Antone know anything about older White machines?

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04-03-2010, 03:47 AM

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ginnie6

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I think I'm just going to measure a 1/4" and go with that. Its still a great sewing machine! But thank you anyway!

04-03-2010, 04:40 AM

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lfw045

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http://www.singerco.com/accessories/manuals.html

Go to that page, type w in the search box and when the next page loads, scroll all the way down to the bottom and the manual for your machine is next to the bottom. Download for free. I checked out the manual and it has your answers for your machine.

Hope this helps you! :^)

04-03-2010, 04:51 AM

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Oklahoma Suzie

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Originally Posted by mvjess

MOM-6 is absolutely correct! Drop the needle down and then measure over 1/4 inch...lay a piece of tape down and place multiple layers of tape on top to create a ridge to abut your piecework against as you feed it into the SM, you should be able to sew a perfect 1/4" seam. Cheers, Cathy in MA

yes, I agree.

05-24-2022, 06:13 PM

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Veronicalynn_16

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White 3355

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Originally Posted by ginnie6

In my quest for a cabinet I ended up with a White 3355 machine for free. It sews wonderfully and now I hate to not use it. :-) But I'm having a hard time with it. I found a manual online and it apparently came with 2 needle plates....one for zig zag (the one it has) and another for straight stitching (which it doesn't have). It also only has the zig zag foot. It will straight stitch now but the needle is all the way over to the left so using a 1/4" foot gives me a 3/8" seam. I'm just wondering if I go to the trouble of hunting down those two parts if it will make a difference or if I need to just figure out a way to use it as is?

I have this machine & I know exactly your frustration. I, too, looked for answers as to why my needle won't move from the left. I have a White 1466 as well as the White 3355....they both have the needle stuck in the left position. My guess is that's how they're made. I love both my machines & that's my only gripe. At this point...I've learned to just deal with it