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Meet the urorld's greotest
introYeors ogo NECCHI
zig-zog sewlng
duced the first household
Americo' Soles
mochine to the women of
found ihot
of the mochine soored' Women
i *.rfa do qll their iedious sewing iobs
onl- ofro moke beoutiful embroidery
mov,rir.h", quickly ond eosily' by simply
ing o lever or two bY hond'
the
Four yeors loter NECCHI introduced
which pronrrt orrorotic cobinet mochine
tl]t:h":
du."d o wide voriety of decorotil:

Lers thon

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this wos o ereot

without manvotconrrol' While

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this
And now NECCHI introduces
mochine! of
firsr ruLLY nuiomlrlc cobinet
pushbufion supERNOVnt il1"
efiiciently'
stroight stitching quietly, smooihly'
course, it does oll your bosic
Itolsomokesthezig-zogstitchesyou'llusetoovercosiseoms'sewonloce'
buitons,blonketbinding'etc'Then'or'tf'"-pu'hofobuttonthismosterdesigner_theSUPERNoVA_goesintooctiontodoollyourtedioussewingiobs
Let me exstitches completely ouiomoticolly'
beouiiruia".orltive
ond ollyour
oni ho'' it differs from other
the
ploin how this tolent is built inio
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mochines'

{rom side to
aL
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the movement of the rreedle
only
mochines
ln oll semi-outomqtic
possible on these
Ever]'d"to'oti'"
outomoticolly'
::tt:h
controlled
side is
soon tire of '
o ,or"n"r, thot you moy
stitc'h,
sqrin
the
of
mochines is o voiiot.ron

UnderneoththeproudheodoftheSupernovoore..hiddenhqnds''whichoufomoves from side io

bock ora for* *t'ite t',e needle
motically

*or" *JioAric

side.Thisexclusivefeolureenoblesyo,'o*.reembroiderystitcheswithon
ortistichond-modelookthqtnoother.,."r,'i""conproduce.otherexclusive
continuous operoiion wiihyo, to moke o buttontroi" in one

feotures enoble
stitch hems
you
moke monogroms ond blind
dorn,
con
exclusive
out turning tt *ot"rior.
in the world hos these
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cobinet
other
No
olso outomoticolly.

feotures.Noothercqbinetmochineintheworldissocompletely,sofullyoutomotic!

Inthefollowingpogesyouwillseehowthemogicofthismochinewillhelpyou
ond your home'
, your fomily
things'i.r
v"rr*rf
beoutiful
mo-re
to enioy sewing
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[ET'S GET ACQUAINTED

STRAIGHI.SEWING
Sit down ot the mochine ond relox, Notice how soothing

the lovely non-glore colors ore to the eyes. Threod the

mochine ond push o bution to stort sewing of slow or
high speed. A light obove the needle floods your sewing
oreo right where you need it. Push o button to sew in
reverse. Push onother to moke boi tocks ot points of
stroin.

It purrs olong os quietly os o hoppy kitten to moke oll

your stroight seoms ond to ioin oll gorment sections with
perfect stitches in ony desired length.

ZIG-ZAG SEWNG
Push

o lever ond the needle will outomoticolly

move from side to side, forming o zig-zog stitch

in ony size you need.

Use the smoll zig-zog stitch for overcosting row
edges, ond to sew on loce; use the wider one
for blonket binding ond for sewing on buttons.
Use o dointy zig-zog stitch for oll types of opplique work; choose motching or controsting
color threod occording to your toste. Moke the
stitches close together to produce o sotin stitch
which con be used for opplique os well os for
cut-work designs.

NOW TURN THE PAGE FOR A BIG

SURPRISE!

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AUTOIJIATIC SEWING
you will experience o new thrill when you see oulomolic sewing. Job: thoi used to
toke hours of time ond months of prqclice con now be done in minutes. A little disc
mogicolly conlrols eoch operolion with precision resulls you could never gel by
hond sewing.
LET HIDDEN

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HANDS MAKE BUTTON HOLES FOR YOU

lmogine the thrill of moking buttonholes AUTOMATICALLYI Drop ihe buttonhole disc in ploce, tune in lhe
size you wont ond sew. As if by mogic the slitches form
down one side of o morked line ond bock the olher, bor
tocking both ends to give you o perfect buttonhole in o
few seconds. No more tedious hond work, no more eye
stroin, no more hours ond months of proctice, no more
opologies for home-mode looking buttonholes! Without ony fuss, wilhout even iurning the moleriol, your
Supernovo's "hidden honds" mokes perfect buttonholes
every time.
You will now enioy sewing pinofores ond button front
dresses. ln foct, you will find dozens of new woys to use
buttonholes os o decorotive iouch-os o color occentos o slosh for scorf or tie.

