Sears 385. 17928 owner manual Check the PresserFoot

Page 13

Check the PresserFoot

The Presser feet are an important feature of this machine. You need to know what each foot does in order to use them effectively.

Your presser foot is held in place by a Foot Holder. Each presser foot merely snaps on the foot holder, which is seldom removed.

If you need to remove or attach the foot holder, here is what you do:

To Remove:

To Attach:

"

Presser bar

_"_T't

Change the Presser Foot

Use the correct presser foot for the stitch you wish to sew. Consult the Stitch Pattern Chart and the detailed directions for sewing with the various

presser feet.

To Snap Off:

f

f

k__

Snap-on

butt on

_I _

Foot holder

screw

/

N.

J

To Remove:

Turn the screw toward the back of

the machine. Use the large screw

driver.

"_,

To Attach:

1. Match the hole in the foot holder with the threaded hole in the presser bar.

2.Fit the foot holder screw into the hole.

3.Tighten the screw by turning it toward you.

To Snap Off the Presser Foot:

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

2.Raise the presser foot.

3.Press the snap-on button on the back of the foot holder. The presser foot will drop off.

11

Image 13
Contents Sewing Machine SEARS, Roebuck and CO Important Safety Instructions Table of Contents Page ArmCoverPlate Page Safety Feature Plug in the Machine and Switch on the PowerSet the Pressure Dial Thread Cutter Adjust the Presser Foot LeverTo remove To AttachEtc Check the PresserFoot Change the Presser Foot PresserFoot TypesStitcing Sliding Buttonhole Foot Presser Foot TypesCheck the Needle Choose e Needle and ThreadTo Change the Needle Fabric, Needle, Thread and Stitch Length ChartFirmly against the thread spool Additional Spool PinTo Remove the Bobbin from the Machine Horizontal Spool Pin Ordinary SpoolBobbin Winding So that Thread Insert the Bobbin into the Bobbin HolderThread the Needle Prepare the Top ThreadPick Up the Bobbin Thread III Adjust the Top Thread TensionTop tension Too Tight Too Loose Just Right For Zigzag StitchGuide messagewindow Rickrack stretch Reverse III Zigzag 3N5 38RedHerring Bone Stretch Refer toButtonhole Twin Needle Stitches Satin Stitch Acceptable resu Its Dropping the Feed Dogs DarningSet the Machine 213Topstitching On the zipper foot Sew in a ZipperOpenthezipper Monogramming Basic Zigzag Stitch width control 1 to Set the MachineWtu Chalk 234 Satin StitchStitch Length Control Sew 4 to 6 zigzag stitches Bar TackingFeed EmbroiderySee Sew a Button 0L\Zigzag foot Overcasting StitchControl 2 to 6Stitch length control red Blind Hemming Set the MachineFor LaceWork Set the Machine Stitch width Control 2 to 213 Zigzag foot Three-Step ZigzagShell Stitching Set the Machine Stitch width control 3 to Box StitchingControl 3 to Stitch lengthFagoting Stitch Two-point Shell StitchOveredging Stitch Two-point Box StitchUseful to join elastic Satin stitch Decorate with Geometric PatternsFoot Stretch StitchStraight Stretch Zigzag foot Stitch and Its Uses Elastic Stretch Stitch Serging or Pine Leaf Stretch StitchingSet the Machine Stitch width control 3 to Stretch Patching Set the Machine Herring Bone StretchTop thread tension Decorative Stretch PatternsLength control Vests, jackets or coats #3t213-4 Built-in SystemStitch SliderSew 4 to 6 stitches Set the stitch selector at UStop sewing at the left stitch Template 213504005 213505006 213506007 Sizes 15/16 Using Buttonhole AttachmentMore Varied WillStitch length control 3 to Optional Item Pins aLeave 3 to 4 inches of thread Optional ItemOptional Item Coarse stitches Satin stitch foot Set the Machine For any of these stitch Stitch widthIllustration a Upper Problem Probable CauseProblem Page Page Parts List 647814031 No. !4 Single Needles 647814020 No Single Needles647814042 Single Nuuou IruR 647814053 No Single NeedlesBase plate Basic zigzag Storage box Additional Spool Pin Appliqueing Bar tackingZigzag Overcasting Zipper 36483435 Zipper Foot 13, 26,3435,6667SEARS, Roebuck and CO., D/817 WA, Hoffman Estates, IL Warranty385 SEARS, Roebuck and CO., Chicago, IL60684 U.S.A