SEWING MACHINE LORE.
A sewing machine needs a good clean occasionally to free it from any dust that may have got in during the winter. Remove the needle, then examine the shuttle, and clean it. Oiling a machine needs to be done very slightly, a few drops of oil being sufficient. Use the machine oil which is sold for the purpose, as vegetable oil only clogs tho working. Turn the machine back so that the internal fittings are seen, and remove any superfluous oilPut back, and work slowly and carefully for a minute or two to see that all is running smoothly. Replace the needle and the shuttle. The sewing should be smooth and even; if not, and the thread breaks, the fault is with the setting of tho needle, or it may bo you have not given the shuttle the necessary drop of oil. , Go over the wooden part with furniture polish, and brighten the metal parts with just a touch of metal polish. It will look like new and repay your work. Then, with the assurance of it beina; perfectly clean and relinble, the homo dressmaker may start her work. When not in use the cover should be on and locked to prevent dust getting in.
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Otago Daily Times, Issue 21102, 12 August 1930, Page 17
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208SEWING MACHINE LORE. Otago Daily Times, Issue 21102, 12 August 1930, Page 17
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