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AUIOTUIAIIC SCAIIOPS
embroidery stitches in
One of the most common hond
stitch used to moke
Oronarno', doy wos the blonket
proctice to moke
tiresome
lt took weeks of
scoflops.

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months of work to finish

lhem smooth ond even, ond then

with the mogic of

o toblecloth edged with them' Todoy'
of scollops in
yords
outomotic sewing you con moke
minutes.

Whotisevenmorewonderful'omogicdiolenoblesyou

from the some disc'

to tune-in ond get the size you wont
oble to moke beoutiful
Just think whoi it meons to be
designs without ony previous experience'

embroidery
is built right into the
Even o child cqn do it' The tolent
Use iiny scollops
mochine. All you do is guide the fobric'

onchildren'scollors,cufis,bobythings'Useihemedium

Use ihe lorger sizes

size on towels, doilies, lingerie, etc'

ond curtoins'
on sheets, pillow coses, linens' oprons

AUTOTUIAIIC HETUIilIING
At
hems your skirts ond dresses'
The NECCHI Supernovo even
spring into oction to fosten

,oi..orrond "invisible fingers" monner'

,ou f,"r, in o truly professionol
hond-sewing iob token over
sewing mochine engineering'

by

Another weory'

outomotic' up-to-the-minute

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SCROtt DESIGN
lf you
And now hond embroidery by mochine'
beouhqd four honds you couldn't produce lhe
tiful designs mode qutomoticolly on this mochine. Drop in the disc with the scroll design
ploinly morked on top ond sew' Did you ever
dedreom thot o mochine could moke o stitch
uniformly
So
dointy?
ond
sign so exquisite
perfect? Lift your honds from the fobric for o
bockmoment ond notice how the fobric moves
is
needle
the
while
forword
word os well os
moveoulomolic
this
is
lt
producing the design.
ment of the fobric thot mokes possible such
scolexclusive ond intricoie designs' Like the

lops, this stitch too con be elongoted if desired'

in
The Supernovo is the ONLY cobinet mochine

the world thot hos this omozing elongotion

feqture.

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GREEK KEY
Another mogic disc gives you the stotely' dignified Greek Key design. You'll find dozens of
on
uses {or this fovorite. Use the smoll version
on
Use
hondkerchiefs, collors, bogs, men's ties'
pilelongoted version on linens, oprons' sofo
lows, bed spreods. Use o combinotion o{ three
sizes os borders on the ends

of ploce

mots'

towels, skirts' You con shrink or stretch this

design by merely iurning on elongotion button!
And now for onother surprise! Push the zig-zog
lever o little to the right ond you'll get o different ond more exciting type of Greek Key
design in zig-zog stitches. Use this wherever
you wont o bolder effect.
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AUTOTUIATIC DARiIING
Automotic dorning is now o reolity with o speciol
Supernovo disc. You would never imogine thot those
tiresome bock qnd forth hond weoving stitches every
womon dreods doing could be so mogicolly performed
by mochine. Drop in the disc ond see for yourself. See
how the stifches flow rythymicolly forword qnd bockword
in evenly spoced rows without ony effort on your port.

And it sews right over holes withoul breokinQ the

threod! A smooth, flot dorning iob, stronger ond quicker

thon possible lo mqke by hond con be'done in mere

minutes. li olso mends ihree-cornered teors ond worn
spots in curtoins or linens. A dreoded sewing iob be_
comes o sewing ioy ond soves you both time ond money.

INDIAII DESIGN
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A crisp, sow tooth edge design is conceoled in onother

disc thot cbmes with ihe mochine. Rows stitched close
iogether hove o distinct lndion flovor ond ore ideol
for decoroling ploy suiis, skirts ond belts. Sew o single
row over two or ihree stronds of ongoro yorn lightly
twisted together. lt sioys in ploce ond looks enchonting
on wool dresses ond iersey blouses.

See 28 (o).

Join lwo rows of stitching so the points meet ond decorote tiny yokes or use os borders. Push
o button to drop the feed ond moke
o few stitches in onoiher color to cover

the points, to produce on effect lhot

looks like smocking.

