Sears 12581, 12781, 12681, 11682 manual Section Prepare Your Machine for Sewing, ExtensionTable

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SECTION

2. PREPARE YOUR

MACHINE FOR SEWING

 

 

Set Up the

Machine (Continued)

 

 

Choose Your Needle and Thread

Free-ArmSewing: the Removable

= AccessoryStorageBox

Change the PresserFoot

To Change Your Needle

ExtensionTable

 

 

 

!

To

Remove

the

Extension Table

The

lid

of the accessory

storage Use

the

correct

presser

foot

for

(for

free-arm

sewing)

box

lifts

open

toward

you.

the

stitch

you

wish to

sew.

 

1.

Grip the table with your index finger

Sewing

accessories

are

conveni-

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

and

thumb,

as shown,

ently

located

in the

box.

To change the various presser

 

feet, raise the presser bar to its

 

Pull

gently

to the left. The extension

 

 

 

 

 

2,

 

 

 

 

 

highest position by lifting the

 

table

will snap out.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

presserfoot lever.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

To Attach the Extension Table

 

 

 

 

 

Loosen the presser foot thumb

 

 

 

 

 

screw, choose the proper foot,

(for flat-bed sewing)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

insert from the bottom.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1.

Insert

the

tab and the pin into their

 

 

 

 

 

Tighten

the

screw

using

the

 

catches.

 

 

 

 

 

 

large screw driver to make

2. With your thumb and index finger,

 

 

 

 

 

certain the foot is secure.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

gently snap in.

 

' _.

_

Needle clamp screw

 

;/ I ' 7" -_,

 

side

_

'J

J

away

II

from

 

you

 

 

 

%.

 

 

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NOTE: Raise the needle bar to its highest position by turning the hand wheel toward you.

1. Loosen the needle clamp screw by turning it toward you.

2.Remove the needle by pulling it down- ward.

3.Insert the new needle into the needle clamp with the flat side away from you.

4.Push the needle up as far as it will go.

5.Tighten the needle clamp screw firmly

with the large screwdriver from your accessory box.

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Contents Sewing Machine SEARS, Roebuck and CO Kenmore Sewing MachineImportant Safety Instructions Operating Instructions Table of Contents Locate and Identify the Parts Portable Case or Cabinet is AvailableFace Cover Plate Identify the Accessories AutoClutchKnobFoot Control Use ChildrenAdjust the Presser Foot Lever Thread Cutter Setting Spool PinSeveral Section Prepare Your Machine for Sewing ExtensionTableGreen For Fabric, Needle, Thread and Stitch Length ChartTtmd Check Your NeedleTo Remove the Bobbin Case from the Machine Wind the BobbinPull 3 to Latch Bobbin as shown BobbinThread Your Needle Bring bobbin thread up by pulling Top threadOoI!t LoosePrepareyourmachineforsewing Top tension Too Tight Too Loose Just RightStitch Selector Prepare Your Machine for SewingStitch Length Control Reverse Stitch Control Adjusting Stretch Stitch BalanceReleaseto sew forward again StartingTo Sew Now that you are familiar Kenmore sewing machineUse the Seam Guides Learn the StitchesTurn a Square Corner Straight Stitches Usethe DarningPlate Straight Stretch DarningBe usedo et! f= csand Zigzag Stitches BasicZigzag Satin Stitch Heres HowBar Tacking Zigzag Stitches AppliqueSew 4 to 6 zigzag stitches Sew a Button To strengthen the shank, cutZigzag Stitches Overcasting Stitch Rick-Rack Stretch Section Learn StitchesThis zigzag variation is very useful Foot so that the stitches are made HeresHowPlace the fabric under the presser Overcast Stretch Stitching Models 12781, 12681Three-Step Zigzag Zigzag StitchesLace Work Models 12781, 12681 Stitch and Its UsesStjtch Blind Hemming Models12681 That Be*wcon exteRded=edeStitch selector ButtonholesTop thread tension Stitch length contro control 1 to5 Set the stitch selector at b. Sew 4 to 6 stitches Sew in a Zipper Stitch across and below Per, set the zipper footRight side of the needle Tom of the zipperTop thread tension Stitch length Control 3 to Control 1to Shell Stitching Models 12781 SmockingSet the Machine Stitch Stitch selector Set the stitch length as you desirePosition Elastic Stretch Stitch Model 12781 onlyBox Stitching Model 12781 only Top thread tension Stitch Length Control 1 toWhat to Do When Skipping Stitches Breaking Upper Thread Check bobbin case threading Clean bobbin caseand shuttleWhat to Do When Fabric not MovingReplacing the Light Bulb Cleaning the MachineCare for Your MachineOccasional tangled thread. Clean the shuttle race area Clean the Shuttle RaceAbout every three months Oiling the Machine Oil points in illustrationShuttle Parts ListRef. No InstructionsExtension IndexZipper application 3031 Memo Memo Warranty SEARS, Roebuck and CO., D/817 WA, Hoffman Estates, IL