White Model 1455 manual?

I came into a White model 1455 machine of recent. I searched online where to buy a manual and only managed to get ripped of for $18 by SewingStyle.com - They do not send my manual nor answer my email or telephone messages but send me offers to buy more stuff now. Anyway - I do not know about sewing machines. I figured out how to wind the bobbin. Some fooling around got me a stich that looked pretty good on top but a wadded mess on bottom. I figured that might mean I need to adjust some tension on bobbin but see no way to do that. Thanks in advance if anyone should have any helpful suggestions.

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Craig
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I have a "jeans machine" manual that may help you. Some of the parts look identical but the outside is a bit different.

Email if you would like me to scan it and send it via email.

take care Liz

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Liz_in_Calgary

Thanks - I am Craig at snipped-for-privacy@gmail.com It was maybe thirty years ago that I did a fair job of sewing a few things - with my mom standing over my shoulder. Now I have inherited her sewing machines but not her knowledge. Her sisters want the old Singers

- they both have f> I have a "jeans machine" manual that may help you. Some of

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Craig

Stay away from the bobbin tension! That's not the problem.

Check to make sure the thread is in the take-up lever and properly seated between the tension disks. Also check the needle hole in the needle plate. If it has been gouged from needle strikes, the thread will catch and form large loops under the fabric.

gwh

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Wayne Hines

How did you pay them? If credit card or paypal, then contact them asap to get a refund.

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-Irene

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IMS

I guess that threading was what I needed most. Folks suggesting stuff got me to sewusa.com and I found "Threading" is free pages and most are same setup for threading. I'd figured out the bobbin winding but threading seemed to be problem to not break thread or whatever. Now I can maybe go in there and not make too great of mess sewing some things I need. - Prolly need to find some water soluble glue to hold things as I want them until I be done sewing them. - I'd bet sewing stores even have such things.

Craig wrote:

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Craig

Anyway - I do not know about sewing machines. I figured out how to wind the bobbin. Some fooling around got me a stich that looked pretty good on top but a wadded mess on bottom. I figured that might mean I need to adjust some tension on bobbin but see no way to do that. Thanks in advance if anyone should have any helpful suggestions.

I just acquired a sewing machine as well and have been fooling around with it. I never touched a sewing machine in my life before.

Im at work right now, but tomorrow I shall send you some links to get an idea of what to start with, including diagrams I found and videos as well as step by step guides and 'how tos' I have just been at work almost non-stop, and was only able to spend a couple hourse cleaning it and such. So, needless to say, Ive been doing quite a bit of reading. others have already posted helpful links as well, to help me get started. You should check out the post listed "singer 337"

the link that I liked to most was:

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It will show you how to thread the top and bottom of your machine.

take care and good luck. :)

stephy

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stephy

Please don't try to sew through glue. There are some out there for high tech gear that are fine to sew through. But if you are not careful, you will gum up your needle, possibly get glue down into your bobbin race, etc. Not pretty.

If you aren't comfortable pinning seams and removing the pins as you sew, there is a water soluble double stick tape that works well. And it won't gum up the needle. It's called Wash Away Wonder Tape. I use it for putting in zippers and things like that. It's really good stuff. But it is pricey. Be sure too that you buy the stuff with that exact name. There are other double stick tapes that say you can sew through them, but they don't work nearly as well.

I don't know what you plan to sew. If you are planning to sew things that needle/pin holes won't show later, then try pinning your seams to hold them. I always place the pins perpendicular to the seam. That way the head of the pin sticks out to the right as I'm sewing and I can pull it before I hit it with the needle. If you are sewing vinyl or something like that where the pin holes would not close up after, don't pin. But you don't have to resort to adhesives right off. You can use paper clips. If it's really thick, you can use binder clips.

Think of it in terms of reduce, reuse, recycle if you like. ;) You can use pins and paper clips, etc. over and over. Once the can/package of adhesive is gone, you have to buy another. And they are all fairly pricey, especially compared to a box of pins or a box of paper clips.

Sharon

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Sharon Hays

If you heat-set the glue (with an iron) it's fine to sew on. It doesn't gum up the needle or the machine, rather it acts as a stabilizer. I juse Elmer's glue because it's water soluable and washes right out.

