Singer Zig Zag K-100, Instruction Book

Page 1: ...z5 1 7 HOW TO USE AND CARE FOR YOUR ZIG ZAG SEWING MACHINE MODEL K ICC I OCE OI34 ...

Page 2: ... FEEDERS 9 14 ADJUSTING PRESSURE OF THE PRESSER FOOT 9 IS REGULATING STITCH LENGTH 10 16 ZIG ZAG SEWING Regulating Width of Stitch 11 Locking Zig Zag Regulating Lever 1 2 Making Patterns 13 14 17 STRETCHSTITCHING 15 18 CLEANING SHUTTLE AND RACE ASSEMBLY 16 19 OILINGTHE MACHINE I 20 BUILTIN LIGHT 17 21 ACCESSORIES 18 A Presser Foot for Straight Sewing 19 B Cloth Guide 19 C Zipper Foot 19 D Buttonho...

Page 3: ...ver 5 Zig zag width control 6 Zigzag indicator 7 Bobbin winder 8 Fly wheel 9 Clutch nut 10 Stitch length indicator 11 Stitch length control dial 12 Reverse button 13 Bobbin winder tension 14 Drop feed buttons 15 Needle plate 16 Cover plate Slide plate 1 7 Thread guide 18 Tension 19 Take up 20 Face plate 2O 2 4 3 5 ii I 18 16 12 13 0 14 ...

Page 4: ...mp 23 Needle 24 Presser foot 25 Fabric feeders 26 Presser foot clamp screw 27 Presser bar 28 Thread cutter BACK Fig 3 29 Spool pins 30 Light switch 31 Presser bar lifter 32 Head hinge mounting holes 33 Motor set screw Fig 3 32 Fig 2 34 Motor ...

Page 5: ...is all the way up It should rest against the needle stop pin C 4 Tighten the needle clamp screw se curely with screw driver CAUTION Check needle and make sure it is not bent or dull 4 REMOVING BOBBIN CASE I Raise the needle bar to its highest position Turn the fly wheel toward you by hand 2 Open slide plate With the left thumb and forefinger open the latch A of the bobbin case B 3 Remove bobbin ca...

Page 6: ... the spindle F Fig 9 of the bobbin winder NOTE The lock spring on the spindle must fit into the slot in the bobbin This is done by holding the rubber ring G Fig Q with the right hand and turning the bobbin with the left hand until the lock spring slips into the slot of the bobbin 4 Push the cover 11 Fig of the bobbin winder down until the rubber ring G Fig 9 is brought in contact with the fly whee...

Page 7: ...Fig H Fig 12 DOW N Fig 13 B A 1 THREADING BOBBIN CASE 1 Hold the bobbin case between the left thumb and forefinger with the slot up With 5 or 6 inches of thread trailing in the palm hold the bobbin between the thumb and first two fingers of right hand 2 Insert the bobbin into the bobbin case then pull the trailing thread into the slot up to the left until it enters the delivery eye under the tensi...

Page 8: ...ove on the spindle post 9 THREADING MACHINE 1 Turn the fly sheel toward you and raise the take up lever F to its highest position Place thread on the spool pin and bring the thread through the upper thread guide A 2 Bring the thread down through the thread guide to the tension disc B from right to left and up Then pull the thread up through the thread take up spring C 3 Bring the thread under the ...

Page 9: ...t N 0 T E If the bobbin thread does not rise check to see if there is at least 3 or 4 inches of bobbin thread hanging loosely from the bobbin case 2 Pull the two threads at least 5 inches behind the presser foot Place material under presser toot and lower the foot with the presser bar lifter Regulate the stitch to the desired size and sew TO REMOVE MATERIAL raise the needle to its highest position...

Page 10: ... thread tension is too loose or the bobbin tension too tight the upper thread will lay flat along the bottom of the material Fig 21 C The tension should be adjusted little by little until the desired tension is obtained Fig 21 12 ADJUSTING BOBBIN THREAD TENSION 1 The bobbin thread tension on your machine is correctly adjusted before leaving the factory Therefore it is seldom necessary to alter the...

Page 11: ...r or darn When embroidering and darning remove the presser foot and use an embroidery hoop UP Position Normal Fabrics DOWN UP S S DOWN UP DOWN Position Embroidering Darning Fig 24 DOWN Fig 23 14 ADJUSTING PRESSURE OF THE PRESSER FOOT 1 To release the pressure on the material press down on the curled ring A This will allow the built in darner B to raise thus releasing the pressure on the material 2...

Page 12: ...ngthen and to the left to shorten the stitch The number stitch length you choose is indicated by the pointer SEWING BACKWARD When you wish to sew backward to tie the threads at the beginning or end of a seam press in the button Fig 28 as far as it will go The machine will sew backward as long as the button is held in CAUTION When the dial is set on the number 0 neither forward nor backward stitch ...

