White CLASSMATE 1570 Instruction Manual

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USINGTHEFOOTCONTROLTOCONNECTTHEFOOTCONTROLWIRES:Connectspecialplugtoblockonmachineasshownindiagramabove.*Connectoutletplugtoelectricaloutlet.Whensewin

CONVERTINGTOFREEARMSEWING(Fig.1)(Fig.2)1.Removethetablefromthemachinebypullingthebasetotheleft.(Fig.1,2)2.Toreplacethetable,simplyslideitalongthefreea

WINDINGTHEBOBBIN1Releaseclutchbyturningclutchknobtowardyou.2.Drawthreadfromspoolthroughbobbinwindertensiondiscsasshown.3.Pullendofthreadthroughholeinb

THREADINGOFTOPTHREADFig31.Placethreadonspoolpinasshown,withthethreadcomingfromthebackofthespool(Fig.1—a).Drawthreadthroughthetopthreadguide(Fig1—b&

TwinNeedleUpperThreadingU*FoHowthreadinginstructionforsingleneedlewiththeseexceptions.Placethread,matchingorcontrastingincolor,onbothspoolpins.Drawhre

LOWERTHREADINGRemovingtheBobbinPickthemetalplateupwardtowardsyouandremovethebobbinwithyourfinger,asshown,oryoumayusetheoppositeendofyourbuttonholecutt

Picking-UpLowerBobbinThreadHoldendotupperthreadwithlefthand.Turnhandwheelslowlytowardsyouuntilneedlemovesdownandupagain.Pullupperthreadslowlyandlowert

CONTROLSTOPTENSIONCONTROLProbablythemostimportantcontrolonyourmachineisthisonethatregulatesyourtopthreadtension.Itconsistsofdiscsbetweenwhichthethread

CHECKINGTENSIONSTheeasiestwaytochecktensionsistosewamediumzigzagstitchonthefabricyouwillbeusing.Usetheappropriatetypeofthreadandneedle.Usedifferentcol

REVERSESTITCHCONTROLItisbesttobeginandendseamswithafewstitchestakeninreverse.Thisiscalledbacktackinq.Backtackingfastenstheendoftheseamsfirmlyandpreven

TOOURVALUEDCUSTOMER...Youarenowtheownerofanewzigzagsewingmachine,themostversatiletypeofitskindyoucanpossess,Buttonholes,monogramming,overcastingandcre

OTHERADJUSTMENTSOFMACHINEINSEWINGInadditiontotheobviouscontrolsofyourmachinethereareothersmallregulatorsandcontrolstoaidyouinusingyoursewingmachine.Pu

ChangingTheNeedleProperneedlestraightshaftsharppointAlwaysmakesureneedleisstraight.*Tocheckstraightnessofneedle,layneedleonaflatsurfaceandseethatneedl

Fabric,ThreadAndNeedleChartNEEDLE(LongScarf)STITCHFABRIC1130/705HTHREADLENGTH—EuropeanSETTINGercerized6ODELICATE—tulle,chiffon,node,finelace,organdy,l

Free-ArmSewingForsewingtubularandhard-to-reachareas,useyourmachineasafree-arm.Stitchingbuttonholesorsewingbuttonsonacufforneckband;topstitchingasleeve

PATTERNSETTINGTWINNEEDLE—21—

PRESSFEETTheVariouspresserfeetthatcomewithyourSewingMachinearedesignedtohelpyoutodoeverykindofsewingeasilyandperfectly.THEALLPURPOSEFOOTThisfootisflat

StartingtoSewNowthatyouarefamiliarwiththecontrolsonyourmachineandwiththeaccessoriesprovidedforthemachine,youarereadytostarttosew.Belowaresomegoodhabit

APPLICATIONSOFTHESTRAIGHTSTITCHSEAMSThenormalstitchlengthformostfabricsis3,butthelengthchosenshoulddependonthefabricandareaofusage.Usually,heavierfabr

ELASTIC THREADSHIRRINGWindelasticthreadontobobbin,asshown,lettingthethreadpassthroughyourfingers.Thethreadshouldbewoundsmoothlywithoutstretching.Place

*ENDINGSEAM/REMOVALOFFABRICStitchtotheedgeofthefabric,thenpressthereversestitchbuttonandbackstitchforafewstitchestoreinforcetheendoftheseam.Turnthehan

CONTENTSIntroduction/ContentsCoverpageGlossaryofsewingmachine1.6GETTINGREADYTOSEWUsingthefootcontrol7ToConnectthefootcontrolwires7Tousethetootpedal7Co

