Little Touch & Sew 67A the little Touch & Sew Sewing Machine SINGER INSTRUCTION MANUAL What's new for tomorrow is at SINGER today!* Table of Contents | Next Page
Little Touch & Sew 67A Table of Contents A Message to the Young Seamstress A Message to Mother Happy Birthday to You, a story Assembling the Sewing Table Setting Up Your Sewing Machine Replacing the Machine A Name for Everything A Job for Everything The Bobbin How to Thread the Needle How to Change the Needle The Tension Dial How to Place Your Fabric How to Start Stitching How to End a Seam The Adapter Dog's Coat Pattern Hankie Holder Pattern Stocking Holder Pattern Apron Pattern Doll's Nightie Pattern Scar
Little Touch & Sew 67A A Message To Mother Sewing is fun and a big accomplishment for a young girl. With a little encouragement, your daughter can learn this basic domestic skill quickly and easily. It's never too early to start developing an awareness of style and good taste. THE SINGER COMPANY designed the Little Touch & Sew sewing machine with safety and simplicity in mind. Perhaps a mother's most common fear is that her child will accidentally sew over a finger or hand.
Little Touch & Sew 67A Stephanie's family stood around her bed and sang as loudly as they could to wake her up. "Good morning, everyone," said Stephanie as she sat up in bed. She laughed as she looked around the room and saw lots of gifts. Her mother handed her a flat red one with lacy silver ribbons. Stephanie opened it in a hurry. Something pink was showing through all the tissue paper. She pulled out a long bathrobe with baby kittens appliqued on the pockets. Mother said, "I hope you like it, honey.
Little Touch & Sew 67A "I'm going to name her Carolyn. Then she will have the same name as Mother," said Stephanie. "Thank you, Barbara," she said. She threw her sister a kiss from across the room. All of a sudden Stephanie heard a squeaky little noise. "Where did that come from?" she asked. Father pointed to a shiny gold package on the floor. Stephanie jumped out of bed to see what it was. "Why is that funny hole in the lid?" she wondered. Carefully Stephanie opened the lid.
Little Touch & Sew 67A Stephanie took the paper off in a big hurry. Father helped her open the box. Stephanie's eyes lighted up when she saw what was inside. "Look, look!" she exclaimed, "a Little Touch & Sew sewing machine just like Mummy's big one." "Oh, look," said Barbara, "it even has a real bobbin." "Yes, that is so it can make a strong lockstitch just as Mother's machine does," Father explained "Now that you are a big girl,' said Grandmother, "you should learn how to sew.
Little Touch & Sew 67A So they all went downstairs to eat Stephanie's favorite breakfast of pancakes covered with Grandmother's homemade strawberry jam. "Mmmm, mmmm, it's all so good," declared Stephanie. "This is my happiest birthday." Even before she was finished eating, Stephanie began planning all the things she would make with her Little Touch & Sew machine. "First I think I'll make a yellow scarf trimmed with white ribbons for Barbara to wear at the beach." "Then I'll sew a nightie for Carolyn.
Little Touch & Sew 67A Stephanie helped her grandmother clear the table. Grandmother washed the dishes while she dried them. "Hurry, Grandmother, I can't wait to start," she said. At last they were ready to begin! Grandmother explained, "First we will read the instruction book together to make certain we understand everything." "It is very important that you take good care of your machine. Once you learn how easy it is, you will have hours of fun sewing.
Little Touch & Sew 67A Assembling the Sewing Table Ask your mother or father to follow these directions in setting up your new sewing table. 1. Remove the panel and machine from the tabletop as instructed on the opposite page. 2. Place the tabletop face down on a table or the floor, with the opening away from you. 3. Place the two legs with the feet in the right and left sockets nearer you. Make sure the feet are pointed inward.
Little Touch & Sew 67A Setting Up Your Sewing Machine 1. Lift the panel in the tabletop by placing one finger in each of the two finger holds. Be sure to lift it gently, straight up. Set the panel aside. 2. Lift the sewing machine out of the well and set it aside. 3. Hold the panel by the short end and slide the long end into groove 1 at both sides of the very back of the table. Set the machine in the space at the front of the table. Now you are ready to sew.
