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Zigzag Stitch Mechanism
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Zigzag Stitch Mechanism

The lock-stitch machine already published sews a straight line, and a straight line of thread cannot stretch - which is why early machines could not sew knitted cloth, finish a raw edge, or work a buttonhole. The next rung is a mechanism that swings the needle bar sideways between stitches, driven by a cam turning with the main shaft. **US 1,466,150**, "Zigzag mechanism for sewing machines", Ralph M. Sharaf, filed 2. April 1917, granted 28. August 1923: a cam-driven vibration of the needle bar while the machine stitches, with the throw adjustable. Domestic zigzag machines followed in the 1950s. **You build the motion in wood** - a cam, a follower and a pen drawing the needle's path - then sew both stitches on jersey and pull them until something gives.
Miðlungs
3 hours

Leiðbeiningar

1

Cut a cam

From 18 mm plywood cut a 60 mm disc and drill its pivot hole 5 mm off centre: that offset is half the zigzag width. Cut a second disc with a 10 mm offset for a wider stitch.

Efni fyrir þetta skref:

KrossviðarplataKrossviðarplata1 stykki

Nauðsynleg verkfæri:

HandsögHandsög
HleðsluborHleðslubor
ReglustikaReglustika
2

Follower and needle bar

Screw a pivoted arm to the board so one end rides on the cam's edge and the other carries a dowel - the needle bar. A spring keeps the follower against the cam. Tape a marker to the dowel.

Efni fyrir þetta skref:

VélskrúfurVélskrúfur4 stykki
ÞrýstigormasettÞrýstigormasett1 sett
TréteinarTréteinar1 stykki

Nauðsynleg verkfæri:

LímbyssaLímbyssa
SkrúfstykkiSkrúfstykki
MerkipenniMerkipenni
3

Draw the stitch

Pull a strip of graph paper steadily under the pen while turning the cam by hand, one turn per stitch. Measure the width of the trace; swap cams and repeat. Lock the follower to draw a straight line for comparison.

Efni fyrir þetta skref:

Rúðustrikaður pappírRúðustrikaður pappír1 plata

Nauðsynleg verkfæri:

ReglustikaReglustika
MálningarlímbandMálningarlímband
4

Sew the real thing

Cut six 200 x 50 mm jersey strips. Join them in pairs with a 100 mm seam: straight stitch, zigzag 3 mm, zigzag 5 mm, all at 2.5 mm stitch length.

Efni fyrir þetta skref:

TvinniTvinni10 metrar

Nauðsynleg verkfæri:

SaumavélSaumavél
EfnisskæriEfnisskæri
Efnispakki af jersey í stuttermaboliEfnispakki af jersey í stuttermaboli
5

Pull until it gives

Mark 100 mm across each seam. Pull each pair apart steadily by hand and note the marked length when the thread snaps - or when it does not, and the cloth simply stretches.

Nauðsynleg verkfæri:

ReglustikaReglustika
MálbandMálband
6

Thread geometry and your results

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History & Context

**What the patent specifies:** a cam-driven mechanism that vibrates the needle bar laterally during stitching, with adjustable throw. **Modern build (derived):** a plywood cam and follower drawing the path, plus real seams for the test. The same sideways swing gave overcast edges, buttonholes and decorative stitches, and cam stacks later let a machine select a pattern. Its limits: a zigzag uses more thread, can tunnel thin cloth if the tension is wrong, and the needle bar's sideways travel puts a limit on machine speed.
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Efni

6

Nauðsynleg verkfæri

11

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