMOVING EXTENSION TABLE FREEARM SEWING 1. Hold the left end of table and pull out in direction of arrow. 1. Especially useful when sewing sleeves, pants leg, tubular fabrics etc more easily. 2. To sew tubular just slip the sleeve or pants leg on the free arm as shown above. 3. This sewing machine can be used as a flat bed machine, but easily conve[...]

WINDING THE BOBBIN 1. Release stop motion knob. 2. Thread as shown. 3. When bobbin is filled, tighten stop motion knob. Push bobbin winder spindle in direction of arrow. When bobbin winding is com pleted return sindIe to original position. When bobbin winding is in correct, release the screw of upper thread guide and ad just up or down until bobbin[...]

REMOVING BOBBIN CASE AND BOBBIN 1 Raise needle to its highest position and open the shuttle race cover. Hinged latch I - 2. Open hinged latch of bobbin case and pull bob bin case out of machine. th htf’h k,-k bin will fall out easily. INSERTING BOBBIN INTO BOBBIN CASE 1. Pull off 5cm of thread from bobbin and insert it into bobbin case as shown. [...]

INSERTING BOBBIN CASE INTO SHUTTLE RACE 1. Raise needle to its highest position, pulling thread to the front, open the latch of bobbin case and hold it. 2. Holding latch open, place bobbin case onto centre pin in shuttle and release latch 7, nsert —8—[...]

THREADING UPPER THREAD —9--[...]

DRAWING UP BOBBIN THREAD 1 Hold upper thread with left hand, turn the hand wheel slowly towards you until the needle goes down and comes up. Then stop the hand wheel when the takeup lever is at its highest position. Lightly draw up the upper thread will be brought up in a loop. CHANGING SEWING DIRECTIONS 1. Lower needle down into fabric and raise p[...]

LEVELING MACHINE DOWN up —11—[...]

ADJUSTING THREAD TENSION Weak Strong Upper thread tension may be adjusted by turning the thread tension dial. Lower thread tension can be adjusted by turning screw on bobbin case slightly to the right (clock-wise) to increase tension. (Anti-clockwise) to the left to decrease tension. Correct Fabric Upper thread Bobbin thread . Inside of fabric Uppe[...]

REGULATING THE PRESSER FOOT PRESSURE 1. Push down lever for desired pressure, for tight fabrics set lever at 1, set at 2 for medium fjb 1 ind3Ior heavy fabrics - - 2. Insufficient pressure may cause poor feeding, skipped stitches, or difficulty in guiding the fabric. 3. When darning or sewing freehand embroidery release the pressure by setting the [...]

1. Raise needle to its highest position. 2. Loosen neeaie clamp screw and remove old needle. 3. With the flat side of the needle facing away from you, insert needle as far up as it will go. 4, Tighten the needle clamp screw securely. CHANGING NEEDLE Flat face side away from you. —14—[...]

FABRIC •THREAD NEEDLE TABLE Please note that th foliowng list is a guide when sewing different fabrics. essureof F a hr c Thread Needle 00t hIeg Light Tricot bOS Fiberj ‘ — iL Si k SOs i7:j 1 3 14 50S.Fiber Wool silk Silk 6080 ii14 Ging ham Cotton 0.5 — 3 05 4 rhin Jerse’ 60 S. Fibei _______ ___________ 11 Gabardine 50 Silk Heavy Denim 50[...]

/ 0) SEWING (PATTERN SELECTOR) AND OPERATION TABLE Stitch Stitch Patterns Stitch Length Presser Foot Drop feed No 1 Straight Stitch • i:j:i I Zig-Zag .EEJ: % L Blind Hem_- - • iTl:;J Thread step-Zigzag <_> 0. Stitch 3 - Slant Overedge 4 , 4 Straight Stretch Stitch Iii 5 Button Hole except fl]., r.. A 6 Twin Needle buttonhole [ 1 j_.i ‘[...]

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TO START SEWING Important Hints. 1. Raise the takeup lever to its highest position when starting and stopping sewing. 2. Hold both threads about 10 cms to the rear of machine for the first two to three stitches. 3. Sufficient fabric should be placed under needle before lowering presser foot. 4. Depress foot/Speed control and start to sew, 5. Test t[...]

