Sears 385. 12714 - Manual (Page 4)

TABLE OF CONTENTS
A Portable Case or Cabinet is Avaialble , , , . ,
Locate and Identify the Parts
Identify the Accessories
SECTION 2. PREPARE THE MACHINE FOR SEWING
SECTION 1. KNOW THE MACHINE
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3~4
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Set Up the Machine 5~7
e Plug in the Machine and Switch on the Power 5
o Foot Control Use 5
• Setting Spool Pins 6
« Adjust the Presser Foot Lever 6
o Thread Cutter 6
o Free Arm Sewing: the Removable Extension Table 7
» Accessories Storage Box ........................ .. 7
B Change the Presser F o o t 7
Choose the Needle and Thread , , . ............. 7~B
B To Change the Needle 7
B Check the Needle 8
B Fabric, Needle, Thread and Stitch Length Chart . - , , 8
Prepare the Bobbin
9~10
« To Remove the Bobbin Case from the Machine 9
« Wind the Bobbin .................... ........................ .. , - , . 9~10
• Insert the Bobbin into the Bobbin Case 10
Prepare the Top Thread 11~12
B Thread the Needle 11
SECTION 3.
• Pick Up the Bobbin Thread
Adjust the Top Thread Tension
Reverse Stitch Control
Stitch Selector . - . -..................... . - - -................... .. .
Stitch Length Control
Adjusting Stretch Stitch Balance {Mode! 12714 only)
Starting To Sew
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13'
1 2
“14
14
IB
16
16
17
LEARN THE STITCHES
Straight Stitches 18"“22
B Straight Stitch . 18
o Use the Seam Guides 18
B Turn a Square Corner ............................................ , - - , - 18
B Topstitching 19
B Left Needle Position.................................................. , , . , 19
B Sew in a Zipper 20'^21
e Use the Darning Plate 22
• Darning . . . . ...... ............. .................................................... _ 22
Zigzag Stitches ................................................. ,
< 23'"“30
« Basic Zigzag 23
в Satin Stitch 24
e Applique . , . : .___ ...__________________________ 25
e Bar Tacking 25
в Sew a Button 26
e Overcasting Stitch 27
e Three-Step Zigzag 28
в Lace Work . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
e Blind Hemming
29
• Shell Stitching ... ................................................................... 30
e Box Stitching
30
Stretch Stitches (Model 1 2714 only) ЗТ-'^ЗЗ
в Straight Stretch ... ................................................................ 31
в Rick-Ruck Stretch . . . . . __________________________31
e Smocking
32
« Overcast Stretch Stitching 32
в Serging or Pine Leaf Stretch Stitching 33
e Elastic Stretch Stitch ............................................................ 33
Buttonholes .......................................... .. 34'~35
SECTION 4. PERFORMANCE PROBLEMS CHART
What to Do When . . 36"“37
SECTION 5. CARE FOR THE MACHINE
Replacing the Light Bulb 38
Cleaning the Machine 38““39
B Clean the Feed Dogs .... ..................................................... , 38
• Clean the Shuttle Race
39
Oiling the Machine............... ................................................ , 40
® Oil behind the Face Cover Plate and Under
Arm Cover Plate .. ............................................................. 40
B Oil the Underside ..... ............................................................ 40
PARTS LIST 41
INDEX ................................................................................................................ 42