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IO TUIAT I C TIIO N OG RATI,IS

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width but only the

Any zig zog mochine con moke o sotin stitch of even
shown'
os
end
eoch
Srp"rnoro outomoticolly topers the stitches ot
o monogrom
you become o portner with this moster designer' You troce
Here

fromopotternondthensewoverthetrocedlineswiththesetoperedstitches
them curved or stroight'
to moke the most groceful letters you ever sow' Mqke

your need' Eosy to follow directions

wide or norrow, long or short occording to

formokingmonogromsondollstitchesshowninihisbookoregiveninthe
instruction book thot comes with the mochine'

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pLp.t!l'lrlii" a."isi" iot ittrel olphobers.in lhree :izee' Two

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for froming illhe mono'

olphobet
sizes in the flowing curveJleiters ond o-ne

tit"- tit"itrtt ietteis qe shown' ldeos

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ADDITIO}IAT USES FOR

TAPERED SATIN STITCH
ln oddition lo moking monogroms this design con
olso be used for moking leoves, flowers ond slems
os shown ot the left. lt moy be used for gross,

eilher short or toll, for long leoves, .for scollops

lorge or smoll, for dots like lhose you would use in
the center of o flower. The curved designs con be
overlopped or olternoled in vorious positions to

moke borders ond decorotions on skirts, pillow

coses, linens, elc.

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lllustrotions used in this book ore sketched by on ortist in
our sewing room. You will find similor potterns in ony potern
book. Your NECCHI dealer will cheerfully demonstiore ony

of the stitches shown.

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DESIGNS UNI.IflIIIED
The set of discs thot come with the mochine not
onry mokes the stitch6s
showri thus for, but olso mokes on unlimited orrou.uni
o;;;;; ;"rlr",
designs. There's o new thrill in every new stitch ond
there

or. thorronds

of vorieties possible. We hove grouped some of them into

speciol
gories such os bold, locy, geometric, orientol,
etc.

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BOI.D DESIGNS
Here you see just o few bold stitches wiih
suggestions for iheir use. Use bold designs
in controsting color for o shorp occent.
Mochine embroidery sewing threod size 30
is best on top with size 50 on the bobbin.
Two or more rows evenly spoced will moke
on effective border trim on lorge bed
spreods ond slip covers..

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Numbers beside the stitches shown correspond lo
directions
for moking them in the instruction book thor .o.", *iri,
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mochine.

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IACY

DESIGNS
. . . qs delicqte os cobwebs-os intricote os filigree

-os interesting os mosoic-ore yours for ihe

moking. You'll love the dointy trocery on boby

dresses, bonnets ond bibs. you'll use o speciol

one to edge tiny collors ond cufis_or io neslle
belween rows of tucks. Try them in rows of brighfly

colored threod on lot's dresses ond pinofores.

Use lhem on lingerie ond bqssinel covers, oround

hondkerchiefs ond edges of opplique designs.
Every stilch precisely perfect.

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GEOTUIETRIC DESIGNS
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Use ihese crisp ond toilored designs io

proudly morch oround luncheon cloths ond
ploce mots,-dresser scorves ond toilored collors. Join two or more rows to moke o bond
ocross the ends of stoles-towels-or ponel curtoins. Alternote rows of geometric ond bold
designs on squow dresses ond sport clothes.
Borders mode with geometric stitches ore espe-

65g

ciolly effective on slip covers, bed spreods,

droperies ond sofo pillows.

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ORIENIAT DESIGNS
ldeol for decoroting Mondorin collors, kimonos,
scorves ond droperies. Other designs hoving
the mystic quolity of lndio ore used on Soris,
iockets, showls, blouses ond towels.
You'll find o stitch to motch every mood,whether
it be Orientol, Modern or Victorion.

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ITSTOON DESIGNS
:r,r,:jl.r',r.tit:,iil:tr..tir,l,.rr,.,r,j.,:t1,r.,.i.,:r:.,' os pendont iewels, os vefsotile Os silk ffinge ofe
shown here. Perfecl for neckline decorotion, for
6l
skirts ond yokes, for edges of collors ond iuffs,
for lomp shodes, cofe curtoins ond toble linens.
73g
Use three. or more rows of the some design to
form interesting bond effects. Moke two rows with
siroight edges close together to produce qn interesting broid-like ffnish.
tr6g
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VINE DESIGNS
hove o multitude of uses. You con moke lhem
smooth, or feothered, gnorled or twisting, crooked

or stroight to produce ony effect you wont. Use

vine stitches olone on cowboy shirts, on quilting
lines, oround the edges of doilies, ploce mofs ond
olong the hem lines of sheets ond pillow coses.
Use vines os stems for flower sproys, ond in combinotion with other designs to moke borders.

Poge I 4

TEAVES
in {eeling' ore mode 'like
Delicote, oiry, cool
Difiereni discs
on tt'" Supernovo'
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short or long
de
reollv ,r^ondI'-'-"-,t.,
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lightful.