TO FINISH SEAM 5. Cut threads as shown on the thread cutter. 1. Sew to the edge of seam. 2. Push the reverse button and sew in reverse for about 3—4 cms. 3. Raise needie to its highest position. 4. Lift presser foot and pufl out the fabric to rear of machine. — 18—[...]

STRAIGHT STITCH 1. This type of stitching is the one used most frequently. 2. The zigiag presser foot can be used for both straight and zig-zag sewing. 3. For sewing light fabric, use smaller stitch size and left needle position. (Refer to page 15 for dial setting). ZIGZAG SEWING Satin stitching can be used for sewing initials, patterns, applique, [...]

OVERCASTING STRAIGHT STRETCH STITCH Use these stitches for oversewing rough edges. III III III Use this stitch with knitted, tricot or other stretchy fabrics. The stitch enables your seam to stretch without breaking the thread. It is also a very strong straight stitch for areas under stress. — 20 —[...]

BLIND STITCH fjfj 1. Fold fabric as shown. 2, To finish seam as shown. —21 —[...]

Adjust width and needle position to obtain correct seam. Needle is not piercing Needle is pierces edge edge of fold at all. of fold too much. (A) (B) Correct seam —22—[...]

Icuca. 2. Use button presser foot and attach firmly. 3. Place button between presser foot and fabric and lower presser foot. 4. Manually turn hand wheel towards you ensuring that the needle enters into both holes of button without obstruction. (Increase or decrease width setting). 5. Sew about 7 stitches. 6. Pull both threads to the underside and t[...]

ZIPPER SEWING Select straight stitch. 1. To sew the left side of the zipper, set the zipper foot on the left side of the needle. 2. To sew the right side of the zipper bring the foot to the right side of the needle. sew as illustrated. 1. Fold the fabric about 2cm and place fabric under foot. 2. Zipper foot is designed to sew close to a raised edge[...]

BUTTON HOLE SEWING Select stitch length dial in area indicated. 4. Set dial to “2” position. 5. Sew 5-6 stitches. 6. Raise the needle 9. Raise the needle 10. Set dial to “4” position. [ I 1 1. Sew 5-6 stitches. —_ 12. Raise the needle Before sewing fit button-hole foot as shown. Cut buttonhole along centre with cutter as shown. Pattern . [...]

HEMMING 1 Raise the foot and the needle to its highest position. Replace the foot with the hemmer foot. 2. Fold over the fabric edge by about 3mm and place it under the foot. Secure the folded edge with a few stitches. Take out the workpiece and draw the hem into the hei f_ot_bVPk19t thread& - the left a little and allow it to run into the 3. L[...]

TWIN NEEDLE Thread machine as for normal sewing passing both threads through the same procedure: ÷, ehrr1 widest stitch width, exceeding this will result in breaking of needle. EMBROIDER’S’ (Use darning plate see page 11) Lower feed dog and move hooped fabric slowly to form the desired effect. I — 27 —[...]

QUILTER - %%% ______Ljpsert supporfqlte _______ 2. Move quilter and adjust stitch distance. SEAM GUIDE 1. Use seam guide when sewing a long seam of regular distance from edge of material, 2. Set guide in hole on bed, at right of needle plate, and adjust distance. 3 Run machine with edge of material touching guide. Position cloth guide at an angle t[...]

MAINTENANCE (CLEANING AND OILING) 1. Raise needle to its highest position. 2. Take out bobbin case. 3. Turn latch knob A as illustrated. 4. Take off shuttle race cover. A 5. Take out shuttle hook. 6. Clean and oil shuttle race and hook, then replace in the reverse order. Cleaning shuttle race (A) Latch knob (B) Shuttle race cover (C) Shuttie hook O[...]

CHECKING P 1 ERFORMANCE PROBLEMS WHAT TO DO 0 PROBLEM PROBABLE CAUSE CORRECTION — Feed dog down. Raise feed dog. Fabric not — Machine not moving. — Moving stop motion. moving — Stitch length dial in 0 position — Moving dial to 1 4 — Light pressure on presser foot — — Increase pressure on presser foot — Incorrect setting of needle [...]