-Irene

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IMS

I'm not sure what the original poster's need was to use glue instead of pins, but I just started using Elmer's glue (which of course needs to be purchased but its really cheap and the bottles can be recycled) instead of pins to secure fabric when I can, due to painful arthritis in my hands. I use a very fine bead of it, heat set it with an iron, and it works great. It doesn't bother the needle or machine rather it acts as a stabilizer once it is set . I try to be 'green' but sometimes if one wants to pursue a hobby or just basically get something done, then they need to find what works best for them, and adapt.

-Irene

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IMS

Irene,

By heat set do you mean just press with a warm iron until the glue is dry? If the glue spreads beyond the seam do you need to wash it out before you can turn your item to the right side?

Thanks,

Judie

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Judie in Penfield NY

When you have thread mess _under_ the fabric, that means that you have an _upper_ tension problem. Usually it's just that the thread isn't in the tension disks correctly. Always thread the machine with the presser foot in the _up_ position, pulling the thread through the tension disks so that it is snugly as far in them as possible. When you lower the presser foot, the disks close, securing the thread and giving the proper tension. If the thread is loose in the disks with the presser foot down, first see if you can get it in deeper, and if not, take the thread away and get a piece of non-waxed dental floss or a strip of soft, lint-free cloth (I like a thin strip of old t-shirt), and "floss" between the disks to displace any loose bits of thread or lint. Then rethread and try again.

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Pogonip

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Thanks for saving me from a potential mess. I haven't got to some ripstop tent stuff yet but I do have paper clips forever. So far I just been making bags of various sizes out of some light canvas and just pulled out some old denim pants to dismantle. I figured that it might be easier to select bags if I do a variety of colors and hope to remember what I put in whatever. - Actually a lot of bags will get one use and then - ?? I am keeping some basic tools out and handy and pack the rest in bags then tight pack my tool chests with bagged tools and other stuff. I've got a tent that I figure to build some add-ons that the makers should have thought of.

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Craig

If giving that advice about Elmers it is best to specify which sort. There is some soluble and some not at all once it set.

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Craig

Maybe it is "School Glue" that washes out. I got a gallon of Elmers here that will not ever wash out if set - and would even be difficult to get off clothes if dealt with immediate.

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Craig

Thanks - I seem to have the threading and tension figured out. My problem of the moment was to find a little travel iron that I kept. - Cute little thing with an add-on bottle for steam - or spray? I haven't really looked at it yet. - I found a gizmo that I thought must be a seam ripper and took apart some denim pants but need to do some ironing to sew decent. LOL - Lot of years ago I wanted to take apart some seams. I found a cuticle tool that I thought was for that. - I got to using it farily decent after some proactice, ;-)

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Craig

Yes, I noted I use the watersoluable glue. It is the Elmer's School glue; it says it is water soluable on the bottle.

I didn't realize there was so many different varieties of Elmer's glue, I am only familiar with the 'school glue' type.

-Irene

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IMS

I was only really familiar with two. School glue and some stuff that looks about like it. I have mostly used it for wood projects. In some way lot of years ago I guess that I'd only known about the water soluble kind. There was some sunday school project that thinned it with water to use like varnish on something. - Many years later I wanted to thin my elmers and made a mess. Looks like there is way lot of Elmers for many different things.

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Craig

Seems like you are making a lot of bags to keep tool in. Have you considered making a "tool roll" that is a triangle shape with the same size pockets along the bottom and top to put your tools in. Then you sew a tie along the bottom and top and roll it up. When you unroll this, it is easy to see which tool you want. I make these for my DH and son and they each have 3 or 4 with tools for special projects. I have also made one for a friend who does wood carving and she loves it! You can send me a private message if these directions aren't clear.

Barbara in SC

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Bobbie Sews More

I made a leather thing like that to carry tools on my motorcycle. These bas is just to hold bulk of things for packing to ship. I need bags that can be easily grabbed and moved here and there as I do stuff but keep open to add things as they turn up. A bag of wrenches can be put into drawer and pushed about to level it then pack in other bags around it until the drawer is snug full. There is a lot to be said for bagging things before packing them to boxes or whatever. Especially stuff that is not particularly fragile. Reminds that I wish I had a rock saw running to trim down some jade and couple other lapidary worthy rocks I got. Some of the rocks I want to keep some of but there is a lot that I don't want to ship the whole big rock. - I one Jade that is about thirty lb and what I would like to keep would be just a couple pound corner of the thing.

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Craig

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