SEWINGONBUTTONSZigzagstitchingisaveryeasyandconvenientmethodofsewingAbuttonwithoutashank.Placethebuttonsoitsleftholecomesdirectlyundertheneedle,thenge

SATINSTITCHINGThisisusefulfordecorationsuchastapering,manualdesignedembroideiy,monogramming,andapplique.Thesatinstitch,whichisaveryclosezigzagstitch,i

Pattern/A/\Length:0Width.I5SpecaistitchselectorUtilitystitchupwardPressureDarnFoot:NoneFREEHANDMONOGRAMMINGForgivinggarmentsandlinensapersonaiizedtouc

GATHERINGOVERCORDOrdinarygatheringwithabastingstitchoftenbreakswhilepullinginfullness.Asmallzigzagacrossacordsuchascrochetthreadorcarpetthread,givesam

ccçPattern:Length:NearO-YWidth:4-5SpecialstitchselectorUtilitystitchupwardPressure:NormalFoot:AllPurposeMENDINGATEARORINSTANTDARNINGThemultiplestitchz

FLUTTERHEMAnunusualwayofhemmingorfinishingedgesoftricotorsoftknitsisbyaflutteredge.Hemminginthismannerisjustlikeovercastinganedge,butthefabricisstretc

UNDERSTITCHINGFACINGSThemultiplestitchzigzagisanexcellentchoiceforundersitchingandeliminatingbulkinfacingseamallowances.Afterattachingthefacingtothega

APPLICATIONSOFTHEBLINDHEMSTITCHJ’J’BLINDHEMMINGTheblindhemstitchprovidesadurablehemfinishthatisalmostinvisibleongarments,drapes,andcurtains.Itisdoneea

SHELLTUCKTheblindhemstitchgivesaveryeffectiveandeasywaytomakeashelltuckforlingerie,pillowcases,anddecorativefinishes.Thisworkswellonknitsoronthebiasof

SHELLTUCKThereverseblindstitchgivesaveryeffectiveandeasywaytomakeashelltuckforlingerie,pillowcases,anddecorativefinishes.Thisworkswellonknitsoronthebi

GLOSSARYOFSEWINGMACHINETERMSACCESSORYBOXForstorageofextrafeet,needles,bobbinsandaccessories.BOBBINCASEHoldsthreadinbobbincaseandbalancesTENSIONSPRINGu

TwinNeedleUpperThreadingH‘RiFollowthreadinginstructionforsingleneedlewiththeseexceptions.*Placethread,matchingorcontrastingincolor,onbothspoolpins.Dra

DecorativeTucksOrDesignsAnystitchcanbeusedwiththetwinneedlefordecorativeeffects.Mostattractivearethemultiplestitch7igzagandblindhemstitchforfancytucks

BUTTONHOLESVariousfabricsrequirevariousmethodsofsewingbuttonholes.Fourdifferentmethodsaregivenbelow,withsuggesteduses.Ifyouareindoubtastowhichmethodis

BUILT-INBUTTONHOLERThisbuttonholeeliminatestheneedforpivotingthefabric.Itisusedmostoftenonlightandmediumwovenfabrics.1.Setthebuttonholecontroldialatth

TURN-AROUNDBUTTONHOLESItispossibletomakesmallanddaintybuttonholesifyoudesireorrepairdamagedbuttonholes.Thisentailsaslightshiftingoftheclothbutwithsome

CORDEDBUTTONHOLESCordinggivesareinforcedraisedbuttonhole.Itisexcellentforuseonbulky,wovenfabric,orknitsinwhichthestitchingoftengetsburiedandmakescutti

STRETCHBUTTONHOLESThisbuttonholeisusedonknitfabrics whenitStep1Step2isdesirabletoomitinterfacingorcording.——Thisbuttonholewillstretchandreturntoshapeu

APPLICATIONSOFTHESTRAIGHTTRIPLESTRETCHSTITCHElasticTripleStraightStitcrRegularStraightStitchSeamsThisstitchmaybeusedonknitsandwovenfabrics,inareasofst

APPLICATIONOFTHEPICK-RACK//A\V/A\Topstitching/Rick-RackAdecorativetopstitchcanbeproducedwiththenc-rackstitch.Stitcharoundthestructurallinesofthegarmen

APPLICATIONSTRETCHOVERLOCK-/VOnfabricsthatarebulkierorheavier,thestretchoverlockisabetterchoicethantheoverlock.Inallmethodsproceedasyouwouldforthedcub