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FTOWERS
mochine thot stitches forword o
given distonce ond then without outside oid stitches o
curved line bockwords the some distonce? lt sounds fontostic doesn't it? Well, it is fontostic. Thot's whot everyone soys when they see flower petols formed on on
outomotic sewing mochine. Whot is even more surprising is thot o regulor embroidery stitch is used to moke
the flowers. You hove to see them mode to believe it!

Con you imogine

Group A 7

Group D

Group big flowers on skirts ond evening dresses-toble

cloths ond bed spreods. Use smoll colorful flowers in o
hundred woys to decorote tot's dresses; girl's skirts;
blouses; petticoots, occessories; doll clothes; towels;
linens; cofe curtoins; P loce mots, etc.
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You'll enioy combining rows of embroidery of the

some or different designs to form prelty border
decorotions. You moy use oll one color or use light
center rows with dork outside rows. You moy combine metollic rows with ploin colors or even use the
lovely shoded threod for on unusuolly pretty efiect.
One of the [oys of using this mochine is the opportunity it offords you to try out your own ideos.

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CREATIVE ART

No other sewing mochine in the world offers you such greot designing
possibilities. Here you con let your imoginotion hove full ploy os you
work with textures, lines, colors, designs ond ideos. The Supernovo,
with its hundreds-yes, thousonds-of designs to work with will be o
constont source of inspirotion to the ortisi os well os lo the beginner.
You'll moke lovely flowers ond delightful scenery, intriguing opplique
pictures nice enough for froming, wedding gowns ond loyeties, exquisite embroidered linens ond omusing ploce mot designs, originol
oprons, porty frocks ond pinofores. You'll develop lotent tolent into
on obsorbing business or hobby. You'll point with o needle os eosily
os on ortist does with o brush!

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NECCHI.ETNA SEWING MACHINES

164 Wesr 25th Street, New York

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New York

Deor Reoder:

ln these few poges you hove seen but o glimpse of whol o Fully ,Auiomotic
sewing mochine con meon lo you. Remember, it does oll the regulor sewing
iobs in the usuol woy; it does oll the iiresome doily iobs with oulomotic built-in
skill so eosy io monoge thot even o child con operole it; ond it mokes thousonds of hond-mode looking embroidery stitches with omozing perfection
ond speed.

Don'l be sotisfied wilh ony mochine until you hove seen ond tried o fully
outomotic one. Compore ils performonce with ony other moke, ond qsk
the following queslions:

it moke o buttonhole in one conlinuous operotion without the

of
lurning the fobric?
need

Does

Does il dorn complelely ouiomolicolly without your hoving

the moteriol?

lo

move

Does il lurn oul lopered sotin stitches in different lengths so you con
moke monogroms oulomoticollY?

Will it moke embroidery stitch designs like feother stitching,

leoves,

scrolls, flower petols, bow knots, etc. outomoticolly?

Con you moke the some design in different sizes?

move the fobric bock-ond-forth while the needle
from side-to-side?

is

will it give you thousonds of designs withoul lhe

of buying

Does

it

necessily

sewing

odditionol discs?
these things it isn't fully oulomotic. You'll probobly buy
o mochine only once in your lifetime ond you owe it to yourself to buy
lhe most odvonced model ovoiloble. You'll wont one thot hos been lesled

lf it won't do oll of

ond opproved by reseorch bureous, mogozine lesl loborotories, ond by

thousonds

of sotisfied users.

You'll wont ii serviced ond guoronteed by both the monufoclurer ond the
deoler. You will wonl instruclions on the use ond core of the mochine. Your
(his
NECCHI-ELNA deoler con do oll this. Why not phone him right now
nome is in the clossified section of your lelephone bookl ond orronge for o
free demonstrotion so you con see il, try it ond convince yourself ihot the
Pushbutton Supernovo is lhe world's finesi cobinet mochine!
It will give you

o lifetime of hoppy sewing experiences . . . believe mel

Very cordiolly Yours,

a0r.//p!/a "<"..r*,L
Drucello Lowrie
Necchi-Elno.Home Arts Center

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Smoll styles for bedrooms-impressive

double-duty furniture pieces for living
room or den.
These come in fine woods, finished in

blonde, wolnut or mohogonY'A

boked-in enomel ruler is conveniently

stenciled right on the work surfoce of
oll these beoutiful cobinets.

Additionol feotures of lhe

NECCHI Supernovo:
. It uses stondord needles.

. Porls ond

The finger-iip lift-up, on exclusive, Potented

effortlesslY.

iopvricnr

1956:NEacr'l

i'?;il'"suorontee.

NECCHi feoture, roises ond towers lhe mochine

siwtNc

service ovoilqble

through 2300 deolers.

Approved by rhe U. S. festing
One-finger lift'up.

MAcHINE sAtEs cotP

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