Page 13: ...dicator B moves from 0 to the numbers 1 2 3 4 on the zigzag indicator plate C When the zigzag indicator moves the zigzag regulating lever from 0 toward the numbers I 2 3 4 the width of the stitch will become progrcssireI ider The larger the number the wider the stitch NOTE The zag zig regulating lever returns to the straight stitch position when released ii Fi 11 Fig 30 Fig 31 Fig 29 11 ...

Page 14: ...tice that the zigzag indi cator is locked on the number which the zigzag indicator was set under If the zigzag indicator is locked under any number larger than 0 up to 3 you will notice that when the zigzag regu lating lever is moved from side to side the zigzag indicator will move from that number to 4 When the zigzag regu lating leyer is released the zigzag indi cator will return to the number u...

Page 15: ... will be on 4 You may lo ck the zigzag regulating lever in this position Page 12 You can form the pattern as in Fig 38 by moving the zigzag regulating lever until the zigzag indicator is on 2 You may lock the stitch in this position See Page 12 In order to form the pattern as in first lock the zigzag indicator on 2 then move the zigzag regulating lever so that the zigzag indicator is on 4 Sew the ...

Page 16: ...control C at 4 the longest possible stitch To sew multiple zigzag stitches simply engage the zigzag width lever to the desired width This zigzag stitch can be used for overcasting applying elastic waist bands etc There are many other uses for these stitches which will become apparent as you use your machine To return to normal straight or zigzag stitching move the stretch stitch lever back to the ...

Page 17: ... a straight stitch for the length desired then while the machine is still running quickly move the zigzag regulating lever to 4 Sew the number of stitches desired and then quickly release the zigzag regulating lever Repeat as otten as desired UI 234 01234 0 4 o Fig 42 NOTE The above patterns are just a few of the numerous patterns that you will he able to make with your machine By varying the spee...

Page 18: ...m the race assembly Carefully clean the race assembly making sure that you remove nr thread or lint that may become trapped in the shuttle and race assembly Also thoroughly clean the fabric feeders D This can be done with a stiff brush Fig 44 Fig 43 REPLACING SHUTTLE IN RACE ASSEMBLY Raise the needle bar to its highest position With the left thumb and forefinger take hold of the shuttle by the hol...

Page 19: ...y opening the face plate To oil the top parts of sour machine remove the two scress A B located at each end of the top cover C Remove top cover and oil the parts located at the arrow points as in Fie 50 NOTE After ou have cleaned and oiled your machine ii is advisable to run the machine at high speed so that the oil will penetrate all moving parts CAUTION Alter cleaning and oiling machine wipe awa...

Page 20: ...oot Q Cloth guide 10 Thumb screw for cloth guide 11 Screw driver 1 2 Plastic oiler Your machine is equipped with various specialized feet which will enable you to do particular jobs with greater efficiency and obtain better results Whenever you attach a new foot to the presser bar make sure you tighten the screw securely with a screw driver I I 6 CC E SSO 5L I Fi 52 I I 18 ...

Page 21: ...stable zipper foot Set the zipper foot on the left side as shown in Fig 54 This will allow you to sew on the left side of zipper without danger of damaging the zipper or the needle To sew on the right side of the zipper adjust the 7ipper foot to the right side by loosening the screw located on the back of the zipper foot NOTE When using the zipper foot always sew with a straight stitch A PRESSER F...

Page 22: ...t stitch by running the needle through the material by hand being very careful to just barely catch the folded edge See Fig 57 B These stitches should be on the reverse side of your material When you open the folded material the blind stitch will be on the front side of your material See Fig 57 C CAUTION When making blind hem run the machine very slowly For best results loosen upper thread tension...

Page 23: ... in Fig 6 4ith the needle half wa thm t im the material on the left side of he 10 zag stitch Fig 56 3L u AoO iilC needle as a pivot tuin the matet ml in the opposite direction Lower the fabric feeders as in cp 3 Turn the fly wheel tossard t u h hand until the needle is at its highest position Move the zigzag tegulating lever until the indicator is mtder 4 See step 4 Sew from C to D as shown in Fig...

Page 24: ...destns and can a ereat deal 01 pleasut e from your aclune CAUTION Vork carefully and he sure to keep fingers out of the patti of the needle 25 DARNING I Release the pressure of the presser toot Loer the fabric feeders and place the material under the foot and lower the presser bar NOTE This enables you to move the material in any direction while the machine is running 2 Sew around the areas you de...

Page 25: ...chine at medium speed making six or eight stitches stopping with the needle in the left hole 6 To lock the zig zag stitch and prevent ravelling set the stitch width at 0 and take a few stitches in the same hole If you wish you may place a rounded toothpick over the button between the two holes and sew button to fabric in regular way Remove the toothpick and wind thread under the button forming a s...

Page 26: ...ssembly Clean I e C BREAKING THE LOWER THREAD I Incorrect threading of the bobbin case 5 2 Lower thread tension too tight S 3 Bobbin wound too full or improperly 4 4 Rough edge in hole of needle plate D BREAKING THE NEEDLE I Pulling or holding the fabric while machine is running 2 Using bent needle 3 Needle not set in securely Tighten needle clamp screw with screw driver E SKIPPING STITCHES Using ...

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