Little Touch & Sew 67A Replacing the Machine When you have finished sewing, you can leave the machine in place, or you can put it away and have a handy table for other uses. 1. Remove the machine and set it aside. 2. Lift out the panel, pulling it gently straight up. Set the panel aside. 3. Place the machine face down in the well. Make sure the ridge on the machine slides into groove 2 on both sides. 4.
Little Touch & Sew 67A A Name For Everything Your Little Touch & Sew sewing machine has some very important parts. Each part has a special job to do. Each one has its own name. See how fast you can learn every name.
Little Touch & Sew 67A A Job For Everything See how fast you can learn what every part does. 8. The THROAT PLATE is the working place for your fabric. The numbered guidelines to help you sew straight seams. 1. The SPOOL PIN holds the spools of thread. 2. The TAKE-UP LEVER pulls the thread from the spool to the needle. 3. The PRESSER FOOT LIFTER raises and lowers the presser foot. 4. The NEEDLE carries the thread through the fabric when you sew. 5. The PRESSER FOOT holds the fabric against the feed dog.
Little Touch & Sew 67A How to wind the Bobbin 1. Place a spool of No. 50 Mercerized cotton thread on spool pin. Pull thread through thread guide number 1. Bring thread through hole in rim of bobbin from the inside out. Leave about two inches of thread hanging outside of hole. 2. Gently press bobbin winder spring and place bobbin on bobbin winder. The hole you threaded in the rim must face you. 3. Hold thread end with your fingers. Turn hand crank in direction of arrows to wind thread onto bobbin.
Little Touch & Sew 67A How to Wind the Bobbin continued... 4. Cut off the extra thread hanging from hole in bobbin rim. Be sure you remove the hand crank if you turn on the power switch. 5. Then continue winding bobbin with the hand crank or with the power switch turned to ON. Be sure to guide the thread with your fingers so that it winds evenly on the bobbin. 6. When bobbin is full, cut the thread about 2 or 3 inches away from the bobbin. Then remove bobbin from bobbin winder.
Little Touch & Sew 67A How to replace the Bobbin 1. Put bobbin into bobbin case with thread hanging as shown in the illustration. 2. Hold your finger against end of bobbin to keep it from turning. Pull end of thread down into slot of bobbin case and up under the tension spring. 3. Put bobbin case into bobbin case holder with the flat side toward you. 4. Hold thread end and close slide plate. Guide thread into cutout slot of slide plate. Let about 2 inches of thread hang outside of slot.
Little Touch & Sew 67A How to thread the Needle It is very important that you thread your needle correctly. The numbers on your machine show you each step you must follow. After a little practice you won't have to look at the numbers. See how fast you can learn to thread your needle correctly. 1. Turn hand wheel until needle is as high as it will go. 2. Lower the presser foot. 3. Put a spool of No. 50 Mercerized cotton thread on spool pin. 4. Follow the arrows and thread each step as shown.
Little Touch & Sew 67A How to change the Needle When your needle becomes blunt or bent, change it right away. Use only a Catalog No. 2020 (15X1) needle, size 14. 1. Be sure the ON-OFF Power Switch is in the OFF position. 2. Turn hand wheel until the take-up lever is raised to its top position. 3. Lower the presser foot. 4. Loosen the screw and pull out the old needle. 5. Insert a new needle. Make sure the flat side of needle is toward the back of machine.
Little Touch & Sew 67A The Tension Dial When the spool thread locks with the bobbin thread they should both hold tightly to each other. This is called equal tension. When the top thread is tighter or looser than the bottom thread, the tension is unequal and you must adjust the tension dial. When the tension is just right, you will get a smooth, flat seam. Test the tension on some scrap material. If your tension is unequal, turn the tension dial a little at a time until you get a perfect seam.
Little Touch & Sew 67A How to sew a seam A seam is made by stitching two fabric edges together. It must be started, stitched and ended just so to be perfect. Practice each step until you can sew a perfect seam. How to begin needle rises and brings up the bobbin thread in a loop. 1. Raise the presser foot. 2. While you hold the needle thread in your left hand, turn the hand wheel slowly in the direction of the arrows so that the needle enters the needle hole. 3.
Little Touch & Sew 67A How to place your fabric 1. Place layers of fabric under presser foot so that the fabric goes to the edge of the foot or past it. 2. Line up the edge of your fabric with one of the guide lines beside the presser foot.
Little Touch & Sew 67A How to start stitching 1. Turn the power switch ON or turn hand crank in the direction of the arrows. 2. Guide your fabric along the guide line you have chosen. Stitch to the edge of the fabric.
