YOUR SEWING MACHINE.

Hawera Star, Volume XLVII, 23 June 1928, Page 19

YOUR SEWING MACHINE.

Many people when a sewing-machine slips a stitch, or breaks the cotton, send it to the shop to be repaired. Nine times out of ten this is unnecessary, and the matter may be set right by simply changing the needle.- Quite lively the cause of the trouble is that the needle has been badly set, is bluntpointed, or perhaps is too fine for the cotton. If tile machine runs stiffly it is a mistake to conclude that it always wants oiling. In cold weather stiff working may be due to the fact that oil is clogged and cold, and here the remedy is to get the machine as near to a fire as possible. Ir, after a thorough warming, the machine still seems rather stiff, .put a little paraffin into all the oiling holes. Then work the machine for a few moments and lubricate with the proper oil. Never use paraffin alone on a sewing-machine. After parkin has been applied clean the machine well with a rag to prevent- the soiling of any materials. The hand attached to the wheel of the sewing-machine is apt- to slacken in course of time, and a fresh one may be- necessary. Before actually going to the' expense' of a new band the following plan is worth trying. When the slackness is first noticed, moisten the band with a little castor oil; meanwhile the handle of the machine is turned briskly for a few moments. The caster oil has the ffect of shrinking the leather so that the band tightens up and, in many cases, the machine will now work with perfect smoothness.