Sears 385.17724 - Manual (Page 4)

TABLE OF CONTENTS
SECTION 1.
SECTION 2.
SECTION 3.
KNOW YOUR MACHINE
A Portable case or Cabinet is Available 2
Locate and Identify the parts , . . .................... .. 2~3
Identify the Accessories
4
PREPARE YOUR MACHINE FOR SEWING
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5
IT
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Set Up the Machine...............................
o Plug in the Machine and Switch on the Power . _
o Foot Control Use
o Set the Pressure Dial
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« Setting Spool Pins
• Adjust the Presser Foot Lever
a Accessory Storage Box
a Free Arm Sewing: the Removal Extension Table
Know What the Presser Feet Will Do
a Check Your Presser Foot
a Change the Presser Foot
a Presser Foot Types .... ................. ...
Choose Your Needle and Thread
a Check Your Needle
a Fabric, Needle, Thread and Stitch Length Chart
a To Change Your Needle
Prepare the Bobbin
a To Remove the Bobbin from the Machine . . . .
a Wind the Bobbin
a Insert the Bobbin into the Bobbin Holder . . . .
Prepare Your Top Thread
a Thread Your Needle
a Pick Up Your Bobbin Thread
a Adjust the Top Thread Tension ....... ............ .. 19‘
Stitch Selector
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Stitch Width Control
Stitch Length Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Adjusting Stretch Stitch Balance
Reverse Stitch Control
Starting To Sew ... ..............................
LEARN THE STITCHES
Practical Stitch Chart ..... ................................. .. 23'
Straight S
t i t c h e s 2 8 '
a Straight Stitch
a Use the Seam Guides
a Turn a Square Corner 28
a Use the Darning Plate 29
a Topstitching 29
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1CH13
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18
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Darning , , . , ,
Straight Stretch
Zigzag Stitches
a Basic Zigzag
a Satin Stitch
a
Applique.
a Bar Tacking
a Monogramming . ,
a Embroidery . . . .
a Sew a Button , , . .
a Overcasting Stitch .
a Rick-Rack Stretch
a Three-Step Zigzag .
a Overcast Stretch Stitching
a Serging or Pine Leaf Stretch Stitching . .
Blind Hemming
Lace Work . ............. .. . . .
Buttonhole Making
a Learning to Sew Buttonholes . . . . . . .
a Built-in System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
a Using Buttonhole A t t a c h m e n t . . . . . . .
Sew in a Zipper
Shell Stitching ,
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Two-Point Shell Stitching
Smocking ............................
Stretch Patching . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Fagoting Stitch
Herring Bone Stretch
Elastic Stretch Stitch . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Box Stitching .............................................. . ,
Two-point Box Stitch
Overedging Stitch
Decorate with Geometric Patterns . . . . . .
SECTION 4. PERFORMANCE PROBLEMS CHART
When to Do When
SECTION 5. CARE FOR YOUR MACHINE
Replace the Light Bulb
Clean the Bobbin Holder
Clean the Hook Race and Feed Dogs . . . ,
Oiling the Machine
PARTS LIST . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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