Little Touch & Sew 67A How to end a seam 1. Move power switch to OFF position and turn hand wheel until needle is as high as it will go. 2. Raise the presser foot. 3. Pull out a loop of thread between the tension dial and take-up lever. 4. Pull fabric back and out from under the presser foot. 5. Cut the threads close to the fabric. Let the thread ends under the presser foot go to the back of your machine.
Little Touch & Sew 67A The Adapter The electrical adapter converts your Little Touch & Sew machine from battery or hand power** to regular household electric power. You can buy one at your local SINGER CENTER. The adapter is safe and easy to use. Just follow these few simple steps: 1. Make sure the ON-OFF switch is at OFF. 2. Insert the small plug that is on one end of the adapter cord into the hole in the right side of machine. 3. Insert the large plug into any regular wall outlet. 4.
Little Touch & Sew 67A Here are the presents that Stephanie made for her family You can make presents for your family, too. They are easy to make and lots of fun. You will have a good time choosing pretty materials that your family will like. Always be certain to use the type of fabric suggested in the instructions.
Little Touch & Sew 67A Coat for McGurk Choose a lightweight felt in a solid color. Choose matching or contrasting grosgrain ribbon for ties. 1. Cut a piece of felt to fit your dog from his neck to his tail. Make sure it covers his sides but not his stomach. 2. Trim the corners. Use the illustration as a guide. The - - - lines show you where to cut. 3. Pin a strip of grosgrain ribbon to the middle of each side. One strip should be longer than the other. 4. Stitch ribbon to the felt 1 inch in from the edge.
Little Touch & Sew 67A Hankie holder for Father Choose either lightweight felt or flannel for your hankie holder. 1. Cut an oblong of material 14 inches long and 8 inches wide. 2. If you use flannel, trim the top and sides with pinking shears. It is not necessary to pink felt, but you can do it for decoration if you wish. 3. Fold up 5 inches at the bottom, with the wrong side on the inside, to form a pocket. 4. Stitch along pocket sides. Use the illustration as a guide.
Little Touch & Sew 67A Stocking holder for Mother Choose either lightweight felt or flannel for your stocking holder. Choose matching or contrasting grosgrain ribbon or lace. 1. Cut an oblong of material 22 inches long and 16 inches wide. 2. Fold up 5 inches at the bottom, with the wrong side on the inside, to form a pocket. 3. Stitch along pocket sides. Use the illustration as a guide. The - - - lines show you where to stitch. 4. Section the pocket part into 4 equal spaces.
Little Touch & Sew 67A Apron for Grandmother Choose a pretty linen or linen-like fabric, either printed or solid color. Choose 2 yards of matching or contrasting grosgrain ribbon 2 inches wide. 1. Cut a piece of linen 18 inches long and 16 inches wide. 2. Stitch around 3 sides, 1 inch from each edge. Use the illustration as a guide. The - - - lines show you where to stitch. 3. Sew ribbon on top edge. Make sure the ties that hang over each side are 28 inches long on each side.
Little Touch & Sew 67A Nightie for Carolyn Choose a pretty cotton, either printed or solid color. Choose matching or contrasting grosgrain ribbon or lace. 1. Measure your doll from her shoulders to her feet. Cut material the same length. 2. Cut width of material to fit around your doll plus 2 inches. 3. Fold over top and bottom edges to make hems. Make each hem about 3/4 inch wide and stitch 1/4 inch from the edge. 4. Fold over side edges with the wrong side on the outside. Sew side edges together.
Little Touch & Sew 67A Scarf for Barbara Choose a pretty linen, either printed or solid color. Choose matching or contrasting grosgrain ribbon 2 inches wide. 1. Fold a square of material to form a triangle. 2. Cut on the fold line. Set one triangle angle aside. 3. Stitch around the two short sides, 1 inch from the edge. The - - - lines show you where to stitch. 4. Sew the ribbon along the longest edge. Make sure the ties on each side are 12 inches long.
Little Touch & Sew 67A We hope you have fun sewing. If you have any questions about sewing, we will be glad to answer them for you. If you have any problems with something you are trying to sew, we will try to help you solve them. Please write to: Department of Sewing Education The Singer Company 30 Rockefeller Plaza, New York, N.Y.
