Evening Republican, Volume 15, Number 17, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 20 January 1911 — SOME SEWING MACHINE HINTS [ARTICLE]

SOME SEWING MACHINE HINTS

Little Annoyances That May Be Avoided If These Tips Are Followed. When much machine work has to be done, filling the shuttle is a constant annoyance. This can be partly obviated by threading the shuttle with finer cotton than that used on the needle. The sewing will be quite as strong and the shuttle will not need refilling half so often as It wohld if threaded with the same number of eotton as the needle, because the bobbin will hold a great deal more of the finer cotton. > If you want your sewing machine to do satisfactory work, remember that it needs to be kept clean. After every ten hours’ work it needs oil; but all surplus oil most be carefully wiped off afterward. Always work It steadily and never start or stop with a Jerk. The best way to finish off a machine seam is to turn the material rpund and stitch back for about ad inch. This saves tying the ends of cotton, which is annoying work and takes up a good deal of time If there are many seams.