Singer CLASS 99 instruction manual If the Machine is Electrically Operated

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Class 99 & 99K

If the Machine is Electrically

Operated

Raise presser foot Q by means of presser bar lifter R to prevent injury to the foot Q and feed T.

Place a piece of material under presser foot and let the foot down upon it. Turn on electric current and, if the combination knee and foot controller is installed as a knee controller, press knee lever to the right. If controller is placed on the floor to be used as a foot controller, press down on pedal of controller. The speed of the machine is controlled entirely by the amount of presser applied to the controller. Operate machine in this way, without being threaded, until you have become accustomed to guiding the material and operating the controller.

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Contents Class 99 & 99K Sewing Machines Sewing Suggestions Table of Contents Instructions for Operating the MachineLight Electrical InformationTo Insert New Bulb To Remove BulbIf the Machine is Electrically Operated To Operate the Hand Machine If the Machine is Hand OperatedBelt Shifter If the Machine is Treadle OperatedProtection Against Rust Damage To Oil the Machine and Stand Class 99 & 99K Needles and Thread To Set the Needle Upper Threading To Remove the Bobbin To Wind the Bobbin Class 99 & 99K To Replace the Bobbin Class 99 & 99KTo Prepare for Sewing To Start Sewing To Start SewingBasting To Turn a CornerTo Sew Bias Seams To Remove the WorkTo Reverse the Direction of Feed To Regulate Length of StitchThread Tension To Regulate Pressure on Presser FootTo Regulate Needle Thread Tension To Regulate Needle Thread TensionTo Regulate Bobbin Thread Tension Bobbin Thread Tension Table of Contents Previous Page NextTo Adjust the Bobbin Thread Tension To Adjust the Needle Thread TensionTo Adjust the Tension on the Thread Take-up Spring To Remove the Bobbin Case To Clean the Stitch Forming MechanismRaising the Bobbin Case Latch Removing the Bobbin Case To Replace Bobbin CaseBreaking of Needles Might be Caused by To Replace Slide PlateSewing Suggestions Skipping of Stitches Might be Caused by Breaking of Needle Thread Might be Caused byBreaking of Bobbin Thread Might be Caused by Class 99 & 99K Hemming Foot HemmerApplications Hemmed Seams Lace Applied over Hem Hemming with LaceInserting the Binding BinderAdjustment and Operation Binder Outside Curves Binding Curved EdgesInside Curves Shirring Gathering FootRuffler Adjusting PointsGathering Forming and Attaching a Ruffle in One Operation Group Pleating PleatingSeam Guide Zipper Foot Skirt Zipper Corded Welting Corded Seams Blind Stitcher Fashion AidsButtonholer Bias Gauge Joining Lace and Insertion EDGE-STITCHERTucking French SeamsQuilter Wide Hemming Adjustable HemmerTo make hems from 3/16 to 15/16 inch wide Tucker Darning or Embroidering Needles Darning or Embroidering