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Imperial Sewing Machines

April 19th, 2010 by dontai

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Tags: 518, 535, 562, 703, 708, 919, Anosognosia, Imperial, LauraJ_sews, NauticalAcronym, panhandlephillips, sewing machine, user manual, Woodenshoe
Posted in hobby, sewing, Tech | 11 Comments »

11 Responses to “Imperial Sewing Machines”

1. Don Tai (Canada) Blog » Blog Archive » Imperial Sewing Machine, Model 535 Says:
   May 18th, 2010 at 21:40

   [...] has voluntold me as the human caretaker of an Imperial Sewing Machine, model 535. This lovely machine was left out on the curb as trash, coincidentally as I was [...]

2. Anosognosia Says:
   July 30th, 2010 at 10:17

   Hi Don,

   been loving my old imperial; the thing’s built like a tank and has been working flawlessly. I’m a he by the way ;) I don’t have a manual for mine, so I didn’t even realize that was a darning toggle, thanks ^^

3. dontai Says:
   July 31st, 2010 at 09:41

   Thanks for dropping in! Another poster has offered to send me an electronic copy of her Imperial manual. When I receive it I will post it up and contact you. There are many Imperial owners that are asking for a manual, so it’s in everyone’s best interest to share. Happy sewing, and don’t rip your arm socket out when lifting your Imperial. Mine weighs a ton.

4. brenda Says:
   September 22nd, 2010 at 13:44

   hi I how to would love to have information on how to operate my imperial mod 562. I have had it in storage for 6 years and forget what functions to do to operate my decorative stitching, zigzag and button holes. Help please!

   Any luck with that person that mentioned was going to send you an electronic copy of a manual?

5. dontai Says:
   September 22nd, 2010 at 14:20

   Hi Brenda,
   I too am interested in getting an owner’s manual for my Imperial. I will contact her again. Thanks for the reminder.

6. dianera Says:
   September 24th, 2010 at 08:45

   Hi There

   I just found an imperial 520 but some parts are missing so I was wondering if you got that electronic manual version after all, if so could you please send me a copy

   Thanks a lot

   diane

7. dontai Says:
   September 24th, 2010 at 17:02

   Thanks for visiting Diane.

   I have sent an email and we now wait. Thanks for your interest.

8. Andrea Says:
   July 17th, 2011 at 19:09

   Hi there. Did you manage to get a manual? I was recently given a 568, looks very similar to panhandlephillips’s. Fortunately it was given to me pre-threaded, but I’m terrified for when the spool runs out, it looks insane to rethread! I hope that any manual, even if it’s older than my machine will be of some use to me. Thank you!

9. dontai Says:
   July 17th, 2011 at 20:46

   Unfortunately I have not received any manual, though I am still hopeful. Though I contacted her twice I received no response. If I do find or receive a manual I will digitize it and make it available to the world.

   If you are unsure of the threading you can take a photo before the thread runs out. Needing to change the thread is a pretty common event in sewing. Maybe you will need to change the colour of the thread as well? If you have any difficulty, please take a photo, send me a link and I will tell you how to thread your machine.

10. El Gordo Says:
    September 2nd, 2011 at 19:32

    Hello Dontai,

    If you get in contact with me, (if it shows you my hidden email address) I have a scanned copy of the manual, and a retyped/formatted PDF with additional information (that I am updating) regarding bobbin types and cross-compatible parts. I can send both of these to you to share.

    Cheers
    Gord

11. Joan Says:
    December 30th, 2011 at 12:58

    Interesting pics of the Imperials. Mine is a little different yet. As best I can read is model 104. Mine is missing a screw-in spool holder at the back and a thread guide on the front near the top is bent. I’d like to be able to replace these if possible.

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