PORTABLECASEPRESSERBARPRESSERFOOTPRESSERFOOTLIFTERPRESSERFOOTTHUMBSCREWRACEREVERSESTITCHBUTTONAreceptacletostoreasewn9machinewhennotinuse.Controlsthep

APPLICATIONSDOUBLEOVERLOCKSTITCHSEAMINGDOUBLEOVERLOCKSTITCHThisstitchgivesafinished1/4inchseaminonestep.For knits,itgivesstrengthandelasticitytothesea

TOPSTITCHINGDOUBLEOVERLOCKThedoubleoverlockstitchcanbeusedtotopstitchnonravelingfabricssuchasfeltorleatherintoplaceforappliquesorpockets.Stitchsothatt

APPLICATIONSULTRASTRETCHSEAMINGULTRASTRETCHOnmostknits,a1/4inchfinishedseam,suchasultrastretchorthedoubleoverlockstitch,ismoredesirablethana5/8inchope

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KNOWINGYOURSEWINGMACHINE1.Needleplate2.Feed dogs3.Presserfootscrew4.Seam guide lines5.Threadguide6.Needleclampscrew7.Facecoverthreadguide8.Topthread t

BACKVIEW22,Clutchknob23.Handwheel24.Bobbinwinder25.Threadspoolpins26.Presserregulator27.Facecoverplate28.Pressertootlever29.Threadcutter30.Pressertoot

TheallpurposefootThisfootisflatonthebottomandhasawideawideholetoaccommodatewidestitches.Thisfootshouldbeusedforallnormalsewing.ThebuttonsewingfootThis

buttonholeFootThisfoothasaframewhichholdsthefabrictautenoughButtonholefootproduceagoodbuttonhole.ThemarkingsonthesideIowexactbuttonholelengthtobemade.

ButtonSewingFootAbb.BTHEBUTTONSEWINGFOOTThisfoothasapieceofplasticinsertedonthebottorntoholdbuttonssecurely.Positionabuttonandmaterialunderfoot.Whenne

ClothGuideUseclothguidewhensewingalongseamofregularClothguidedistancefromedgeofmaterial.—Setguideinholeonarm,atrightofneedleplate,andadjustdistance.Ru

GLOSSARYOFSEWINGTERMSAPPLIQUEApplyingamaterialwithaspecificdesignontoanothermaterialbyusingastraightorzigzagstitch.BASTINGTosewwithatemporarystitchtha

ZipperSewingFootZipperFootSet machineasshown.Byusingspecialzipperfootwithslidingadjuster,zippersewingcanbeeasilydonewithoutturningfabric.Sewrightsideo

TheQuiltingGuideParallelstraightlinesareeasytosewwiththequiltingguide.Toattachtheguide,loosenthumbscrewandsliptheU-shapedholderoftheguidebetweenpresse

MAtNTENANCEYournewmacninerequiresregularcleaningandoilingforsatisfactoryperformance.Amachinewhichisusedforafewhoursadayneedstobecleanedandoiledonceamo

C.OilingApplyafewdropsofoilaroundfaceDofhookandtocenterholeEafteroiling,wipewithapieceofcloth.D.AssemblingShuttleReverseprocedureusedfordisassemblings

TAKEOUTTANGLEDTHREADINBOBBINCASE1RemovebobbincoverplateAInsertthecleaningbrushendbobbinBandliftitup.2.CuttangledupperthreadCwithButtonholeCutter.3Take

TROUBLECHARTTroubleProbableCauseCorrectOperationMachinedoesNotpluggedinproperly.SeePage7-9-12-59notsewPowersupplyswitchisnoton.Threadisstuckinthehookg

Improperupperthreading.SeePage9-10-15Notusingaballpointneedleforelasticandthinfabric.Impropertension.Sewingfootnotsuitableforthework.StitchesnotUppert

SATINSTITCHAsolidtineofzigzagstitchingformedbyazigzagstitchsewnveryclosetogether.SEAMAlineformedwhensewingtwopiecesofmaterialtogether.SHELLTUCKTheuseo

THISINSTRUCTIONMANUALISDESIGNEDTOGIVEBASICINFORMATION,TOUNDERSTANDTHEFUNCTIONSOFASEWINGMACHINE,THREAD,ANDNEEDLES.Forsewinganormalseam,thematerialmustb

ATHETENSIONWhathappensnow,iftheuppertensionistooweak?Atthemomentthelowerthreadshouldhedrawnfromthebobbintofinishthestitch,itsresistancebecomestoostron